The Last Talofa...
Talofa everyone! I
can't believe it but my time on Tuvalu is coming to an end. Elder Paki and I go back to Fiji on the plane
on Thursday.
I really don't want to leave this place that I have come
to love so much. It's going to be really
hard. I'm not sure where I'm going yet
in Fiji, but I'm excited to find out (maybe tomorrow).
Definitely the highlight of the week was Logotau's baptism
on Saturday. I've grown so close to him
and his family so it was really special for me to baptize him! He has changed so much from the time I first
met him, and it has been a real learning experience for me to see how one
person can change and go through conversion!
He gave his testimony afterwards, which to me is always the best part of
baptisms, and as usual it was very powerful!
I can tell that he is now a disciple of Jesus Christ and ready to serve
him to the end! I am so thankful to have
been a part of it.
Sunday was special.
It was fast and testimony meeting so Brother Niko started off with his
testimony and then thanked me for my service, and it almost made me cry! Our branch president did as well and I had to
go bear my testimony afterwards and tell everyone how much I was grateful for
them. Another girl in our branch is
moving to New Zealand on Tuesday, so everyone was talking about us two haha it
was way embarrassing. And then after
sacrament meeting they made me and the girl stand up in front of the
congregation and everyone else stood up and sang "God Be With You Til We Meet
Again." It was really nice of them and I was really grateful for that! I'm gonna miss everyone here a ton!
It's been a long time here in Tuvalu, and most of the
time here was pretty hard to be honest.
But I'm grateful for the chance I had to serve here. I know that it was part of Heavenly Father's
plan for me to be here. I have grown so
much and come to love the gospel more than I can explain. I am sad to leave but I know that He has
another place for me to go, so I feel comforted knowing I'm in His hands!
Alofa atu!
Elder Harris
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| Logotau's Baptism |
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| Logotau and Elder Harris |
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| At the top of the Island |
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This is Lasalo (Tuvaluan for Lazarus).
He loves
missionaries and
always comes to talk to us! |
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This
fruit is called pandanus. In Tuvaluan it is fala. Kind
of tastes like a weird corn thing...
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