E-mail (Dated: 11/30/2014)

So today will be an odd blog post for Blake.  The internet was really struggling and so we could only get some snippets from him today. So, I decided to just grab what I could from the snippets. Notice that the first snippet ends with Th…. His internet cut off and we lost the e-mail.

[Blake]
Ok trying to figure out the internet all morning hahha..... so it has died in the middle of all of us reading our emails, we decided we would all read them and then we would try to email afterwards, so it is still kinda working so I’m going to shoot you a really fast email!!!!

I want you all to know how grateful I am for you!!!!! You were all on my mind during Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!! I’m so so so grateful for your support and all of your incredible examples to me!!!!! Th

[Blake]
Hey we kinda have internet but I don’t have time to send another big email do you guys have questions or want to know anything really quick?

[Dad]
Hi son! Did you get your package yet? Just letting you know that there are shoes, socks, briefs, toothpaste, deodorant, eye glasses, exercise shirts, jump rope. We did not send shorts. I don't want to spoil the surprise, but you had wanted to know what was in there. Can't remember everything now :) Just wonder if you got it!

[Blake]
Yeah I got it thank you all so so much!!!!!!!!! I have been getting some good use out of those shoes!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!! The jump rope works really well also!!!

[Blake]
So I’m flying back to Tonga for a meeting this week then I will be flying back to Ha'apai later in the week.

[Dad]
So how challenging has it been with your new calling as a zone leader? You talked about it a little bit in an e-mail, but we haven't had a letter since #58 on 10/26/14...so about a month.

[Blake]
Yeah its hard... but it’s not over bearing.... our area is what is really hard. Makes my heart hurt and stomach twist in a knot thinking about how much help it needs.

[Dad]
Well, that is why you are the man for the job. I am sure it makes you really rely on the Lord. Just remember to love, love, love, love, love!

BTW, here is the video of the family saying HI to you at Thanksgiving dinner.

[Blake]
Cool. Thanks Dad.

Sorry for the internet troubles..... Just wanted to make sure you are all safe and sound.

[Dad]
Yes, we are safe and well. We are just hoping that you are doing well physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, etc.

[Blake]
Yeah, I think missions are definitely mentally hard more than anything....

[Blake]
I’m doing really well.  The work here is so hard though and I feel like this is a true testing period of my mission........ Just image how small my ward is or even my area and we see everyone every day. I just must endure well. I love you all! I gotta go now! Love you so so much....

[Dad]
Son, you inspire me. When I watch you and your growth, you are miles ahead of where I was at your age and time in the mission. So proud of you!!!

[Dad]

I love you so much son! Wow, lots of patience to learn I see. Turn on your creative juices and rely on the Lord, you will find the way to continue making a difference!!!!!

Love Dad

[Mom]
I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!
Feel my arms around you Blake!!!!

LOVE,
Momma
Dude!!!

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 11/24/14) [#62 from Tonga]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

There is no other holiday that could make me think more about all of you. My understanding and feelings for the family have been opened. I feel like I have always been someone who loves family, but when I came on a mission, I realized that love just doesn't seem to do it justice. Family is so much more than one work, it has to do with sacrifice, hard work, and support. Being there when no one else is. Family is the only thing on this earth that we are able to take into the next life besides our experiences and knowledge, and it is the only thing that can last forever!

I constantly thin about my relationship I have with each of you personally and my heart swells with gratitude and my eyes fill to the lid and begin to over flow. Each one of your names are imprinted upon my heart. I think there is no better feeling in the world than that of my P-Days when I get online, and I see an email from my mom or dad that says, "Son!!" I hold so much pride in my family. I seem to brag about each of you individually, haha, like literally. I hold you all with so much pride in my heart, no one has a better family than mine! Haha, I am always carrying around my flash drive and showing off my little brother's dance videos. I get constant comments from people in my MTC intake and they all ask Harmon why and how does your mom know every single mom in the mission. I reply with, "Awe, man. If you only know my momma. She is incredible. She is always partying with me and my friends back home. She honestly cares for all of my friends as if they were her own kid and family. Softest heart ever!

I constantly share with companions, districts, and zones and everyone I get a chance with ... the advice my Dad gives me. I continue to share with others his talks and advice because he is my true role model.

I think Brittany is going to be flooded with new customers at Great Clips when everyone starts returning from my mission because I talk about her so much. I always have Brittany as a boost to me by my side.

I can't tell you how many Elders I have met that want to date Brooke. I always say, "But she is only 13 years old...maybe your younger brothers will be able to date her, haha!"

Michael, I always talk about how incredibly strong you are. I love to share your life story to those around me because it is so inspiring!

Family, I am so so grateful for you! I want you to know how much we have bakc home. We have been given so so much! We have been blessed with a warm home, running water, clean floors, chairs, doors, ovens, beds, warm showers, cars, so so much....!

Some of us, like me, actually have to come out and live in more dire circumstances in order to be humbled and to recognize what we have. But, take my word for it, I want you to know how much we have been given! You family, have been given so very much, physically, but more importantly, spiritually! We are so blessed to have this eternal gospel and to know, really know that we have a living and loving Heavenly Father that loves us all so much that He gave His only begotten son to die for us "personally". How amazing is it to know that because of Christ, we can start over every day. We can become like Him through His atonement! How blessed are we to know that we have the word of God.  We can even pull it up on our phones so that we can access it always.

Family, we have a living prophet that receives revelation from God!

Family, we have been given everything!

Share this gospel! That is our job!

D&C 18:32
"And, behold, you are they who are ordained of me to ordain priests and teachers; to declare my gospel, according to the power of the Holy Ghost which is in you, and according to the callings and gifts of God unto men"

Family, pray to our Heavenly Father and find out who it is that you need to bring unto Christ. Remember that He prepares the hearts of His people.

Alma 16:16
"And there was no inequality among them; the Lord did pour out his Spirit on all the face of the land to prepare the minds of the children of men, or to prepare their hearts to receive the word which should be taught among them at the time of his coming"

I Love You All!
Your Son & Brother
Elder Blake Daniel Harmon

E-mail (Dated: 11/23/14)

Hey Family!!!! 

Haha I am still laughing my head off thinking about Brooklin running on the side of the freeway back to her companion.....story that she will remember forever. But what an incredible week to be a servant of our Heavenly Father!!!! It has been a very busy week, but it has also been a week where I have been able to learn a lot about myself and who Heavenly Father is trying to help me become, as well as the missionary he needs me to be to do His work. 

