week 50

Suva was crazy haha, too busy and too many people but it was sweet!! The

training was awesome! The people I stayed with was no one that I really

talked to but I got to talk to them over the weekend and they were really

cool. I met a brand new missionary who has been struggling with the language

and what not. He is from a very small mormon town in Arizona so you can

imagine he is kind of a sheltered kid but I really tried to help him a lot

and I really liked him. I hope I can serve with him soon. Want to know the

best part? So we also stayed with this kid who is going to New Calendonia

and the AP told me "Hey he is from Salt Lake and Tongan, guess who??? KONISI

HOSEA!!!! (Shane played football with him at Cottonwood) It was sooo dope

man!!! The first thing we do is hug each other. He said "what the heck? You

are not Shane without a beard"! Haha, It was so funny man. We stayed in the

same place together for 2 days and it was so fun! We were just talking and

talking and talking. Who would have guessed that we would see each other

because he is going to another place. I am on another island  but the week I

come to Suva, he goes to Suva and we just happen to stay the same place! It

was bomb! He left for New Cal on Saturday. It was sweet! So yeah, Suva was

good! Elder Vagarau was in Labasa with Estill's comp while we went to Suva.

Training was awesome Friday morning. We went to the mission home and had

breakfast, waffles! Delicious! Training and then lunch, Burgers! Delicious!

