walking on water

Kia Ora - kia ora family!!

 

You guys sound awesome ay, thanks for your beautiful letters man, its one of the best things to recieve after a long week ay. It lifts my spirit even more every week hearing that my family are all safe and, happy and enjoying life as a family. In alma it talks about when ammon reunites with his brethren and his heart is filled with exceeding joy cuz they were still strong in the gospel and living it with full force. Every time I hear from you falas I get that same feeling of joy and gratitude knowing that my family is living the gospel and are enduring this short time we have here on earth to prepare. Awesome family. Sounds like everyone is busy as the mother in school, mum work so'o, Doctor kaka, dad the energy drink, ash school so'o and lia just running da school oiyoiyoiy shole two mean family!! you guys awesome as ay, I love what I hear.

For me family I had a prosperous week ay. Transfers have been a breath of fresh air for me. My new companion is elder Skyler Ashcraft from shelly Idaho. Hes such a good dude ay and from day one we got along real well. Im still in the same area (Kenosha) speaking spanish so'o everyday. I love it hear. My last comp was a walking GPS and so he knew all the streets like the back of his head but i didn't realize that till he left. Iv been getting lost heaps this week with my new comp and more worse we've been walking. Iv been acting like I Know where im going and walk like 10 miles in the wrong direction haha terrible ay. Just going by the spirit here. I went and bought a map and have just been studying the roads and all the addresses we need to contact, its been crack up. This week We had heaps of lessons, found new investigators and 2 of them came to church!! cheee pono!! It was a crazy week coz the lord has just been putting people in our paths. I thought to myself how the lord really does give us tasks to test how obedient and diligent were going to be. He prepares us for greater opportunities in store, and when were ready, he gives them to us. I feel like thats how its been for me the whole time here in Kenosha, its been really hard, slow and nothing coming out of our labors. But like the scriptures tell us, we receive no witness until after the trial of our faith. And I have been blessed like crazy. Iv received an even greater motivation to dig deeper especially with this new calling. I have 4 sisters in my district and the zone leaders, so our district is 2 mills. The sisters call me everyday for the dumest things ay lol crack up. Sometimes im just like "come on now sisters, think about that one" haha but im really enjoying it so far, Iv already been on my toes, and trying to discern the needs for our district. Tomorrow we have district meeting so iv been preparing things for that. Family im loving it here, walking marathons everyday, and we never get fed from the members, so we eat tek for dinner lol. Na I been cooking up feeds hard for all my comps cuz their all lazy and useless. Their sweet with eating chips and bread for dinner. My comp is lazy as the mother, so im like picking up after him hard like hes a baby. Forgets to flush the toilet, leaves his undies on the floor crap like that lol. But thats the behind the scenes ay lol. Family things are algud. The weather is getting a little colder, 40 degrees, not to bad yet. but anyway family before I forget, tell the Guthrie family I said I love them and are grateful for them. They have written me since Iv been out here on my mission and even with the back medicine. Such a awesome family. My backs alguds ay I have good and bad days but theres nothing more i can do besides work out on it, stretch and ice.

I love you family, you falas are everything to me. know that everyday im trying to be better and have no regrets. The mission does change me everyday, and Im grateful for all the humbling opportunities and miracles iv seen and experienced that have built my testimony and my desire to serve the lord. I cant explain it but Im loving every second I have to be here, through the good and the bad. You all have a massive week, here's a quote from the movie 17 miracles, as they journeyed through the worst conditions to establish zion, and the point of death one said: "it'll all be worth it in the end" so awesome and applicable to us ay. Go hard family in all you do, and ill here from you next week, love you!!

Elder kanahele

 

No chickens in Wisconsin..haha!

 

Hey family!!

