Big week!

This week was busy as, we had a super fun Zone Pday (hiked to the beach), Zone Conference, Half Mission Conference with the Church's Historian Elder Snow (had a gay time with that with my love for History), and interviews with President, oh and transfers around the corner, and MAN am I tired. Haha. 

Congrats Skybekah for the baby girl! I was praying hard for that one! And Kelsi! I'm sure she's had her baby by now right? And Carrie for her 9 pounder baby, not surprised, not surprised. Man you've been gone fore 9 months and everyone is ready to pop some babies.

This week was busy but also hard, I expressed to President I was tired of pushing others to do what's right whether it'd be companions, investigators, less actives (holy, they are frustrating), members and such. With little progress. However Isaiah 42:6-7 has brought me a lot of comfort, "I've called thee, and will hold thine hand" I know that he has called me to do this work because he knows I can do it and that I'm not at it alone.

Dad reminded me that this week will be the year mark of Grandma Beck's passing and my Endowment. Wow that was fast. Family I want you to know, that the veil is very thin when you are a missionary. Angels are with us on our left and our right helping us with this work. I've felt Grandma helping me out as I've testified and taught about the Plan of Salvation, the Temple and Eternal Families. I know that she is proud of our eternal family. I also know that what I am teaching to these people is very real and true. Please send my love to Brad and Grandpa Beck this week.

I leave this simple testimony with you guys in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Sister Beck

-Tried to do a cool jumping picture..and Elder Leal trying to photo bomb. Both fails. 

-We got tired of jumping so we just settled for this haha

-Washed up Jelly Fish!

-"How sufficient is your faith Sister Beck?" Just call me Peter walking on water...or is that Sacrilegious? Lol

-Elder Tuitubou: from Fiji, Sister Doig: Canada, Elder Iotua: Tahiti, Elder Anderson: Idaho, Elder Mommers: Tasmania, Elder Elieis: Micronesia. Only a mission would bring us together and make us friends!

-My Fijian brother, he'll be an Apostle one day and mention me in his talk at Gen. Conf. No worries :)

-The plane! It's just too far away! Haha inside joke the mission has when you've got a long way to go on your mission. 

More pics

-Family photo! In mission language, Sister Afatasi is my sister, Sister Yuen is my neice, and Sister Doig is my daughter.

-Elder 2E2BOW photobombing and Sister Doig 

-Villanueva!!!!! 

-My other afatasi! (Afatasi in Samoan means half)

-Selfie with President Back and Elder and Sister Snow!

-Elder Fifita! We were in Canberra together, man this guy is a crack up.

Happy Easter

Hello familia. What a great Easter weekend amiright?

Easter is pretty cool here. We're next to heaps of chapels by our flat, one is a Catholic chapel and  there was Catholic ministers preaching outside speaking on their podium, felt like 1820 lol. And then there were the Asians doing this Buddha worship ceremony. The Monks gathered in a school building and they had microphones and were singing their chants for like 3 day straight, I kid you not. Then there's the Muslims doing their own little gathering. It's pretty cool how all religions celebrate it in their own way. That's why they have the missionaries to tell them what Easter is really about :) no worries! 

We did heaps of finding this week showing the new Easter video the church came out with on mormon.org, sooo good. Had a lot of people shut is down which was fun, all goods. You just say, "see you on judgement day" and move on lol. Jokes. Nah there was this one Italian guy, Arthur we talked with, said he wasn't interested and then I said,  "I'll see ya in heaven Arthur!" Then he said, "Darling, I'll wait for you at the gate, because I'll die before you" haha sweet old man. Then we walked passed this couple and the boyfriend was yelling at his girlfriend (stupid boyfriend) and the girl looked up at me and I gave her a smile and just said, "hello". Her frown went upside down and gave me a smile back. It was so simple. Not a crazy spiritual experience I know. Should I have shared with her the gospel? Probably. But sometimes you just gotta be the message instead of share the message. It's beautiful to have Easter to remind us to be like our Saviour always. Remember to be the message this week and be like our Saviour! 

Love yous!

Sister Beck

-We had a combine zone Pday last monday and had a "Stake of Origin" Footie tournament. Prariewood zone is destroying the whole mission. This toilet seat is the prize...

-The winners! Us sisters were really good cheerleaders haha. Jokes we played a little touch on the side and supported our Elders.

-Found 'Omaha Street'!

-Sister Sanft posing haha what a stunner.

-Spent last night with Sister Stetson! Her last night before she went home! Love that sister.

Conference

Ayye was conference great or what??

I loved some of the themes that were spoken. I told my mission President that he would be pleased to hear that one of those themes I heard from the Spirit was obedience! Haha and to be ALL IN this work. I love that, why give just a little bit of ourselves to the church, this gospel, to the Saviour? So happy to hear that our family is thrusting in their sickle and taking our part in the Lord's work. Remember Joaquin E. Costa's talk and be reminded of the times that you became converted to the Saviour. I loved his counsel even though it was towards investigators, to pay attention to your feelings at church, experience repentance, and ask if the Book of Mormon is true! We can all be reminded of those simple truths that bring great blessings. 

Love you heaps!

Sister Beck

- Half Mission Conference with President Haleck!

