tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69886380099330562562024-03-05T09:05:45.587-08:00Sister Sisilia Meli - Jamaica Kingston Mission 2016-2018Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-19055663196214788802017-04-02T14:50:00.002-07:002017-04-02T14:50:30.125-07:00Week 35: 03/27/17..."APRIL 3RD: SAVE THE DATE"Aloooohhhaaaa!<br />
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Anyways, miracles are everywhere! Sister Fun and I have started working with the members in our missionary work and so we are excited to do that this week :) there's one sister, Sister Anderson, who's husband hadn't met with missionaries for over 6 YEARS! so imma change that and get him to the water real soon! (lol jk, ok not really)</div>
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Shameika came to church and brought all her kids except Kiko, her 8 year old son! he's so funny, he's always riding his bike around the neighborhood in just his underwear! He probrably didn't want to come because he knew he would have to wear clothes to church, lol! I was SO thankful for the members here in Sav because they welcomed Shameika and all her kids with open arms!! Sis Fun and I were worried that the kids would feel uncomfortable or Shameika would feel that way but everything went so smoothly! all of the kids that came want to get baptized so.... we shall see!</div>
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Another miracle that happened was a young man named Marvin came to church! Here's the story about him: He was taught by missionaries for a while and was close to being baptized many times! Each time he was gonna get baptized, he went A Wall! Anyways, while Sis Fun and I were on our way home one day, this woman stopped us and told her the missionaries used to come by and teach her son... Lo and behold, that woman was Marvin's mom! We told her how we've been trying to find him but we didn't know how! She told us that her and him will come to church <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1070754610" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Sunday</span></span> and they did! Joan, Marvin's mom, came for the first time and loved it! the relief society were very welcoming to her and I know she felt loved! I'm hoping that this will be our opportunity to teach the both of them!</div>
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Paulette, Shyann, and Cody are still amazing and I'm hoping they can come to church soon! They were meant to come yesterday but weren't able to because there was a man who had to fix the roof of their shop and home slice didn't wanna do it on Saturday! It's okay, I have faith that they will come this upcoming <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1070754611" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday</span></span> and watch our very own leaders of today speak to us! </div>
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This past Friday, the sisters of the Sav branch put together a little celebration in honor of the 175th anniversary of the relief society and that was so much fun! I love this branch and all the members!</div>
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I can't tell you all how excited I am for General Conference..... but we ALL know that the most IMPORTANT day is that following Monday. Just saying.</div>
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Anyways, I hope you all have a great week and enjoy every minute of every moment you're given to do something awesome!</div>
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This week was a crazy one! not really, but I thought I'd say it anyways... living in Jamaica is crazy itself!</div>
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To start, transfer calls came and Sis Fun and I are staying together (big surprise lol)! I'm excited to serve with her more so that we can work together to find miracles! </div>
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Shameika, our investigator on date to be baptized this week, will now be baptized on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1070754586" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 8th</span></span>... she couldn't come to church yesterday because she had no money to come :-( darn. We shared with her Mark 4 about the parable of the sower and explained to her that unless we deepen our roots in the gospel, the adversary is going to try and take us further away from our Father in Heaven. She is such a sweet lady but she gets tried so much! We are praying that she may keep her eyes focused on the glory of our Father so that He can show her the way! </div>
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We were able to see Paulette again this week and it was awesome!!! Shyann and Cody remembered almost EVERYTHING we taught about the Restoration! I was thinking to myself "These kids are so BRIGHT!" I have a testimony of the love that our Savior has for little children! They work hand in hand with our Heavenly Father and they don't even realize it! When we introduced them to the Book of Mormon, they were so excited to read more scripture and learn about Jesus Christ! Paulette was happy as well, she told us she wants to keep meeting with us.</div>
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The more I rely on the Lord in all I do, the more I've recognized how hard the adversary is trying to bring me down! I've recognized all the ups and downs that have come from trying to do what He wants me to do and I know that as I continue to seek His guidance, then He will show me the way. </div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-73930433255103031072017-04-02T14:31:00.000-07:002017-04-02T14:31:16.350-07:00Week 33: 03/13/17...I got sun burnt this week smh<div class="gmail_extra" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 15px;">
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I was also able to have a trade off with my amazing sistah training leader, Sister Bowen! She served here in Sav not too long ago so she was able to show me a lot of the people she had known and met with when she was here! She is soo sweet and I was thankful to learn so much from her! I have a VERY bad craving for chocolate and I got that from her lol!!!</div>
