12/4/1983 - 12/10/1983
Dear President,
This past week on p-day I and my companion had to go on a hike to find a certain house. A boy had stopped me on the road and told us he wanted us to teach him. He then pointed to the mountains and he said "I live up there". We eventually found and taught his family. I also placed a Book of Mormon and we're going to go back soon and help him with the "thee"'s and "thou"'s and "thine"'s. I'm going to try to send in some language material this week to have it copied up. Thanks! Love, Elder Monson
Dear President,
This past week on p-day I and my companion had to go on a hike to find a certain house. A boy had stopped me on the road and told us he wanted us to teach him. He then pointed to the mountains and he said "I live up there". We eventually found and taught his family. I also placed a Book of Mormon and we're going to go back soon and help him with the "thee"'s and "thou"'s and "thine"'s. I'm going to try to send in some language material this week to have it copied up. Thanks! Love, Elder Monson
12/11/1983 - 12/17/1983
Dear President,
I had to spend a bit of time on broken bikes again this week.We shouldn't have any more problems anymore. And between rain and the power going out at night several times, this has been a slow week. Although I did get some good teaching done. If we can get one of our investigators, Thomas, out to church, I think we'll baptize him. We got the Carlson's car this week, but no Carlsons. We keep going to the airport (well, not me always but Bennet tries) and we keep thinking "... the next flight for sure". We'll keep trying. Thanks! Love, Steve
12/18/1983 - 12/24/1983
Dear President,
The Carlson's really surprised us by coming on a day when there weren't supposed to be any flights. They came up and said "Is this the elders apartment?" We just about hit the floor. It's great to have them here. I'm excited! They're so neat! They're really going to help out in Sapuk. Monday we had a great p-day. Everyone came in and found all the care packages piling up on the floor. What a wild mess! I was fixing a huge dinner in the midst of the confusion. The next day (Tuesday) we had our conference. It was so good hearing from everyone. Especially the news and testimonies in Trukese! I got a bad cold that lasted through from Wednesday to Friday. Even now while I'm writing this I'm just barely recovering. I'm okay now. The Sapuk branch had a Christmas party on the 24th that was really good. I loved the food! You can sure tell I loved it; I'm fat. I've gained 25 lbs since I've come on my mission. Hope you had a great Christmas. Thanks for your card! Love, Steve
Dear President,
The Carlson's really surprised us by coming on a day when there weren't supposed to be any flights. They came up and said "Is this the elders apartment?" We just about hit the floor. It's great to have them here. I'm excited! They're so neat! They're really going to help out in Sapuk. Monday we had a great p-day. Everyone came in and found all the care packages piling up on the floor. What a wild mess! I was fixing a huge dinner in the midst of the confusion. The next day (Tuesday) we had our conference. It was so good hearing from everyone. Especially the news and testimonies in Trukese! I got a bad cold that lasted through from Wednesday to Friday. Even now while I'm writing this I'm just barely recovering. I'm okay now. The Sapuk branch had a Christmas party on the 24th that was really good. I loved the food! You can sure tell I loved it; I'm fat. I've gained 25 lbs since I've come on my mission. Hope you had a great Christmas. Thanks for your card! Love, Steve
12/25/1983 - 12/31/1983
Dear President,
This Christmas was okay. The Sapuk branch had a special presentation which was fairly good. It was only fairly good because I spoke last. Just kidding. I did get to speak and I spoke of the 3 births we go through to return to Father. Physically, by the water, and then [birth of] the spirit. We got some excellent Joseph Smith pamphlets in Trukese given to us, but we need a lot more. I've given away 3 so far and the people love to read these things in their own language. There are 2 investigators that are so neat. One is reading the Book of Mormon. I invited them out to church in the nicest way I know and offered to pick them up, yet they haven't come (yet).Well, I take that back,. They've come once but they're not coming any more. They give various excuses. Now that I think about it, it might have been the people in the branch not being too nice. I think I'll talk to them about it. Thanks president for your love and concern for me and my companions here. Love, Steve
