8-11-13

August 11, 2013

Well Gee, Chip,

This week was a good one.  Not a lot to report on.  I didn't get any letters last week cause the mail didn't come in from American Samoa, so I can't answer any of your questions.  

We met this old man this week named Popi.  I felt impressed that we should visit his house and then it turned out that he is actually a member, but he has been inactive for years.  So we talked to him and then invited him to church and he totally came!  Stoked for sure.  He looks like he is 75 or something.  His wife is not a member, so we have high hopes for Popi.

Right now we're teaching a girl named Aiga (translates to "family") who will be baptized this upcoming week.  So that should be def bones good.  Other than that we have a few investigators that are progressing.  Hopefully a few may be ready for baptism in the near future.  We're still seeing a lot of good inactive people come back into the church.  Moevanu has a calling in the Relief Society and even gave a talk on Sunday.  So we're stoked--they're totally strong now.

The area has a lot of potential, though.  we're hoping to find all these people who have been prepared for us to teach.  But I'm lovin' it, everything is way good right now.  

Today is also Samoa's Father's Day, so happy Pappie's day, papa.  I think the American one is in June sometime. 

I'm still trying to work my magic so I can get my mission extended a little bit.  I talked to my bishop from my first area this week and he said that Silia, my convert who is going on a mish to Australia, will enter the temple on September 18th.  However, I'm scheduled to finish on September 15th.  I talked to the APs just barely and they seem to think my lucky bones might just get tickled.  We'll see though.  I'm also trying to see if my buddy, Stout, from my MTC days can extend with me so we can finish together.  It will only probably be a week or two, and still probably will be before the original October 8th like in my mission call.  But it's all good.  I'll let you know.

I can't think of anything cool to say.  I'm just loving the mission and having a way good time.  My comp is good.  We work real hard and continue to progress every day.

It's the dopest,

Elder Jo Handley