 

soo awesome your letters. Thanks for all your love, support and council. It means a lot to me ay, and things I need to hear and be reminded of. You guys sound so good ay. Shave ice sounds crazy, thanks for making it possible for me to be out here family and for your sacrifices. I remember when we would work kaaawa house to help pay for conways mission and now that im out here doing the same thing, it makes me so grateful for the sacrifices you all make for us to do this work. There is no where id rather be right now than out here on my mission serving the lord. Iv learned so much and have gained so much more love for our savior and the eternal path that our family is already headed in. Im grateful to you my family. Im doing really good you falas. Had another one of them weeks, slow as the mother but its algud. Transfers is coming up in two days so im again excited to start again, new companion, new faces. Im staying here again in Kenosha, and I was called to be the district leader. So its gonna be a good learning experience for me. Keen as for everything though family and excited to do and learn more to be better. Kenosha is a huge as mother area ay so I have no clue where ill be going and how to get around lol so im doomed haha na but theres heaps of work to be done here. Our Spanish branch is really little and as you know, Hispanics work all day everyday, so it makes the work a little more difficult not having the support of members. There is a lot we want to do wit them but dont have the opportunities with the members, so at church on Sundays, were on the hunt hard for member help. I met an old maori aunty from the english ward maybe two weeks ago. I told her I was a kaka and she said "you look like a kaka" lol and she also knows papa so that was cool ay. Her family flew up here this week, so I got to see some maoris at church, it was cool as. I cant remember what their last name is though lol sorry. Anyway though family, had a cabbage as week, we been on the hunt and been doing a lot of different things to find success. So dont really have much to say lol. Got some mean as rejections though lol the world is a little messed up sometimes ay. But things are algud, im enjoying my time and still learning a lot. I loved the story you shared con about Abinidi, and it is so true ay bro. We dont always have the opportunity to see the fruits of our labors but the lord in his own time brings forth his purposes. We need to be faithful. So just going forward with things. Thanks for your words bro. Right now I cant imagine not being a missionary bro, I love it, the feeling, and all the blessings that come with the calling. Anyway though falas, last week Tuesday we had Zone conference again. A general authority from the seventy came, his name was Elder Golden, but he was a powerful and spiritual giant. Him and his wife are from south Africa but they sounded like maoris lol. I asked them at the beginning, "are you falas maori?" and they laughed at me lol and said no. But I sang a song at the conference. I was scared cuz there was two whole zones there so there was heaps of missionaries. The other elder who's the zone leader is awesome with music but he made an arrangement of "Abide with me" and played the piano while I sang. It went awesome. But ye family so that was my week, it was a good one. And about the temple, theres a member from the english ward but he loves the missionaries so he asked us if we wanted to go, so we took that as our P-day. Love guys family, Mum and Lia I love you guys so much, have a good week. And my bros, love you guys ay, up the gutz again this week!!

Elder Kaka/Kanahele diotz!!

 

Kia ora my beautiful family!!

 

Mean as letters man. I had a slow as week ay family lol, things have been really slow here in my mission, stumped hard ay. We been working hard as and obedient and its just been difficult cuz I feel like iv accomplished nothing from it. Iv learned some hard patience this transfer, patience with a lot of things ay, my companion, learning the language and and doing the work. All I wanna do is the lords will ay and so that's been my challenge. I was talking with the one of our zone leaders the other night in the apartment and it really helped me put things into perspective. He said: the lord gives us trials for a reason, "he wants to see how diligent and faithful we will be when it really matters and when times are hard". And that quote you said to me mum, I really liked it, but it said, "if it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you" and nothing great is achieved lightly. He then told me something he was told when he had the similar problem in his mission, it was "include the lord in the lords work" and so iv realized ay that not only are we building the lords kingdom, but hes building us. Iv been a little selfish in that aspect because iv been spoiled through out the mission with people to teach. We are given trials and weaknesses to be humble and to know that we are nothing with out the lord, and that's been my experience. "Include the lord in the lords work" applies to everything we do ay. Its the ability to be patient and trusting that the spirit will provide a way for us to accomplish the lords purposes. And so this is me ay family, you know how impatient of a fala I am, and so its been a blessing to have these opportunities to learn patience. Sorry bout explaining it. I dont really have much to say bout this week, still plugging away ay family, still having fun and loving the experience. I almost cracked my comp the other day cuz he teased my last name in front of the members, hooo hooo lucky ay. Aw ye that reminds me, I went to the chicago temple this past thursday, it was mean as ay. We went with a member from the english ward but it was a breath of fresh air, ill send the pics.