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This past week, a lot of our original appointments Sis Fun and I had set would fall through but we were able to find a lot of nice people (Thank you Heavenly Father!). One lady I want to talk about is Paulette. While walking around our neighborhood, we met Paulette and her friend Marva and so we came back yesterday to see her and our first lesson with her went amazing! She has a little daughter named Shyann and a grandson named Cody and all three of them were very receptive in the lesson. She's very humble and really loves Jesus Christ and so I am excited to meet with her again tomorrow :D</div>
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We were able to witness a baptism for the elders this past Saturday and it was so great. The baptism was for a mother and daughter! They baptize by the sea here and so that was a great motivation for me to help the people we are teaching to progress towards baptism! The sea is so beautiful here. Being from Hawaii, you KNOW that I love the ocean more than anything (with genki sushi as an exception) and so it was awesome to see the sea!</div>
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This week is full of hope and promise... just like every week! I am on the search for a miracle each day and with the Lord's help, I hope to be able to find one. I'd like to invite you all to do the same as well!!!</div>
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This week was a little slow because my body was being dealt with physical limitations! I got sick but it was still awesome! Since I stayed inside for a couple days, I was able to prepare a lot more for this upcoming week.<br />
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I also finished the Book of Mormon!!! That was my second time reading it and it was even better this time :) I love the Book of Mormon so much!<br />
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We had an awesome lesson with one of our new investigators, Heather. We invited her to be baptized and she said yes!! The spirit was so strong and I am so excited to prepare her for baptism!!! She really wanted a change in her life and she felt it right away in our lesson :)<br />
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We also had interviews with our mission president on Friday (which was also my 7 month mark!!!!) and it went great! He is working with us in making goals for each transfer so that we can see success. This upcoming Sunday, the missionaries will be putting together a missionary fireside for our branch and I am excited for that! We are going to help our members teach the Plan of Salvation using the scriptures!<br />
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-39883001754643635172017-03-14T23:31:00.000-07:002017-03-14T23:31:11.062-07:00Week 31: 02/27/17: I'm getting darker...<div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 15px;">
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This week was awesome! We had zone conference where are zls, aps, and our mission president all talked about how we should teach more conversationally. It was a much needed conference, especially for a sister like me, who can be really awkward at times!!!! The north coast zone is cool and I finally got to go to Montego Bay, where my dear trainer (who hit her year mark on Friday!!!) is from!!! I also got to see Elder Burrell, who is getting ready to leave to the Dominican Republic this week! he was visa waiting and being trained by Elder Perkins, who came out with me!!!<br /></div>
Sis Van Der Leek and I are slowly getting the hang of Sav and we put two of our investigators on date!!! Shameika and Kia picked their own date and will be preparing themselves to be baptized <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); color: black;" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">on the 25th of March</a>!! I'm excited!!! We are also going to be putting 3 more of our investigators on date this week and so I am excited to see that happen! We set a goal to have 5 baptisms this transfer and so I know that by faith and obedience, the Lord will help us to make it happen!<br /></div>
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I will soon be hitting my 7 month mark, so you know what that means.... I go home in less than a year!!!! I've gotta work hard to make every moment count!!!<br /></div>
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Well, that is all I really have for this email lol. Thank you for the support, love you all!!!!<br /></div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-8602496927635920082017-02-20T08:38:00.001-08:002017-02-20T08:42:34.816-08:00Week 30: 02/20/17...New Area, New CompanionWeek 30: Savannah La Mar<br />
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Anyways, I am in a new area and I am currently serving with Sister Van Der Leek... and as I said before, she's from South Africa! She's a great teacher and so I have been learning a lot from her!!!</div>
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These past couple weeks have been awesome! We've been doing a lot of finding and through faith in the Lord, we have been able to find a lot of great people to teach! We are currently working on putting Shameika and Kia (a mother and daughter) on date to be baptized. We should be seeing them today and so I will let you know how that goes :) They were found by the previous sisters who served here. Shameika is married and has 4 kids, making Kia her oldest! They are so humble and so ready to accept the gospel and so I am excited to help them progress towards baptism.</div>
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We are also teaching a lady named Pricilla. Okay, so funny story, on our first day here, we walked past Pricilla's home and her dogs tried to attack us! No joke, I thought I was going to die lol. We started to talk to Pricilla and after thanking her for saving our lives, we got a returning appointment! It turns out that she was taught by missionaries a long time ago! She is currently in labor but when she gives birth to her baby boy, we will prepare her for baptism as well because she told us she wants to get baptized! she is so nice and I am excited for the next time I get to see her.</div>
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The last person I will talk about right now is an awesome lady named Allison. We met her while finding in Grotto, which I found out is not a super safe area... lol. While teaching her the Restoration, she cried and I know she had felt the spirit. She has a lot of regrets in her life but we shared with her that it is through the gospel of Jesus Christ that she can feel free and happy. She's got 7 kids and they are all so awesome!</div>
