Last Transfer

Bula vinaka my friends and Family! This is Sister Singleton over here in Fiji!

As many of you know I have been serving in Lautoka for quite some time and transfer calls came this last tuesday. I just finished training Sister Sauvao and was expected to leave. What I wan't expecting was that I was being asked to Train again! My new companion and I would be going to an area that I didn't know yet and so we would be "whitewashing" it in mission terms. My trainee was also transferred out of Lautoka and I only had 24 hours to pack everything, clean the flat, and say goodbyes. I cried a lot. I have never been so sad to leave an area and especially the people. 

The next day, I took a bus to Suva to pick up my new companion and recieve trainings and then the next evening my companion and I got on a boat and headed to my new area. I am now serving in the Savusavu area on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji! (go ahead and google it! :) )  It is a small branch apart of the Taveuni District. It is SO beautiful and the branch welcomed us with open arms. We were actually able to been a lot of the branch at the temple in suva and ride on the boat with them to savusavu which was A BIG blessing for me because I was nervous to go on the boat because I haven't been before. They took care of us during the whole 12 HOUR boat ride! It was crazy! This is a picture of my new companion and I in front of the boat. :) My new companion is Sister Tameifuna. She is from Tonga! She is great!

 

A Trust excercise.

ISA LEI
 

I have figured that I have gotten to the point that I have forgotten a lot of what it is like back home. Fiji has become home and the missionaries my family. The mission is full of constant ups and downs in each day and the Spirit whispered to me that this is just life. I realize that the mission is like a giant trust exercise with Heavenly Father. It is crazy. I realize also as I look at the young mothers in my ward here that being a parent is the same thing. A crazy trust exercise with Heavenly Father. There are moments when I feel I am doing well with Trusting Him and others where I just feel like a headless chicken and I have to stop and remind myself to just. Trust. Him. Trust His Love, His Time, and His knowledge and everything will go according to His Will. My questions to ponder: Do I completely trust Him? Does He Trust ME? Am I worthy of that trust? It is Humbling and soul searching but it has made me ever so grateful for the sweet hour of prayer. Speaking of which, us missionaries are putting together a musical fireside all about prayer in the up coming weeks. we are very excited. We also found an amazing new investigator this last week despite getting sick. She told us that she had been wanting to come to church for a while and saw it as something that could help her raise her teenage kids to stay away from "alcohol and drugs and all the immorality that is happening in the world today." We explained the word of wisdom and law of Chasity. haha as well as the For the Strength of Youth. She then asked what she needed to know and do to join the Church. We laughed and explained the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Covenant of Baptism. She committed to be baptized in September on the very first visit. :) Amazing. We told the ward and it has really helped them get excited about missionary work. My testimony to you all is to study your scriptures, get on your knees to pray, and forget yourself and GO to Church. :) 

This Church IS the Only True Church on the Earth. 

God revels himself to man in these latter days.

The book of Mormon is the most correct book on the earth.

Heavenly Father Hears our prayers. 

WE are His Children. 

I LOVE YOU ALL. 

Loloma vakalevu, Sister Singleton

*pictures of me and my companion and of me sewing like a Fijian. haha #service #nochairs*