On Tuesday, I was able to have my companionship exchange with Elder Swan in Koulo. He needs to be my companion hahaha... It is incredible to see the Lord's work be done when you have two hearts devoted to the work... We were able to do some really amazing things together!!!! We contacted a family that was referred to us by another family. It was amazing to see the desires of the family's hearts to hear about our message....Then, the next day we were told by the man of the house that they do not want us to come back over again. So, we are trying to take a new approach with them now..... it's really good though because their fellowshiper is not ready to give up on them and neither are we!!!!! I came across something that really was powerful that helped me understand what it is that I need to do to help this family...as I was doing my personal study...right after I prayed about how I was suppose to help this family, I came across a little video clip in the Book of Mormon presentation video. It compares almost the exact situation to what we had to Nephi's story.  Then it gives examples and answers. It was a complete answer and couldn't have been a better answer to my prayers!!!!! 

Next, since Swan and I had covered the whole area in less than an hour....and we still had a lot of time left... Elder Swan said there is something that he had  always wanted to do but none of his other companions had been willing to try. That activity is street contacting.

If you know anything about Ha'apai, there are not very many people to street contact, if any at all.  As we went about we found a family that we were able to teach and we shared the Book of Mormon with them. We bore solid witness about its truth and power. While we were walking...looking for who to give our second book to, we ran into a lady and her small child on the side of the airport waiting for a ride to town. We went up and started with just some small talk. In Tonga it's really easy to just walk up and talk with people, because people are so friendly and its not out of the ordinary. I started talking about our church and asking her questions and she told me that she knew a lot about our church and right at that moment Swan came in perfectly with the Book of Mormon, and we were able to share it with her and set up a time with her family to be taught!!!! The Lord provided us with beautiful opportunities to share the spirit of this beautiful  gospel with others!!!!

I was able to go to the airport to take one of the Seventies and Area Seventies to the airport. While I was there, I ran into a man from Sweden and I was able to share with him this gospel. One of my goals on the mission has been to be prepared for anything....especially with English materials because you just never know. I bore testimony and he said that he will get a Book of Mormon in his own language and read it. I know the power that the spirit has and the influence it can bring to the lives of others!

President Tupou came this week and we were like his little taxi car for a couple days, so it was fun being able to have good conversations with our mission president and to be renewed with spiritual guidance!!!!! Things are actually really hard here being a zone leader.  Probably one of the hardest times of my life. But God knows us all individually and He must be trying to prepare me for something!!

I love you all so much!!!

Your Elder Harmon

BLAKE DANIEL HARMON

MOM "Dude"

Brooklin SYST REMEMBER FAMILIES ARE ETERNAL

Haha, missionaries sitting at a bar....

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 11/17/14) [#61 from Tonga]

Family,

Wow family, these weeks seem to be going by sooo sooo quickly. I don't seem to be able to keep up with the time. I finish one letter and the next day feels like I am writing another. I think back on this week and the work that comes to mind is "TESTIMONY".

When is the last time you have been tested? When is the last time you had a trial? How did you plan to overcome your trail? How did you actually end up conquering your trial? How did these trials change your live? Did they make you stronger? Did you learn from them? Do you know why you had them? Did you rely on the Lord? These questions constantly flowed through my mind this week. I honestly  have not had a more hard time mentally in my entire mission and definitely a hard working area. Socially, this has to be the most difficult it has been for me. But over all, while it may be the most difficult, I know how to deal with the challenges 100% better than I would have a year ago.

The Lord truly prepares us for our trials and he really knows how to prepare us to become the leaders and men that God needs us to be in his church! As much as I would love to vent and go on about the difficulties of my trials, to tell you the truth, it does not matter. What does matter is that there was a way I was able to get through them. There was someone that made it possible. Our Savior is the only one that knows. He is truly the only one that knows what we are going through. I heard a quote from Elder Swan today. He said, "The only way to know the true power of temptations is never to fall to them."

Our Savior knows every temptation because He never fell to anything. He was/is perfect! As obedience is kept here in Tonga, I feel I am beginning to understand our Savior a lot more. At times, I cannot imagine how alone He must have felt to have His own people turn on Him and to have so many hearts betray Him. In my mission, I have seen obedience as a big challenge. It is very difficult and it is really painful when those that are on on your same team (missionaries) are the very ones that struggle to be obedient.

Dad, I know the only way to do something is to do it right and I know the Savior truly loves the missionaries and tries to teach them through love and that He wants us as we lead to lead through love. I really try to live the scripture, D&C 121:42 "By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile—" I have to admit though that sometimes, I fail to do things out of/with pure love. I have so much to improve upon, but I am constantly trying to do the right thing out of love.

Family, being a Zone Leader is very busy, so I am sorry for the short letter. I will try to keep you updated through e-mail too. Just remember that we will have eternity to talk, but I only have 7 months and 7 days to live this experience. Just trying to make sure my family gets to live a piece of it with me because you mean everything to me!

Love you all!

Your Son/Brother

Elder Blake Daniel Harmon

Your Eternal Brother & Son

E-mail (Dated: 11/16/14)

Hey Family!!!!!

SO this has been an awesome week!!!!!! I will do my best to tell you as much as I can with the little time that I have!!!!! By the way you all sound incredible in the emails. I appreciate so much your constant support and you constant updates and love!!!! AND GO AMERICAN FORK!!!!! That is incredible!!!!!

Things have been so crazy the past week, I literally feel like it has been over a month haha, but nope it has just been a week. I was super happy to hear that you are receiving my letters, that always makes me happy!!!!! So Monday, the big boat came with all of the people from America!!!!!! Elder Bubba Tausinga's uncle came, which is Elder Tu'itavuki's stake president. It was a true tender mercy because I was able to connect with him on so many different levels!!!! The big distribution of the food was incredible!!!! We were able to work all day long!!!! It was incredible. We are beginning to see a lot of softened hearts. The stake president took me aside and told me that the point of this distribution is for missionary work. It was tender to see the efforts and the obligation behind this major service from America!!!!

Tuesday, my BOY--- Elder Swan came! Yes you will hear the story that we left him at the airport with no one to pick him up. Yes this is a true story hahaha but I do have an excuse, haha. But excuses are never good enough so yes Susan Swan I'm so so sorry hahaha....But our reunion at the church was incredible. I can not explain the reunion between two brothers!!!!! Now I have him pretty much at my right hand all the time! He is the man!  His nickname should be DEDICATION. He is devoted to this work and this cause and to this purpose and to his creator.

