Li Hing powder and Mexican playdoh

Hola! 

Lots of stuff to talk about this week.

 

First, I discovered something absolutely nomilisous. It´s called Li Hing powder. It's Hawaiian candy (according to mi compañera, who is Samoan) and you eat it with fruit. Of the cantaloupe, apples, and pinapple I've had with li hing so far, my favorite is pineapple. Then apple. Cantaloupe and li hing don't really go well together, in my opinion. 

 

Second, I love Preach My Gospel. When I first read it in my mission prep class, I thought, "Why don't we teach the gospel this way? It's so simple!" Preach My Gospel is wonderful. Read all of it. Highlight it, take a pen and mark it up, write what all the scriptures refer to, read all the scriptures. But first of all, pray before you study it. You'll get a lot more out of it.

 

So, a miracle has occurred in the CCM. Hermana Aiona, one of the Polynesian hermanas here, tore her meniscus and a ligament in gym a couple weeks ago. She was in a wheelchair for two weeks, which is really hard for Polys to do, and then came the day she was going back to the hospital to see if she was going to stay or if she was going to go home. Hermana Moleli and I waited anxiously all day to hear the verdict. So, we see her in the hallway and ask, "So?" She said "I'm going home...in 17 months." Her meniscus and ligament had healed completely. Our district leader was shocked. He said, "When I tore my meniscus, I had to have knee surgery. That just doesn´t happen!" And so, like Helaman of old, I say "And we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God"(Alma 57:26). It is amazing. She's now walking around like normal, and back to playing sports with vigor, like Polys like to.

 

We got to go see the temple today! We weren't able to go in it, but we did go in the visitor's center and have a tour of it, given to us by fellow missionaries. It was great. I will attach a picture. Or two. Or three. :) The temple was beautiful, and the road getting there was almost a little better than India, traffic-wise and about as fun as an Idahoan road that has not been redone in several years. I took over 200 pictures of the entire trip, and for being bumped and jostled around, going at x kph, they're pretty fantastic. 

 

 

 

I'm also attaching a picture of one of my night teachers. This is Hemano Polo and he is so funny. You'll hear all about him in the letter I sent a couple days ago. The green sculpted monkey was done by Hermana Pack, one of the sisters in my district, and an eagle made by Elder Perry, our district leader. They're made out of Mexican Play-dough that apparently never dries. We still have these sculptures and they were made a few weeks ago, and they're still not dried out. Wow. The power of Mexican play-dough. 

 

 

Thank you for your prayers. I appreciate them. If you could also pray for Hermana Moleli, my companion, I'd appreciate that, too. She found out today her uncle passed away. He was more like her mom's dad's brother, but they call him uncle because that's how close they are to each other. She's really heartbroken and needs support and love. Thank you!