Ice Cream shakes! Delicious! It was pretty much amazing. So the training was

very good. They talked on specific things and important things that we dont

really think about a whole lot...except this one...Comp relationships,

effective district leaders and effective baptismal interviews. Comp

relationships was very good given by President Klingler, he gave us a bunch

of scriptures about companionships and 2x2 and what not..2x2 is established

by the Lord and how it's in the mission and our marriage. I really liked

Ecc. 4:9-10, Two are better than one! One lifts up when the other falls

(summary haha). It was sweet. The importance of Baptismal Interview was

really good too. Sometimes we just think we'll ask the questions, if they

get them right, there are set. We just talked about how there is so much

more than that and how you need to prepare before you give one. It's up to

us if they pass or not, if they get baptized or if there is a problem or

that is on us. Being an effective DL was good too. The AP's compared it to a

bishop of a ward and a father to a family. They are the ones who are the

most involved with the missionaries and can make a huge difference in their

work and lives. They also talked about the difference which as 19-20-21 year

old guys easily do is the difference from being respected and liked. Every

leader has that thing they need to worry about.  Yes, we want to be liked

and respected, but a lot of times people try too hard to be one or the

other. Elder Cooper applied it to his friends parents and how they really

try to be cool and "hip", haha, but he said when it comes down to it, he

liked them a lot, but didn't respect them, because of things they did or

what not. Leaders need to do their job and keep things going. I have heard

stories how people didn't like an AP. He had to do his job and would help

others do theirs even if they didnt like it or what not. So it was very

good. They talked about correcting others. It is so important but so hard to

do the right way..Boyd K. Packer said "When a person is in the position to

correct someone and fails to do so, he is thinking of himself." Then in D&C

95:1 it talks about how the Lord chastens us because he loves us...He knows

there is a better way and wants us to fix our ways. Correction is showing

love but you need to do it the right way and the other person needs to

understand that he has an opportunity to learn and better himself and be

humble about it. It was really good. I liked it alot. Yes I participated and

I was involved in the opening exercises. On Saturday, at 530 am we all got

up and played rugby in the mud. Haha it was way fun! We left around 3 so we

just hung out until then. Sunday morning.....BAPTISM!!! Yeah!! I pretty much

did everything. I don't know why either, no one else would do it! Even my

comp, who is Fijian! I spoke at the baptism, I baptized him and confirmed

him. So it was good! Pres announced he was going to be receiving the

priesthood in sacrament and I cant remember but it might have been before he

was confirmed and even interviewed him...He then ordained him to a deacon

(he is 15, 16 in July). I told him and he said it doesnt matter and what not

and didnt listen to anything I said. I talked to the Terrys about it and I

will talk to them again tonight but I was like uhh you can't give him the

priesthood if he is not even a member yet! This man drives me nuts

sometimes! Oh well, Neimani is the man!  He is going to be a stud and now

his friend wants to take lessons and some of his family, I think as well,

but not fully positive on them. So we could have a few new investigators

this week,. There is a girl that wants to be baptized in Bua as well, so we

are going there next week when we have the truck. So we could possibly have

more baptisms than all of last year in a few months! I am excited. I

probably will leave before they are baptized but as long as I do my best to

prepare them, I am set! So yeah things are going pretty good! Just keep on

working and dont stop! I got the package too! I almost forgot to tell

you....Goldfish and swedish fish!! Heaven!!! Thank you very much!! Well have

fun! Things are good! We will be talking again in what like 3 weeks! Weird!

My year mark too!! Too fast! Well love you all! Peace n blessings! Ni sa

moce!

Elder Hansen

week 49

Ni sa bula re na noqu matavuvale talei!! How's it going from the road? How

was Cali? Nice weather? Well this week was a really good week my even

without the truck! We had 12 lessons! Yes, a lot were recent convert and

less active but still its been a very very long time since Seaqaqa has had

12 lessons! We went on splits with the ZL's Elder Hill and Elder Ford. It

was very good and a lot of fun. They are on the other side of the island so

they are never in the area and they only see numbers. They said its so much

easier to understand the numbers when they came to the area and see how it

is. I told them that we are not just sitting around doing nothing, we are

working everyday and they said they now understand and what not how the area

is. But we compared the past years numbers to now, and it was decreasing but

we have stopped the decrease and the numbers are now starting to increase,

so it was very good. I witnessed the power of the priesthood this week with

Elder Hill as well. We gave one of our investigators a blessing. She looked

soo bad! She could  barely sit up, just lying on the couch and what not.

Well, the next day, she is outside walking around totally normal! She

thanked us and she told a member, "Wow, there is something different about

those two." It was sweet! That is something I have learned to be very

grateful for is the priesthood which I hold. Its amazing! The baptism is

still on! YEAH! We have done so much walking this week ha. We have walked to

and from our investigators house twice this week. He lives the farthest

away. We went with him to his teitei (farm). It was ridiculously far from

his house! I thought of teitei and thought of Burewai where it was always

muddy and grass and what not. Well we happened to walk forever on a dirt and

rocky road and I didn't take my shoes!  My feet are pretty jacked right now,

not going to lie. I have some weird thing right above my ankle, a bunch of

scratches and cuts, haha. Yeah, I am Fijian! Its all good! I had the worse

coka or the runs I would call it! Whats the legit word for it again? (I dont

know how to spell it!)  It was bad! I had to take one in the jungle, thank

heaven for leaves!! So yeah!  Neimani is set for baptism.  We are slowly

getting to know his family and hopefully we can start teaching them. Haha, I

was laughing the other day, we finally have a baptism, and I thought of "A

League of their Own". "Come on people there are a dozen of people waiting

for a baptism"! I thought it was funny!  Elder Estill and I went to his

house for the baptism interview and the two young ones (Estill is training

also) went out to OYM. We come back and they were like we have this GOLDEN

investigator! He is bomb! Well, yesterday we went to go see him and guess

what? He is totally muslim!! Which means we can't teach him! He said hi to

us and then went to go pray. They have a loud speaker that someone prays and

it is heard around all of town. I was like well, hes out of the question! Ha

it was funny. They are still learning! We had a good class in church Sunday

talking about church callings. I remember the leadership thing that Dad sent

me. We think about every calling we have received, were we ready? Did we

know what to do? NO! Never! We talked about why that is. The Lord knows when

we are ready, when we are available, to Him we are ready, but to us we are

not. Its always a chance to learn something or use our abilities and what

not. I really liked it when it said, we always rely on Heavenly Father when

we dont know what we are doing, its when we do know when, we tend to forget.

