Feb 5 - 18, 2019

Monday, February 18, 2019

Merriwa, Western Australia

This has been a fantastic week! 

This week, we said goodbye to Elder Hampel; he was transferred up to the Alkimos area, so he is now my District Leader, and he is training.  But we also have a new Elder with us, Elder Tilivarua, from FIJI!!! He is the man; I love having him with us.  This is his last transfer, so we will be killing him off.  But he isn't trunky at all.

Saying goodbye to Elder Hampel. For the second time!

Saying hello to Elder Tilivarua.

This week, we had a few meetings with the high councilor over missionary work in the stake, and we spoke about how the members and the missionaries can work together better.  So, all the bishops in the wards are going to give the missionaries in their wards a list of part members, less-active members, potential elders, and families without a current temple recommend. Then we will head out, under the direction of the bishop, and visit these families, hint at them coming to church, and see if there is anyone they know that would be keen to learn the gospel.  Already, in the Rockingham Stake, a companionship of missionaries have found two people who may be put on date for baptism... 

We also had a fun Sacrament Meeting this week.  We had a visitor pop in who started screaming and running up and down all the aisles and smacking people. Then, as some of the members tried ushering him out, he ran up to the stand and started to attack the lady who was speaking. But, the Bishop and his first counselor were all over it; they both took an arm and basically carried him out. 

Otherwise, not much else to report.

Elder Kleven

Another gigantic Australian spider.