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I've been able to reflect a lot on eternal families and why that is so important to our Father in Heaven. One thing I am learning while being a missionary is that because Heavenly Father loves us so much as His children, He wants us to share that love with our brothers and sisters. My testimony of that continues to strengthen as I am given opportunities to share with my Jamaica brothers and sisters that same message. I am sure that my mom and brother wanted me to understand that as well. I did my best to honor them this week by doing all I can to teach others about the gospel.</div>
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I know this one was a long one but I hope you all have a great week! To my friends at home, eat some Genki Sushi for me lol. Thank you for all the love and support!!!!!</div>
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Aloha wau ia oukou a ofa lahi atu!</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-57402328268318563072017-02-18T13:31:00.002-08:002017-02-18T13:46:12.220-08:00Week 28: 02/06/17...Yay, another short message!<br />
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-65768039533471611862017-02-18T13:28:00.004-08:002017-02-18T13:48:23.895-08:00Week 28: 02/06/17: Transfers...:(<br />
Week 28: 02/06/17<br />
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SOOOOO transfer calls came the other day and sadly, the adventures of Sister Baker and Meli are coming to an end :-( </div>
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I knew it was coming since I've been in Maypen for 6 months but I was hoping to stay another transfer, hahaha. I will be going to Savannah La Mar (the most western part of Jamaica) and will be white washing the area with my good friend, Sister Von Der Leek. She's from South Africa! Even though I am sad to be leaving the MOST promising and blessed area in all of Jamaica, I am thankful for this opportunity I am given to start fresh with Sister Von. She's a great missionary and so I have full faith that her and I will work well together!</div>
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Earlier this week, I was able to go on trade offs with my SISTAH, Sis Afemata! She is awesome and I got to spend the day with her in Portmore. One thing I learned from her was how to replace my irritation or frustration with sorrow; sorrow for when the people we meet reject the most precious gift that our Heavenly Father can give them: the Atonement!!! By replacing my frustration or anger with sorrow, I was able to truly see others as children of our Heavenly Father. It has opened my eyes IMMENSELY. I hope to be able to apply this throughout the rest of my mission.</div>
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I am soooooo sad that Sister Baker and I won't be serving together but I am so thankful for the time I was given to be her companion. She has taught me so much about hard work, diligence, humility! Her and I always reminded each other to SMILE :-) I know that her and Sister Pierre (her new companion) will do well together! I am excited to hear about our investigators on date, Mr. Barnes, Ms. Joy, Tj, and Shavanese get baptized! I said goodbye to so many people yesterday and just cried out of gratitude towards the people of Maypen. No one told me that leaving an area, especially your first, would be so hard!!! But I am excited to see miracles happen in Savannah La Mar.</div>
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As this week rolls up, I hope everyone finds a miracle or tender mercy!! Those are EVERYWHERE! Thank you to everyone for the support and love!!! Wish me luck in Sav!</div>
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Aloha wau ia oukou a ofa lahi atu,</div>
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Week 27: 01/30/17<div>
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Our daily schedule for sister missionaries here in Jamaica has changed too and I'm still trying to get more accommodated to it. We will be proselyting starting at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1466996304" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8am</span></span> now and we have to be back inside by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1466996305" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6pm</span></span> (due to how dangerous it is here....... I mean, I never got shot yet so idk). All things are from the Lord and so I am focusing on getting more used to the schedule, hopefully that happens soon, hahaha!</div>
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Anyways, Sister Baker and I are excited and also scared for this week (transfer calls are soon, that happened so fast!) but it will be great nonetheless. We are still trying to make our goal for seeing 4 baptisms together and so I have a good feeling about it!! We are working on putting Mr. Barnes and Ms. Beth on date to be baptized and we will see how that goes. We see them later today :D</div>
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Well, I hope everyone has a great week! I know it's weird that I'm emailing so early but I hope this one finds ya fine :-)</div>
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Aloha wau ia oukou a ofa lahi atu,</div>
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Pic 1: @ Traci Aiwohi</div>
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Pic 2: The camel cows that patrol our streets everyday</div>
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Pic 3: THE BEST JAMAICA/MEXICAN BURRITO I HAVE EVER EATEN IN MY LIFE (shout out to Elder Palmer for telling Sis Baker and me about Chilitos)</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-38137501654364417892017-02-18T13:10:00.004-08:002017-02-18T13:10:55.713-08:00Week 26: 01/23/17: Miracles in Maypen!Week 26: 01/23/17: Miracles in Maypen!<br />
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This week was so awesome!!!! Sister Baker and I have been working on finding the "elect" in our area and so we have been walking and talking to everyone!! We currently have three investigators on date to be baptized, Ms. Joy, who runs a small shop near our house, Shavanese, a woman who works at a bike store, and TJ, the son of a recent convert. All of these people are very promising and Sister Baker and I are excited to get these people prepared for baptism!! </div>
