Handing out $100 bills on my way to Fiji!!

We arrived at the Airport and I immediately shared the gospel with everyone.  I have shared the gospel freely and fully ever minute since that first moment I stepped off the bus.   I have 00.0% regrets, and 3697235873567634959538972836925823419515245343453437655% JOYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!! SARA GA!!!!

Sharing joy and love is easy!  So do it!  The one thing that keeps us and holds us back from sharing the brilliant and glorious restored gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ, with EVERYONE, is that

we overthink, overcomplicate, WHEN REALLY, THE THING THAT WILL FREE US, IS TO SEE THAT IT'S SIMPLER THAN WE THINK. It's like a billion $100 bills!And I'm out on the streets offering it to literally everyone and anyone. It simply fills me with joy, so I can't keep from sharing it--and when I do share it, it's natural and simple. Just say, "Hey! Here's $100! It's the reason I'm so ridiculously happy and I want you to have it! Here--it's a gift for you!" And if they don't want it--too bad; I'll just offer $100 to the next person! 

Except this restored gospel is infinitely and lastingly eternally and enduringly valuable than a $100 bill!

LOVE IS THE MOTIVE!

SPIRIT IS THE KEY!

CHRIST IS THE REASON!

FAITH IS THE POWER!

AND IT'S AWESOME!

The airplane that took us from SLC to LAX, was the smallest plane I've ever been in! Held 60 people tops! 

The airplane that took us from LAX to Nandi, Fiji, was the biggest plane I've ever been in! 

On the plane to LA, me and the two wonderful people behind me, spoke enthusiastically about the gospel the entire flight!  They are AWESOME! We were talking the whole time, and the entire plane could hear everything we said.  The gospel is for everyone, in any situation you find yourself.

Just stop. Pray, ask Heavenly Father to help you share the gospel in the situation you find yourself--Then step forward with perfect confidence and faith in Him.  He'll always grant that plea. From experience, I can guarantee!

On the small plane, those wonderful Children of God I talked with the entire time, enthusiastically agreed to read the entire Gospel of Jesus Christ, Plan of Salvation, Restoration, and Family Proclamation to The World pamphlets! And THEN to give them to their friends and family.  They said that everyone needs these precious truths and they are excited to share it full of happiness and love as they received it!  I love them so much!!!!

It's hard to recount all the instances I shared the gospel on the way to Fiji.  Heavenly Father filled my cup to overflowing!  Had wonderful conversations with everyone, gave away "What's The Purpose of Life?" cards, copies of the Book of Mormon, pamphlets, my testimony, my smile, my love!  I am confident I can say I followed every single prompting Heavenly Father gave me!  I'm not here to pass up one single chance I have to lift and love and brighten and exalt my fellow eternal beings.  This is the work of Christ!  He fills me with joy that surpasses all understanding as I serve with Him, completely one with Him and enabled by Him.  He has taught me that Humility and Love and Personal Righteousness link us with real power!  They're the only things that DO!!!! The world only offers to suck us dry and destroy our souls and leave us empty and dreadfully chained and in despair.

GET UP RIGHT NOW.

SHARE CHRIST.

NEVER. NEVER HESITATE AGAIN!

IF YOU ASK HIM, HE'LL ENABLE AND STRENGTHEN YOU to be able to do this!!! 

He and I promise you this.

As a representative of the Lord Jesus Christ, I extend this blessing and promise.

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The airports in LA and Fiji are astounding and breathtaking.  Maybe one day you will experience them or I will have time to tell you about them... wow.... wOAH!!!!!!!!!!!  I got to speak in Fijian to a Fijian family in the LA airport, and I shared the Plan of Salvation with them. 

The flight from L.A. to Fiji, was ELEVEN HOURS LONG!!!!! It was awesome!!!!!!! I was seated with other missionaries in my zone from the MTC.  I wanted to share the gospel with others, but then Heavenly Father told me that my calling is to minister to literally everyone-and that includes other missionaries!! So I had a great time talking with Sister Kora on the way to Fiji.  Then, later I was able to share the gospel by asking a couple next to a window seat on the plane, to take pictures with my camera for me--since I wasn't next to a window seat. We talked and had such a great time.  They're going to check out http://www.mormon.org/christmas 

My First Week as a Fijian!

​FIRST WEEK AS A FIJIAN!! 

As much as I want to just jump into the RIDICULOUSLY GREAT MIRACLES that have happened in these first 7days in Fiji, I've got to back up to where I left you at the last update. 

Leaving the Missionary Training Center:

​I'm the one with the "HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY" shirt.  This is my entire islander zone/dorm in the MTC.  This is my family.  My love for them, is eternal and deeper than I can express. These are each incredible, powerful disciples of Jesus Christ.  These halls will go forth and change endless billions of lives--what an honor it is to be a part of the greatest army on earth, in the greatest battle of the eternities.  This truly is the work of the Lord, and I know it beyond doubt, from Him.



This was our last Fijian Lesson as a District in the MTC.  I will forever be grateful for our excellent friend and teacher, Brother Crump.  He has changed our lives, and we have him to thank for all the endless lives we'll change, lift, exalt, save, brighten and love in Fiji.  He has been Heavenly Father's tool in preparing us to go forth prepared to bring God's children back to Him.  Brother Crump is a returned missionary who served in Fiji some years back.