So I'm in a  new area now. We cover Koulo and Fangale'ounga and Kavai....... Koulo is a ward, with 9 families and Fangale'ounga is just a branch.  Kavai is a small island and we only go to when we have a teaching....... Dad you might be able to see all of these on google:)

We are teaching 4 people right now..... Siolangi, Lavi Kulokona, and Lupe, They have all been invited to be baptized, but Siolangi is the only one that has a for sure date...... Lupe, her sister wants one, but her parents are still thinking about it, Siolangi is 22 so she does not need the permission.... she is really leaping with faith......

When President Tupou came last week he really focused on holding onto our investigators after baptism and holding and strengthening our less actives!!!! I'm really trying hard to bring everyone unto Christ and to strengthen their testimonies so they cannot be broken.......

Family in all that we do strengthen those around you and invite all those unto the one that gives us light..
.
Love you all!!!!
Elder Blake Daniel Harmon
Mom. DUDE
Brooklin SYST

There is a ward in Koulo

Closer View of Koulo

Airport Runway Right Next to Blake's House

Blake is serving in Fangale'ounga as well as Koulo

E-mail (Dated: 11/9/2014)

So sorry craziest day of my mission. Just got two minutes to send you this letter! Elder Swan is Tuitavuki's new companion and district leader here in Ha'apai! Elder Bunting is here now!!! That's 5 of us from my intake!!!I'm now companions with Latai again, and the new Zone Leader in Ha'apai. Grateful for the opportunity to become better!  Love you all!!! So sorry I don't have time today.... Never been so busy!!!! Feel my love because I'm sending it!!!

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 11/9/2014) [#60 from Tonga]

Family,

This has really been such as crazy and different week for me with lots of extra responsibilities, but we all know that this is not a bad thing whether in life or in the church. I just gives us more opportunity to learn and to grow! You probably figured out by now that I write my letters throughout my weeks. So, the date never really is the actual day that I finish the letter.

On Monday this week, we were able to pass out all of the amazing goods brought in from Utah to help the people of Ha'apai. It was so incredible! There were 87 boxes (8 feet by 5 feet) filled with rice, sugar, laundry detergent, flour, medical supplies, etc. It is certainly what Ha'apai needed! We worked all day long unloading and unloading. The spirit of giving was there and the spirit of thanksgiving brought and overflow of joy! This is a very special Thanksgiving month where I am able to see so much humbleness of heart and people willing to give everything they have for another. I was touched many times as the villages of Ha'apai would fee the people from Utah. Every meal was in thanks for what services they were rendering, but these were not small meals, the people of Ha'apai sacrificed to give so much of what they had.

Tuesday was a test for me. It was my first official day being a Zone Leader. We had our zone meeting with our zone, which went beautifully. Half way through the meeting, Elder Swan walked in to join the other four of us from our district/zone. Wow, what a choice experience it was to be reunited with so many at a time! Heavenly Father is truly blessing us and is so mindful of our efforts, and our hearts! SO GRATEFUL TO HIM!

As for my new area, ti is called Koulo and we cover a branch called Fangale'ounga and a little Island called Kavai. Koulo has about 10 families that are members and that is 50% of the village. Fangale'ounga has only 7 families that are members and that is 75% of the village. Kavai I am not sure about yet. We only go out there when we are called out to teach someone.

I really like the people. It's nice because we are neighbors with Pangai, so I still see my old members a lot! The new members are fun! There is actually a family here that made my birthday cake for me when I served in Matahau with Elder Latai. He actually stood and bore testimony to the members today and he said that he knew how well Elder Latai and I worked in Matahau. He told the members that he is excited to see what difference we can make here in Koulo. I have the feeling that this will be a tough area because there has only been one baptism the entire last year here in the ward. We are ready to set some new standards for the work!

I love you all and I am so grateful for your support and constant love!

P.S. I am sorry for this past week not being able to e-mail. It was super crazy! I love you all so much!

P.S. We are working with four new investigators. I'll tell you about it online tomorrow!

Your Son/Brother
Remember in your hearts and mind that we are and eternal family!

Elder Blake Daniel Harmon

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 11/2/14) [#59 from Tonga]

Family,

Wow, this week has definitely been a roller coaster and a week full of both tender mercies and experiences where I was truly able to feel the Lord's hand in my life. I know that he hears and cares about each one of our cries.

Well, it will all make sense when I start writing. I know you might hear some of this over e-mail before you get this letter, but I want you to hear the details.

So, I got a phone call from Elder Swan about two days ago and he asked me, "Harmon, are you so pumped or what?" I honestly didn't know what he was talking about . . . I responded with, "I honestly don't know what you are talking about." He then told me that his new companion is my current companion, Tu'itavuki and that he took my place as the District Leader here in Pangai. That left me totally confused. I was thinking to myself, "Where do I go???" Hahaha, he told me that he knew but wasn't permitted to tell me. So, he told me to wait for a call from the President's Assistants. So, about 10-20 minutes later I got a call that went like this. "Hey Harmon, have you talked to the President yet?" My response was, "no?" He then said, "Well, you need to take Elder Hafaka to the airport tomorrow at 8 o'clock and at 9 o'clock, you need to pick up Elder Bunting." I was so excited to hear my good friend's name! He then told me that Swan is coming in on our Tuesday and I need to pick him up also! I was excited out of my mind! Still, I did not have the answer to the question about what is happening to me? I asked and they said, "You will see!"

The next day, I picked up Bunting. It was amazing to see him again and to reunite! We all went to the church to wait for President Topou because he said that he was coming with food....so we all waited. He finally showed up. We ate and had some good conversations with him. I'ts amazing to feel kind of close now to my mission president because before I felt like there was such a distance between us. We were all outside. He and his wife were inside the church. So, I went inside to talk to him about our companionship exchange comping up with Freer and Berry. I started by asking how it was going to happen when the date of the zone meeting overlapped the companionship exchange. Then he says to me, "You don't do exchanges w/Ha'afeva. That would be a $2500 exchange.......hehehe!" I then told him that I was sorry for not knowing because his wife every month sends me the text messages for each group so I was just trying to do what the schedule said, haha. He then starts laughing . . .he even got a little sarcastic with me as he said to his wife, "Honey, that is like me and you and I taking a vilo hoa (companionship exchange) to Niua (farthest island away), haha." Then suddenly, he changes the subject. He said, "Oh, Harmon, I was supposed to call you . . . You are now the new Zone Leader with Elder Latai in Koulo.

