This week was a truly amazing week. We had all 7 baptisms on Saturday! We went to do the baptismal interview for the 3 kids and the youngest one who everyone in the family thought was 9 years old was actually 8. We didn't know until we got the birth certificate for filling out her paper, so that ended up being a primary baptism. Faavese and his wife and children got baptized as well. It is amazing how much ward support we get in that ward. Member-missionary work is sooo important. Our bishop got up in Sacrament and told the members to start doing FHE's with us haha. I also did my first confirmation on Sunday, and yes in all Samoan. So all is well with those baptisms. Ipu and maybe her husband are getting baptized on Friday this week! We are still not sure with the husband but we will see probably today. The Lords work is always going forward!
Last week we were walking home from the Mission Office and my companion is like lets go talk to the temple President. Apparently he was my companions old bishop, and actually the bishop that started his mission papers. So we showed up, and I know I talk every week about walking into a house and feeling like I am in America and getting fed good food, but this was to the max by far the nicest house I have been in. Temple President was really cool, and he shared a lot of cool experiences. His first cousin is going to be our new mission President, and I told him to tell the new Mission President to let us go in the temple on P-Days. He said he will try haha.
On Monday we got a call from out Zone Leaders at 5 pm saying President wanted to do a FHE with us at his mission office in an hour and for us to bring as many investigators as possible. Classic. So we are scrambling to find people and we got a family and another investigator and a ward member. It was such a good FHE, the spirit was so strong. President asked us what we were doing for the lesson and he is like no,no,no lets read Moroni 7. Yup whatever you say. Us and the Zone Leaders did a special musical number at a baptism and President was there and is like ya do that at the concert tomorrow. All I did was share the First Vision in Samoan with one of the Zone Leaders, cool stuff.
Yesterday we talked to this guy on the street named Damian, he was super cool. Seriously the biggest traps I have ever seen in my life. His traps were up to his ears no joke. This guy is huge. We got talking a bit and he told us all these countries he has been too and I asked why he has been around the world so much. He said he represented Samoa in Rugby. He played for the Manu Samoa 15's until he injured his wrist. But we are taking him to the Visitors Center tonight. Hopefully things work out with him. I am just excited to be teaching a Pro Rugby Player. Also, I bible bashed for the first time yesterday with this lady from Seventh Day Adventist, I was getting so heated because all she would talk about is how Saturday is the Sabbath. The Spirit wasn't there so we just left her, and I gave her a Book of Mormon.
Everything is awesome here in Samoa. I hope everyone has an awesome Mother's Day also, I can't wait to talk with the fam! The Church is True!
Sorry not a lot of pictures this week.
Elder Roberts
Still climbin
Faavese and his family
Vasa, Tavita, and Eta
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