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We have two other investigators named Beth and Mr. Barnes and I wanted to talk about them a little. We met Beth while trying to find her son who we contacted the day before and we ended up getting an appointment with her. She is SO awesome. She told us about how confused she was about all the different churches and is very willing to listen to our message. I think she's elect :) Mr. Barns is a referal we received from the elders in the office and when we met him, he had already been reading the Book of Mormon and testified to us about how he knew it was true. It was awesome teaching him because he's very humble. He also had his mom and grandma sit in on our first lesson with him and the spirit was there!!! Sis Baker and I are working on getting them both on date to be baptized and so we will see how that goes this week :)</div>
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I have to give credit to my companion, Sister Baker, for the week that we've had together. Her and I get along SO well! I feel like I'm serving with a best friend, every day is so much fun!!! I love her a lot and I learn a lot from her as well. We are working really hard in meeting our goals and we know that as we both work together to help Maypen grow, we will be able to see miracles!!!</div>
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Saturday, Jamaica was blessed to have a General Authority visit us and help us and the members work to see the church grow!!! Elder Gamiette was able to teach us a lot about how the members and missionaries can work together to bring souls unto Christ. It was POWERFUL and I learned so much about the importance of talking to everyone and how we can ask inspired questions in each lesson. I hope to be able to apply those things as I continue to serve as a missionary.</div>
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This week, the missionaries will have a broadcast training on Wednesday and I'm very excited to watch and learn from that as well. As I continue my search for a miracle each day, my hope is that I will always find one!!!! </div>
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Have a blessed week and I hope you all know how much I love you all!!!</div>
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Aloha wau ia oukou a ofa lahi atu,</div>
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pic 4: Sis Baker and I went to the Bob Marley Museum today and it was AWESOME! </div>
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pics 1, 2,3: pics from the training on saturday lol</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-11838315946266395792017-02-18T12:59:00.005-08:002017-02-18T13:07:10.007-08:00Week 25: 01/16/17<br />
Week 25: 01/16/17<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">hey hey so I promised pics for like the last 3 weeks so here ya go. I'll make this one short so you all can enjoy seeing pics of my life from the last month lol</span><br />
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Aloha everyone! Well this was the first week of a new transfer and as you all know, I'm spending it in Maypen. Maypen is still the best place I know (given since it's the only place I know) and so I'm always on the search for miracles!! </div>
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Sister Baker and I have been doing crazy work this past week and it's been awesome! We've been able to meet a lot of new people including Michael, our new investigator who told us that he wants to change his life. I have high hopes for him! Our first lesson with him was so strong, the Spirit was truly there! Sis Baker is a hard worker and since she goes home in a few months, we are working so that she can add a few more miracles on her list of missionary experiences :)</div>
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We currently have two investigators on date to be baptized soon and we are working on extending two more this upcoming week or the next. Our goal is to see 4 baptisms within this companionship and so we are hoping that we can see it within this transfer! that would be cool. </div>
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Anyways, we also got an announcement that the Area authority will be coming to Jamaica next week and so we are super stoked to see him! He is going to be talking to the missionaries and the church leaders here and so I'm excited to hear his suggestions as to how we can help the work move forward here. </div>
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This week will be an exciting one as well and so stay tuned!!! </div>
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Hope you all have a great week!!!</div>
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Aloha wau ia 'oukou a ofa lahi atu,</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-89032363206737489952017-02-18T12:55:00.003-08:002017-02-18T12:55:36.493-08:00Week 23: 01/03/17: Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou!Week 23: 01/03/17: Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou! Transfers = New companion, Sis. Baker!!!<br />
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Sorry for not writing you all last week, things were really crazy since transfers!!</div>
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So, a little update on transfers, I'm still in Maypen but I got a new companion and her name is Sister Baker! She is from Orange County, California and she is so awesome! We laugh a lot and she's a hard worker and so we walk everywhere! I've said it many times but Maypen is full of miracles, and I'm excited to see them unfold in this companionship. We've made it a goal to have 4 baptisms together and so we are working hard to see that happen!!</div>
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Christmas and New Year's was great, and it was amazing to see my family after what felt like forever. I found out that my brother Saia is taller than my dad....... WHAT! </div>
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It was really nice to talk to everyone even though I called an hour late (I got the time difference wrong lol). But it was still awesome!</div>