I was stunned....and eventually said, "okay". Then he said, "and Latai is in Tonga waiting for a plane to come back (he had gone to the zone leader's meeting and there wasn't enough room for him on the plane). So, then he proceeded to tell me, "You will be conduting the Zone Meeting yourself." Again, I said, "okay". Haha, then he said one other thing, "Oh, Elder...the car is messy so you are going to want to wash it  before you will be able to have the spirit in it . . . Haha, I responded with, "Well, that's one thing I got good at before the mission:)"

I have honestly never been so anxious/nervous for such responsibility. At the same time, I am also excited for teh opportunity because it is a chance to grow. Here in Tonga, we don't get called to positions because we are great missionaries, but rather, we get called so that we can learn to become a great missionary and to learn to lead with exactness and with love. I'm honored to have the opportunity and at the same time, so excited to work with so many that I love so dearly in the mission.

We now have five people here from my MTC intake. They are Berry, Freer, Bunting, Swan, Harmon. What a true blessing of the Lord. Can you believe the many blessings from the Lord. Coming into a Christmas holiday, I look at this opportunity as the greatest gift. Mom, I know you must feel some of the excitement!

Tonight the boat arrived from America. All of the Tongan stake presidents are here from Utah and one is my companion's (Tuitavuki) stake president! He just so happens to be Bubba Tausinga's (from my football team) uncle! He is really close to Bubba and said that Bubba finishes his mission in February. Such a tender mercy to see people that can connect with me!

On Monday, I was standing at the boat dock watching them unload the boat and waiting for a package for an elder in my district when I heard someone yelling my name, "Harmoni! Harmoni!" I finally realized that it was Exxxxxx Fxxxxxxx, my investigator from Sopu and her uncle (first counselor in the bishopric) Sxxx Fxxxxxx! It was like being at home to see them! I was so excited! I started freaking out, haha! They literally treated me like they had not seen me in years! They are still working w/Exxxxxx to join the church, but she still comes to church every week. It was hard to hear that they miss me back in Sopu. Made me a little homesick for my old area, but work is bound to be like that when you are a missionary.

Right after that, I heard someone else call my name. It was a man that I was close to in Vava'u. Maybe I mentioned his name before? Gxxx?  He was a little hesitant to say anything to me because he didn't know if I could talk in Tongan yet, haha. When we started talking, he told me how bad I was at Tongan when I was in Noapapu. Haha, the comment did not hurt/bother me at all. I just realized the miracle it truly is to just be able to have what I have now and to be able to understand and respond to people that speak in another tongue. Truly incredible! Couldn't do this on my own, it is the Lord that has gotten me to where I am and He is the only reason I can even now understand.

Well, as you can see, tons of miracles have been seen here. But tomorrow, I only expect to see the hand of the Lord yet again touch the lives of so many as we begin to pass out the stuff that was shipped from America. We are going to be able to touch so many lives because of the sacrifices of the people in America who made this happen. I am excited to write about it to you next week!

Know I love you!
Know that this is God's work!
Know that I pray for you every day!

Your Brother/Son
Elder Blake Harmon
Our Family is Eternal

E-mail (Dated: 11/2/2014)

Happy late Halloween!!!!!

Wow already into November!!!!!!! Happy early thanksgiving haha:) I can imagine that the Christmas tree will be getting thrown up pretty soon!!!! No place like home!:) Hope that my love is been felt and continues to be felt throughout this holiday season!!!! Because I'm sending it all the way from Ha'apai!!!!

This week was truly a result of how we planned it. The week before we said we needed to start focusing on less active members and bringing them back and spend more of our time letting them know we care. As a result we were able to have 5 less active members show up to church it was a true tender mercy! Some haven't been to church in 10 months or more. We were so thrilled with the result and we only plan on watching that number increase, there are so so so many less active members here in Ha'apai that this is what will hasten the work here in Ha'apai.

I had a really cool experience when I went on my companionship exchange with Elder Hafoka from Hihifo. I have already sent a letter talking all about it so I will tell a little in short! We were giving a family as a referral. The mom is a member and the kids are also, but the parents go to the Church of Tonga and the kids go to the LDS school here. The mom and kids are the only ones that stay here in Pangai. It was incredible as we were teaching to see Elder Hafoka teach with so much power and boldness. He reminded me that when its the Lord's words, we have the right to act in boldness and in confidence. Elder Hafoka started asking for commitments and then as the spirit directed him to do so he was able to promise blessings that could have only come from the spirit. He went around the room and promise each kid individually and then the mom and the family as a whole that if they will but keep the commitments he made for them. It was beautiful.

My thoughts that follow are thoughts that I hope can help us all in our daily lives. For it is so very important for us all to listen closely as missionaries to what the spirit needs us to say at the right time and place to bless the investigators! Just like we all need the spirit daily, hourly and even in every minute for the Holy Ghost will guide us on how we should live our lives (the GIFT of the Holy Ghost). As a missionary it is very important to carry the spirit with us and there are still a lot of things in these small islands that try to take that spirit away from us as missionaries! There are distractions everywhere, and we all struggle with them.  I often ask myself questions such as: Does what I'm doing have the appearance of evil, even if its not terrible, "or not that bad" does it take away value of the name I represent. For example for me as a missionary, language is always hard, not the aspect of swearing, but trying not to talk with slang language and trying to be proper in all aspects. In other words, talking like a guy that represents God instead of a street boy. There are so many things in our daily lives that if we change just a little the spirit will be able to dwell that much longer..... I think back to when I drove my car, and I ask myself if the spirit was ever there with the music I constantly played and did it ever reflect anything good to the others that heard it? Just some of the thoughts as I reflect on my own life and am realizing the importance of the spirit. We all live imperfect lives.  I challenge you all to find one thing this week to work on, and next week I would love to see a little email from you next Monday in my inbox. I want to hear how the spirit changed your life that week. I promise as you do so, you will see the Holy Ghost have a bigger and greater role in your lives and you will feel yourselves closer to the Savior. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Ha'apai is going well. We are finally getting quite a bit of rain which actually turns Ha'apai into a really muddy place. The days it doesn't rain it feels like I'm back in Illinois walking through Adam Ondi Ahman. Hahaha, I'm sure the priests and Kurt, Bishop, Fraser and Jer Bear all know what I'm talking about!!! Except now I can't take of my shirt and wring it out.....