Every calling we receive, He trusts us and knows we are able to do it and it

will help us. We just need to remember that and trust Him. So yeah, its been

a good week! This week is going to be sweet too! Guess what I get to do?

Thursday I am going to Suva! Heck yeah!! I am so excited! No I didnt get

transferred but there is a leadership training Thursday to Saturday in Suva

and then I get to come back to a baptism! Heck yeah! I am stoked to spend a

couple days in Suva. Elder Key goes home this week! So fast! SO yeah thats

about all! I have a bunch of pics from the walking, a cool sunset, eating

crab, uhh i cant remember what else. Well take it easy family! Love you all!

Dad I am getting a hair cut today, my hair is kind of long and will get my

moneys worth dont worry! Well love you all! Peace N Blessings!

Elder Hansen

Oh yeah the last one with the little flower type thing, that is "Fijian

jell" haha you hit it on your head and squeeze it and stuff comes out and

use it as a jell type thing ha it was sweet!

week 48

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACE!!!! in......2 days! You are what we like to call qase here in fiji...old! Haha jk. Hows it going in the homeland of1639 E. St. Charles Place (I am suprised I still remember the address) Sounds like things are going good! Things this week were really good! Very good week! Our investigator is set for baptism on the 21st! The interview will be this Friday. We have had some really good lessons with him and the last lesson, three of his family members were sitting with us talking about the church. We gave them a Book of Mormon. We hope we can get some more  investigators in the family. We are struggling big time getting new investigators! His grandpa is an interesting guy. He said he has  studied Joseph Smith for 7 years and testifies that Joseph Smith is a true prophet. He said he finds no fault in his teachings and that  its all true.. I guess he pretty much believes everything but still

doesn't understand the baptisms for the dead. He has talked to our branch pres. a lot in the past and what not. We have only talked to him  once. He wants to know if Joseph was Jewish also, haha. So we want to work with him and if the grandpa gets baptized I bet all will. I  feel one day, he will be baptized for sure. He doesn't claim a church but I think he knows where he needs to go. So it was  awesome! So with his question of Joseph being a Jew and what not and  in my own studies, I have been wanting to know the whole manassah  ephriam deal, stick of joseph and Ephraim, all that jazz. Well this  whole week was probably the best studying I have done in my life! I have  learned and testified to me again that The Book of Mormon is true! Reading it from Genesis about the promises to Abraham, Isaac, and  Jacob, then to Joseph and Ephraim, then go into The Book of Mormon,  about their history of Lehis family and the "covenant of our fathers",  The whole prophesy of Joseph by Joseph of Egypt and don't let me forget  the JST, HUGE! Everlasting Hills, top of the mountains, free land,  constitution, 14 years later Jospeh Smith was born...weird!! NOT!!  God will never break his covenants with His children and his work  doesnt change! The marvelous work and a wonder to restore his people  that they will know the knowledge of Christ and the coming forth of  The Book of Mormon, THROUGH Joseph Smith, not FROM. There's a  difference! The Book of Mormon is written that we will believe THAT (The Bible) If we will believe THAT, then we will believe THIS..By  this history of The Bible, the covenants and promises given. The Book of Mormon and things today are still being fulfilled. We are in the gathering! Gospel to all nations! Weird...I am in Fiji another nation far away doing what? Preaching the gospel. It's all  TRUE!!! Yeah I spent like a little over a week going through  scripture after scripture and bring it all together..Its all in my  study journal, too, so I can always go back and study and add things I  missed and what not. Its the bomb!! I love learning!!! haha! I was  reading about disciples somewhere, I can't remember where, but it said  that the latin form, I think it was, it means "Learner". I was thinking  about how we are disciples of Jesus Christ or we are all learners of  Jesus Christ. We are to learn everything about him, his works and then to become like Him. We are in this life to learn to become like Christ. So yeah that was my studies for the week! So Dad I am working on it!! Language is doing good, this is the tough thing about Fijian. Fijians don't know their own language, haha. There has been a lot of changes to it and what not. So the hard thing about reading The Book of Mormon is that there is a ton of old words that no one knows so you really have to pay attention to things they say. That has been my biggest problem, my vocab. I am working on knowing new words but I swear every time I ask someone what a word is they say don't use it or dont know what it is! I feel pretty comfortable though, still not where I want to be, but compared to some other missionaries that have been out longer than I have, I am doing pretty well. Elder Vagarau doesn't speak English at all, which is really nice. I can read it fine and writing is the proper Fijian. You can't write how you speak, because like I said, Fijians don't know the whole language. Something I am working on is writing  proper Fijian, because if you can write well, you know Fijian well. A lot of people dont know how to read and write in Fiji. Transfers are next week. This month and in June there will be 20 total missionaries leaving. A lot of changes will be made, its going to be crazy. I shower everyday don't worry! Roads are doing better, it didnt really rain last week. I just got done eating some chicken curry...delicious! We have been having a frog problem man!! There have been frogs all around our house! For some reason, no other room but mine, they like to drop a deuce or two!! Like 6 times last week there was frog veka(fijian) in my room! It's ridiculous! Oh yeah we killed 3 more rats! Diet....HA what diet? I am about 190, and this week I have noticed my garments are getting tighter! Haha I have been busting out pull ups like no other though so that's probably the reason!  One another thing I was thinking about this week was our prayers before every football game. Cecil would always have someone LDS say the prayer. The whole 4 years. Hmmm why? I think we all know why. So yeah it was sweet. I am happy, good week! I am glad all is well with you and the Easter holiday. They celebrate good Friday here and Easter but don't really do anything. Well love you all! Take care! Have fun! Almost one year ha its crazy fast! Elder Key goes home next week! So fast! Anyway love you!! Peace n Blessings!

