Week #14 - October 1st, 2017 - ANSWERS TO A PRAYER

Sister Tauhiro and I sharing this BEAUTIFUL gospel

KIA ORA!!

Aly's Biological Family from left to right Sio (brother in law ) holdibg baby Rachel the Sara is sister #4 then Melelaumanu, Dawn, Sister Suka (Sughroue, Grandma and Grandpa, Viola- her fiance Jay (and storm a USA friend) and Infront is Joseph is the youngest of the 8 Aunts & Uncles Sione (Dawn's 2-year-old son)

Hope everyone is doing good! This week Karise got baptized!!! Her dad was able to baptize her and her mom spoke on faith and repentance and said she knows what this gospel can do for her life and that it's time for her to come back to church! They have so much faith and I'm happy and blessed I'm able to learn from them and help them! The baptism was so special!! So this week we also had an amazing lesson with Arleith and Philemen and Evanne! They are so great, we are continuing to visit them and teach them and I know they will be baptized when the time is right! They are serious about the gospel and I care so much about them, they are so special to me. 

Aly's biological family
Joseph, Dawn, Sister Suka &Melelaumanu

Okay so the other night Sister Tauhiro and I were dropping sisters off at their flat and we had to stop at a DUI checkpoint. haha so since I was driving I had to breathe into a breath detector thingy. Anyways I ended up giving the officer a Word of Wisdom pamphlet!

Sister Suka & Melelaumanu (15 years old)

So this week I was able to learn patience and trust in Heavenly Father. On Friday after our vc training, I prayed to Heavenly Father for comfort, the mission is great and all but it can be hard. So I did what we were asked in training to pray to know why we were called here to the visitor centre in Hamilton, New Zealand. As I was praying for comfort and reassurance, right after I said this prayer, a Tongan family walked in through the doors and one of the girls looked IDENTICAL to Aly who is my lil cousin
adopted from Tonga. I went over to greet them and gave them hugs and kisses and right away one of the aunties looked at my name badge and said, "you are who we are looking for". This family that walked into the a vc right after I finished my prayer was Aly's biological family. I almost started to cry. hahaha One of the aunties shared an experience she had on her mission in Sydney, Australia and what she said was exactly what I needed to hear and an answer to my prayers. They left and came back with HEAPS of food for Sister Tauhiro and I and we took some pics! As I was introduced to the whole family I felt so much comfort and love. Heavenly Father answered my prayers. I've never had a prayer answered so quickly. I am so grateful for Aly's biological family for them to treat and love me as their own. I now have family here in New Zealand and I am so blessed!

Karise's Baptism

There is something so special and beautiful about the way this gospel unites people. I'm grateful for all of my family at home and for their love! I'm so grateful to each person I meet here in New Zealand and wouldn't trade it for anything. Remember to be PATIENT and have FAITH in Heavenly Father, those around you, and especially yourself. Love you all heaps OFA LAHI ATU

arohanui, xo 

sister sughroue

Karise's Baptism