Its mango season now and pineapple season!!!!! If you can, you should have Fili make you guys some mango and pineapple otai!!!!! If not, I will make it when I get home!!!!! Oh wait, it's winter there.... maybe not then...

Everything is going good you are all in my prayers. I will  send your letters tomorrow. Expect some letters in the mail soon!!!!!

Love You!

Mom 'Dude'
Brooklin SYST

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 10/26/2014) [#58 from Tonga]

Hey Family:)

So I thought today I would take the opportunity to tell you of a really cool experience I was able to have while I was on a companionship exchange with Elder H. from Hihifo. We had an appointment set up over in our area. It was with a family that is living in a little hut here because they are from one of the outer islands, so they come and stay here so that their kids can go to school. We received them as a referral family and we took the opportunity to go get to know them. The story that we had been told is that the parents are in the Church of Tonga and their kids are baptized members of the church (LDS) and that the kids go to school here in Pangai (the one Kolopoki setup). Anyway, we went in there expecting to try and teach the parents but when we got there, it was just the wife and the kids. We asked where the husband was and I guess that he stays in Kavai (one of the little islands). We found out that she is also a member of the church, but that since she married someone outside of the church, that is the reason that they attend the Church of Tonga. We were able to have a really good conversation! Towards the end, Elder H. told them that we were not there to be a burden on them or to criticize or to tell them that their church is wrong, but that we were there to bring blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then he told them that we are disciples of Jesus Christ and we act in His name. He then told them that we can promise blessings. He then looked at the kid next to him and promised him incredible blessings too sacred to write. He also promised them that if they continue to fulfill their baptismal covenants, they shall prosper. He then went over to the mom who looked at us with tear filled eyes and he then promised her with power that her family will see the blessings of the gospel in her lifetime and they would be sealed as a family for eternity as long as they do their part.

I have never felt so much power in one's words. I know it was the spirit working through him. It's incredible how we all have promised blessings in our lives if we first fulfill our part and keep our sacred covenants and keep the commandments! For nothing in this world is worth giving up our promised blessings from the Lord, yet it is so easy to slip and fall.

I am asking you all to hold fast now! We need to find our firm foundation, plant our feet, and grab hold of the word of God. For we need it's constant warning voice to keep us standing firm upon the foundation upon which we are built.

The adversary is working so hard on those that are younger. It is my plea that we do whatever we have to in order to push off temptation and frustrate the adversary's evil plans and ways. For God's blessings are there for you and for me! He has promised us that we shall have everything that He has if we will only but follow Him! It may be hard, it may require sacrifice including (XBox, Facebook, Texting, etc). I urge you all to avoid the things that hold you bound!

I love you all!
Your Son/Brother

Elder Blake Daniel Harmon
The Eternal Family I Hold Close to My Heart!

E-mail (Dated: 10/26/14)

Hey family and my beautiful friends!!!!
Awe, I love getting the opportunity to be able to write you every week. Technology is such a blessing and a huge tender mercy. To be able to have it on our small islands out here in Ha'apai is amazing! 

So our Bishop is back here in Pangai. Such a huge blessing to the work and to the ward. The day he got back we went over there to report our work and to set up some knew game plans. I'm so grateful I was not moved this transfer, because it has been really hard on me not having a bishop and not knowing him well. We have already built some great connections.  I don't remember if I ever told you about Finau Taumoepeau???Anyway, we were able to go to our follow-up appointment with her and it was incredible........ it was a real testimomy to me about role play!!!  What is role play exactly though??? It is practicing with the spirit and it is preparing yourself to help others come unto Christ. 

The Mission of Tonga has a moto, its the mission that is a mission of:
1. Obiedence
2. Repentance
3. Preach my gospel
4. Role play
5. Joy 

We have been taught to do role plays and to use real names and real situations. At first I thought it was just to increase our language skills but it is truly to help us become fimilar with the spirit and how to help the needs of our iinvestigators. It was beautiful to see us be able to help Finau understand the importance of reading the Book of Mormon. It was amazing to see the exact results from our role play occur in real life. She is currently readimg the Book of Mormon and knows that it is testifying of Jesus Christ, I'm so excited to see the changes that are bound to happen/occur in her life!!!! As for Uhila, he is actually baptized so we will be working on bringing him back to the ward.  We saw our less active list yesterday, and almost every family has someone that is a member. So we have decided to change our outlook on work here and focus on bringing those thst have lost their way back to church and to remember the covenents they have made!!! We are excited to see the results as we change focus. We hope to see some great results. Those who think by doing the same thing over and over again we will get a different result are crazy.

Elder Tu'itavuki's ward/stake are coming to Ha'apai this next week to bring food/clothes.  So, we will be doing a lot of service.  We pray that it will soften the hearts of the people so that they listen to us. We hope the less actives will comeback  unto the fold!!!!

Love you all so much!!!
Elder harmon
mom dude
brook syst

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 10/20/14) [#57 from Tonga]

Family :)

Well, we just found out transfers and I will be staying here in Ha'apai at least until next transfer which won't be until the 15th of December. We are doing an 8 week transfer because things kind of got all messed up with the intakes from the various MTCs. We now have a lot of Elders and Sisters in our mission waiting for their visa to go to other countries. So, we have an overflow of missionaries:) So, it's amazing to see an increase of missionaries! 88,000 missionaries is incredible!!

This next few weeks are going to be pretty crazy because our APs both finish in 2 weeks and our four zone leaders are finishing at the same time, so we are losing all of the zone leaders that were here when I first arrived in Tonga. Time is really starting to change and it's my intake this is turning into the Senior Class )

To be hones this week was one of the slowest weeks I have had here in Ha'apai. We didn't have many people to teach and the weather was terrible. We had 3 days in a row where our power was knocked out by the lighting. But all of our craziness of the week with all the different things going on, we had a really cool experience with one of our investigators (Finow Taumespeau). She is actually our next door neighbor. She is the wife of one of the head missionaries for the other church here (Methodist Church). Anyway, we went to her house last week and we taught her the first lesson and she was very responsive to our message. She started to even read the Book of Mormon in front of us and she got really excited. Well, the next time we went over we brought up the Book of Mormon and started to ask her inspired questions. My companion and I were really clicking and were able to answer her questions and her needs through the spirit. She didn't read the Book of Mormon liked we had hoped, but we were able to start reading with her and pointing out similarities from the Book of Mormon and the Bible. We were able to share with her how it truly is another testament of Jesus Christ! I know that the spirit is able to speak to us when we open our hearts and minds and read the Book of Mormon!

