Onward, Ever Onward!

It has truly been absolutely THE hardest 18 months of my life, hoi. Hahah and the most rewarding, FULFILLING, and happiest, 18 months of my life. And it now comes to end (so dramatic aye).

I know with out a doubt, and with all of my heart, that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the only true church on this earth, that it contains the fullness of Jesus Christ's gospel. I know that I would not be able to get through ANYTHING in life without the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation, and that all will be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We are continually being tested. My faith, and trust has been tested HEAPS the last portion of my mission. I think Heavenly Father is trying to let me learn all the lessons I can before I go home. I know that I will be able to hug my Mission President, President Bingham, and see him on both feet walking again one day, in this life or the next. I'm grateful for what the Lord has had me experience and changed on my mission. I'm going home a different person! I'm now a forever disciple of Jesus Christ!

I love what my brother Garrick said, "Life is full of ends but there’s always a beginning to celebrate at each end!" I'm excited to celebrate a new beginning with you family!

Onward, ever onward!

HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!

Sister Beck 

Pics:

-One last hike (Sister Harmon, we fly home together and were in the MTC together. Been a LONG 18 months!)

-FA Australia! (My cheer coach would be so proud, look at that jump!)

-It's a tradition for the missionaries who are finishing their mission to be "sasa'd" (Samoan beating more or less) by their companion. 

-My hoa had too much fun with it..

-Well for my last weekend as a missionary I was able to go to the Endowment session of my Recent Convert who me and Sister Uelese baptized down in Canberra my first area, it was such a blessing to witness that! Especially after everything that has happened. We've all been through a lot, especially Stephanie, and she worked for it. Had to climb some mountains but she made it to the temple!

-She's so happy!

-The necklace that mom gave me, Stephanie was so excited to wear it to the temple!

-My investigator Jay from Fairfield came for my last sunday! (Her first time at church!!!!!)

-My ward mission leader from Fairfield and his family came to see me :)

-Then my member from Dapto, KIARA visited me hoi! It was overwhelming ya'll

-And then THESE studs came up and trained it to see me, TJ (member from Fairfield) and Irie (recent convert in Fairfield)

-The Maile family :)

-Then Bishop's family, last mean feed with them!

Finding Faith in Christ

The Lord has been blessing me with faith building experiences!

As of late, I've been praying to the Lord trying to develop the Christ-like attribute of Faith.

Well it was a trial of faith last night with our Part member family, Taliai and Mapa. Mapa is a less active who hasn't been active in 48 years (since being married to Taliai). It's very hard to feel the spirit in their house, many bad things have happened there with their family, and most times its hard to even share a message because she talks heaps and isn't that fond of any missionaries sharing messages. WELL lately, the Spirit had told me and my companion that after 48 years (of being exposed to the church), Taliai is being prepared to hear the message, and his time is coming soon to accept the gospel. So we've been pushing and testing our faith. Our message to them was about Faith (ha) in Christ, and we showed them the movie Finding Faith in Christ. Well the beginning of the movie was pretty rocky, Mapa kept talking and interrupting the movie (/Spirit), the movie was scratched really bad. We almost just took out the movie, but something stopped us. And then the movie was clean and the spirit was able to deliver it's message to all of us, everyone was in tears. Tailai was so focused on it. Then our faith was tested again, Mapa kept talking loudly and Taliai just got up and grabbed something in the kitchen, then the movie started scratching again. BUT, as soon as he came back and sat down, IT STOPPED SCRATCHING! The Lord was just slowing it down for Taliai so that he could come back and listen to what was being said. We left when the Spirit was strong, and i could see his desire to walk as Jesus Christ walks and to change.

The Lord works in small and simple ways to bring about his eternal purposes, and nudges us gently until we are fully ready to hear what he wants us to know. 48 years is a long time for someone to accept the gospel, but I know that it was all planned in the pre-earth life. I know Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way towards the end!

I know I needed this experience before I finish. I went home last night, and looked back on my mission and just marveled at how much the Lord has blessed me with all of these experiences, and my testimony as it has grown and formed since the beginning of my mission. I've been truly blessed!

Sorry this is long as, I love you all!

Sister Beck

Pics:

-We went to Tonga!

-Okay it's actually a farm that the Tongans maintain, and it looks just like Tonga!

-President let me go back to Fairfield and surprise my members and Sister Malupo before we both go home! :) It was THE BEST!

-We went to a Ward Baptism and it was full on Mate Ma'a Tonga! Haha, the best.

Heaps of pics

Miracle last night.

It was 8:45pm and we had one of those missionary moments that goes like, 'it's almost 9, might as well go home, and then you feel you shouldn't go home, and then you don't, and then boom, a miracle!' Well yeah something like that. It was 8:45 right, and we decided to visit one last family that we didn't know who was on the ward list. Turns out its a Less Active family who's been wanting to come back to church and the son (10 year old boy) isn't baptized! The dad asked us to share a message before we left, and started opening up to us about getting their son baptized and their family back on track. Their family was actually mentioned in a conference talk a couple of years ago! Elder Syd Going and his wife worked with their family. Miracles that we found them.

Anyways, love you all!

Sister Beck

-I sewed an Elder's coat jacket (yes mom I actually sewed lol), he's this big Samoan kid and as you can see it swallows me up #Polynesians

-These are the eyes of a tired missionary lol or I just could take the flash #18months!

-Food hampers with the Elders! Mission Australia!