11/24/14
As for everything here
out in the middle of the pacific, all is well! We're coming up on the end of
yet another transfer (they go by SO FAST!! ...okay, well maybe not that fast
but they still go by... haha!) So by Saturday I should know if I will be
fortunate enough to spend Christmas here in beautiful Kane'ohe or if I will be
getting transferred somewhere else in the Island chain. But that's still a ways
away for so while I'm still here in Kane'ohe we have still been making the most
of every day!
Honestly this last week
was kind of interesting. It's been a pretty slow one to say the least and yet
it's been just as successful (if you want a good definition of what a
successful week really is for missionaries I'd suggest turning to PMG ch.1
"a successful missionary”) Anyway, so that's been something we've been
having to really focus on is that even if there's no real "progress"
being made in the area with investigators or less-actives that we are doing our
part and performing the labor to which we have been called (see Moroni 9:6 or
my mission plaque) and so that's good enough for me I guess.
Anyway, while I honestly
don't have much else to report on from the past week we do have some great
things to look forward to in the coming week! Tonight we have a dinner/FHE with
one of the members of our bishopric and his daughter who is really good friends
with one of our investigator families so they're all going to be there and it's
going to be great grinds and a great spirit and I'm just super excited for that!
:D Also we might be going fishing with our other investigator, S. so that will
be fun! Although I probably won't be fishing too much he did say he'd bring his
Ukes as well so we can jam together! :) (he's REALLY good!) and then of course
we have Thanksgiving!!! and as you might imagine here in Hawaii, we're gonna be
spending almost the entire day just grinding!!!!
(grind- (n) pidgin for a large amount of different foods, (v)
the act of eating said food. i.e. "Bra! They get all kine grind
here!" other forms: grinds, grind-ing)
So yeah I'm super excited
for that! I'm actually kind of getting a taste and appreciation for the local
food here (Kalua pig, chicken long rice, squid luau, poi) although I'm still
not quite use to the texture of Poke (raw fish). But anyway, yeah so that's
kind of been my life here in the islands for the week! love you all and hope
you have a great Thanksgiving!!!
Stay strong, carry on,
and Don't forget to be awesome!! :D
-Elder Powell
SotW: 3 Nephi 18:10-12
(or 1-14) good to study with Moroni ch. 4&5
p.s. the pictures are me
and Elder Manning having a blast at a 1yr old birthday party for some members
in our ward! They go ALL out for those things! I've been to two so far and both
were AMAZING!! Anyway, the other one we're just chilling with the live
entertainment at said party who happened to be the most stereotypical hippie
I've ever met! Also a very nice guy! haha! He kind of reminded me or the
episode of Psych with the Polar Bear, a great one to watch by the way if you
ever get bored! haha!
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