Elder Hansen

week 47

The pictures worked!!!! Haha. What's going on family? How's conference? I

bet it's awesome!! Yeah we aren't watching it...not sure when we will. It

was about a month until we watched it last time. It's always awesome! So

how's life? It's crazy how fast time flies! Conference already! Its

nuts...Thanks for the pics. I sent them to Sis Terry. They came in November

or December I think. They are serving 23 months. I guess for the Sr Couples

there is 6, 12, 18, and 23 month mission or something like that. Yes,

something to send in the box....some glass cleaner, those little small wipe

type things. I don't know how you guys keep your glasses so clean! I am

terrible at it! I got a card from Grandma and Grandpa last week! Haha guess

what the month was from?? October! Haha Happy Halloween! I was laughing!

Most of the time it's not the mail that is the issue. Most of the time

things just sit in the mission office and no one gives them to anyone. So I

bet that is what happened but oh well! So this week was a rough week! We

didn't have the truck and it poured rain almost every day! Remember that

flooding before in the Nadi area, well I guess it was worse and wiped out

another chapel. It rained so hard! So we didn't go out that much this week

because no truck! Bad luck! We get the truck this week so it should be

better. We walked a good 1 1/2 hour back home at like 9 one night in mud

pretty much. One of the pics is on the way to the house in the mud. Ha it

was funny. So yeah, that was a big problem this week, the weather and no

truck. We committed our one investigator to baptism yesterday. We are

setting it for the 21st of this month. He walks about an hour every Sunday

to come to church. I felt soooo bad... Kids were telling him about seminary

and he thought it was at night, but its right after school so he walked all

the way to the church at 7 at night by himself. I felt soo bad! So we walked

with him for a while back and bought him a drink and some chips. He is the

man though!!I requested breakfast for dinner last night with the Terry's.

