01/25/10

Aloha

I am constantly amazed at how slow internet can be in libraries... hopefully I will have time to download the pictures mom sent me last week and look at them this week...

But, it has definately been an interesting week. I have my new companion now. His name is (Elder) Cy Ka'ahanui. He is from just down the road in Kapolei. He should be getting his mission call in the mail this week, so hopefully we will both be able to go down for that. I never thought I would be able to say that my companion is getting his mission call... never really goes in that order, does it? : )

But, some good things, and some bad things happened this week. We spent the whole week working up towards Sunday, and were really planning on having a great attendance at sacrament meeting. In fact, we had 7 people who told us they were going to come. Well, Sunday morning we got a phone call from one: He was sick. Then we stopped by anothers house: He had just gotten back from the hospital (so he and his wife couldn't make it). Then we got another phone call: Two more were sick. And the last just didn't come even though we stopped by his house after an earlier meeting. So, Mandy came, and had her baptisimal interview, which was good. But, even with all of the bad, the Lord provided a blessing.

While we were waiting for the one investigator that didn't show, a younger guy walked into the chapel and said he was looking for another guy. Well, no one had heard of his friend, but we told him that we could help him look for his friend. Instead, he asked if he could sit in today... (really think we would say no?). So, he sat next to us during sacrament meeting. Right afterwards, we helped him look for his friend, but we couldn't find him. Well, Derrick (the guy) told us that his daughter had been blessed, that his girlfriend was a member (less active) and that she wasn't happy. So, we told him that our message brings happiness, gave him a Book of Mormon with a couple of pamphlets, and we will be going over on Tuesday. The Lord really does provide blessing when you do all you can do. You just may not always expect those specific blessings.

So, remember that the Lord loves you. Do your best, and He will always take care of you. I love you all, thanks for all you do, and remain strong.

Elder Kidd