Talofa lava!
So we had a pretty busy week... On Wednesday Sister Dere and I drove down in the afternoon to Wangaratta, and we decided to stop on our way at a member's home who lives about 45 minutes away. We looked up the address on the gps and it didn't come up, so we figured 'how hard can it be to find one road in a small as town in the middle of the bush?' haha big mistake. We got to the little town and couldn't find it, so we stopped at the petrol station and the people there told us it was like ten K's out of town and we had already passed it. So we tried calling the family and had no network. Eventually we turned around and as we were on the road back to the family's home they were able to get ahold of us and meet us by the highway to guide us to their house. Haha it was a good adventure and I definitely learned to be sure where we are going next time!
Zone conference was really good. We are studying PMG ch. 4 this month on recognizing and understanding the Spirit, so we got a lot of trainings on that, as well as some on ch. 11 about helping people make and keep commitments.
After we made the four hour trek back home on Thursday, we turned around on Friday and went to visit a couple members in Leeton, 45 minutes back south. It was really good and we were able to have dinner with a family who just moved into the ward from Seymour. They are also just returning back to church and working on getting their eight-year-old daughter baptised.
On Saturday Elder Leota, former Mission President in Samoa and newly-called Seventy, came to our branch and gave us a presentation on the history of the church in Samoa. It was really cool to watch how the church has grown there! They said that percentage wise the church has the most members in Samoa. I am grateful for the sacrifices of those who have gone before me to build up the church not only in Samoa, but all over the world. The stone cut out of the mountain without hands is rolling forth and filling the earth!
Only a couple more updates for the week. We saw Stella on Tuesday and she has been reading her Fijian Book of Mormon. We talked about it a little more and explained more of the background of the Book of Mormon to her. We also committed her to be baptised once she knows that the Book of Mormon is true and she said she would pray about it.
Mere is also doing really well. We saw her with Anome again this week and talked about Lehi's vision of the tree of life (where she is up to in her BoM reading). She came to church again and we all had a lunch at Anome's house afterwards and watched Mormon Messages together.
That's about it for this week besides the fact that I need to wish my wonderful sister, Hermana Bingham a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Or should I say coumpleanos feliz? Enjoy your birthday doing missionary work in Spain! You will see miracles on your birthday! Love you sis and I am so happy to have you out in the field with me!
Love yous heaps!
Sister Bingham
1. Aunt Martha I finally met Elder and Sister Gausnell! (two weeks before they go home)
2. Samoan church history exhibit
3. more Samoan church history
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