A Week Full of Miracles

             "There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of the world, upon which all blessings are predicated --- And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated" ( Doctrine and Covenants 130: 20-21 ). This week has been great for me and my companion with heaps of miracles that we had seen and it's because of being freely obedient. It really helps me and with my companion to align ourselves with the will of God. Obedience is the first law of heaven and by obeying God's commandments, we show ourselves that we love God and Jesus Christ and we want to serve them. We will be much happier if we obey God because we love Him and we want to obey Him. When we obey Him freely, He will bless us freely.

- this is what it looks like in the Marayong Train Station.

- this is Elder Tangulu from Tonga and Elder Mauigoa from Samoa/ Hawaii.

- Some of the missionaries in our zone.

 

                                    My core experienced with God this week happen on us last Tuesday as we were working in Doonside area. As usual, we catch the train again with our bikes and when we got to Doonside we then walk towards the shops and there we saw the Relief Society president in our ward. We stop by and talk with her and then she told us something; " Elders! Go on that way and say ' Hi ' to one of the Bishop's daughter with her friend who is not doing good and the Bishop's daughter too is kind of less-active. We went there and says 'hi' to them even though it's kind of awkward for us and with her . We then left them and went to the Telstra telephone stand to get ready with our helmets for biking. We were standing at the telephone stand when we saw this one lady who is trying to call someone and looks like that she needs help with something. 

- this is Elder Tematafaarere from Tahiti and Elder Kaufusi from Tonga.

 - this is Elder Nathan from Perth 

and Elder Kaufusi.

- with Elder Kaufusi again but

sometimes we call him Elder Chips or Elder Dizzy . He's a funny missionary.

- just wanna take a photo at our flat .

 - this is me with Elder Kaufusi

again at the roof.

- this is us with our small and cute ties ..
Elder Kaufusi taught us how to do that ..

- we have nothing to do at the flat so we just keep on taking photos .

 - it's us again with our lava-lava.

It's really nice and comfortable though .

We then approach her and exactly that she needs help from us. We help her calling her auntie to pick her up from the shops and knowing that she's been her in Australia for just one month. She is from Turkey and she also speaks English but not that good that's why she came here in Australia to study language. After helping here, she then asked a question with us of who we are and what we do and she even look our name badges that time. We then introduced ourselves with her by using the how to begin teaching and by getting to know her as well. We then share the message of the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and about the Book of Mormon. She told us that she never heard about the Church and then after that she then asked the church's address which is really cool. We then give the address to her and set up an appointment with her again and with her family. We then exchanged our contact details with her and we also give her a pamphlet and a copy of the Book Mormon in English to read. We also told her that we will give her a copy of the Book of Mormon in her language as well so that it would be then easy for her to understand and she then accepted it . It was really a great experienced for me on how the Spirit work on us. 

- at the Blacktown Train Station while waiting for our train to Marayong.

- this is me with my companion 

Elder Tematafaarere from Tahiti.

- Elder Cecilio from Philippines.

- we just meet this guy at the street while 

biking holding his Blue tongue lizard.

The member who told us to say 'Hi' to the Bishop's daughter lead us to this lady whom we meet this week. It was great to know how the Spirit works not only on us as missionaries but also with the member. Serving here in Doonside Ward now for about 10 week is such a great miracle and my companion and I had found more investigators and it's through the help of the members who gave us referrals and their friends who are not members of the Church. Member- missionary work is the best way for us missionaries to find people to teach and help more people to invite them to come unto Christ.

" Priesthood Blessing "

               My core experienced with God this week comes with exercising my Priesthood power by giving a priesthood blessing. Priesthood is the power and authority given to man to act in God's name for the salvation of His children. Through the priesthood we receive the ordinances of salvation as well as the blessings of healing, comfort and counsel. Ever since I came in this area/ I have been able to exercise my priesthood by giving blessing and it is really a marvelous opportunity for me. As a priesthood, we enters into a covenant to fulfill our sacred duties such as to serve others and help build up the church. Priesthood power can be used only in righteousness, love and peace.

 - this is our flat in Marayong.

- the Marayong Train Station.

- Winter is already up ..
winter season ...

We received a text from our Bishop last week saying that a Filipino member text him and is requesting for a priesthood blessing because she will be having an operation in the hospital. She is also an inactive member and knowing that her husband is not a member of our church. We call the member on that day and set up an appointment with her to give the blessing . It was really great also when we call her because we were able to get to know her that time. Knowing that we live in the same island in the Philippines but in different city and we were able to talk each other in our language and also with a mixed English in our conversation so that my companion could also understand us. My companion and I can't wait to meet with her and give her the blessing.

 - We just found this nice place in our 

area this weekwhich is really cool .

- Just pointing at
 the sun.

