JayLynn E. Loves: June 2016

So your probably wondering what the heck does "Welimwemi!" mean lol well it is a greeting in my new language I will be learning and it means "How are you guys doing..." Its pronounced "Whad e mo me". The language is the language of the outer islands here on Yap and is known as Woleaian it is a very interesting language and I am taking a liking to it! My trainer is Elder Zonts and he is what we call an exactly obedient missionary someone who follows the rules to the T! The mission field is completely different from the MTC and it is amazing that Elder Zonts has come to be my companion I hope to learn a lot from him and progress in the Woleaian language and culture. For the culture though it is very similar to the Polynesian culture and its almost like I am serving in Tonga. The island of Yap for itself is a true beauty and I got to meet a lot of the members, recent converts, and investigators yesterday at church and on the island. So that is some of the things that have happened on Yap. But I was able to serve for about a week in Guam and I got to teach many people the Gospel! I taught this one older gentleman who's name was Edgardo he was a Filipino and also was a chef which was awesome he made us some 5 star food which was way good and than through the grace of God me and my companion (at this time I was on splits) Elder Teriihaunui (and yes he is a Polynesian) were able to set a baptismal date for him to be baptized which was awesome and I hope to hear of his baptism while I am here on Yap from him. Another really cool lesson we had was with Sedwig and Daisy a Chuukese family me and another Elder named Elder Dickey taught them about Repentance and the importance that God is over culture the lesson was pretty intense Daisy believed in what we were saying but Sedwig's heart was hardened toward us but I could tell the spirit was able to soften his heart when I told him a story about my Great Grandpa Iohani about how that they sometimes just need to have faith because they are in a bad financial situation and they need help so I told them what Grandpa Iohani would say "Don't worry the Lord will provide..." And the spirit was able to soften his heart towards us though he didn't accept baptism he is ready to receive answers from Heavenly Father. Anyways the people in this area are just like Polynesians soooo much food haha almost every house we are fed and if we don't finish it they get offended haha yupp so food won't be much a problem and rice is always in the mix of food I get so that's nice but hey here is my address if you want to send me anything it is:

Yap Zone

P.O. Box 456

Colonia, FM 96943

YAP

P.S. If you want to send me anything don't be shy... no really just send me something lol hahaha just kidding OFA ATU!!!!

Dear... just about everyone who has messaged me so far, it has been an awesome experience for me here in the MTC my companion is named Elder Clark and he's from Bear Lake, Utah he is a pretty awesome companion and I'm happy that I am able to serve with him here in the MTC. So yes if your wondering in the MTC Thursdays are my P-Days and are the only day I'm allowed to email back so sorry for the confusion but a heads up when I'm sent to Micronesia my P-Day my change to a different day of the week according to what the Mission President wants. If you want to send me letters while I'm here in the MTC there is something called DearElder which is basically you can send me letters that I can read everyday I won't be able to respond to them until P-Dat but if you want to relay a message to me when it's not P-Day you can do that using a website called DearElder.com and my stuff you'll need is District 38 Zone D or something like that. Anyways missionary life is quite interesting I feel as if I it is easier to feel the spirit better now that I am here. I have what we call TRC's which are either members acting as investigators or ACTUAL Investigators which feels pretty dang real. One of my TRC's is named Kainoa Reis and he actually lives here in Utah and he goes to UVU and yea by his name you could probably tell he is Poly haha but yeah he is awesome and if any of you happen to meet him he will probably make fun of me because I cried while bearing my testimony to him lol. Our other investigator is named Travis Corbin who we found to be a member pretending to be a investigator which is hilarious because we can totally see his garments haha but the point of the TRC is to practice like their are really non members. Anyways the food is on point here which is great and all my room mates call me Aladdin because "I showed them the world..." lol jkjk. But yupp its great here at the MTC I love all the support from all my family and friends and please add your emails so I can hear from you all also thank you for keeping my dad in your guys prayers it means alot and I know he will pull through until next Thursday Ofa Atu.

P.S. I drunk the orange juice and was fine okay bye fo realz.