Life wouldn't be itself if there wasn't a little patience to be tested

Email #64
Area: Motupa
Companion: Elder Kalani

Hey Everyone,

My comp is great and we get along so well always laughing and making jokes it is so awesome. Keeps me going especially when we have a long day and no appointments and it is blazing hot out haha. It still seems to be a great day at the end. So hopefully I will be with him for sometime, not these 6 week stuff, haha. They love the little church out there and all the people, Pres Dunn said something that caught my attention. "This is the first time in church history that the children out number the adults in the congregation". I never really noticed that before, so that is something unique about our group out there. Yeah it was really nice to be able to confirm when he (President Dunn) was there. Teaching was a little hard this week, because of the schools reopening so hopefully in the next couple weeks we can get adjusted to it as well. Who would have thought that even you not going to school that you have to do some readjusting as well!

Love,
Elder Bryner


Excerpts from Dad's email:

Yeah church this week wasn't as good, but there were still at church. Not many of our investigators came to church the normal people that always come. I think there is roughly 45 in the congregation and most of them are children. Finding here is really hard and you can't really tract, it is not effective at all. Since we walk most days, we try to stop at those who look to be somewhat interested, most of the time we get to talk to people. Problem is that we never find them again when we pass by their house. Most people in the village know who we are and seem that they are a little judge mental, but it will get there eventually. The senior couples have planned movie nights for everyone, so we let everyone know about it and they invite friends acquaintances whatever and whoever to come. We haven't had one yet, but hopefully it will be a good turn out. Yeah Pres had interviews with us it was really nice and sister Dunn made food with us. That was really good, corn bread and a chili, but not what you want when it is already 40 degrees out (104 degrees F) haha! Just keep praying for the people here to accept it and us. Not much else to report on just that it is getting a little cooler, the kids started school this past week so it has been hectic trying to teach those that are in school and most of the older people are teachers as well so we are hoping to catch them on the weekends. Yeah I am doing well and loving it still just have to have a little patience. Life wouldn't be itself if there wasn't a little patience to be tested. Little quote for ya that I just made up haha.