Real French Toast and real bacon!!! Can you say....HEAVEN!!!! It was soo

good! Yeah, so being inside a lot, I did a lot of studying! In about 2 days

I finished all of Genesis and Moses with reading with the institute manual.

It was awesome!!! I know very little about the Bible and I was like hmmmm

weird....I don't know much about the Bible...have I ever read it? NO! So

yeah it was a very good study. Joseph, the son of Jacob, was the man! Never

complained once in his trials and what not, always trusted in the Lord. A

few times it says, "The Lord was with Joseph." The institute book has a

comparison of Joseph to Christ and it was way cool to see how similar their

situation was. The sacrifice of Isaac was one they had too and it was crazy

to see how everything was similar and what not...I think it was McConkie in

the book said that Every prophet will do something in his life that is a

similitude of the Savior. I thought that was pretty cool. So yeah it was a

very good study week this week. This morning I was reading The Teachings of

the Prophet Joseph Smith, not the brown deep one, but just the normal one

and I was reading about knowledge and how much knowledge Joseph had at the

beginning compared to when he died. It was ridiculous! The man read the

scriptures in Hebrew! It talked a little about the school of the prophets

and what not. I really liked how it talked about how we can't progress if we

don't gain knowledge. I mean that's why we are here, to learn and gain

knowledge and that is a Christlike attribute. I think sometimes we overlook

that. We think we will never know as much as him, but whether we do or not,

we should always be trying to learn every day and gain knowledge. Not just

in the gospel, but in everything we do. Everything we do in the gospel, in

church, we are able to take it to our sports, jobs, school, everything. It

talked about how knowledge is power as well. Joseph brought up a good point

in it about how he studied for righteous power. That's the key, for the

righteous power. Reading good books, scriptures, words of the prophets, and

all that. So yeah it was sweet! Want to know what else was sweet? So we take

a bus to a village and it has a TV in it. They were playing the new G.I. Joe

movie, with Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatem..WOW! It was sooo cooooll!!! I

don't know if it really was or I just haven't watched a movie in like 11

months, haha! Boy how about that! Next month, one year! Dad, I have seen a

huge change from the MTC to now! I feel like I just left the MTC too. You

learn so much so fast. That's for sure. I love it! I testify of that being

in this area you just need to open your eyes and you will see! Sorry it's a

short one this week, like I said with the rain and no truck, it was a slow

week. Things are good! Hope you like the pictures! Oh yeah I weighed myself

yesterday and I was 184! I lost 6 pounds man! It was weird.. oh well! Well

take it easy! Love you all! Have fun! Go to the temple! Do it the Hansen

way! In the cheesy words of high school musical.....we are all in this

together!! Hahaha blahhhhhhh!!!! aight loloma yani!

Elder Hansen

week 46

I have a ton of pics this week but the computer won't let me send them!!

ughghhhhh!!!! Yes, it was a good week this week. We had the fireside and

about 10 people showed up which was more than we thought would show up. We

went to Bua this week which is about 2-3 drive and 22 showed up Sunday! It

was awesome! Its a unit there and they are completely isolated!! No one ever

sees them unless it's us and I have only gone twice. There was only 21 in

Seaqaqa. Our new investigator Neimani, he is bomb! Very good kid. I got a

letter from Pres. Brinkerhoff this week too from December. It was probably

one he sent to all the missionaries, but it was good! The Terrys are from

Vegas, actually Henderson where CSN is. They are way cool and we get along

very well! She made us Lasagna last night...It was awesome! Here is a little

idea of the people's income here, not all but a lot are like this. Bro Delai

is a recent convert and he was telling us about his job cutting sugar cane.

He works 7-5 for 8 bucks...8 a day not an hour! He gets 10 a day if he

doesnt eat lunch..ha its crazy and sad!

They are obviously struggling and they refuse to ask the church for

money...but every Sunday, they walk about an hour and are always the first

ones there! Its awesome! So yeah I am sorry it is short and no pictures! I

will keep trying! I am glad all is well there! There are no seasons here

really its always hot and always rains randomly, haha...so yeah! I am

sorry!!!Ill still be on so we can still talk if you want!

