I cannot believe its May! I could've sworn I was just writing about the new year! I am absolutely loving my mission!
I am still working on my Tongan, haha.. This week was a good week. We started teaching this guy named Ase. I knew him in Vava'u. He always came on P-day and played volleyball with us. I didn't know he wasn't a member. We ran into him and asked if we could teach him and he said yes! So we taught him and I've never met anyone who remembers what we teach to the T! He was always so into the lessons, loved asking and answering question! We committed him to baptism, but sadly he left to Eua :( He comes back in June, so hopefully future missionaries find him. We also found a couple from Australia. The is born into the church but his wife is Muslim. First one I've met here in Tonga. Such a nice couple with genuine hearts. He wants his wife to learn about the church, so we will see what happens with her!
Funny experiences that happened:
-A minister asked us why we believe in 3 Gods and we gave answers from the Bible and he was furious because he didn't expect that and didn't know what to do, lol.
-Families roast me SO MUCH! Apparently I'm just very "roastable" (is that a word?) Tongans are ruthless haha.
-I was trying to teach a kid how to land a front-flip on the tramp and, long story short, I thought the kid broke his neck. But Tongan children don't feel pain...like I'm serious. It freaks me out, when you see them having rock wars, but they are throwing 5 lb boulders and laughing when it hits them. You know there is no such thing as pain out here. hahaha.
Also, not funny, but my companion got offered by BYU to play football! So that was pretty crazy!
To finish on a spiritual thought, we are doing a 90 day Book of Mormon reading challenge and I can see the blessings it gives me and my companion. So I encourage all of you to start reading the Book of Mormon. Whether your first time, or you've lost count, just read it daily. You will see the blessings! I promise!
Thank you for all you emails and prayers.
Ofa atu eh,
Elder Nomani
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