Baptism in the "Blue Tub" and U of U tourists??

  This week has really been crazy good!! Lots of cool things have been happening.

First off a baptism for Jonel

"The blue tub"

Love the Dizon Family

Cleaning out the baptismal "font"

We found Dexter this week!! It was actually a miracle that we found

him. We were over in a far place in our area visiting a part member

family that we have been working with, and we just happened to run

into this kid working on construction, so we went over to talk to him and 
it turns out he recognized me and said Dexter is over there. So we followed 
around the side of the mountain. 
It's kinda thick jungle but lots and lots of flowers and garden things and

we decided to just keep following the mountain. We came around to a

little round bamboo cottage with lots of flowers and huge palm plants.

We were just thinking what in the world. Turns out Dexter was in there

and welcomed us in. He gave us some kind of plant that he had been

boiling, I forget the name but it's a mix of yam and potato. He had

been sick for weeks and has been staying in this new area. He was so

happy to see us!! (I wasn't able to email last week but that's when

this took place). We taught him a great lesson and he said he didn't feel

sick when we taught him. We gave him a blessing and he also came to

church. He is now looking forward to a Christmas baptism.

    When we were over at the Dizon's house the other day they have been having

lots of cool experiences. Sister Dizon went to the other side of the

island to do her family booklet for temple work. She said when she

went to her fathers grave she saw the missionaries teaching him. But

told us she was really confused and was kinda scared. We talked to her

and told her about missionaries on the other side teaching her family.

She had also been having some ancestors visit her at night. Michelle was

upset when we went over because she told us at school her history

teachers and others were trashing and degrading Joseph Smith to her

because they know she is a member now. We told her that's now part of

being in the church, and his name will be had for good and evil across

the world. Her testimony is so strong on the Book of Mormon that it

doesn't phase her that much.

 

P-day fun at The River House

   We have been working with the Sales family as well. While we were

over there I guess a brother-in-law came and starting listening, we

were super happy that he joined and asked if he had any questions. He

said yes I do, and then went off and just told us for 10 minutes how

wrong we are and kinda slamming us and the church. So I guess he

didn't have a question after all... Maybe just a comment haha. But it

really turned out to our benefit. As soon he finished I was kind of

trying not to laugh because I couldn't believe what just happened but

we then bore our testimonies to him and then again to the family. The

spirit was so strong and it really turned out to be very powerful and

helped them really recognize us as who we are. Our church is really

small compared to others here. We walk by churches with hundreds of

people. People all really live their religion here. Everyone has

church and Bible study and everything like that. Our church is not new

here so Elder Tu'ua and I made it a goal to not let anyone pass

without us talking to them and inviting to come unto to Christ. From

this we have had lots of new investigators and lots of planting seeds.

    When we were coming down off the mountain visiting a member

family we stumbled into the road and these tourist from down the road

starting taking pictures of us. They came over to and us and said, Hey

Mormons! It was 2 guys from Salt Lake and 1 guy from Anchorage. They

were here on a cruise stop. It's the first one I've seen stop here but

they said they came from Singapore. They could not believe that there

were missionaries here and thought that was so cool!! They were soo

happy to see us and it was so cool to talk to them. 1 was an RM but I

don't know about the other 2. The other was wearing a U of U hat and I

just couldn't believe that we ran into them here. They live like 10

minutes from my house. So that was kinda crazy to run into them here.

    One of the guys we talked to this week turns out to be a tricycle

driver! He loves us. Whenever he sees us walking he gives us a free

ride if he is not busy.

    On friday we went to a really far part of our area. A small

village on the coast. We were looking for a referral. But didn't find

him but we talked to lots of fishermen and they were soo nice. Some

day when they put a lot of Missionaries on this island all those

people we meet will have another chance. They just live so far away

from the church it can be hard for them to get there. But after lots

and lots of walking we talked to as many people as we could out there

to at least get the church's name out and get them familiar with the

missionaries.

    Also this week we had a cool experience with an old couple we are

teaching. She was coming down the mountain to get medicine for her

husband and had a "voice in her head tell her to turn back." When she

went back she heard our voices coming around the bend.

     When we were visiting a Less Active and Part member family she

pulled out 2 Books of Mormon. Brand new. She said her husband

(non-member) found them in the trash in the back of the truck. He is

the truck driver for the truck. He went and got them out and gave them

to his wife. I was really surprised because he doesn't really like the

church. I'm grateful for his respect for the Books. But to my

surprise, the names of the Elders on the inside were the names of the

first missionaries on the island.

This is the lady whose husband found the Books of Mormon in the trash

Today our zone leaders are coming in so that will be so fun!  1 Filipino and 1 American.  Boy did I take for granted a big ward and church back home.  Here, if something is going on, the missionaries are in charge and run the whole thing.  It's hard work but things are going great.  It's getting really hot here though I'd rather be hot than cold in Siberia or something.  I feel like I'm growing here on my mission (height in addition to spiritually).  I'm probably a nice 6 feet now.  But I feel so tall here.  Everyone is so short.   I ate Ox tongue and lots of squid this week. I feel like I ate lots

of weird meat with my other companion but he never told me what we were eating.

  Love Elder Roberts