Our Time in Vanuatu

 A very full week with heavy rain.  It is going to be short in words this week.  It is a race against the electricity tripping again and again because of the heavy rain.  It has cleared up for a short spell so here we go. I received a surprise on my desk this Monday.  Eldeer Arriola Alvizuris took the most recent picture of our mission  from our zone conference the first week of December and made this holiday card for us. What a nice surprise Tuesday we attended a district council (Blacksands district)  I was asked to present a training from the Missionary Standards for Disciples of Jesus Christ.  I chose to explain two points in the message from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on the first page. "Dear fellow missionary" and "To be an effective missionary, you must be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ." I asked them to take a few minutes to complete the following two sentences after I explained the word fellow: I am a fell...

                                                                                          comeuntochrist.org We invite our family and friends to make it a Christmas tradition to view this short film about the birth of Jesus Christ.  We do rejoice in His birth because of His life and His Atonement! Another wonderful week has gone by: I really like the beautiful flowers used to decorate the chapel.  I saw a lot of beauty this week. Whenever I see a child outside the mission office, I hurry to give him a Friend Magazine.  One week, a child with his mom came to the office.  He was about 5 years old.  I gave him a Friend Magazine and then proceeded to answer the mom's questions.  Just before they left, he looked at me and said: "I love the B...