Aloha!!
A wonderful week again! I hit my 16 month mark yesterday with
Sister Walker. This is the fifth month mark that we have celebrated
together. She is the best. Next transfer (transfer = a six week
period) is her last one and they are finally splitting us up after four
together.
Transfer News! Sister Walker and I will be training the two new
Sister Training Leaders (STLs) in our zone. We are going to have two
sets of Sister Training Leaders next transfer instead of one so that we
have don't have to do quite as many 24 hour exchanges with the Sisters
to train them. We did 11 each transfer for the past two transfers and
now we will have to do 6 each transfer. She will be training Sister Ng
from Hong Kong and I will be training Sister Wu from mainland
China/Canada. Sister Walker will stay in Laie 4th Ward and I will be
going to Sister Wu's area - BYU-Hawaii YSA (Young Single Adult) Wards
and a married student ward. I love being on BYU campus and I can't
wait.
Funny Moments: The AC in our Temple Visitors' Center is always on
and off. It is either warm and muggy or freezing - so freezing that we
have to use space heaters and blankets in the back where we do our
online missionary work. You'd never guess in Hawaii! Well, they are
finally updating it, but our AC is off for two days so every door in the
Center is open all day and we have fans throughout the whole thing to
keep the air moving. It is pretty amusing.
Miracles! The last week before the transfer day is always crazy
for Sister Walker and I because we are creating all sorts of schedules.
Yesterday we were in the back of the Visitors' Center almost the entire
time that we were scheduled to be on the morning shift. During the
only few minutes we had up front, this young adult guy walked up to me
and started talking to me about how he is staying with some friends who
go to BYUH and how he is not a member of the church. He said he
believes in "all religions" and the good that they have. Sister Walker
joined in and we were able to explain many aspects of our beliefs -
Jesus Christ, temples, forever families, priesthood (the power and
authority of God), the Book of Mormon, etc. He kept saying that we (us
three) have different beliefs, but that they are all wonderful. What
was interesting to me is that of all the religions he said he was, "very
intrigued" by ours. My personal belief is that what we believe as a
church makes sense because it is true! We have a full understanding of
God's plan. It is intriguing! And it has changed my life
forever. I have found true, deep, and lasting happiness and I know it
can be found through coming to know of God's plan for His children - the
Plan of Happiness.
Another miracle occurred this morning. We were not able to meet
with the less-active in our ward, but just around the house we noticed
another girl as we left. She is in her 20s. I immediately thought of
someone we have been trying to find in that house and I blurted out,
"Are you Dalani?" She was! We talked for a few minutes and she
expressed that although she had not prayed or been to church in a while,
she had thought about growing her relationship with God recently.
Whoa! Miracle! We told her we would love to come by and teach her more
and she accepted our invitation. I will be leaving the area tomorrow,
but that was the perfect last miracle for me. She was so sweet and I
know we met her at the perfect time. Sister Ng, Sister Walker's new
companion is so encouraging and will be perfect for her.
Lesson Learned: One last story... In the Visitors' Center our
missionary work is a little different. Instead of inviting people to
learn more from us in person, we invite people to learn more from us
online or with local missionaries wherever they are from. They can do
this by filling out a "Guest Card" with the appropriate information. I
had many wonderful great experiences with people for a few days, but
had not been able to receive any Guest Cards. It was a little
frustrating because I didn't know what I was doing wrong. I prayed
fervently to be able to receive at least one from a person who was
interested. Then I met a man from Papua New Guinea who lived in Fiji. I
taught him about the Book of Mormon and he gladly agreed to have the
missionaries visit him and his family. her even left a referral for his
wife. Amazing! The real lesson I learned though was that all things
are done in God's time, by His will, and by His power. As a missionary I
don't want to be Moses 4:1, but Moses 4:2. It's good to remember and
humbling.
Love you all! Aloha!!
Sister Lindsay Evans
Photo 1 - My trainer, Sister Penales is leaving! She trained me to
be a missionary for 3 months and then trained me again to be an STL for
another 6 weeks. She is so pure in heart and nothing can stop her from
sharing the gospel. She is truly my sister. Love her!
Photo 3 - After a long day of coming up with how to present
transfer news to the VC Sisters (we wrote a song), some peanut butter
m&ms were the perfect treat
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