Malo e lelei!
The elders in my old area were able to Baptize 'Ofa! We had worked with him for a while and didn't respond well to the baptismal invitation. But, Elder Le'ota and Elder 'Uvea didn't give up! I'm way happy because of those guys; they didn't give up! I saw 'Ofa at stake conference yesterday and he looked great; he shaved and showed up in a suit looking like a million bucks. He has a lot of close family in the Church, a couple of whom have recently returned from missions, and the young men in Tu'anekivale are great. He' got a lot of help behind him and I can see him going on a mission and going through the temple. That was definitely a highlight of this week; now I know that all that preaching in Tu'anekivale ended up was worth it!
We went door knocking in Vaipua after district meeting; I went with elder Tupou and we had a great time. We got a few names, got in a couple houses and passed out some pamphlets. We also took a half hour or so to climb mount Talau and took a couple of pictures. We had a lot of fun getting work done and smelling the roses along the way. The elders in Taua (elder Sulunga and elder Tafengatoto) have a massive area with heaps of hills so they were grateful for the help.
With all door knocking success we've had in the past couple weeks, we figured we'd give it a shot in Feletoa and we didn't really get anyone. We went around during the slow part of the day, so not many people were home and those who were home told us to come back later. I met a lady from Folaha (an old area of mine) which was fun, but she asked us not to come in because her husband doesn't like the Church. We'll try to get a hold of the man and see what's the deal.
We had stake conference yesterday and on Saturday. One of the area seventies came and conducted, and it was great. I don't remember the guy's name, but it was great. I have a lot of fun watching seventies and apostles speak; they show up with their scriptures and their life experience and they always end up telling us exactly what we need to hear. This church runs on revelation, and its always a thrill to feel that and to see that.
I'm a little excited to be done, but the Lord always manages to find some way to get me excited about the work again. The Seventy showed a couple of videos, one of which showed the growth of the church and missionaries all over the world; it got me really excited and I felt like I could move a mountain. That combined with 'Ofa's baptism has got me excited.
This is the Lord's Church and He never lets us down. I love you all!
'Ofa lahi atu!
Elder Brown
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