Ah! We got our flight plans today!! I fly out Monday June 29!  It is all of a sudden getting pretty real. We fly from SLC-LAX, then LAX- Fiji! crazy!

So, this week. We had a Zone Conference on Saturday. It was good. We mixed up companionship and taught a lesson in English. It was nice teaching in English because I didn't have to worry about not knowing how to say what I wanted. The Spirit was so strong and it was a great reminder of why I am here and just how much I love missionary work! 

Sunday was a CRAZY day. My companion and I became the New Sister Training leaders for our Zone and so we had meetings and orientations along with our other usual Sunday activities from 7:30 Am until we went back to residence at 9:30. I was tried. I discovered that day, that when I have to sit and listen and restrain myself for long periods of time it just makes me go a little crazy at night and I become super silly. haha Sunday was an amazing day though! 

Monday and tuesday, we sent off 3 sisters from our Zone to their missions in the Marshal Islands, and Kiribati. That night we had a devotional from a member of the seventy, Elder Evans. It was great as usual. :)

Wednesday, we got new missionaries into our zone! 4 sisters and 7 elders! It was so exciting and as sister training leaders, my companion and I got to do orientation with them. 

Thursday, we skyped a member in Fiji and taught a lesson in Fijian! It was crazy. Good. but I have so much to learn. haha It was fun because it made going to Fiji and teaching them, a little more real. 

Time is flying and its okay because I know God is with me every step of the way. 

 

Love, Sister Singleton

Bula Vinaka!

Bula Vinaka!

Oh my goodness. This week went by SO FAST! Some things that happened included:

1. teaching a  lesson in Fijian to people we didn't really know. I was super nervous about not being able to understand what they were saying and it was a rough day, but we went in and shared a message and although I didn't recognize any of the vocab they used, through the Spirit, I was able to feel what they were saying. If that makes sense. haha it was awesome! and gave me hope.

2. Sister Linda K. Burton came and spoke at our devotional! Super awesome! We have had quite the streak of awesome devotionals! I heard it is just going to keep getting better because the mission president conference is in the beginning of July. I am going to miss it by a week or so which is sad. 

3. My companion and I set the goal of sharing our testimony in Fijian at least once everyday. So, one time we went around looking for people to share it with and I concluded that I wanted to share it with one of the many senior couples here at the MTC. So we found one, they eagerly accepted to listen, and I start sharing. By the time I was done, the sister was in tears. It was really sweet and also gave me hope that even if the people of Fiji can't understand me, they can still feel the Spirit that I bring. It was awesome.

4. I got to host some of the 600+ missionaries that came in this last wednesday! It was fun but also sad. It was fun to be apart of all the excitement but super hard to see quite a few people crying super hard. I watched a sister get dropped off by an older lady, they both teared up a little but then she walked off and as the older lady proceeded to pull out we heard her break down into sobs through her rolled down window. It made us almost start crying. haha 

5. I also got sick. My temperature reached 102.3. It turns out I had some sort of bacterial infection in my throat.. I went to the doctor and got an antibiotic and now I am all better! YAy! haha

6. My low light of this week would have to be when I let my super sensitive self get discouraged. Circumstances provided the means and I soon found myself being pounded by the Advisory saying that I would never become good at the language and that people would make fun of how I spoke. It was awful. I was able to come out of it though! With a little love from one of my teachers, an Almond Joy, and a pep talk from my Heavenly Father. I came to the conclusion that, even if it may take me a while to learn all the grammar rules, and even if my Fijian comes out imperfectly, I am not going to give up. God called me to learn Fijian and that is what I am trying so very hard to learn. I believe in God. I believe that I can do all things through Christ. With this knowledge, I am going to not give up on myself and I WILL learn this language even if it takes until the last day of my mission. What would you do with this knowledge?

Overall, it has been an amazing week! Full of the Spirit and progress! I can do this! 

Au lomani Kemudou!

Love, Sister Singleton

Life at the MTC

Sister Singleton with her dot :-)

At Provo Temple

:D) Wow, last week went SUPER slow and this week went super fast! WHich is good but also freaky. My companion is counting down the days until we leave. which is supposed to be on June 26. We get our flight plans in about two weeks. AH! I don't like to think about it because I get too excited! I also get very nervous about how I don't know a ton of the language still. We have fun with our teachers. Class is very relaxed because it is just the two of us. haha Did I mention Elder Holland spoke at our devotion last week? And then Elder Christofferson spoke this last tuesday? It was awesome! The mtc is quite the journey and I am taking it in. It is easy to want to move forward and just expect the language to come but I have to keep reminding myself to enjoy today and study. Fijian is actually pretty easy. They talk in a VERY simple way. For example: to say: I am happy. you would say, Au marau. which is directly translated to: I happy. And it totally makes sense to them. haha The only thing with fijian is sentence structure and how they have a lot of LONG words. Like: vakavinavinaktaka = to make blessed. haha I love it though. it is super fun. It is a process though.  I am learning a lot of patience with myself. My itokani and I gave the lesson in relief society on sunday! It was pretty great! We sent off our Tongan district and got a whole new set this wednesday! It was exciting! I love seeing all the new missionaries come in! Oh! I almost forgot, Janice Kapp Perry gave our devotional sunday night and it was hysterical! Also, she shared with us her family song and it was just awesome! Family!: we NEED to make a family song! Anyway, my time is up. 

Au lomani kemuni!

Sister Singleton

My Mission President and my Companion

How to say a prayer in Fijian :-)