Finding and Rats

04.26.2015

Hello again!

This was another solid week, first week of the transfer so we tried to go out and work. I felt that all the areas in our district were struggling with new investigators so I did a training on finding and I think it worked because the area that was struggling the most found 7 solid new investigators. Elder Robinson and I have also found a ton of potential investigators.

2 of our new investigators are Sanome and Kitson. Sanome is actually like Chuuk-famous for singing, and has lots of CDs, she mainly does religious music. But yeah it's pretty cool. I guess she used to come to church Mormon all the time, but hasn't for a few years. And now she is married and they both really want to learn more. After our most recent lesson, our member present told us that Sanome told her that Kitson has already decided he wants to be a member of our church. Which is a total miracle! I am super excited for them, They live quite a ways from the church, but they're young, they can walk:) haha.

We also have another investigator, Antura, who is on track to be baptized on May 9th. She really wants to be baptized and has already come to church twice. I am excited for her as well. We are going to do some more finding this week, and contact a lot of people we talked to this last week. I am excited. We also have District Conference this week so that will be super exciting, I love District Conferences.

For mother's day, I will call probably next week about when we will skype/talk, it will depend on if the internet is working or not. But I'll plan it for when you guys are home. I am excited to talk to you guys, even though it seems like I just did! haha. Love you guys, thanks for the update! This church is true, and the principles it teaches us leads us to an eternal happiness, I love being able to
spread this happy news! What a great day!

Elder Schroath

(email to Dad)

Hey dad!

So the typhoon recovery is still moving slowly but surely. Not really sure what the government is doing, they have been giving out rice and stuff. They did ask Pohnpei to come help them with the power lines, so hopefully that starts moving faster. It has been a month and we still don't have power yet.

which reminds me, I woke up last night to something crawling on my back, so I shook it off and grabbed my light and turns out it was a nice fat rat haha probably the size of a size 8 shoe and so me and my companion spent the next half hour tracking it down and killing it with a machete, quite the experience. Stupid rats ha

The new elder is actually from Samoa, he is gonna be a good addition because he is already trying super hard to learn the language, I think he will learn fast. I mean, he is starting in Udot so he has gotta be a good missionary.

thanks for the update! love you dad!