Elder Hansen

week 45

Haha, man this email made me laugh!! No comment on the camping thing! That

is awesome! Guess what mom?? I got the packages!!!! All 3!!!It was an

awesome late christmas!!! I loved it! Gushers and valentine cakes??

DELICIOUS!!! Everything was good! THe only thing was the tootsie rolls were

melted and got on my shirts but I cleaned them! It happened on my hat too.

So just remember that. Thank you sooo much! It was awesome!! Pic of you guys

and the blue crew was awesome! I just got a few letters as well. Ha, one

from November! Crazy man! I recieved a card from the Fotheringhams, tell

them I say thank you very much! I also got one from Bro Miller, my mission

prep. Ha kind of surprised me but it was awesome! Aps are really good right

now, they are awesome! Oh yeah I also got the newsletter from

Grandma...speaking of which..Jace! Why didnt you tell me you were going to

Guat again??

Thats sweet!! SO yeah, there are a lot of different types of people in this

mission! VERY DIFFERENT! It keeps things fun though, I love it! My son is

doing good! I taught him how to type and use the computer today. It was

funny. We only speak Fijian because he doesn't know English but I am helping

him learn it. We switch off studies, songs and prayers in Fijian and English

so he can say a simple prayer in English and read and sing and what not, so

it's good! We get a long really well. He definitely is a bush Fijian. He

always wants to sleep and eat. They always work in the farm, sleep, and eat!

Its all good though, he just needs to get used to the missionary life. We

have been working hard and he has that desire to go work. The training is

going good. I love this training! I am trying to get him to like it because

its two hours long and Fijians cant sit still that long unless they are

sleeping. So yeah it's a bit of a challenge but we still get it done. He has

me hooked on powdered milk though. The milk is always on shelves here and

not cold. When it is cold, it's still not bad but we got some powdered milk

and boil water and mix it and bam!!It's delicious! We always have it now!

Want to hear a cool story?? This guy moved in by us and he's a teacher at

the school. One day we saw his house and guess whats outside? A weight set!

A pull down, a chest machine, an abs/dip machine! Every morning and night,

we work out! I love it! I have been so lazy working out lately but I am

starting to get back in it now. Also Elder Owens one of the Aps just sent me

his pull up bar. Ha I am excited! Remember that pic of the trash?? We

cleaned that as well. 5 big bags full of garbage, nasty! The work is still

going slow. We are having another fireside in Seaqaqa on the 23rd. We will

be sharing about the Book of Mormon so hopefully we can get something out of

that. It's hard because Seaqaqa "town" takes like 15 seconds to drive and

there is no one! A lot of them are Muslim too, which we cant talk to. So

it's tough. We are just praying praying praying and doing all we can.  I

dont worry about things anymore. As long as we are doing all we can, let

Heavenly Father take the rest. I am being patient though, just remembering

that I am serving the Lord. I am in this area for some reason. So I am just

trying to find out that reason and just continue to do work! I really like

this quote "Consecration is the only surrender that is also a victory" -

Neal A. Maxwell. So yeah, I am learning lot in this area and will continue

to learn especially training. Just doing it the Hansen way. I love you all!

Take it easy! Peace n Blessings!

week 44

Ni bula rei ena siga vinaka nikua! Au sa vakavinavinakataka na nomudou vola mai nikua. Oi kemudou sa tamata vinaka duadua ga! Whats good my fam!? Sounds like a pretty good week this week eh? This week was a very up and down week, well technically it was down first then got better. Well let's start with