- Ayuen is our best friend haha

- "Say cheese President!"

-Tried to get a picture with just Elder Leal (the tall one) for his signing journal and then this happened..lol

-That train pic...

-There was heaps of birds just chilling!

-THE Shirley and Tracey!

-Me: "you look like a hipster!" Sister Mariner: "What's a hipster"? Me: Hahahah

Fast and Furious: the Mission edition

Title credit: my daughter/ex companion Sister Doig. Long story but I'm no longer with Sister Doig :( Found out this morning and it's just me and Sister Tolo running the show in Bankstown. Yaaaa, I'm pretty sad not gonna lie. But the mission is all about change, you can't get too comfortable, otherwise there's no growth. So it's all goods! She's now re-opening an area for Sisters in the Shire called Sutherland! She's going to smash it, I have so much faith in her. She was trained to do hard things!

Now, let me tell you a story. The only reason why I'm writing about this is because Sister Doig will tell her mom and her mom will tell my mom, and my mom will freak out probably and call President haha. Anyways...

So this is about one of our Less Actives, lets call her Stacey, for safety reasons. And she got kicked out of her flat by her flatmate and the flatmate started smashing her TV and laptop so Stacey is homeless and then calls us to meet her to help her out because she has no other friends. We come and meet her on the side of the street and we see her on the phone with the cops. So the cops then comes and goes arrest the flatmate, while we wait. Then the PARTNER of the flatmate drives over to us and pulls over swearing a storm at us, threatening, and getting violent. So we call our Zone Leader and say, "So this is happening right now, can we get out of here with our less active in our car?" (because it's against the rules to drive other people in our car, yes we were obedient even in an emergency haha) So we run to our car and the guy starts driving down towards us. And right when I was about to leave HE SWERVES OVER IN FRONT OF US AND TRAPS US IN! Yep. I thought he hit us, but nah Heavenly Father's hand went right in between our cars and was like, "Nah, not my missionaries sir!" so right when he was about to get out and hit our car, I back up swerve around and do a U turn and get out of there. THEN he starts following us for awhile, but thank goodness it was traffic hour and I lost him weaving in and out of the cars. All while Sister Doig was on the phone with our Zone Leader, Sister Tolo praying, and Stacey, trying to keep her cool together. We then drove Stacey to a member's place to keep her safe. Oh man WHAT A RIDE. Haha then President had us for an interview to make sure we were alright and he just gave me a hug (which isn't allowed either but all goods it was needed) haha. President Back has been telling the whole mission our story haha.

Never a dull moment in Bankstown, but don't worry mom. I'm alive and healthy, but now I got a pretty good story to share from my mission!

Alofa atu

Sister Beck

-Trio for the last time, and SEVERAL photo bombers lol

-What a crazy week my poor soa had lol

-My family in Canberra! Tina Kalonihea (the one on the far right) has been telling me the ward is GROWING! Brought me so much joy I almost cried.

Everything is better in 3's, right?

I am blessed to be able to serve another transfer here in Bankstown and now with a third companion! President is going heaps crazy on us with him almost dying, so he's been doing some changes! Our third soa is Sister Tolo from American Samoa! She's about the tiniest Polynesian I have ever met and also THE sweetest! She hasn't been out long so we have triple greenie fire! Really stoked to work with her.

We have two investigators, Shirley and Tracy who are on date for April 22nd. They are quite interesting characters haha. I honestly don't understand them sometimes but every time we teach them, I feel the Spirit and I know they feel the Spirit, and all I can say is I'm so grateful the Spirit is the teacher because the Spirit speaks to everyone's understanding!

Guys can I just say I'm so blessed to be on a mission? I'm going to quote an Elder from his email, "Is this work? I magically get money. I magically get fuel for our vehicle" I get to testify of my Saviour and best friend Jesus Christ all day, and allow the Spirit to direct our path everyday. Is this work? Nope. It's crazy how much you really feel Heavenly Father by your side in his work. If you haven't read Alma 26 in awhile, read it. It pretty much sums up my mission life lol.  Verse 27, "our hearts were depressed and we were about to turn back...but the Lord comforted us and he said to bear with patience! I will give unto you success!" Never has a verse been so real to me then this one! Now let me ask you guys, sharing your testimony and helping someone's salvation...is that work? Nah, it's an eternal work that God has sent us here to do in these last days. 

I love you guys! Life is pretty good.

Sister Beck

-Just call us Plastic Palagi's! 

-Our new soa!

-Mission conference awhile back

No time :(

HEAPS of stuff happened this week: Mission Tour with President Haleck of the Pacific Island area Presidency, Temple session with the zone today, transfers this weekend/Ward Conference (they have me playing the violin for sacrament, pray for me Mom), and our Polynesian Cultural night activity, Friday night. And yes all the Palangi missionaries WILL be dancing in it lol. We're doing a Hawaiian and Cook Island dance. Is it allowed? Good question, but President Back will be there! Lol. I'll send a video next week.

Anyways, heaps happening. No time. God speed, till next week!

Sister Beck

-My Afi, my aiga!

-Took the Beehives out door knocking with us! They loved it!

-FHE with the Tongamua's! We played dots where I got to draw all over my soa with lipstick. Hadn't laughed that hard in a long time.