25 April 2011

Family,

This has been an interesting week. Before we left to Pohnpei and Kosrae, we decided that we were going to drop all of our investigators and start over. Many of them were people that missionaries had been teaching for who knows how long, and just hadn't been progressing. So this was kind of our rebuilding week. We had a slow start to the week, but as the days have gone on, it's been picking up. We met a Chuukese family, and most of them were actually baptized years ago. They've since joined another church, but after our second visit, the man we are teaching, Saimon, and his brother, Jona, agreed to be baptized and also to come to church this week (yesterday). There are like 35 people that live there and like 4 different generations, and the guy we're teaching is the oldest. They said all they needed was a ride, and they'd be ready to go. So we organized a ride and showed up Sunday morning (To be honest I wasn't expecting much. I didn't think they'd be there, or at least they wouldn't be awake or ready.) and Jona was sitting at the table all dressed and ready with his Book of Mormon and the pamphlet we gave him, and Saimon and his wife were just putting shoes on. They came and had a great experience - especially because Sunday school is in Chuukese, and all the people really welcomed them.

Part of the reason the beginning of the week was so slow was because I had to get a Guam license. I went to the DMV, waited forever in line, only so the woman could tell me I needed my SS card - which I didn't have. So the next day, I went to the SS office, waited forever again, got a letter that verified my SS number (which they said would work until I could get my card in the mail), and went back to the DMV to wait in line for forever again. Then I had to wait in another line to pay for it, another line to take my picture, and another line to pick it up. If anyone was wondering, the DMV is the worst ever, even in Guam. So after like 6 hours between the two days, I finally got my license - and I had to give them my California license. Now I have to drive all the time, because Elder Matthews doesn't have one. I prefer the passenger seat - especially in our minivan (did I ever tell you we drive a minivan?) it's pretty luxurious.

We found out transfers this week, and since I don't know who's reading my blog, I won't say much. That's secret stuff you know. Let me just say - things are going to be crazy! I think I thought the same thing last transfer though.

Happy Easter everyone!

Love,

Elder Barlow