I truly feel Heavenly Father's love when I read and ponder on the things that I have read. I know this isn't a super long letter, but I'm running out of paper and I still have one letter to write before I can buy new paper! So, next week I will be able to go back to longer letters! :)

Before I finish, I want to say one last thing and it concerns Brandon and Brooke (mostly) but we can all use it.

Free yourselves from the pull of technology. I know that there is so much good in technology and it is so convenient. But, lately as I walk down the roads, I see people that can't walk without holding the phone...I see missionaries that have to have the phone in their hands 24x7. Don't be that person. Experience life and enjoy the details. Look people in the eyes and find the fullness in life. Give up gaming so that you can enjoy the beauties of life! I know you both are awesome, but I also know that I had a little addition to my phone and my times, I wish I could go back and put the phone in the pocket and spend the time enjoying lively conversations and life itself!

I love you all so much! Your my family for Eternity!

Your Son/Brother
Elder Blake Daniel Harmon

E-mail (Dated: 10/19/2014)

Toe nofo pe a maua!!!!! (Were staying again!)

Hahahaha well we aren’t really sure to be honest we were supposed to have a transfer yesterday, but it really didn’t take place hahaha. We were supposed to do it right now because Monty Schaap's MTC group comes in on the 22nd.....but we will see if any of us actually leave!!! Haha, I think everyone will end up staying in Ha'apai, but it’s alright I love the people and the area, even though the area is really hard.

We now have 14 elders and 2 sisters in Ha'apai .... so district meetings are more full now. This last week President came up and did an awesome meeting with all of us. It was so full of the spirit and afterwards we were able to all have personal interviews with him. He was able to give me guidance for my area and for myself and also guidance for my district.  It felt really good to see my mission president. I don’t think it happens out here as it does in most missions. I think I’ll see him a total of 20 times when I’m done.....

We were able to have our musical fireside yesterday, and it was very beautiful. The down side was that  not one person in our ward invited someone to attend....... haha yeah it was a big bummer. I did give a short talk and Tu'itavuki and I sang “I Need Thee Every Hour” in Tongan..... it was pretty cool;) I have fallen in love with my ward. If there were a group of people that I want you all to meet one day its these people here in Ha'apai, they are amazing!!!!! They truly make me feel like this here is my home. I truly wish for you all to see it here someday.Who knows, maybe Brandon will be a billionaire and can fly us all here one day.

So, our bishop is supposed to come back here today!!! It has been sense my first week here since I have seen him. So that is exciting!!!! I just wrote letter #56 yesterday and started #57 today, so I’m a little written out hahaha........ I’m excited for you all to get letters 54-57 I will probably send them here in the next week!!!!! It’s  just hard, because I always have to wait and find someone I trust so they actually make it to you haha.

I have been super excited to see the work in Ha'apai improve since I have been here. If it’s improving on this little island, I can’t imagine how much progress it must be making in the rest the world!!!!!! For Heavenly Father’s work is hastening!!!!! Pangai is still getting there, but my companion and I will make it happen if the Lord says it is time. For nothing can happen without his hand!!!!

We are currently working with one progressing investigator and several others who aren’t quite progressing. Our progressing investigators name is Uhila. He is about 35yrs old and he has 4 brothers - all in other countries playing rugby and one brother here in Ha'apai that is paralyzed from rugby. His brother is a member. Uhila seems to know a lot about the church and seems to believe but doesn't yet have the faith to give up some of the worldly things like drinking and smoking. However, he is someone that I could honestly see the gospel changing his life. This is where faith, prayer, fasting and completely relying on the Lord comes in. There is no way that me, nor him is going to break that habit for him. Only the hand from somewhere higher can bring that healing. But first we must find and build faith with Uhila.  I love the opportunity to work with God’s children.  It’s a big responsibility. I have thought a lot lately about the saying, “Where much is given much is required!!!” For this is my duty and how grateful I am for it!

I love you all and hope all is well!!!!!

mom "dude"
Brooklin Syst

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 10/13/14) [#56 from Tonga]

Family :)

What an amazing opportunity I have to be able to write you from across the world on a tiny island. In about a month's time, you will have this letter in your hands and be able to hear from your son and brother in the Islands of Tonga. So what a privilege it is to be able to write this letter to you! As I ponder on what to write, I start to think about all of you personally. Mamma, Dad, Brittany, Brandon, Brook, & of course Brandi hahaha. I think about things life has going for you & things the Lord has provided. I think of the seasons we are entering there in Utah. Halloween is coming up & Thanksgiving is just around the corner....which means Christmas can't be too far away. It really is just a season that we are separated.....time seems to play games a lot of the time. At times, it feels that time is going quickly and at times it feels like it has been a year and a couple of months since we have seen each other. But, I think the most important thing that I understand is that I will never get this time back.....time is a gift. I have two years to devote to the Lords' work &  spread it the best I can..... and right now, I'm looking at 9 months left! Something important I am learning is that it doesn't end when I come home, for this is really a beginning. The beginning of bringing others unto Christ. The beginning of building a generation to grow up in the gospel, the beginning of trying to know my Savior better, the beginning of trying to know the Savior's plan for all of us. Something I have grown to love about the mission is that I learn something new every day. My hope is that a portion of what I learn each week, I can take a piece of it and help you all in some small way so that it will benefit you. It has been a couple of days going back and forth writing this letter and trying to feel what it is that I am supposed to write.  I know now it was a much needed thing for me to wait until now to finish writing, for I know things that need to be said, for they come from the heart.

As I was in church today, it was a very special experience for me and it was filled with a lot of emotion from the heart. I know the experience I had was not a coincidence but it was a tender mercy from the Lord and a true gift. Mom and dad, I think you both will understand quite quickly once I start explaining the experience I had today at church. As I entered the chapel door, then set my eyes on the scene around me, I was taken back! I saw beautiful displays of flowers and children dressed in their best Sunday dress. I said to myself...."Awe, today is the Primary Program!!! :)" HaHaHa you are all probably laughing...the only thing you probably remember about me and the primary program is me crying and saying that I was scared to go up and say my part, hahaha.

