Malo e Lelei!! I am training Sister Kafoa, she is from Sydney Australia, and is Tongan. I LOVE HER TO DEATH!!!!! She seriously came so pre-trained, and we have the best time together!! I am still in the Sunnyhills Ward and still in the Visitors Centre, it's very strange for one sister to stay here at the Visitors Centre so long, but I hope it's not a bad thing that they are keeping me around!!! hahah I love it here and the miracles that we witness daily!!!!
Lights ended this week, and the total amount of people that came on temple grounds was around 40,000. We were lucky enough to get about 8,000 of them on tours, and we got 600+ referrals from the whole 21 days. IT WAS AMAZING! Sister Kafoa had to jump right into giving tours her first day here, she was SO natural!! We had a Tongan Man on tour, who was a non-member. Sister Kafoa after began to teach him in Tongan and it was the most beautiful thing!! I loved seeing her use her language, and I also felt the spirit so strong even though I had no idea what was being said. After she bore testimony I bore mine in English, and after she told me that we basically bore the exact same testimony even though we didn't understand each other. It was such a testimony builder that the Spirit is the true teacher!!!!
Everyone has been asking for my goals, so here is me publically announcing them, so that I have to do them!!! (haven't had time to think about these yet, so making them up on the spot, likely to change)
Physical: I will exercise every day, and I will follow the word of wisdom with exactness!!!
Spiritual: I will study for others, I want to read the old and new testament, I will give at least one service to someone every single day.
Mentally: I will trust my Savior, I with every bad thought, or negative thought try to replace it with three positive things, and I will memorize hymns to help me do this.
Socially: I will try to find common ground with everyone, I will NOT judge people based off of their looks, and I will try my best to talk with everyone that I meet.
Hope that each of you know how much I love you, I know that 2017 will be the best year ever, I CANT BELIEVE I WILL SEE YOU THIS YEAR!!! 2016 was full of sooo many laughs, trials, tears, good times, and PEACE. I am so grateful to be where I am, at this time. I love and miss you each and hope that wherever you are right now, you'll include coming closer to the Savior in your New Years Goals, I know he is the only way to TRUE happiness. I LOVE YOU!!!
Arohanui,
Sister Maddie DeLoach
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