Tonga Week 4

Dear Family,

Life's good out here. Today is a national holiday because it's the day the laws of the land were made.

Personal:

This week has been good. On Sundays out here we aren't really supposed to leave church property because in Tonga Sunday is a family day. So yesterday was quite boring. I studied all day. We were brought a feast to eat that night. By feast I mean it. 4 coconuts, 2 chickens, 8 big sweet potatoes and about 5 pounds of Lu. Not even an exaggeration. I'll try to send a picture. I have been exercising in the mornings and decided my bed was to soft so now I sleep on the wood frame and my comp sleeps on 2 beds. I have been more focused on learning the language this week than rushing anything. It definitely paid off. I understand about half the things people say and can get a general idea of what they said. I play my violin for firesides almost every Sunday and at most family home evenings.

Companionship:

We did well this week. Still frustrating at times for me when I feel we could work better, but none the less it's going well. Things are improving. 

Other stuff:

This last week I gave myself a haircut. Good thing I never plan to be a Barber. I'm starting to excel faster and faster at the language. Last week with the ward mission leader we hit a dog in his car. I was terrified and the ward mission leader didn't even stutter while talking.

We have two investigators the missionaries have been teaching for about 1 year now, their mom won't let them be baptized and she lives in New Zealand. They are ages 12 and 14 and they live with their aunt. They are more knowledgeable in the gospel than most of the members here and are extremely smart. We did a fast last week that they could be baptized and that their mom would say yes. It was seriously a miracle. She called the next day, before they had even talked to her and told them they could be baptized.

That's all for now

Love,

Elder Lundskog