Some of our Zone and others from the MTC saying bye to us as we leave.  We got in a huge shuttle bus that was then taking us to the Salt Lake City Airport.  It's impossible to say how filled with joy I felt as I left the MTC.  Every person I looked at, I could see them with Heavenly Father's eyes; I'm filled with perfect love for them and I can discern what they need and what they're feeling and how much they hunger and yearn for the gospel.  The emotions I felt on that bus, were Celestial!  Unforgettable!  Heavenly Father told me to write a note to the bus driver, and the Spirit directed me in bearing my testimony to the things Heavenly Father knew he needed.  Missionary work is lifting and loving and saving all the precious souls of our Heavenly Father's children--that includes literally everyone at every moment.  Follow every prompting you get from the Holy Ghost.  Heavenly Father needs us to reach up and reach out.  This is where joy comes from!  I challenge you to do too much good!  Compliment too much! Testify too much! Love too much! Pray for others too much! Trust Heavenly Father too perfectly! THE WORK TO DO IS NOW. NOW IS THE TIME WE'RE ON EARTH FOR. DO LITERALLY ALL AND ANY GOOD you can in each moment you find yourself in. 

This is the short day Heavenly Father has given us to do His work.  Let's seize literally every opportunity He gives us! 

Arrived!!!

I'm here in Fiji!!!! 

Whatever you've heard or seen or thought of Fiji before--forget it all!! 

IT'S EVEN BETTER! 

It's better than you could possibly know without being here. 

If I had time, there are bookloads of miracles and experiences I've had, which I really want to share!!!!  

Just know that I'm in my skirt. I'm Fijian.  I'm super happy.  

...and I've been able to share the gospel pretty much literally everywhere constantly.  

Final days in the MTC

As I leave the Missionary Training Center, this is all I have to say: I'm thrilled to go and do!

 

WITHIN WAY LESS THAN 100HRS, I'LL BE IN FIJI!

Au vinakata mo cakava oqo, me rawa kina mo ciqoma na veivakaoulogatataki ni kosipeli, ka ciqoma kina na levu ni nona lomani iko na Truaga, ka ciqoma kina na isau ni nomu taro. Au lomani keimami!!! Kece keimami cakava me'u, e veivakaoulogatataki au, sara vakalevu!  Iko luve ni Kalou! Kila dina vuku na Yalo Tabu.  E daumarau, kece na gauna!!!! Kerekere!!


The MTC has taught me SUCH indispensably KEY things!

• Humility.  I have been begging and pleading for this on a full and pleasing level before Him, every day.  And the Lord has so perfectly and fully answered this constant, earnest and sincere pleading of my heart and soul.  He is so wise!!!!!  My love for Him is expanding without measure, with each minute I'm here serving Him!  Truly the way to know Him, is to do His will and work and joy WITH HIM.  I absolutely know He put me in the perfect companionship, the exact district I needed, and He gave me just the Branch Presidency I needed, and He's given me all the experiences I needed to be prepared to go forth to His beyond-beloved Children in Fiji.  Oh the lengths He goes to to directly address, bring about, and acknowledge the prayers of us, His children~! I KNOW WITH PERFECT KNOWLEDGE that He hears us! I know He hears every word.  I know it!  And He commands me to boldly and unquestionably testify of it.  What more valuable knowledge could one have with complete surety?

• Using Agency To ALWAYS Choose Joy (at every minute throughout the day) You have agency!!!! You are free to choose and act for yourself!  If you can always choose joy, then why would you ever choose anything other than it?  We are free to choose to look to the Light and focus on it, or the shadows.  IT'S SO OBVIOUS!  Choose always in every second all the way, to only and fully look to the light!  If you do this, the shadows will fall behind you every time!

You are a Child of God with great strength!  You have the ability to choose righteousness and happiness, no matter what your circumstances.

• Look Up & Reach Out, Be Grateful for Everything (especially be grateful for your trials... if you do this, you win! They are no longer trials, and the Lord is able to help you fully and unrestrained once you're trusting Him enough to THANK Him for the trial) -the formula to always being ridiculously happy; regardless of circumstances!

• Rely on the Spirit LITERALLY ALL THE WAY! I have truly learned I am--and can do--nothing without it. I'm not the one who will bring souls unto Christ, His forgiveness, healing and exaltation and eternal life.  The Spirit is the one who does that. I am simply the one who brings people the Spirit by truly loving them as Heavenly Father does.

• I've learned that the Hymn (LDS hymnbook p.124, "Be Still My Soul.") is true: "In every change, He faithful will remain. [Therefore,] be still my soul."  I can do all things He requires, hopes, highest wishes of me--as I trust His love and rely on His power and enabling and uplifting strength. WHAT AWESOME KNOWLEDGE THIS IS!!!

• I have truly come to know the Atonement on an significantly deeper level.  If I had more space to write, I would share with you 20 pages of what I've learned about the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

Smiling contests :)

Last night, a living Apostle of the living Savior, Jesus Christ who personally leads and directs this church, spoke to us!  Elder Dallin H. Oaks, of the Quorum of The Twelve Apostles, spoke to thousands and thousands and thousands of missionaries just like me, in 14 MTC's all around the globe!  He spoke here at the Provo MTC, but it was broadcast to ALL the MTC's in the world!  I got to sing to Elder Oaks for the Devotional!  The entire night, (as usual,) I couldn't stop smiling!  I was having smiling contests with people!  I felt the Spirit, and I must testify with all my heart and everything that I have, that I know that man is truly God's literal apostle.  We are literally led by living Prophets, Seers, and Revelators.  I know this church is true; and I do not just say that. I know it! I mean it, and I know it for myself, from my Heavenly Father.  How? Because I put this gospel to the test by living it and having a sincere heart, faith in Christ and a willingness to act and do and pray and fast and earnestly seek.  As I live the gospel, the Holy Ghost has born witness of the truth of this fullness of the eternal, everlasting gospel of Christ... I have received witnesses of truth and impressions upon the soul of the reality of God the Father and the Son Jesus Christ, (as President James E. Faust has said:) "So deeply that no earthly power or authority can separate me from that knowledge."