Yeah, you read that right. Without fail, every time we take out our area book, there's a cockroach hidden in the binding. And every time, we throw him outside. Maybe we should throw him into the pig pen? We really don't want to squish him. He's huge!
I have also found an efficient way of getting rid of lizards without touching them or throwing shoes at them. You put a cup over it, slide some paper underneath the cup, and chuck him as hard as you can out the door. You're welcome. Use that the next time you find a lizard in your house. ;)
Best moment of the week:
Our week was super slow. SUPER SLOW. Our numbers were way down, because there were two putus (funerals) this week. Tongan Funerals go for at least a week. At least. So all the church members in the town goes to the putus, and that leaves nothing for us missionaries to do! In the Nuku'alofa Tonga mission, missionaries to not go door to door. There are no results for us in tracting! Mostly because Tongans are huge on tradition. If a family is Weslyan, even if they don't believe in the Weslyan church, they will refuse to listen to your message because it has simply been tradition in their family for the last (however many generations) or so to be Weslyan. So we do not go door to door! We rely mostly on referrals from members (I know this is how it is in Layton, too, so please help out your missionaries and give them someone to teach!) Anyways, we were walking down a back alley, and our previous appointment had just fallen through. We were heading to see if another member was home, and this woman was standing out in her yard hanging her laundry up on the line. My comp and I both look at her, and my comp says "we should go talk to her." "Ok," I say. Neither of us move.
We both just look at each other.
"Go!" says my companion.
"I can't speak Tongan!" (Yeah I'm ashamed to say I played that card.)
"Why are we so afraid? This is dumb."
"We are disciples of Jesus Christ, We fear no man."
Finally, we both get up the courage to walk over to her.
"Oku i ai ha faingamalie ke vahevahe ha popoaki mo koe?" To our surprise, she said yes! She invited us into her home, and told us that her husband was a less active member in our church. She wanted to know more! We gave her a Tohi a Molomona, and now we are teaching her the lessons!
Do not be afraid to open your mouth in the service of the Lord!
We are receiving two new Palangi sisters tomorrow! Now there will be a total of four in Tonga! Four, not five. My companion from the MTC, Had to leave this week. She was very ill! It was very sad to talk to her about it, but she trusts in the Lord's will for her, and we are glad that she will be getting the help she needs in America.
Alright, it's time to sign off. Thank you for all of your letters! I love hearing from you all every week!
Ofa Atu Kimoutolu!
Ofa Atu Kimoutolu!
Sister Wunderlich
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