But what I want to share with you are the things the spirit taught me and the things I was reminded of and the tender mercy of the Lord opening my eyes. In BIG letters up on the wall behind the primary children as a sign that read, "Oku Tae'ngata ae Famili" (Families Are Eternal) The whole objective or theme was based on how to build families, raise children in the gospel. Where does it start? We all know the answer to that question. Raising children and teaching them the ways of the gospel starts at HOME! I was touched as the kids began to sing "Teach Me to Walk in the Light" (in English). I remembered my own Dad and Mom  taking turns coming and singing to me at night. Remember the words, "come little children and together we'll learn of His commandments that we might return. Home to His presence, to live in His sight, always, always, to walk in the light." I pictured my parents singing that song to my my whole life and it was saying to me, "come little child and together we shall learn." I remembered my parents shining the light on the gospel so that I could see. I see now that everything I have is because of the loving guidance and teachings that I received my whole life. As I watched the primary children today, I remembered my parents pushing me to be good in everything I wanted to pursue and to everyone I came in contact with. We all need a foundation and we need that support in our homes to help build us. I look at Brittany and Michael and the amazing opportunity you have now to accomplish Heavenly Father's plan for the both of you! To raise and eternal family in this beautiful gospel. Today I stand in thanks and I stand in complete humility of heart and thanksgiving to my parents. Mom and Dad, thank you for being brave, thank you for being courageous, thank you for your patience and for enduring! Thank you for your obedience, thank you for always wanting to be better and following the path of repentance! I thank you for showing me the light. I would like to remind you of the last verse in Teach Me to Walk in the Light, but I am going to make a word substitution of "I" instead of "we" and "me" instead of "us". "Father in Heaven, I thank this this day, for loving guidance, to show me the day. Grateful I praise thee with songs of delight! Gladly, gladly, I'll walk in the light."

Mom and Dad, you need to know how grateful I am for the both of you. For you have truly shown me the way. I'm so grateful for your incredible examples. Nobody could ask for more incredible examples and parents because others can truly tell that your relationship is based on the Lord. Dad, I only wish that I could be as good of a father as you were/are to me. And Mom, I only hope that I can marry a daughter of our Father in Heaven that has as strong of a testimony as you  and that shows it through every single act she does!

Brandon, Brooke....continue to listen to thy parents and love them. For they shall lead thee to they Father!

Brittany and Michael, I urge and ask you to become the examples for your children and lead them into the light! I know you both are already incredible and already are ready for the task. For now is the time to fulfill God's greatest commandment!

I love you all. I  am so grateful for our Heavenly Father and for how blessed we are to have grown up in this incredible gospel and as part of such a miraculous family. I hope we can hold close to us the responsibility of our calling as missionaries to share the gospel with the world and be an example unto all the nations!

I love you all
This is my hope and my prayer. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Your Son/Brother
Remember we are a family for eternity!

Elder Blake Daniel Harmon

E-mail (Dated: 10/12/2014)

Dad/ Mom......I had a feeling this needed to be what I wrote about today. I hope that it can make some difference somewhere, maybe in Sunday school class, sacrament meeting, or just on my blog. I know you will be guided by the spirit on what to do. I pray the things I wrote can have an impact to show the reality of the importance of the Savior in our lives and our responsibility to serve Him. I hope I have made of myself, someone that others can look up to as an example for my desire is to bring them unto Christ who has been my eternal example.

♡Famili:)...pehe foki kihe ha niihi kohi te nau lau pea fanongo kihe imeli koeni (and all the others that will be able to read and hear this email) .  I love every one of you!!!!! This week has been full of trials and things to learn from. Yesterday, I wrote a letter that covers a lot of what took place. So for right now, I would like to focus on a short email that might be able to encourage those of you that hear it. I hope it gives you some motivation to anyone that might need it.

I would like to talk about being a missionary. This past week has made me look at my life and look at where I started and look at where I am now. It has given me perspectives I never would have seen unless I would have taken this path of being a missionary. Priesthood holders prepare now for what will be the best two years FOR your life. Become worthy if needed, give time and sacrifice the things of the world that are holding you back if necessary. For I tell you these things from experience. You will not engage in any work more powerful than this and you will never share a more important and powerful message than the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ!

As I have been able to be a missionary, I have seen miracles and I have witnessed lives changed. I have seen new found commitments in people wanting to become better, including myself. I have witnessed this conversion in so many people, but I have seen this conversion take place mostly within myself. Young men, we owe it to our families, our future children, and our future wife's. But brethren we also owe it to ourselves to become men built on the rock of our redeemer.  For as we do His work and we start to walk paths that He has walked, then will our eyes be opened. This is my prayer--that all of our young abled men decide now to put your shoulder to the plow and commit to serving the lord and giving yourself to Him. There are so many reasons, good reasons why it could be hard to get on a mission--but none is of greater purpose and none should come before the Master. For as you sacrifice for the work of the Lord, you shall see the many mighty tender mercies of the Lord. For He will build you, He will shape you, He will guide you. It will not be easy, for nothing of great worth is easy to obtain. Sometimes you will fall, but our Savior will be there to pick you back up. This is the process we must learn to lean on in order to come close to our Savior. For without Him, we can accomplish nothing of any worth.  I bare solid witness He will never leave you.

And his hand is stretched out still. Come unto Him. Give Him your all and prepare for this once in a life time opportunity to change people’s lives by bringing others unto the light of the gospel and to help those return back to the fold. As I close, I feel impressed to share with you an experience I was given the other day. If you recall, I recently shared the experience of an investigator named Tevita Tongaoneva. This was a man I was able to teach in the past while I was on a companionship exchange.  I had the opportunity to teach the first two lessons to Tevita. These lessons were an incredible experience and full of the spirit of the Lord.  At the time, I told him later that day that I would be returning to my area. He expressed his thanks to me and said that I had changed his life forever. At the time, I didn't know for sure he would be baptized (even though it felt like it, I had all the faith he would). Well, anyway….I was able to attend a fireside the other day as he gave a talk (which means yes he was baptized!!!:) and bore testimony with power and conviction. He said that he is preparing to seal his family for eternity in the Nuku'alofa temple next year!!! Then he looked at me in the crowd and he said my name and thanked me and said that because I sacrificed to come from America and leave my family that I had changed his life forever.....

