6 week Slam - 27 September 2015

I was transferred again. I am now in Tacirua. It is just a ways down the road from the temple. We had a baptism as soon as I got here. I also got my Selei finished, here is a picture of my Selei.

Things ought to be fun over here. We have too many people that want to come with us to teach. I have never had this issue before. Normally no one helps...... It was strange to be in a ward again. I have been having church in houses a while. They had me come up, but that is ok, after this I can finally rest at the chapel....

This was a fast week. We had to do transfers. I moved Thursday to help with transfers Friday. 9 missionaries go home including 2 sisters that came with us. Can't wait to have fun here.

My new Companion is Elder Robinson, who finishes in 6 weeks. I have met him before while I was in Lautoka and he was in Ba. He is from Alabama.

Hope you all enjoy this week. For now on I email at the office, so if I am fast, it is because we have only a little time, or if I am late it is because Nausori, Suva Zls, or the STLs beat us in.

Elder MacLeod

Cave of the stone that is lime - 20 September 2015

Yes that is true limestone cave, Sorry not much time for email we are in and out, just got back form the limestone cave in Wailotua no.1. There is a lot of history preserved with a tour that explains what cultural back grounds were, much was about the cannibalism and such. Not a pretty past, but a cool story.

I had a trip to Levuka, it was mostly a check on the missionaries out there, true I saw old faces, but it is not about visiting old faces, it is the work of the Lord. I did have a fun time though. We were on the move. I spent one day in our area.

We tried to make some district sulus, but they wanted to charge $60 for just the screen..... Rediculous, that is not even to buy the sulu.... I will send the picture I drew for our sulu print.

Sorry not much to say, we had fun, but it is in the moment stuff haha. Lots of being on the go, transfers will be called tomorrow, so I will tell you changes next week. 

Elder MacLeod

Candle Light - 13 September 2015

This week was filled with a candle lit dinner, going to 2 church sessions, and a baptism. 

The start of the week, was the first training I had to give. Well I figured all these missionaries know how to do stuff, so we put it to practice. Each one had to get up and try selling an items to the group. That had to be interesting enough for us to want it. We scored them out of 100, on the categories: Creativity, Difficulty, Interesting, and Explanatory. The first scored low, we ended we 3 Fs and two As. It was a good day overall though. 

The following days were tedious stuff done for baptism preparation. I went with Elder Tu'i from my intake at the MTC on exchanges for him to interview Marika (the baptisee) we slept at the chapel, and since there is no electricity we had a candle light dinner.

Friday we rode up to Saioko where we met a man that when he saw the Smiths come he made us lunch, and invited us over all the time. We will try and see him when we can. Next week is difficult since we will be going to Levuka for exchange. We will get the Tuesday night, and come back Friday morning.

Not much stories these days, just the simple funny things that you run into.

Elder MacLeod

Bureiwai - 6 September 2015

This was a good week for Burewai, we got the record without a truck! This place is interesting, we planned with the Smiths (A senior missionary couple assigned to work the MLS in the area) to travel to the Ra providence. That entails Bureiwai and Saioko.

While out there I had to trnslate the temple classes for the Smiths. He went through all of lesson one, then looked at me. Not only did I have to translate, I had to remember the whole lesson on the Spot. It went well though.

I have been working on learning the Ra dialect, it goes a little like this conversation "Kemudou sa vano evei? Kei'ou sa vano sara e vale, me cava? Me lesu 'ale ka vasaga." A few change in words, but then they don't use ts hence the apostrophe.

This week was very fun, on an express bus I saw a little of the new Jurassic park. It looked pretty good, so I will add that to the bucket list-----------I now interrupt this to inform you of a current event, A missionary just broke one of the chairs and slammed the ground, picture below.

We had church in Burewwai I will show a picture of the Chapel, I have to teach Sunday school on a whim. I was volun-told by the Smiths hahaha, It went well though.

Elder MacLeod

Zone Meeting - 23 August 2015

I can't remember if I sent this or not, so I thought I would this time. I do not recall much of the week. Lots of road-trips. I spent much time driving from Korovou to Suva. I don't have much time today. We are getting the truck serviced, so I am at the mission office, where I am holding a package! Just in time right? Received the 24th of August.

We had Zone conference. this last week. This is a picture of our zone. Always a good time when there is zone conf. We are rolling more work in. I have not been to the whole area, but I am helping with splitting the area, and will probably be here for the change to a District. Still pending though, no confirmations.....

Sorry not to many pics. We did not do much interesting stuff. We met with people, wandered place to place. I am back into the driving groove now. I think I have got it now.

Elder MacLeod

Truck-a-saurus - 16 August 2015

Transfers were this week, and my new area has a truck that I drive. I stay in Korovou town, Burewai, Nasautoka, and Saioko.

We have the largest area on Viti Levu. For a heads up I am in the same district as before, I moved next door. I still see the same people hahahaha. I was just asked by someone here before where I was, I replied " Burewai," he died laughing..... It is funny, but I don't care, I get a rest from walking though. I do get to go back to Ovalau sometimes as well, so that is always fun!

I got my package, but I will retrieve it Thursday, when i go to Suva. There were some issues in the office, and I have a back-up pin for them, then I happen to remember. Good thing I have back-ups, otherwise, I would illegally be in Fiji all of a sudden. Can't have that can we? Not sure how it got lost in the office, but whatever though.

We have zone conference coming up. Thursday, that will be good!
I get to do zone qitos again. It is exciting!

Elder MacLeod

Finish to Finish to Finish? - 9 August 2015

I am trying out videos, to see if I can send one, the sizes on movies are massive,
but this one is a waterfall. We pass it nearly everyday.

We started the week on a boat to Viti Levu. While playing rugby, E. Kubera got his foot stabbed by a regular chain-link fence. It was bent into it, so we could not pull it straight-out. Once we got it out, I took him in the church building, E. Hafen was following us, so I sent him back to see if they had any badages, and disinfectant. He returned, and grabbed the first aid from the truck.

Meanwhile, I gave E. Kubera some damp paper towels to clean-out the dirt. Elder Hafen came with the stuff, so we got it disinfected, wrapped it with gauze, and adhesive tape, then returned to what we were doing. Pay attention in first aid classes, I was forced to take this about 6 or 7 times..... I remembered though......

Later in the week, we had Burewai  [Elder Hafen and Elder Otene)] on Ovalau with us 2 days. We had some fun exchanges with many banana smoothies.

On Sunday we had a man who let us share, then his grandchildren sang us a couple songs haha. It was interesting. They definitely memorized more scriptures than I have, but I now have a little book I have been constructing that proves everyone of our principles in the bible. The book is disguised as an Iphone.....

Other instances in the week, include a man with strange interpretations of scripture, accuse me of heresy ha ha It was over a principle shared by Christ, that which the Pharisees said was doctrine of the Devil.... but as it says in 3 Nephi "contention is of the devil", so I resisted the evil.

I am making a new planner. I have done so with 5 gum wrappers! Here is the front picture of it.

Hope you all have great weeks! I get fun an interesting stuff each day, I get to laugh to myself.

Elder MacLeod

Elder Haffen