Hey everyone!

Last monday I hit my ten-month mark, wednesday was a year since Jake got back from his mission, and yesterday was a year from the day I opened my mission call! Good stuff!

Since Monday was my 10 month mark we celebrated during our “unwinding” time after nightly planning. Yes, with Ice cream. And the testaments! And Elder Maun had to fix his bike (from his superman last week) so we could work the next day – poor guy!

Cool experience: on Tuesday, we saw someone with a moving truck and felt prompted to ask them if we could help. Usually people say, “No thanks!” thinking that we are dressed too nice for that. PEOPLE. These are my working clothes! Oh my Lanta. Well these people actually said, “You could help us move a couch upstairs!” We were in that truck before they finished the sentence. There was only an old guy and 3 women planning on carrying this thing. They said we just randomly came at the right time! They let us come back and teach a lesson 2 days later. Deanna is pretty solid! So hope she decides to go down this road.

At Pday Activity, I was trying to figure out how to open this lightsaber. Looking for the button, swinging it around, but It just wouldnt open. Sure enough I walked over to my Zone Leader and still trying to figure it out, I swung and it decided to open! And totally wacked his knee. “Ahhhhh!” it was hilarious, so I thought Id share. Youre welcome.

During a lesson, our exchange got some calls and stepped outside for a few minutes. Came back in, and sat through the rest of the lesson. Afterward, he said, “I need to get yall home, my daughter is in the ER!” We just told him to hurry over there and we’d walk home. Felt super bad for him – nothing life threatening, she’ll be fine. There are people I meet that I want to be like so much. That is an example. Thinking of himself last.

Sometimes its so overwhelming to change and be the person I want to be. But I just take one moment at a time. Everytime I have the urge to get upset or something not Christlike, I hear, “What kind of man do you want to be?” in my mind and that always gives me the drive to choose the hard, but rewarding way.

We’ve still been going over to Dona’s. He is hilarious and honestly my brother in every way. I would do anything for this man. Anything. Once, we had just finished riding bikes and went to see him. He came to me, squatted down, and pulled my pant leg out of my sock! haha always has my back. Elder Maun (being an islander always takes off his shoes right indside the door. Dona looks at him confused and says, “Why you leave your shoes ova derr?” and we explained it was a sign of respect. Dona thought about it and remembered that in his country you take off your shoes before going into the kinds palace. Elder Maun said, “There you go! I took them off for the kind of this home!” And Dona laughs really hard, “No no no no, There is only one king!” *points upward* Love that guy.

Geo is progressing! We hope he will accept a baptismal date this week!
We may drop Alex – isnt keeping any commitments.
We found a kid named Victor whose mom is a member going to the tongan wards!
We are being led everyday! Awesome sauce.

I love yall so much! Keep up the good work and have the best week ever!

Hurrah for Israel!

Elder Householder

-My Ten month mark celebration
-We took a break from planning!