The time is far spent, there is little remaining

My last MLC (missionary leadership council, where all the zl's and stl's get together) I bore my dying testimony to the them... and hoi I was full of emotions when I finished and then President calls over to me and says, "Sister Beck..say your testimony in Tongan" Hoi President! hahah so I did, and you guessed it..more emotions. I felt the Spirit really carrying the words out of me and for the first time I wasn't translating in my head what I was saying, I just said it. The Spirit has one voice, and one language. I'm grateful the many ways the Lord has stretched me on my mission, and that includes learning Tongan! And learning the way the spirit works with other languages!

Anyway.....Lots of miracles, Dotty, we are preparing her baptism, we've had to overcome a few challenges with her. We've prayed really hard what is best for her then in a lesson we turned to a random page in the Book of Mormon and it was 2 Nephi 31:21 It was an answer to our direct question! SOOO fingers cross, next week!

Pics:

Some goodbyes at MLC :(

A re-inactment of our first photo we took together when Sister Doig came into the mission :)

Half of our outtake!

Flashback to Fairfield, saying goodbye to one of my favorite familes, Masima family!

Charley and her beautiful half tongan half palangi babies 

My tongan baby neices and nephews :) (WML's kids and sister's kids)

Jay my golden investigator!

Tahine Tonga Still!

Ya girl is still with the Tokos! Didn't see that one coming, but I got transferred to the Tongan ward in Campbelltown :) Another part of Sydney, but more country side than City. Same stake as Dapto my previous area!

Didn't think the Lord would bless me with another Tongan area, but I think he wants to give me another chance to perfect my rubbish Tongan hahah. Or I just wasn't ready for the white people food. Hoi. Heaps of the members here actually know me as that white girl that gave her talk in Tongan in Fairfield ward so that's nice hahah.

The work here is sooooo full on!  And my hoa, S. La'akulu is the sweetest! She is from New Zealand and just on fire!

We have a Bap. Date coming the 27 of Jan. our investigator Dotty is just lovely. One of our returning less actives, Tracy, we have been helping her go back to the temple. I've already learned so much from her in just this 1st week: what it means to truly repent, to use the Atonement, and to look at yourself as Christ sees us. She is a true, living Alma the younger. My role model!

I've learned heaps and ready for another full on week! Ofa atu!

Sister Peki (STILL! thank goodness :))

Pics:

MY HOA! And some rando Maordi graffiti art on an abandoned house (did I mention it's a bit ghetto down here?).

We were doing this Food Hampers Charity thing, where we give out free food to families that are in need and GUESS WHO I SAW AT THE THING? Joy and her family! The one from Bankstown! What a shock that was! I was so happy to see them ALIVE! Lol.