12/09/2008

Aloha all
Sorry my email is a day late. We had so many changes in schedule yesterday that all of our time to email got taken up, or covered up, so we are hear doing it on Tuesday during our lunch hour. You do what you have to though.
We actually spent a good deal of time yesterday with one of our investigators (Jack) who we are mostly trying to fellowship, and his good friend Micah, who is a Jehova's Witness. They went spear fishing, and we stayed on the rocks by the beach with a couple big poles. We had one fish on, but he broke the line, so we lost him.
We had a really cool evening with Micah and Jack last week. We went to Micah's house and had a good discussion with Jack, trying to help him through a hard time in his life. Micah is a really good guy, and really knows his bible. I'm hoping that some time we could teach him as well. He likes us, had some interesting ideas about the word of wisdom (he thought we couldn't have
chocolate), but I think that if we could teach him, and he really listened, that he could feel the spirit and become a member.
This last week had a few interesting experiences. Ty got back from Honolulu with her mother, and her mother is doing better now. She isn't perfect, but doing better. We have another lesson with Ty tomorrow, and hopefully we will be able to reschedual her baptisimal date.
Francis continues to grow at an amazing rate. He got up and bore his testimony on Sunday, and inspired a lot of people in the congregation.
We had a really cool District meeting last Wednesday. We went and climbed up a mountain that looks over Elder York and my area. It is beautiful. I'm sure dad wouldn't like it, but we all enjoyed it.
It is interesting to see how much this last conference seemed to be focused on endurance, and how we can receive help from the other side of the veil. I am sure the general authorities knew hard times were coming, from Prop. 8 and everything else in the world. We recently got our copy, and I have been reading it. I can't see how anyone could hear or read those and not know that these are inspired men of God.
Oh, just for clarification, an Emu turkey is the polynesian way of cooking when you did a big hole, burn a lot of wood to heat up rocks, throw in your meat (or whatever you are cooking), and put some vegitation on top for flavor, and cover it up.
I love you all. Thank you for your support and love. Remember that all true knowledge comes from the Lord. I love you all.
Elder Kidd