My friends, my brothers--any of you that read this and have doubt, or are second guessing this great opportunity…STOP and prepare now!  God is preparing His people and He has called you to the work! Not just some of you! I bare testimony that God will provide a way, if you seek Him, He will guide you and the doors of light and strength will be opened unto you. Some of you may be thinking--awe the mission thing and the mission life is not for me, oh but it is, and it is my prayer that you may be able to see so now. May we all fulfill our responsibilities with faith and trust in the lord, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Love you all
Mom"dude"
Brooklin "SYST

Hand Written Letter (Dated: 10/6/14) [#55 from Tonga]

Family:)

Hey my Beautiful Family that I love so dearly. This week has been a week full of trials and learning opportunities. I would love to share with you a couple of experiences in hope that I might be able to share something that could bring strength, add courage, or lift your spirts. Hopefully my point of view on things can help you in struggles you all might behaving in your day to day lives.

These last few weeks have brought struggles of door knocking and getting shut down, even to the point where as we walk away, we hear cussing and vulgar language about us. Often times, work is hastened by the hand of missionaries and members working together. This has been a big struggle for this area for a long time. We recently have had many leadership meetings trying to increase our efforts and the members increasing theirs. As days and weeks pass, things don't seem to be getting that much better. It is hard to work with members when scheduled appointments with them don't go through. It has been a heart ache and struggle. Just recently we had someone come from Tonga (main island). I was able to talk about her in my last letter. Here name is Helen. It is actually not as good as I had thought it to be. Everyone has told us that they are pretty much being forced to listen to us, so they just want to hear all five lessons and be done with us.  And everyone knows that is not a place where the spirit can dwell. President Uchtdorf said that we must study with an intent to hope it is true and must be open to feeling if the word is the word of God....But, when the tell us they won't accept the Book of Mormon and tell us that they are just listening to get it over with, then they will never be able to know the truth. This approach only pushes away the spirit before we even begin.

This week we taught twelv new people. As we headed into the 3rd lesson (same day with all of them), they all said at the beginning, "Helen said this could be our last time." Going into that lesson, we had hoped to invite them to baptism. We had been so excited. We were like little kids on Christmas morning. When we heard them tell us that they didn't want to listen anymore, it was like Santa lit the Christmas tree on fire before he left and we walked into a room full of ashes instead of gifts. The story goes on in more detail, but I want to stop there. I want to focus on why I told you all of this. I want you to understand the bigger picture. It goes with this saying by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. "I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Salvation never was easy. We are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this is the truth, and He is our great eternal head. How could we believe it would be easy for us when it was never easy for him?

I am humbled by this quote and by the truth of this statement. Part of being able to "earn and learn" heaven or how to put upon us those Christlike attributes, we must first be able to feel a little bit of what it was like for Him. Even after all that pain, being outcast, spit upon, denied, tortured, and put to death....he kept it all. He was loving, humble, virtuous, faithful, diligent, patient and full of knowledge.....He was perfect. He is a leader to us all. He is perfect.

This is what I want all of us to learn and know and be reminded of. We need to turn to the Savior and cry unto Him! He is there and He will answer your prayers! This general conference emphasized in several if not most talks that we need to cry unto our loving Father in Heaven in the name of Christ and then become perfected in Him. This is how we find compfrt. This is how we will find strength and where we will find happiness! Whether we come unto the Father because our hearts are broken from having the gospel message rejected or if we come unto the Father because we are struggling with sin and trying to return back to the fold, the answer is to RUN! RUN as fast as we can into our Father's care. I know that as we come to know our Savior and our Heavenly Father, we will find courage. We will find strength. We will find the spiritual light of which it seems there is never enough of. This is my prayer. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Elder Blake Daniel Harmon
Your Brother/Son
But never forget we are an Eternal Family
Mom "Dude"

E-mail (Dated: 10/5/2014)

Feels like something new!!! Am I still in Ha'apai? :)

Family and Loved Ones!!!!! 

This week has been full of amazing tender mercies of the Lord in Ha'apai.  It has been a completely different experience than the previous two months. I saw unity and I felt the hastening powers of missionary work been done the Lord’s way as we were able to work unitedly with the members. It’s a whole new feeling of happiness and joy when we are able to actually share our message with the beautiful people of Tonga.  I have not experienced the people being so hard to teach since I have been in Noapapu.  The people here are really shy and often embarrassed being seen with the missionaries.  It’s one of the hardest difficulties being able to teach someone. And another interesting thing is most families have someone that either grew up in the church but married outside of the church or some that are converts and left the church. I thought at the beginning these would be the easiest to teach, but in reality they have turned out to be some of the hardest houses to get into. 

However, this week we truly saw a tender mercy as a girl from Tonga named Helen came here for work. She is a doctor. As she treats people, instead of having them pay money for her service, she tells them to go listen to the missionaries.  So we did a huge program all week where all the missionaries from Ha'apai (except Berry and Freer) came to the church every day at 7 and we taught tons of investigators!!!! We had 65 people every day!!!!! We were able to be instruments in the hand of the Lord. It is a true miracle that we were able to bring the true message of the gospel of Jesus Christ to so many people at one time. We were able to answer so many questions and straighten out so many things that people thought about the church. I was able to teach in a couple different groups. So when I would change groups, the ladies would be like “we want our palangi back” – hahahaha, it was so funny. It felt special that these cute old ladies wanted me to come teach them. Haha they would always ask me to talk Tongan to them. At the end of the week on Friday we did a big musical fireside and the spirit was very strong and there were some amazing solos and songs sung......we also had to sing a song as missionaries, it was a pretty cool experience.  It was a special moment looking out at all of our investigators and seeing the light shine in all their eyes. 

We are continuing to teach this week. Since there are so many people, we are teaching the lessons really slow.  I’m excited to see the miracles that are about to take place in Ha'apai.  

It rained!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awe biggest tender mercy for these people. All of their water tanks were out of water!!!!!!!!! Such a sweet tender mercy! 

So we received a couple from Ogden Utah. They are here to help build new houses for the people. They are the nicest people. Their name is Delong. He is a famous painter...... so maybe I can talk him into making me a cool picture hahaha:) 

Oh, I also received my package. I am so so grateful!!!! Thank you so much for everything. It’s so nice to be able to have a camera and finally be able to see with glasses...... and we have already killed two chickens with the knife.....yummy:) hahahaha but thank you for everything!!!!!! Love you all. 

I would love it if you would all take the time to read Doctrine & Covenants 76:51-60. My faviorite part is the last verse!!!! Te tau lava ke ikunai ae ngaahi mea kotoa pe!   What a beautiful promise!!!!!!

momma"dude"

Brooklin SYST

FOR REMEMBER ALWAYS WE ARE AN ETERNAL FAMILY ♥