Week 15 - panCake by the Ocean

I love and I hate transfers.

I'm staying in Pehleng with Sister Behling though! And she is now a Sister Training Leader :) So my companion goes to Guam once a month (except for December. Because an authority or someone is coming to each island instead). And she already went to Guam for the November month. So really she wont go to Guam during this transfer, but if we're still together next transfer, she'll be gone for a bit. 

Sister Behling and Sister Felt

However, I got to spend some time with the Kolonia sisters this week! Sister Wari from Papau Neu Guinea and Sister Petrus from Chuuk. Holy wow, 4 days with islanders and you start to think you're one yourself. It's all very chill, fun loving, and so SO selfless. These people literally live the law of consecration as a part of their life and culture. As a result, they're blessed with those blessings promised. But I heard AALLLL about what Chuuk is like, and all about PNG :) I feel like I've just been on these islands my whole life, they're so apart of who I am now. I don't think I can live without this culture.

 Kitti Branch girls

But while we were in Kolonia, we walked alllll over creation! It's a huge walking area. And those sisters just go. Granted, at a slow walking islander pace, but still I swear we went miles and MILES all day. Haha I'm definitely not a walking area missionary.

 Beautiful Pohnpei

Monday evening last week after we received the call Sister Behling would be going to Guam for a bit this week, we ran all around our area telling our many investigators we would be gone. And by-golly we had 3 very solid spiritual lessons. Teaching and testifying of the pure doctrine in the Book of Mormon, the miraculous occurrence of the first vision, and committing people who were quickened by the spirit to pray sincerely about the things we taught, and if the Book of Mormon was and is the word of God, and if the Gospel was restored through the latter day prophet Joseph Smith. Holy wow you can really see the light in peoples eyes when their hearts are open and they receive the word of God garnished with the Spirit. They hunger for it and long to keep the feelings with them. Do you hunger for it?

I had the privilege of watching conference this weekend at the Kitti chapel in the small office. It was incredibly spiritual and wonderful. If you didn't learn something from it, watch it again. It was awesome. I loved Dallin H. Oaks talk about Families, because they truly are the beginning of it all. Funny thing though, aren't we all family? I gave a talk about that in the Kitti branch a while ago. Kitail Peneinei. We're all family. Because we're all children of God (Baptized, or not. Kind of an issue in this area...). So we should all love each other and treat each other kindly like the Lovely sister who spoke before Elder Oaks talked about :)

With members of the Kitti Branch

Also, I'm taking the prophets words to heart and reading the Book of Mormon every day :) Of course as a missionary I was reading the scriptures everyday, but not necessarily the Book of Mormon. But I've learned that the Book of Mormon is so sacred because it is pure testimony, so untouched and uncorrupted by the world, that it gives a stronger testimony than any other book. So I'm going to read it every day :) Even if it's just 3 verses, and then back to D&C, Preach My Gospel, Jesus the Christ, The Bible, or whatever. The Book of Mormon comes first. Literally no where else in the world can you find, in more direct letters "this is the doctrine of Christ" and then be able to figure out EXACTLY what the doctrine of Christ is.

Love you all :) Thanks for reading through this crazy long email. Hope you have a spirit filled week!

Love,
Sister Nicole Felt