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I have a lot of high hopes for this upcoming new year, especially since I'll be serving this full year as a missionary. Last week, I finished the Book of Mormon for the first time as a missionary and am truly grateful for it. Whenever you have time, read a couple pages!! I've felt myself grow so much in the gospel while doing so and I know that everyone can do the same :)</div>
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I will be sending pics soon from these last couples weeks so stay tuned. </div>
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I also hope everyone had a great holiday season!!!</div>
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Thank you for all the support I've received from everyone!</div>
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Aloha wau ia 'oukou a ofa lahi atu,</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-7185638692933512732017-02-18T12:54:00.000-08:002017-02-18T12:54:00.136-08:00Week 22: 12/25/16...Merry Christmas!!!<br />
Week 22: 12/25/16<div>
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No letter, but these picture say it all!!! Face timing with Sister Meli was the greatest Christmas gift! She originally called while we were in sacrament meeting, so she was able to call us later that evening when we all were home. Only 1 more Christmas to go, then she will be home!</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-6303399810678461032017-02-18T12:49:00.000-08:002017-02-18T12:49:01.188-08:00Week 21: 12/19/16...sorry, forgot this message!<br />
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E ola loa noa kau i ka wekiu!!!</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-26450016317332061882017-02-18T12:48:00.000-08:002017-02-18T12:48:16.284-08:00Week 21: 12/19/16<br />
Week 21: 12/19/16...less than 1 week until Christmas!!!<div>
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Aloha everyone!</div>
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This week was pretty awesome. We had zone meeting this last Thursday, where our zone leaders spoke to us about the importance of involving our branch leaders and members in missionary work. In honor of the Christmas initiatory that the church is doing, we also spoke about the importance of the "Light the World" notion. It was a great zone meeting. </div>
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Us missionaries also put together a Maypen branch Christmas party where we played games, made cookies, and watched "Home Alone" together (except the missionaries, of course). It was such a great turn out!! </div>
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To top off the week, Elders Smith and Ludlow's investigator, Cutie, was baptized! She's the cutest woman on the planet.</div>
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Well, I'm making this email short again but I will tell you that I am so excited for Christmas. I finally get to see my family after what felt like forever!</div>
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As we all prepare for Christmas, I hope everyone remembers to include the Savior in their celebration, for He is the true reason for the holiday!!! I love you all and I hope you all have a great Christmas!!!!</div>
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Mele Kalikimaka,</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-15855116604440197962017-02-18T12:46:00.004-08:002017-02-18T13:45:12.624-08:00Week 20: 12/13/16<br />
Week 20: 12/13/16...less than 2 weeks until Christmas!!!<br />
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Aloha everyone! This week was pretty cool. Sister Jenkins and I had trade offs with our sister training leaders and so I got to spend the day in Portmore with Sister Clyde. Portmore is close to Kingston and so I finally got to see the ocean!!! The mosquitoes there are CRAZY and so I got bit everywhere! Sister Clyde is so sweet and so I loved going teaching with her. </div>
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Other than that, the week was pretty normal. We've been focusing a lot on reaching our goal to extend 70 baptismal invitations each week and we finally made that goal! I was so happy and in return, I felt the spirit work with Sister Jenkins and I a lot more. </div>
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Sorry about not emailing yesterday, but the sisters and I spent the day in Kingston trying to find things we needed for the Christmas party that us missionaries are putting together this Friday. Kingston is a cool place, I like it there a lot. Sister Afemata and I heard Backstreet Boys while walking down the street and so I did my best not to sing along.......... I failed lol.</div>
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Other than that, I'm very excited for these next couple weeks. I get to call my family that much sooner!!!</div>
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This week was kinda cool. There wasn't much lol.</div>
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But I will say that I am so jealous of all my missionary friends that are serving in places that snow. Jamaica is still hot! So I sweat like crazy everyday! </div>
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As the holidays come around, I've been more homesick than usual. I hope everyone who has the chance, gets to tell their families how much they love them. You never know how good you've got it until you're worlds away from them. But I wouldn't trade being a missionary for anything. </div>
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We got to watch the First Presidency Devotional yesterday and it was beautiful. Our investigators came to watch it too!</div>
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Well, that's really all I've got for this week. Sorry it isn't as exciting as last week's but hey, I'm still in Jamaica and I still love the gospel and my Savior more than ever! </div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-63531516328260996332017-02-18T12:41:00.001-08:002017-02-18T12:41:07.717-08:00Week 18: 11/29/16 (Sorry, no letter week 17)Week 18: 11/29/16<br />
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Lol so sorry for not emailing last week, Sis Afemata and I went to Kingston for our P-day to meet with her uncle, who just happens to be JBoog. IT WAS AWESOME. I was so starstruck, being a typical local Hawaiian girl, and so I swear I didn't say a word the first three hours I was there hahaha! But hey, feel free to go on his instagram and like the pic he posted of us three lol! </div>