the bad...my boy Elder Hanke, had to go home this week. :( He has had a

problem with his leg and has had huge veins sticking out of his leg, he

can't run and all that. His first 1 1/2 months in Labasa was in the

hospital, lost 30 pounds and what not. So he was getting better and all,

veins were still huge then he got this red bump thing on his leg. So he got

it checked out and of course in Fiji they didn't know what was wrong. He

sent pics to his doc on Tuesday. Wednesday morning called him and told him

that he needed to get back to America immediately and within a few hours he

was on a plane. So it sucked big time! He emailed today and I guess they

found a blood clot. The veins were sticking out from his calf to his

stomach. Ha not good!!! He got an honorable release and if he does decide to

go back out, it won't be to Fiji. So that was a big downer this week. So we

had to go to Labasa that morning to be with Elder Estill so he wasn't alone

plus it was zone conference so we werent in our area for even one whole day

last week so the numbers were a whole lot of 0's but at least there was a

reason. So yeah, random fact time....pdays now, we are no longer allowed to

play with girls. Kind of  sucks but after one elder got sent home not too

long ago, there is a good reason why Pres. Klingler has made it that

way..(hint hint). Sister Terry is hooking me up with a 33 year old and I am

going to jump out of her birthday cake hahahaha. It is soo funny!!! Don't

worry, it's not serious, just funny. So yes Zone conference, it was just our

zone and can I just say, we have some strange people in our mission! Haha, I

love them though! It was really good! President talked about obedience!

Heber J Grant said "That which we are consistant in doing, becomes easier

and easier, and that thing never changes." We just need to try to be

obedient everyday and the more we do consistantly, the easier it is to be

obedient. That rule didnt change at all but its just us doing it every day

and what not, so it was really good. Also some about planning. He called it

Celestial planning and Elder Estill and I are talking about it and trying to

fit it in our district. You make a 10 list of people in different categories

like baptism date, less active, recent convert, new investigator stuff like

that. It was pretty good and takes some time but makes planning a lot easier

and more effective. He said there is no power in goals if not connected to

vision and no power to goals if not connected to planning. So when we set

goals, we must have a vision of what we want to accomplish and how to do it,

thats how we base our goals, and we cant achieve those goals if we cant plan

for them and how to accomplish them. It was really good! I had a good

interview with him, short and sweet, haha. I have come to conclusion that he is one of the busiest people I have ever met. It is going to be very good for him when they split the mission in July. He was on a 11 day zone conference tour with Vanuatu and New Caledonia and then came here to the

west, straight from the west came to Vanua Levu then straight back to Suva

for the last zone conference and in each one, meeting with members, talking

in sacrament, interviews. The AP's said that for the past few weeks they

only get like 4 ours of sleep. Crazy! Oh yeah I got a new companion

too....hahaha I have a son!!!!! I am training!! He is a Fijian from Korovou.

I  knew him from Burewai so it is pretty cool!! He doesnt speak any English.

Ha, I love it! I taught him how to check his email and how to work an atm

machine already. It's awesome! I am not training a Suva Fijian, he is a

straight out of the bush Fijian! Its awesome! Elder Vagarau, I keep wanting

to call him Jone (his first

name). I always called him that in Burewai but he is a very good kid and very hard worker! He always went with the Korovou elders to lessons and what

not. SO yeah, I have a brown son! I am very excited to do the training

again. I was the first one to do it and now I am teaching someone else to

do. It's going to be fun. Now that I am training and the training is 12

weeks so I am guessing I won't leave until June but it's all good. So my

branch missionary is now Elder Estills comp until the 20th of this month

when the next transfers are. SO yeah, its been a crazy week with Hanke, zone

conference, getting a new comp and all but it's been good! I am excited! I

am happy because he absolutely forces me to speak Fijian so now there will

be nothing in English. Well I take that back because he is trying to learn

English so I'll be helping him with that, but you know what I mean! SO yeah

thats the scoop! I am glad all is going well! oh yeah supposedly there are

2-3 packages for me finallly!!! I will get them this week I think, Thursday

or Friday maybe, but I guess they are on this island! Well I love you all!!!

Do work!!! Sa moce toka!

Elder Hansen