It has been an amazing week, with an amazing Spirit. I was able to do two exhanges this week, while Elder Segi got kicked over to Wanganui and down to Wellington. I used to always want to be the one to leave for the exchange, but now I always want to stay in my beloved Palmy.
On Monday and Tuesday I was with Elder ilai, a Samoan missionary who is brand new. I made a rather cheeky comment when I was with him, of which I've since repented. Someone asked how long I've been on my mission. I replied "about 18 months." Then they asked him . I replied for him "about 18 days." He forgave me for it though.
When I first got to Palmy, I met a university student named Anton who invited us to come back after our initial contact with him and answer some questions. We were able to share a bit with him about the Book of Mormon and the restoration, but then he got really busy and we couldn't catch up with him until last month. He still had interest but seems too busy to talk with us. But we kept going back and trying to teach his flatmates along the way. Anyway, we've been teaching his flatmates Justin and Alisha for the past couple of weeks, and every week the lessons just get more and more spiritual. On Monday we taught them the cup lesson about theRestoration, and they were able to get a much greater understanding even though i had taught it to justin before. Geing Uni students, they ask amazing questions and will always ask if they don't understand something. On Wednesday with Elder Finlinson, the AP from Wellington, we watched the Restoration DVD. I have never felt the Spirit so strong of the 50 times I've watched that as I did that night with them. And Justin is someone who still doesn't even know if God is real. But I know they felt the Spirit that night. We discussed with them how they feel when we come over, and they both said they notice something different, but they couldn't describe why or what it was. I think it was perhaps one of the most spiritual experiences I've had on my entire mission. And it was simply just watching that marvelous DVD. It was an amazing bonus to my testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
Things are going great . . .
I got to go! I love you!
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