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On a spiritual note, it was pretty amazing to hang out with him and Sister Afemata. We got to watch him promote his new album (which he gave us. unfortunately, only 1 song is mission approved haha!) in a bunch of different interviews, we went to eat with him and his travel manager, and we ended the day teaching him, his band, and Siaosi of the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Sis Afemata and I were so nervous but when we were finished, they all thanked us for sharing our message. Before we left, Sis Afemata gave Jboog a Book of Mormon and told him "The prophet told us that if we read this book everyday, we'd never fall away." It was so powerful. Jboog is not active in the church but I hope he was able to not only feel of the love our Savior has for him, but also the love that his young, beautiful, and brave niece has for her uncle. </div>
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I truly have a testimony that God loves families and wants us to work hard as missionaries and as members of His church because of that very reason. It's always so fun getting to spend time with my sisters, especially Sister Afemata because I feel like I have a little bit of home with me here in Jamaica. Spending the day with her and Jboog and his band was awesome because I felt like I was with my family. </div>
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I am so thankful for the time I was able to spend with one of my favorite island reggae artists, and in Jamaica of all places!! But the best part of that experience had to be when Sis Afemata and I were able to share with them the message of how God wants us to be happy and that through the gospel, which was once lost, was here to help guide us back to that God. He loves us all so much! </div>
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Another update I have for you all is that Sis Jenkins and I have 2 more investigators on date for baptism! They are both the siblings of Tracy Ann, my little 12 year old sister who was baptized last month. We are so excited for them!!!</div>
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I want to thank you all for the support I've been given, especially within these last couple weeks. As the holidays come around, I miss my family and friends more than ever. But I hope you all know just how much I love you all!</div>
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Aloha wau ia oukou a ofa lahi atu!</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-14880046411662587062017-02-18T12:34:00.002-08:002017-02-18T13:43:33.392-08:00Week 16: 11/14/16Week 16: 11/14/16<br />
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Okay so to start, Sis Afemata and I got kinda sick and so we stayed in on Tuesday. We did a splits with the other sisters, and so Sis Jenkins and Sis Bowen were able to have lessons with people that Sis Jenkins and I were teaching as well as people that Sis Bowen and Afemata were teaching. I did another splits with Sis Bowen on Wednesday and was able to see some of the area that they serve in and it's pretty nice! I was able to see a blind man named Joel receive a priesthood blessing from the elders. I hope he was able to feel the spirit from that.</div>
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In our district meeting, we were discussing about the importance of teaching short and simply and then adding our testimony to it after. I think these are things that are important in our teaching tactics as missionaries because we are able to bring the message across to those that we teach in a shorter amount of time and with more power. I am definitely going to apply this a lot more in teaching efforts!</div>
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Transfer calls came and Sis Jenkins and I are staying together.</div>
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This past Saturday was another BLESSED day! We had our second baptism, and it was for the daughter of the family we are currently teaching. Her name is Tracey Ann and if I had favorites (which I don't), it would be her. She's twelve and she tells everyone that I am her older sister. I go along with it because it is SO true. I love her so much. Seeing her baptized and confirmed was such a tender mercy. I hope that this will help motivate the rest of the family to be baptized soon!</div>
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Sunday was so awesome as well. 4 of the recent converts that us missionaries have been teaching received the priesthood in sacrament meeting ;-) This included Rohan, our first investigator who was baptized two weeks ago. He's doing awesome by the way. He's been doing his own missionary work and even invited a friend to church last week!!! Seeing those 4 converts stand and receive the priesthood was such a beautiful thing to see. The work is really moving forward here in Maypen!!!</div>
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As this transfer closes, I am thankful for everything I am able to learn as a missionary. I hope that I will be able to continue to grow in the gospel more as time goes on.</div>
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fyi: I am currently in Kingston and this place is hopping!!! Sis Jenkins had a dentist appointment this morning and so we've been spending our p day here and it's awesome lol! </div>
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fyi2: Sister Bowen has also been called to be the new STL!!!</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-75356296213978351202017-02-18T12:28:00.003-08:002017-02-18T13:42:58.865-08:00Week 15: 11/07/16: Happy November!Week 15: 11/07/16: Happy November!!!<br />
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To start, we had a Halloween party for zone pday. That was fun, there are a few new missionaries in our zone this transfer. I'm just glad I'm not the youngest missionary anymore! For Halloween, I just wrapped my pareo around my waist and said I was Hawaiian. lol @ my creative self.</div>
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Later in the week, we had zone meeting where our zone leaders talked to us about teaching simply, bearing testimony of the things we teach, and about retention with our recent converts. Elder Stevens, one of the zone leaders, also talked to us about how great our callings are as missionaries and it was very powerful! I loved zone meeting, it really motivated me to work harder in the mission. </div>
