Be Prepared.

Dear Family and Friends,

This week there is a lot to be mentioned as well as a lot of things i want to share.. and seeing that i am horrible in typing and writing in Samoan... its going to be in English... so faamolemole tatou aiga ma tagata e fiafia lava e vaai le blog... faamalie atu... alright so this week has been crazy busy... and i know that the Lord is helping us find and not only that he is with us.. in an conference talk by Elder Dieter Uctdorf he quoted Elder Joseph B Wirthland, "Oh it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us--even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, HE NEVER WILL.. we might see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.... The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of TRANSFORMATION. it takes us as men and women of the earth and refines us into men and women for the eternities."   this is so true... i have seen it in my missionary work.. and i know it cause i have applied it... its my challenge and goal for my family and friends to take a step back and apply this and ask the question... "Am I ready for the eternities?"... i know and promise that we can all be ready if we prepare... how do we prepare?... well here is something that my mission president handed out that i know and think it can help us all out...

"choose ye this day whom ye will serve"   -Joshua 24: 15

Satan                                                  Savior
Fear                                                     Faith

Doubt                                                   Desire

Worry                                                   Work

Complain                                              Commit

Oppose                                                Obey

Rebel                                                   Repent

Sensual                                               Spiritual

Depressed                                           Determined

Death                                                  Life

Telestial                                              Celestial

 

I know that this has helped me make better choices in my mission and definitely will help me later on in life.. i know that it will be awesome if the whole world will understand... and thanks to all the missionary applications that have gone in... a little statistic for those who love numbers.. Salt Lake Headquarters have been getting in 700 missionary applications weekly... since President Monson changed the age... there has been a jump.. to about 4000 missionary applications weekly..  crazy crazy! "The Standard of Truth has been erected.. no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing... persecutions may rage, mobs may combine armies may assemble calumny may defame... but the truth of God shall go forth nobly, boldly and independently till it has penetrated every continent swept every clime visited every country and sounded in every ear till the purposes of God shall be accomplished and the great Jehovah shall say, The Work is done.." 

well everything is going all good in Papakura.. loving it down here.. the weather is like utah... bipolar weather... rain or shine... gotta do what you gotta do... well alofa atu friends and family~

 

-Elder Tiatia

 

His eyes are open, I promise. :)