Hello everyone, how are you all
doing? I hope all is well and you are enjoying your week! This week was slow
regarding missionary work, not a whole lot worked out for us. However I do
think I learned more this week than any other week. This week I want to share
some of what I learned. But first let me tell you about Uncle Earl.
Uncle Earl Veloria is one of the
Kupuna's of Kohala. Meaning of the older generation. He is one of those people
that everyone knows. He’s so awesome. I love him. But he is famous here for
being the best supervisor around, and as a missionary that does service every
week for him; I’m blessed to run around doing exactly what he says. Let me tell
ya, you learn exact obedience real quick Haha. We started out digging holes. If
you remember the movie holes, that’s what I felt like. Then we filled all the
holes with rotten tuna fish. He gets barrels of this every week. When the fresh
catch comes in, they are cut up for sale. He gets all the scraps and lets it
sit out and rot for a few days. Then we dump it in the holes for fertilizer. It
is one of those things I’ll never forget doing lol.
So I’m learning that when you pray
for patience, you are blessed with opportunities to exercise your patience.
When you pray for charity, you are blessed with opportunities to be charitable.
When you pray for others hearts to be softened, you are blessed with
opportunities to help them do so. I never realized that praying for some of
these things lead to opportunities to exercise what you have. This week was one
of those weeks where the prayers I have been saying all came crashing down with
opportunities. It was the most stressful, patience trying, and long week yet on
the mission... probably in life too. But I am learning that it is only though
putting your qualities to the test that you can grow and progress. It is only
by being put in situations where you can put you studies to the test. It is
only through trials that we can become like Christ. Look at the things he went
through during his life. That is our purpose for this life to gain a body, to
go through trials and tribulations so we can exercise our agency and grow
closer to or further from Christ as our decisions determine. This week was
rough, until I realized how blessed I was for these things because it gave me a
chance to know my savior more, it gave me a chance to exercise my agency, and
although I wasn't perfect in these moments it gave me a chance to grow closer
to and being more Christ like.
Friends and family "this life
is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is
the day for men to perform their labors." (Alma 34:32) It is in our day to
day lives and the little decisions we make that we prepare to meet God. It is
through trials that we can do what is right and prepare ourselves for that
moment. Our lives are short in this eternal life we are a part of. Do what is
right. Follow the Savior’s example. And as my best friend would say "Do
Good" TM. I know this gospel is true, I know our Heavenly Father loves me
and you.
This is all for this week, but let
me know if anyone has any questions about Hawaii or the life here. I’m not
always sure what to tell you about the culture! I hope you all have a splendid
week, and take those opportunities to know our savior Jesus Christ more. Love
you all!
~Shoots Brah~
Elder Porter
Honolulu, Hawaii
The truck is taking us to the loi, waterfall by the loi, and ocean view is a dinner we had at Kapaa park.
Uncle Bert plowing through some tall grass in his truck looking for some
of his cows. and Vog... (volcanic gases and dust in the air)
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