- this is me and my companion right now.

- this is 
Elder Tematafaarere from Tahiti.

The day came and we were able to get to know her more better which is really cool. We had a good chat with her and she then expressed her feeling for us for coming over to her house to give the blessing. Her 2 kids were also there and she told us that her 2 kids were not yet baptized and also her husband too that makes it hard for her. The kids were questioning her about why they don't have the cross in their house as they had seen it in there school. The mom just then told them that they don't need the cross in their house because they don't celebrate the death of Jesus Christ but they celebrate because Jesus Christ was resurrected and alive which really make sense for me. She also told us some questions that kids ask with her and she were able to answer it also. It was really a great opportunity for us to teach this family but sad to say that this is not our area and its the Sister missionaries area. But something that we will do is that we will pass them on the Sister missionaries that are serving on that area.

 - Just looking at the sun .

- Australia's the best Bundaberg Ginger Beer ....
it's not really a beer .. it's just the name of it...

 

-  this is my study table with 

the picture of my family and Jesus Christ.

- this is me with the John and Mitiau's boys 

and also with Elder Mauigoa.

 


Before giving her the blessing, we were able to share a lesson with them and it was so great that the Spirit was really there so strongly that she did cry and knowing that she did felt the influence of the Spirit. She then bore her testimony with us and it was so great how the Spirit of the Lord had touched her heart. We then sing them a song which is the " I Feel My Savior's Love" and it did really touch her heart. We then offered a prayer with them before giving the priesthood blessing to bless her, her house and her family and we then give her the priesthood blessing. After the blessing, she the express her feelings again to us and telling us that she felt comforted when give the blessing to her. She also told us also that she felt the joy and peace in her life and that she also felt the love of our Father in Heaven. She then promised to herself with God that she would come back to church when the time that she will recovered from her operation. It was really great to hear from her and I also felt that time the LOVE of our FATHER IN HEAVEN.

 - this is me with our zone leaders.

- Elder T. with our zone leaders.







 

 - this is Elder Mauigoa, Elder Kaufusi, Elder Nathan,

Elder Reiner and Elder Tematafaarere.

Something that Jesus taught us is to rescue those people who had lost their ways and to bring them back to the fold of our Father in Heaven. Remember that the worth of souls is great in the sight of God. ( Doctrine and Covenants 18:10 )

Last Week of My 13th Transfer

               This transfer had gone so fast and it has been an amazing transfer that we had each other with my companion. We had seen a lot of miracles in our area especially with working with the Ward council, the ward members, less-actives and part member families in our ward. Even a small and simple things are great things brought to pass (Alma 37:6). We had seen so much potentials in our area and something that we are planning on for this next transfer is that we just need to keep them ( the members) moving on with missionary work and help them see how the gospel of Jesus Christ will change their friends life for the best. And also, we must understand how a member must feel to succeed in participating in the conversion experience (P.M.G. P. 92).

 

- at the Mission Office with Sister Vakalahi,

Sister Dela Cruz, Sister Kale and then with 

Elder and Sister Williams.

 

- at the Sydney North Mission Office.

               One of my core experienced with God this week comes with saying a simple prayer. In our prayers, we speak openly and honestly with our loving Father in Heaven. We express the gratitude and thanksgiving for our blessings and asking for something that we need for through exercising our faith. Last Monday wasn't our p-day because we had a temple p-day on the following day so me and my companion do the same thing which is to proselyte. We went to Blacktown to visit some of our members and less-actives and we did really have a good visit with them because we were able to feel the Spirit so strongly and that they had a loving Father in Heaven. We went to the other less-active members house but sad to say that they were not home. The next door to their house is also a less-active members but my companion told me that they don't want missionary visit anymore with their house and they even told it to us in our ward council meeting. We look at their house and we even smell something good from their house cause the wife is cooking. My companion and I look at each other and decided to visit them just to say 'Hi' with them. As we walk to their house, my companion and I stopped in a tree in order for us to say a simple prayer. I did say the prayer for us that time before going to their house and the words that I say was even directed by the Spirit. One thing that I said to my prayer is that their hearts may softened and that they may accept us as representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. After our prayer, we continued to walk to their house and then knocked on the door. We were kind of nervous that time but the Spirit told us to be calm and then the wife opened the door for us. We then introduced ourselves with her and we were able to get to know the wife that time and then the husband is not yet home that time. They wife told us that they had been waiting for missionaries to visit their home and we were so happy that time. She even offered us to have dinner with them that night but sad to say that we also had a dinner appointment on that night. We just told her that we would love to come back at their house on that same night to meet her husband and she then said 'YES' to us. We then continued our way to visit more people on that day and for our dinner appointment.

- catching the train with our bikes.

