iorana korua,
Whoo, this week was a lot of fun and we were busy little guys. On monday we
went to Vinapu. That is where all of the toppled Moai are. In the 1600´s and
1700´s there were big wars on the Island and something they did to kill the
enemy's energy and power was to topple the Moai. Until about 1960 all of the Moai were toppled, but the restored them with time. In Vinapu there are a lot
that are still toppled. That same day we ran into an ex- branch president from
the Island. We found him compeltely high and drunk on the street. He couldn't
find his house, and he didn't know where he was. Moral of the story -dont mix
pain meds with alcohol.
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| Toppled Moai in Vinapu. |
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| Elder Williams at Vinapu |
On Tuesday morning we got a call from President Videla. There was a sister
from our ward that went to visit the temple but she didn't have a recommend so we
had to rush to the chapel in our PJ street clothes to see if she was paying
tithing. That was a classic island church moment. On Tuesday, we also went to
visit M. She´s been working a lot managing a campground. While we were talking
with her, we saw this Korean guy pass by us with his groceries and he did a
double take. He drew nearer to us and was smiling and freaking out a little bit. In broken English, fragments of Spanish, and a translating app he told us that
he was a less active member (or old investigator-I'm still not sure) from Korea
and he had lost contact with the missionaries. He was really impressed that
there were missionaries here, and he was seriously really happy to see us. He
said that he is going to go back to church. M later told us that after we left
he gave the beer he had just bought with his groceries to the campground because
he didnt want to drink it anymore. That was cool. We also met a British woman
who called our church "utterly redicuolous". it was cool when she said it
because it sounded like a Harry Potter spell (Ridicuolous!)
On Wednesday it rained a ton. I got a little sick because it was changing
temperatures a ton and the rain was off and on.
On Thursday, we got to meet with T. It had been a while since we had
seen her. She´s been really sick, but she was able to come to church this
Sunday. Thursday night we were finally able to visit R and M. They
are the only complete Rapanui member family here on the Island. We were a little
concerned because it had been a couple of weeks since they had gone to church,
but they started off saying. "we just taught our youngest daughter how to pray,
listen!" They came to church this Sunday so we were pretty happy with
that.
On Friday we did a service project for DJ best´s mom. DJ best is the most
popular DJ on the Island and everywhere we go his music is always playing. That
night we had an awesome lesson with S and Hermano Tuki who came to teach
with us. The spirit was so strong, and they really listened to him and his
testimony. S went to church on Sunday for the first time.
On Sunday we had 26 people in church. It's been a while since weve seen
that, but the most awesome part was that there were 14 Rapanui natives that
came. We've never seen that many in the church at one time. It was awesome! The
testimonies were great. Elder Adams bore his testimony in Rapanui. I bore my
testimony about Christ, and I would like to end with that.
I know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I know He is because His Spirit
told me. When I read the scriptures I get goosebumps when I read about His life,
and I feel that they are not just stories, but they are really divine evidences
that He is the Christ. I love Him, and I am trying to convert myself to him
every day.
Love,
Elder Williams
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