Hello, Nov.
27-2016
So life has taken a turn for me as a
missionary. I have been reassigned to
Tarawa the capital of Tarawa. I am now a
Zone Leader serving with Elder Parry from my intake so that is sweet.
Last week I got word that I would be flying back
to Tarawa and that Elder Pratt would have a new companion in Tabiteuea North
and that there would be 2 more missionaries assigned to Tabiteuea South. I am so happy about that because that will
help so much. Going back and forth every
2 weeks was tough but we did it and it worked.
Let me tell you about some of the people that I was teaching. Tinabora got baptized as well as the grandson of an old
branch president. It was way sweet. Tinabora's way good old lady friend we have
been teaching came to the baptism and came to church as well the next day. It
was just awesome!! Tinabora is probably going to be the most active member ever
I would imagine.
Leaving Tab was way sad, but
it is good that there are now 4 Elders there so the work should be able to grow
a ton. I was very grateful for the opportunity to serve in Tabiteuea and I have
learned a lot. I got off the airplane and 3 people from Tab
were there in the airport and they all said hello to me and were way happy to
see me. I am just very glad that I was able to serve and help as many people as
I could there with awesome companions and the will of the Lord working for the
people the whole time.
I will tell you a little
about the adventure I had getting here.
I was supposed to get on a plane from Tab South and Elder Pratt and I
were on Tab North. Let’s just say we tried
to get to Tab South and had boat issues and it didn’t work out. The first time the boat quit and we ended up
using our lids from our buckets to paddle back to shore. The next day we found a new boat and headed
out right after church with just our scriptures. That boat broke too. So, we were out at sea and our driver
finally jumped in and swam next to the boat while Elder Pratt and I made a make
shift sail. It took a while but we
eventually found our way to shallow waters where we walked the boat back. So, we were stranded at sea twice in 2 days. The third boat worked and we got down to Tab
South with no problems. We grabbed Elder
Pratt's new companion and we ended up sleeping down there Sunday night, we got
up early Monday and came to Tab North and I flew to Tarawa. I know I missed a bunch of details about the
whole travel. Let’s just say we were in
the ocean for quite a while on different boats that were broken engines. But it all worked out!!
So here I am in Tarawa
serving as a Zone Leader in the West Zone. Pretty much my mission got switched just like
that. I now live in a nice house and I
drive a car on the other side of the road which is weird but really fun at the
same time. No more island crazy
stuff. Tarawa is way sweet but it is way
dirty but super sweet.
I got packages from Becky
and Holly. Thank you very much! Please
let them know that I was very grateful for them! They were awesome!
Here is a thought I will end
with. One thing that we can all work on
is strengthening our testimony of the Book of Mormon. Honestly, it
is the keystone of our religion. The
Book of Mormon will help us strengthen our testimony in Christ, in the prophet
and in this church. I believe that the
Book of Mormon is the best and most guaranteed way we can all grow in the gospel.
Well, thanks for all you guys
have done for me!
Love you,
Elder Dinsdale
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