Work was normal, I ate too much, and then I didn't eat enough. My body cant decide if it should gain a ton of weight or lose it all. Is it healthy to fluctuate through 6 pounds every week?
We don't have any active members in our area. And no one from our area came to church this week. That was pretty dumb. Sister Behling is going to Guam this week for Mission Leadership Conference. We don't know who is going with her. The other Sister Training Leader is leaving this next transfer, so usually they send the person who is going to be the new STL to MLC before the transfer they become a STL. We'll see how it all pans out.
Olga is doing aight. Jim still tries to attack the Book of Mormon. I think it's in Alma 7 that one of the Prophet writes that Jesus will be born "at Jerusalem". I didn't remember it, but in just casual conversation with Olga and Jim I was talking about my Bible reading (I had read Luke 2 that day) and just chit chatting. Jim says "So where was Jesus Born?" I said, "Well in Bethlehem like it says here" and I read the verse in Luke. He said "Yes, so Bethlehem" I said ya. He said in the Book of Mormon it says he's born in Jerusalem, not Bethlehem, so it's wrong. We literally just ignored him and kept going. Then in personal study I found the verse. When I read it I had a spiritually brought back memory of a time I heard a priesthood person talk about the importance of the word "at" especially in that verse of the Book of Mormon. I have no idea where I've heard that, and I don't remember who said it or why I know it. But I remember everything about how incredible it is that it says "At Jerusalem" and not "in". Kinda cool :) At is more of an "around" and a close to location. And seeing as Bethlehem is like 2 miles away from Jerusalem and the prophet who received that prophecy was in america at the time in like 300 BC, I'd say the Book of Mormon is still true ;)
So the Kamadipw. Said like 'comma deep'. Every municipality has a king, a nanmwarki. And he goes to all the towns once a year, and the people celebrate it like Founders Day in Wellsville. We live in Dien and our Land lord is the Cheif of Dien. So the Kamadipw was at our house. So ALL of Dien was at our house. It would be like if our house was at the Tabernacle in Wellsville, and there was only main street. no other side roads. Our car got blocked in, and everyone living within walking distance of our house was at the Kamadipw. So we joined :) Basically, they present the king with all their things. Rice, skirts, food, sugar cane, coconuts, bananas, chicken, water tanks, everything, as a way to show their thanks. But thing is, they literally give it all to the King. He doesn't rule over them, it's just a cultural thing. But they still do it. After they've done that and they've given all the women's things, they give them mens things. Pigs, Sakau, and Kehp. Lots of animal abuse with the Pigs. They don't kill them till they're gonna roast em. So they tie them to a stick and all the strong men present the pigs to the king on the stick. It gets preeetty loud.
When they present the food, all the women in the town make food baskets for everyone with a title. All the high up there people. Everyone else get's Sais food. We got the Sais food. And then people came to us with baskets. Oh my. People are way too nice. Way way too nice. We also had children peeking through our windows and teenagers standing on our porch during the rain. It was a party on Saturday :)
Then Sunday rolled around and everything was depressing. Not a soul from our area came to church yesterday. 2 cars ready. No one willing to come. We don't have a single active member living in our area. Kitti branch needs help. 32 people at church. Mostly kids. 2 preisthood holders (and the elders). It was really REALLY depressing. Something HAS to change with Kitti Branch in order for it to grow. But it's okay. Because I got to read the Book of Mormon and know that Joseph Smith is a real prophet of God who didn't kill anyone. I hate false doctrine. Also, we had fresh fish to eat, and we fasted from Saturday night, till Sunday at 7. Zone Conference starts at 6 today, and then tomorrow morning, and then Behling flies out to Guam for MLC tomorrow evening. I don't know what this week is going to be like. I might be in Guam, I might be in Kolonia, I might be in Uh, I might be with another Sister In Pehleng. I don't know.
Love Yall!! Read your scriptures, fast and pray :)
Sister Felt
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