Typical Sunday

 

Today we attended the Makawao and Pukalani wards upcountry.  We love these two wards and are getting to know so many people there. Today Bishop Upfold called us in to talk about how we can best help in his ward.  We asked him to give us 5 names a month from the ward list of people to visit and get to know.  This is the kind of work we love doing.  It is so rewarding helping to bring families back to church and to help and love and serve where ever we can.  He also invited us to speak in church next Sunday.  That is a fun opportunity that we have from time to time. 

After church we were invited to a lesson for a young man we will call Brother T.  He grew up in a part member family but was never baptized as a child.  He really hasn't had any association with the church but I believe his Dad became active again after many years.  He is from Northern California but came to Hawaii with his sister when they were asked to work on a farm and be caretakers for the owner who travels a lot for work.  He has only been in Hawaii a few months but somehow he met the Elders and they began to teach him. He is a very thoughtful person and thinks deeply about the things they are teaching him.  He follows through with the readings they ask him to do and he asks great questions.  This week as we sat in on his lesson the elders asked him if he completed the reading they gave him last week and he said, "Yes I did and I decided that if I really am going to ask God if this book is true then I need to start reading it from the beginning."  He then talked to us about the story of Lehi and his family and he had such great insights.  It was amazing!  So wonderful!

We were happy to give him a ride home and see the farm he lives on.  Next week we will sit in on a lesson and he said he will take us on a tour of the farm.  

(Today at church he showed up in a suit with a white shirt and tie.)

I just want to say how much we love working with and teaching with our Elders.  They are all so amazing, all at different stages of learning and growing in the work.  It is just fun to watch them teach and bring the spirit. It strengthens our testimony.