Maloleilei!

This week was another crazy week! Last Monday, we went shopping with Sister Hosea and Sister Unga. Of course, we had to get Slurpees because hello....7-11 -- Free Slurpee day! We went to the church to play with the Zone. While Sister Hosea and Sister Hughes played basketball, I played Dungeons and Dragons with the Elders. It was hilarious! Elders are so goofy!

This week, we've been doing a lot of contacting. We are working on building our teaching pool. It's been a little rough, but we're working on it. We have faith that we will find people. It is the Lord's work after all.

On Tuesday, we had district meeting, and then we had two appointments in the park but neither of them showed. But later that night, our Ward mission leader invited some members from the YSA Ward to come to the Higham's house and make calls to less active members. They all worked together to try and contact these members. We now have a list of people they were unable to contact. It was awesome!

On Wednesday, we had exchanges with the Tongan Sisters. I was with Sister Unga for the day. I love her! All four of us went to service together and did language study. I got a Book of Mormon in Tongan! We met with some people they've been teaching and I could speak a little bit of Tongan. I can say: Hello (Maloleilei), How are you? (Feifeihaki), good (Sai pe), thank you (Malo), and I'm hungry (fia kaia). Tongan is fun! My favorite word is Ulupala... Knucklehead... Haha!

On Thursday, we tried to visit some of the less actives, but some don't have complete addresses, so that was a little hard. But then we went to Montalvo to do some service. We gathered sticks and helped make a pathway. It was so fun! It makes me miss Westminster when I helped my Dad with the set design for theatre. And since we were outside, a lizard tried to climb into my shoe. I totally yelped and I think I scared it.  Poor thing (Faka Ofa...) there are so many lizards in California! And squirrels!

Friday and Saturday, we did weekly planning. We plan on meeting with some members to teach them about the Restoration. We invite members to share the gospel with someone. It's a good finding idea, but for some reason people want to meet either on Monday night and Tuesday night. Everyone is busy.

On Sunday, we had a crazy day! We went to church and then had a mission stake meeting. All the Ward mission leaders are awesome!!! And then we had dinner with the Tongan Sisters at one of their member's houses. We had Tongan food. It was so tasty I couldn't stop myself! I ate 14 muscles (I think that's how it's spelled), 14! I kept saying: maybe just one more, maybe just one more. But I got so sick after that. But there was no gluten in the food, I just ate too much food- the family was so shocked that I ate 14. Haha! I like sea food...  The father told me I can come back anytime I was hungry and that they would make me New Zealand Muscles. I love that family! One of the ladies in the house asked how many I ate.  I told her and she looked so shocked...her face was priceless! It was so worth the stomach ache!

And that was my week! Love yous! (Ofa'atu!) 

-Always, Sister Brown (Sister Melo Melo)