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We also discovered that there are a total of 4 polynesian missionaries in the Jamaica Kingston mission and all 4 of us are in the same zone. There's Elder Kolomalu, from Layton, Utah, and us 3 sisters, Sister Faimalie, from Samoa, and Sister Afemata, and md. We took a pic together with our honorary poly, Elder Stevens, since we discovered that he went to a JBoog concert before he came out! </div>
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Our Maypen Branch also took part in the International service day this past Saturday and that was fun. We helped clean at the Denbigh School just by our house. Later that night, we took part in a baptism for Jadean, an investigator who was being taught by the other Maypen sisters. His mom is Ms. Rosy, the woman we helped carry buckets of sand up to her house. It was a beautiful baptism! He's an awesome kid, I see great things for him. Sis Afemata and I also sang "How Can I Be" using our district leader's ukulele. </div>
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Thinking about this week, I've realized how fast this transfer went! This is week 5 of 6, meaning that whether or not Sis Jenkins and I will be together much longer is unknown. I just don't ever want to leave Maypen, I love it here too much!</div>
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This week, Sis Jenkins and I will be preparing for another baptism, Tracy Ann, the young daughter of the family we're teaching. We're so excited!!! </div>
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Hope you all have an amazing week!</div>
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Aloha wau ia 'oukou a ofa lahi atu,</div>
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This week was so amazing!!!!! </div>
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To start, I apologize for not writing in my group email last week, lol I didn't realize it didn't send. Anyways, we had interviews with our mission president, President Pearson, and it was awesome. Before our interview finished, he must have sensed that I wasn't as confident in myself and so he told me how proud he was of me and how hard I work to be a good missionary. It really helped. I really love my mission president and his wife, they're both so spiritual and soooo loving! Sister Pearson drove us to our appointment after our interviews and it was 45 minutes away!!! </div>
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So in the branch I serve in, there are 4 sets of missionaries: 2 sets of elders and 2 sets of sisters. The other set of sisters are currently moving out of their old house and so they've been living with us for the last week. It's so fun, especially with Sister Afemata, my Samoan sister from Compton. JBoog is also her dad's youngest brother and so we jam to love season and waiting for the rain every night! And then we pray for repentance since we aren't supposed to be singing songs that don't invite the spirit lol.</div>
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We also had trade offs this week, which is when our Sister Training Leaders switch companionships for the day so we can learn from them and the other way around. I led my area with STL Sister Swindle. She's SO funny and such a great leader. She's only been out in the field for almost 6 months!</div>
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Our district was able to do some service this week and it was TRECHEROUS. We had to carry buckets and buckets of sand up a huge hill to help this woman build something in the back of her home. It was so hard but we were thankful to have helped her, especially since we knew she'd be doing that by herself if we weren't there!</div>
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Sis Jenkins and I have been really busy this week because we had OUR FIRST BAPTISM!!! His name is Rohan! So a short story about Rohan, he was a referral we received from a recent convert. In the beginning we invited him to be baptized but then he was kinda standoffish from us for a while. But a couple weeks ago, after we had thought he'd given up on us, he called us and told us how he knew getting baptized was the right thing he needed to do. Let me tell you, seeing him in a white baptismal jumpsuit, watching him go into the water, knowing that the Lord has been preparing him for that very moment, is something I'll never be able to describe. I'm so so sooo thankful for the privilege I'm given to serve such humble people who are so willing to do all they can to come closer to the Lord. These are the sort of tender mercies the Lord provides, reminding you of the joy that can come when you allow the gospel to bless your life!!!!</div>
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As I reflect more on this past week and the blessings that have come, I can't help but think of the primary song that was sung at my baptism when I was 8: When He Comes Again. In the second verse, it talks a little bit about being ready for the Savior's return. </div>
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Each day I'll try to do His will and let my light so shine</div>
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That others seeing me may seek for greater light divine</div>
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And when that blessed day is here, He'll love me and He'll say</div>
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"You've serve me well, my little child. Come unto my arms to stay"</div>
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How great will that day be when I am one day reunited with my Savior! I know that as I continue to serve, I'll be able to feel His love even more than I've been able to. </div>
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Thank you all for the love and support I've received from you all! sorry this email is hecka long, but I hope you all know how much I love you!!!!</div>
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Aloha wau ia 'oukou a ofa lahi atu!!!</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-31381801139545133192017-02-18T12:14:00.005-08:002017-02-18T13:38:34.850-08:00Week 12: 10/18/16Week 12: 10/18/16<br />
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Aloha everyone!!! so it's currently a Tuesday but HERE I AM HAHA. Yesterday was "Heroes Day" here in Jamaica, where they commemorate the sacrifices of the men and women who fought on behalf of the liberty here. Since it was a holiday, we went proselyting. The good thing about that was that it was raining and so I wasn't sweating!!! (yay!)</div>
