1/5/15
Dear Family!!
It's hard to believe that
is has only been a week since I last talked to you! SO much has happened and
yet at the same time it feels like none of it has happened! (because that makes
sense :P haha) Anyway, we started off our week with a great visit with our
pretty much only investigator…he's still great and making progress and still
has a very strong desire. :P Anyway, New Years out here was pretty amazing!! We
got together with some other missionaries and watched fireworks from there
house and holy cow was there a show!! There was a cul de sac close by these
other missionaries home and all the houses there had blocked off the circle and
filled it with all kinds of fireworks and fire crackers and bottle rockets and
fountains and everything!!! It was CRAZY! haha! And what made it even more
crazy is we found out after the fact from one of our members that apparently
Fireworks are pretty much entirely illegal in Hawaii as of a few years ago but
it's just nobody listens and nobody really enforces it because of all the other
crazy stuff they have to deal with on that night so all the neighborhoods still
manage to put on some awesome firework shows! :) haha! Anyway, we also got to
spend New Years Eve as a Zone together and watched Despicable Me 2 and then on
New Years Day we got to get together again and watch The Saratov Approach
(SUPER good and also super intense!!) It made me almost apprehensive to contact
referrals but... well... it's Hawaii. Even the homeless people are full of
Aloha as we found out again last night when one tried to buy us some Musubi's!
haha
Anyway, so in other news,
another month and a half have come and gone and all too fast transfers are
coming up! This week will be our last full week and we should know by Saturday
if I am staying or leaving, although I feel that I will almost definitely be
leaving as I've been here for 1/4th of my mission already (isn't that
crazy!?!?! It's been almost 6 months already!!!! Holy Moly!!) Anyway, I will be
sure to let you all know when and where I will be! :)
Well I hope things start
to warm up for you folks back in AZ soon (although I suppose you're probably
enjoying the break from the heat) We have also been freezing at night out here!
(but again I suppose I have softened up even more to extreme temperatures
because low 90's is VERY HOT and high 60's is VERY COLD... so really I don't
have a major reason to complain! :P haha! Anyway, thank you again for all you guys
do and all that you are!! I love each and every one of you SO much and pray for
you continually! :) Happy New Year! I hope that it is filled with many service
projects, spiritual experiences, and of course a LOT of Star Wars and Doctor
Who!! :) haha!
Stay strong, Carry on and
Don't forget to be awesome!!! :)
Aloha Nui Loa!
-Elder Powell
p.s. I can't believe I
almost forgot to tell you about the CRAZY storm we had the other day!!! While
it didn't last too incredibly long it was seriously bigger than any of the so
called "hurricanes" we had in the past months! In fact I heard from
some members that there were hurricane force winds as one point or at least
close to it! Tons of trees were knocked over and while thankfully our house was
not damaged at all in any way, water did seep in through the windows cause of
how strong the wind was so we had to move our beds and everything to the middle
of the room! haha!
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