Anyway family thanks for your letters, everyone busy as ay. Mum school sounds enduring ay? your awesome mum, everythings for the family and thats how you are mum, thats why I love you ay. I miss you too mum. Hi dad bro, miss you too bro, sole just fixing everyfing ah? you the man dad, always a mean example to me ay bro. You falas still working out? or you falas gettting fat? lol anyway Hey ash and lia thanks for your guys letters ay, I miss you guys heaps man, I love you ash and lia. Sorry for being mean to you guys ay,fa!! I do love you guys more than anything ay, my best friends. Thanks fro your guys testimonies, such awesome brothers and sister man, keep being good and love each other ok. Con sole no he conocido algunos chilenos, solo mejicanos aqui. ha sido dificil con buscando personas para ensenar uce, he sido siempre diligente en la obra y con todo. pero, sole me encanta la mission uce en todo aspeto, espiritualment y la experiencia con el evangelio. sole gracias por tu ejemplo para mi uce te quiero brosif. el espanol no es bueno lol. todo que yo puedo hacer es testificar, y ensenar y eso es todo. tiene algunas ideas para mi? diga me! lol na bro im gettting it ay sole , its coming. Crack up bout aunty from kiribati bro lol mean bro. Ye bro i remember falling asleep during that talk bro lol sad as dude ay bro lol iv changed bro. I actually know whats going on now in the talks haha their applicable to my life now. Con bro dont stress out with school bro, when times get stressful bro, go to the beach for a few hours for relief bro lol and itll all work out somehow ay dad? remember the quote form uchtdorf "life isnt a race, its a journey, enjoy it and be glad in the short time being" lol anyways I love you my family, have a mean week you falas. Con bro I dont know what I need help with ay bro, just keep giving me ideas, and council bro, im just trying to live the PMG bro. Shot family, I love you guys!

ELDER KAKA

Hey family!! Very sorry bout last week ay hahah I feel bad as! I'm still dumb ay when it comes to the computer. I must have up-loaded to many photos on the file that it didn't send. Did you guys get my pics at least? dumb as man!

Anyway family, I had a life changing week ay. So grateful for the things that I have been blessed with here in the mission. General Conference was the meanest thing ay I loved it. I was feeling bad because that was the first time my eyes were open from start to end. I learned so much and was so lifted to apply more fully the gospel to my life. I realized how great my calling really is to be a missionary. Family things are getting better for me here ay, specifically with the language. Iv been studying, fasting working and praying more than I have ever in my life and here on the mission to speak the language and be an effective missionary. Iv felt very inadequate from the beginning of the transfer and hopeless in giving my all because of the language barrier. I had some miracles this week and they were life changing. Iv just really felt my tongue loosed to be able to preach teach and declare the gospel by the spirit. The general conference talks were also answers to my prayers. President Eyering said something in the priesthood session that really stood out to me ay. He said something like, " to everyone God gives gifts. Pray to know what those gifts are" I immediately got the prompting to pray then and there to ask heavenly father what those gifts might be. I had the immediate impression and strong feeling that the church was true. Every time iv received that answer for myself it has been through music. Several times through out the conference when the choir would stand up to sing, my body was filled with the spirit that it did become overwhelming. I cant explain the confirmations I was able to receive yesterday but its strengthened my testimony and has given me a greater desire to declare my purpose. Family this simple prayer brought to my remembrance all the times I have received the knowledge of the truthfulness of this gospel, music. I love it here, and am changing each day to be more like our savior. The question I had going into the conference was, how can I give the lord my total surrender?, and it was definitely answered. I know that if we seek to do the lords will and not our own, and then do it, we will have taken the first step to becoming like our savior. We have to put ourselves in the position to be changed. "we can never go back to fishing" he said. Christ's life and motivation was to serve. He invites us to follow him and we shall have treasures in heaven, eternal life. And so we must do exactly that till the very end of our lives so that when we return to our father in heaven and he asks us, did you love me? we can say yes! I want this for myself ay family, to serve the lord to the end, and as members we all have the duty to do the same so that we can return to heavenly father knowing that we did our very best.

Anyway family Im doing good here in Kenosha. President Calderwood and his wife and family are awesome. There family take care of us hard and so im glad you were able to talk with them. I try not to bring up our last name ay coz when people tease it, the bad side of me takes over lol. Ash thats so cool about the new missionary announcement. Bro prepare now uce, serious bro, I cant express how sacred this calling is. Theres nothing more important you can do in your life right now than become worthy to serve gods children bro. You need a testimony of the book of Mormon, read study and pray to know that it is true. The success of others will be based on your personal worthiness. So know the doctrine bro. study the Preach my gospel and learn as much as you can from Con bro. Bro thats gonna be mean man, I cant wait for you to experience this bro. I love you ash, proud as a mother of you and your grades bro, fa you've changed ay lol change is good bro. Anyway family I love you all, you mean the world to me. Mum you can do it girl, keep going. Im sweet with everything ay guys. love you, hear from you next week

Elder kaka

Letter from last week 10-01-12

Sorry family lol heres last weeks letter. Sorry bout that ay, It must have not sent!

