23 May 2011 - Less than a year left on my mission! AH!

Oh family, how I love you all!

Thank you so much for all of your letters. There were exactly what I needed today. Oh! This has been a crazy week! It is definitely rainy season here on the island, and boy, when it rains it rains. We woke up this morning to a down pour and just a minute ago it started pouring again. But this is no rain like I have ever seen before. We have been lucky though and each time it has started to pour we have been indoors or heading indoors. Knock on wood though!

This morning Sister Gandolph and I went to my recent convert's house (Harmony) to do facials. It was way more intense than we thought it was going to be, but was enjoyable none the less. At the end they offered us some lunch, which I thought would be harmless enough. I was enjoying my safe, small bowl of rice when Harmony offered my this piece of something that looked like a cooked piece of fruit of some kind. I decided I didn't want to ask what it was so I just took a bite- and it didn't taste to bad actually. I was just going to innocently eat it when Sis. Gandolph asked what it was. Yeah- we shouldn't have asked. It was none other than pig skin. Yep, pig skin. Not the meat, straight up pig skin. I have been pretty lucky so far on my mission and haven't really had to eat anything too crazy- until today. But really, thinking about it now I guess that isn't as crazy as somethings I will probably have to eat next year during their huge, long, New Year's celebration. Harmony said I didn't have to finish it, but I knew I wouldn't be able to look myself in the mirror if I woosied out. :D

Miracle of the week: Sis. Ganolph and I really being blessed with the gift of tongues. The Lord is truly blessing our companionship. I have been out 3.5 months now, and Sis. Ganolph has only been out 7 and we are able to understand everything we need to. There is a lot of, "can you say that again"'s and "i don't understand"s, but in the end we are always able to figure out what is going on. The Lord prepare a way for us to accomplish all that He asks us to.

Kevin, thank you so much for you testimony on the Book of Mormon. Right now all of our investigator's are really struggling to read The Book of Mormon. Sis. Gandolph and I did a special fast yesterday to help us be able to know how to help them. We use Moroni's Promise with investigators, but you helped me see today that we can, and need to, use it more effectively. I wish so badly that you and I could just have a couple hours to sit down and swap mission tactics. I know there is so much that you are learning that would be able to help me so much, and I would hope vice versa. But alas, that is not God's plan. :D

David, thank you for your talk on humility. That is something that I am really wanting to acquire right now but am not doing a very good job at. There were some awesome scriptures that you shared that I will be going back to look at.

This week Elder Jay Jensen of the seven presidents of the Seventy will be coming to speak to our mission. I am really excited to go to the meeting and receive inspiration on how I can better help my investigators read and how I can become more humble. I will try hard to remember to report on my discoveries next week.

Julie! You graduate this week. Ah! Be safe and be smart. I love you!

I love you all tons!

Your Sister, Amy Reece