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This week was SO AMAZING! I saw miracle after miracle! The family we're currently teaching gave us a referral to teach one of their friends, a mom and daughter, and we got to meet them a few days ago. We went by their shop and originally wanted to just say hi and introduce ourselves but we ended up teaching them about the whole Restoration and Plan of Salvation! and they're on date for baptism too! Sis Jenkins and I are so excited to meet with them this week! </div>
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We also have one other investigator on date for baptism and his name is Rohan! He was a referral we received from a recent convert!</div>
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The other two families we're teaching are also amazing. They're so kind and I'm excited to be seeing them more as well. </div>
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"The field is white and ready to harvest" is such a real thing! By faith, Sis Jenkins and I went contacting this week and we just found so many people who have been wanting to know more about Jesus Christ. It's a very exciting time for us :D</div>
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Earlier this week, Institute set up a day to have activities at the chapel and so we invited a lot of our investigators. It was a great turnout! I would just like to tell you all to NEVER PLAY DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE with Jamaicans because they go all out! You do NOT want to be the goose! I now know why Jamaica won track and field for the Olympics. </div>
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pic 1: Sister Swindle and me (she's only been in Jamaica as long as I have and she's now the new training leader!)</div>
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pic 2: Tracy Ann and Baby Nazia (the two youngest kids of the family!)</div>
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pic 5: Tracy likes to play with my hair (she calls me "Sister Dolly")</div>
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pic 4: Monkey see, monkey do</div>
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pic 3: Vivica (wearing a "Hawaiian girl" shirt! obviously, I got excited)</div>
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pic 6: Some goats outside across the street of our house lolol</div>
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Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-50597107931273581202017-02-18T12:07:00.002-08:002017-02-18T12:07:32.420-08:00Week 11: 10/10/16Week 11: 10/10/16<br />
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Anyways, I don't have much to help you catch up with other than the fact that Sis Jenkins and I are now teaching 3 families we found while contacting! THREE! Just the sweetest people, and they feed us each time we come to visit! I'm so excited to be meeting with them more, it's been hard trying to find females to teach since we can't be alone with a male and so it was a huge blessing to have found these families who are so open to the gospel! Families are so important to our Father in Heaven and it makes me so happy to be able to see how much love He has for all of us!</div>
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We left our phone in Mandeville, where we were staying for the drizzle and so we were also phoneless this week! But we just got our phone back today and I'm so glad. We scheduled our days last week off of faith and Heavenly Father truly blessed us!</div>
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Sister Jenkins and I are working on extending more baptismal invitations on the first lesson and it honeslty works! Sometimes Heavenly Father puts us in situations that are awkward or uncomfortable, but He always promises us His hand is all things if we but put our trust in Him. </div>
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"But if by a still, small voice He calls to paths that I do not know, I'll answer "dear Lord, with my hand in Thine, I'll go where you want me to go"". This simple line from the hymn "I'll go where you want me to go" is so true!!! He doesn't ask us to do things He didn't believe we could do. If we trust in Him, He will guide us!</div>
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I hope you all have a good rest of the week!</div>
Sister Sisilia Melihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224199194123409364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988638009933056256.post-31230114822742737612017-02-18T12:05:00.000-08:002017-02-18T12:05:00.566-08:00Week 10: 10/05/16: Hurricane Update...<br />
Week 10: 10/05/16: Hurricane & General Conference<div>
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The storm was actually a drizzle and so everyone was freaking out for nothing lol. This week was still awesome even though we didn't get to go out to teach as much as we would have liked to.</div>
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Sis Jenkins and I, along with 2 other sets of sisters, stayed in Mandeville (an hour away from Maypen) with our mission nurses, Elder and Sister Ridler. They're from Wales and so I like hearing them talk haha.</div>
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We got to watch general conference and so that was a huge plus! My favorite session was the Saturday Afternoon session because it was all about missionary work! Also, shout out to Sister Higa, Muliaga, Soifua, and Elder Shigeta because I saw you all in the choir!! So proud, so proud.</div>
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Anyways, since we were basically under house arrest, we had permission to email today since we didn't get to on Monday. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your prayers, and I hope you all have a great week!!!</div>
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Aloha wau ia 'oukou a ofa lahi atu!!!</div>
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pic 1: Me and my two samoan sisters, Sister Faimalie and Afemata!!</div>
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pic 2: The hurricane (drizzle) survivers</div>
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pic 3: Sis Baker and me with our matching shoes :D</div>
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