Family & Friends,


Transfers just happened and I am still here in Navutoka, Tonga'tapu. I am still working as the district leader for my district. Navutoka is kind of a beachy area, we're right on the shore. It's pretty cool "for-shore," hahaha jokes!

But I got a new companion aye? Pretty excited to work with him here. His name is Elder Hirinuki from New Zealand and we're teaching many discussions and have a few baptisms lined up so the Lord for sure been helping out a lot with the work here in Navutoka. The only struggles here are small ones. Like fafanga not being lava (dinner appointments not happening) and the people of other churches being fakamahuahu (snobby, or sticking their nose up) to us just stuff like that and that's not even bad you know? So like im just really happy. The people that aren't stuck up are really nice and love us and we love them, well, we even love the stuck up ones (maybe not as much but still, haha). 
But this area is fakalata atu (very enjoyable). 

There was this one time this past week, it was interesting what the Spirit whispered to me.  We were walking to the different member's homes and the Spirit was like, "hey you should go see your family over in Manuka" (manuka is another area we cover about 2 km from where we live), but then the Spirit said, "but they don't really wanna see you, but you should just drop by anyway." I was kinda laughing to myself like ah that's kinda silly. Why would the Spirit say that? But I was so curious to see if He was right and so we walked all the way to tbe family's house and it was EXACTLY like how He said it would be! We were asking how their day was and if there was anything we could help them with, but they were just sitting there watching their Indian movie, not really caring that we were there to see them.
The thing I learned is, I feel there is always a reason for the Spirit to lead you to do something so follow it whenever it prompts you to do it. Because even though the people I went to see didn't want to see us, the Spirit was still right, you know, big picture-wise.
This experience has helped me become more familiar with the Spirit and get to know who he is and how the Lord works through him. 

I'm so happy to be working here again in this area and to be here to serve the Lord.

I wish all you guys a great week.
Ofa lahi atu kiate kimoutolu ( I love you all)

Elder Mafi