- this is me with Elder T. and Quade with our Samoan shirts .

- this is me with the 2 Tongan Sisters.

- The Mount Druitt District/

Hebersham Zone.

               After our dinner appointment, we went to a members house to give him a priesthood blessing. Then suddenly the rain came and we are on our bikes that night too. We continued to bike to their house and then the husband opened the door for us and welcome us. We were able to get to know them well and we did the ' How to Begin Teaching ' with them which is really useful. We then watch with them the " Come Unto Christ" video which is really good and we were all able to feel the Spirit so strongly. We then express our feelings with the video that we watch and they also express the feeling that they had felt on that night. We then extend the invitation with them to come to church and they did say ' YES' . They then told us that they would love having us in their home again for a dinner at their house. It was such a great experienced that I have on that night on how the Lord is really helping us all the time.

- this is the food that we had in the flat.

A member just bought us

 shopping that night .

- this is my 500 Philippines money .

- this is me with my companion 
and Sis. Belford.

- this is me with 
Bro. and Sis. Belford.

- this is me again with the 
Nuku Family.

 - Sister Allen's Birthday.

- Penrith and Hebersham 

Zone Conference.

                Every experienced that I had in the mission comes with a great lesson to be learned. Prayer is a two-way communication between God and man. God do really answers our prayer even though it's long, short or even a simple prayer. We should pray with faith, sincerity, and real intent and with that we will see God’s influence in our lives. He will guide us in our daily lives and help us make good decisions.He will bless us with feelings of comfort and peace. He will warn us of danger and strengthen us to resist temptation. He will forgive our sins. We will feel closer to Him. We must learn to recognize His influence in our lives. We must learn to listen to the still, small voice of the Spirit (P.M.G p. 73 ). I've been grateful for the answered prayers that I had and I do know that God do really cares and He will answers our prayers.

A Week To Remember

                This week seems to be good with me and my companion with the wonderful zone conference that we had this week focusing on helping our investigators to attend Church. Something that I knew is that Church attendance or coming to Church is very important and will really help them to received answers to their questions that they had been praying for. Especially knowing that Prophet Joseph Smith is and was called as a prophet of God and that the Book of Mormon is true. Investigators have those kind of questions in their life that can only be answered through coming to Church and by having that Spirit with them all the time that will help them received more personal revelation for their own conversion.

- I just love playing pool every p-day.

 - this is me with my mission mom 

Sister Howes and with Sister Dela Cruz.

- this is me with my companion Elder Tematafaarere, 

my mission mom Sister Howes 

and then Sister Dela Cruz.

- this is me with the 2 Tongan Sisters: Sister Vakalahi and Sister Kale.

 - they just love taking 

photos with my camera.

- this is me with Elder Chin Ah You

and he's going home soon!

             My core experienced that I have with God this week come with applying the training that we had received last Tuesday. One of the member in our ward all us last Tuesday morning saying that they need service on their house. It's a great opportunity for us to serve with the members but sad to say that we also had training on that same day. We just told them that were gonna do it after our training and the members also agreed with it. After our zone conference, we went straight home to our flat to change and then went to the members house for service. After our service, my companion and I went visiting to a less-active's house who is a single mother and it's also our first time to meet with her. We went to her house and knocked on the door and then suddenly she did really answer the door with us. We were able to get to know her well and we then asked some inspired questions with her. We the applied the training that we had received that day and it was really powerful. We used the teaching skills that we learn from the training and it was really great because we were able to find out her concerns, We then shared some of the thoughts that we had and we were able to feel the Spirit so strongly helping us to testify to her that she needs to come back to Church. We then extend the invitation with her to come to Church and we then give her the promised blessing that Heavenly Father had prepared for her. We then testified to her that what we had taught to her is true and that we are not there to force her to come back to Church but it is our Heavenly Father who is wanting her and her family to come back to Church.

 - The Hebersham Zone Missionaries.

- with Sister Dela Cruz, Sister Allen, Sister Brown, Sister Vakalahi, Sister Kale, Elder Cecilio and then Elder Tematafaarere.

- this is me with Sister Dela Cruz who is going home soon this April, Sister Brown, Elder Cecilio and Elder Tematafaarere.

 - this is me with my companion

 Elder Tematafaarere.

- at the Doonside Ward Talent Night with the Mitiau's and John's kids and with my companion.

- Hotdog sandwich eating 

contest.. hahahah

              Something that I learned from this experienced is that the trainings that we received in every missionary meeting that we had is very great, useful and powerful if we take an effort to ponder and apply the training that we had received. It does really help us with finding the investigators concerns and helping them to come to Church and to feel the love and the Spirit of God. We need to help our investigators to receive answers tho their questions and by helping them to have their own personal testimony through Church attendance.