10/20/14
Aloha Ohana!!!
Sounds like an extra odd week
on your end and to be honest it has been no less odd for us over here! This
last week has actually had quite a few odd highlights so yeah, I guess I'll
just get started and hope the whole e-mail makes some sort of sense.
So first off probably the
biggest news on the actual News is that of our third "Hurricane" in
the last three months... but as you might imagine, this one was also rather
disappointing. not that not being hit by a giant hurricane is a bad thing, it
just was another big scare over something that wasn't that big of a deal, the
storm blew just below Oahu I guess so really we just got all the outskirts of
the storm which still had it's own little bit of excitement. No crazy winds or
anything, just a gentle breeze, and also no heavy down poor and flooding,
but it did rain quite a bit... and by quite a bit I mean A LOT!! As a matter of
fact it rained for about 34ish hours strait! It was kind of incredible!! I just
kept thinking "man it's gotta run out at some point but it wasn't until
just before we were going to bed last night that it actually did!! So yeah, we
had multiple "flash flood" warnings go off on everyone's phone during
church yesterday which made for an interesting sacrament meeting (at least it
kept everyone awake! haha) but despite the warnings no actual flash floods,
just the river running and little higher. :) Anyway, rain never stopped the
work of Salvation! Sure enough despite all the rain we still got plenty of
walking and working done! :)
So we had transfers this
week and I'm still here in the "Faithful Fighting Kaneohe 4th ward!"
(as our Bishop likes to call it) but Elder Basag got transferred! He's over in
Wahiwa in the Mililani stake kind of north shore area of the island and
actually is companions with Elder Shalvis, a missionary that was in our
district my first transfer here so they're doing great and he's enjoying being
in an area where he can teach more Filipino people. :) As for me, my new
companion is Elder Manning (no dad, no relation to Eli or Peyton as he has to
reassure EVERYONE that we talk to! :P haha!) anyway, yeah he's a cool guy! He's
from Utah, he's been out 6 months now so we're both pretty young in mission
age, but he's a great missionary! He actually just got transferred over here
from Lanai (that tiny little island under Maui with only two Elders on the
whole island!) so that's pretty awesome! there's only a small town about 1
square mile long on the whole island so yeah it's a bit of a change for him to
be back here on Oahu but we're both adjusting to the change and just doing our
best to lose ourselves in the work! :)
Anyway, running a little
short of time here, but real quick one thing that really stuck out to me first
(and I won't give any names or details for privacy sake) but one of our members
after coming to a lesson with us told us some of his life story and well the
main thing I got from it is when we're faced with trials I think part of why we
are allowed to suffer through them is because when we do over come them we can
then in turn help others through theirs! Anyway, it's just a REALLY incredible
story but again I just am gonna hold off on details. Anyway, also something
that really stuck out from church and throughout the week is that we need to
ALWAYS remember both who we are and our potential, BUT also ALWAYS remember
that everyone around you... EVERYONE no matter the circumstances of their lives
or their choices is entitled to the same royal and celestial inheritance that
we have been promised!! NEVER assume that because we are members makes us
"choice people" or "greater than those around us" because
while we may be closer to achieving our divine inheritance, everyone is
entitled to it and God is no respecter of men! He see everyone as his children
and his sons and daughters and he loves them ALL, EQUALLY! If you want a
perfect BoM example of this I'd suggest Alma 31 - 32 (the story continues through
chapter 35 but those are the main two)
well hey I'm about to get
kicked off the computer so I've gotta wrap this up but anyway, I love you all so
much and pray for you every day and night! keep on doing what you do and as
always don't forget to be awesome AND don't forget who you are!! :)
-Elder Powell
p.s. I went to send a
picture of me and Elder Manning and realized I don't have one yet!! hahaha! So
I just took a picture of him standing next to me e-mailing his family... so
yeah, that's my new companion! :) hahaha! Also a picture of saying goodbye to
Elder Basag at transfers.
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