Teaching with the Missionaries

TEACHING WITH THE MISSIONARIES

 

We went to visit Linore and her boys.  They live in such a poor place.  They enjoyed having us come and bringing a lesson about keeping the commandments.  The neighbor children who were there had not been to Primary yet, but they sang "Keep the Commandments" with us and listened to a story from the Friend magazine about not swearing.  They enjoyed laughing at one of Elder Jones' jokes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we posted the other 8 or 9 pics we tried to take this night you'd know why we are laughing.  We were with the Sister Missionaries, Sister Mataele and Sulog teaching this Chinese group and the mother didn't know how to use our camera that apparently wasn't made in China.  This picture was finally straight, facing forwards and had no hand covering it.  We had just enjoyed a spiritual experience teaching this good little family and their friend, Victor (his chosen English name) standing next to Sister Jones.  Victor loves the church, wants it in his life but still feels confusion about some teachings.  The next day he was leaving for China, that huge place where the Church is hard to find.  We hope his prayers will be answered for him concerning the Gospel. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Arnold's house.  It is really one of the nicer ones we have visited in, even though we did have to step over many kitty-cats as we went in the front door.  He said they have 22 kittens!  Kittens in Saipan are different than at home.  They don't even know they are kittens cause when you call "here kitty," they ignore you.  I've been told that you call "eechy" and they might come.  Well, there you have it.  But how do you feed 22 eechy's?  I don't know if you do, any eechie we've seen here looks hungry and skinny. 

Arnold was baptized last month after waiting years for the opportunity.  He seemed to find great strength and encouragement from a friendship with Elder Jones.  He asked Elder Jones months ago to baptize him when the time came, but when the time came, Elder Jones had the torn rotator cuff that would probably allow him to put Arnold under the water, but never get him up out of it again.  So the day following the baptism, Elder Jones conferred the Holy Ghost on him. 

 

 

Baptism Day for Arnold with us, Sisters Mataele, Sulog, and Brother Roy Dolon, January 26, 2013.

 

 

 

We went with Elders Loveless and Lina to this place of residence just before Elder Lina transferred to Guam.  A young single mother, Redge, watched with interest the DVD of the Restoration as we sat outside the house.  When asked if she had any questions, she asked where the gold plates are now.  She is studying many religions right now and we wondered if someone from another church asked her to ask.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a FHE with Elder Loveless at a home in government housing.  Many Chuukese and Carolinian people who are native to the island live here.  Some of them still have houses in the jungles and live there part of the time.  They have "family by the dozens; aunts, uncles and cousins," so having a couple of houses is a pretty good idea.