 

Hey family!

 

So good to hear from you guys ay. Its always a boost for me and motivation to keep going head strong in the work, I love you guys. Thanks for the box ay, I got it the other day and was surprised to see all the gears I got! Thanks for the watch mum! I love you. And for the treats and the shirts. I was happy to cuz we had no food so I had those lollies for dinner haha. Awesome family. Its fall season right now so it looks really beautiful here, all the different colors, a really beautiful sight. I think ill need the boots eventually ay, Ill let you falas know. And ye dont worry about the pants ay, I think it'll just be easier if I buy them here so I can try them on and crap. wut you think? lol. Thank you though family for everything, the song was 3 mean!! taitanium oiyoiyoiy! you guys sound really good, It made me miss use heaps hearing your music. I wanna send my i-pod home, one of you guys think you can put more songs on there? thanks. And mum yes everything you falas send is good, iv eaten everything you've sent so far except those sour shriveled balls thingys haha na but im very grateful ay for everything. Anyways family fa had a good hard week. Had about one lesson lol. We been working as hard and tactful as we can and just was one of those weeks ay. Very humbling when we did have the one lesson though cuz it made me appreciate so much more the opportunities we have to teach the gospel. I treated that lesson so much more meaningfully and preciously and Its that passion that I wanna have in every lesson. I love the Spanish branch, the people are tight like family and I just love it. Ha vent had to many lessons since iv been here so the Spanish is really slow, I really suck it all in when we are with the members coz thats my chance to speak and make mistakes. We had to teach the primary yesterday in church and it was crack up as coz all the words I know are hard as ones that iv mostly learned from reading the scriptures, so the kids were confused hard haha. Although the work has been slow, We are preparing a women for baptism this month. Her name is Cecilia, shes an older Hispanic women, but shes so beautiful ay. Iv become really close with her, she says Aloha to me every time we meet lol but shes the one lesson we had this week. The president of the branch came along with us to the lesson and I was prompted to bring my guitar. He was like whats the guitar for? I told him idk. Then we got to her house. She had just lost her job so she had no electricity, food, and shes just been living like this and she was just having all these challenges in her life, sad as to see ay. We had a powerful lesson with her out of the Book of Mormon and then I sang the song "dream big" and just explained to her the message. She was just crying ay and even president and my comp were getting emotional. This is what I love about being a missionary. Being able to put into perspective for these people our purpose in this life, and how we can be successful.(mosiah 2:20-22) God simply asks us to keep his commandments and he will prosper us. We promised her that she would specifically find a job, as she kept the commandments one being to prepare for her baptism. Seeing the determination and the change of heart from the spirit that these people feel through our message is an awesome feeling I cant describe ay, I just love being a missionary. We work hard everyday all day and get nothing and then we have only one lesson and it makes everything we do worth it. That was pretty much my week family. Was a little rough but thats just part of the mission ay. Just want you to know how much I love you family. Con thanks for your support brother, your the man bro. Bro you look massive, shole!!! I just seen your video just now the one you and wesh made for my b-day lol was mean bro, thanks for your council ay, it helps me a ton man, inspiration hard. Cool bout your new calling in the elders quorum bro, I already know you ll be mean for that. Ash bro I miss you ay uce, sole your the man ash, you know I love you ay bro, im proud of you bro, keep tearing it up in your things bro, build your talents, your singing is sounding three mean uce. Hi lia, i LOVE you to lia and miss you so much. Lia dang girl you getting so big ya, looking good girl, thank you for your love lia, I can always feel that from you, thank you. Hey mum dad, thank you for the box and letters. I feel so spoiled out here in my mission and I want you to know i am grateful as for everything guys do ay. The fact that you guys write me means a lot, cuz dont know any other missionary that gets letters from every family member every week. I love you mum and dad, you guys have a good week ok, tell the mozo family I love them!!

elder kanahele

kia ora family!

 

loved your guys letters ay, awesome family. It's so good to hear from you guys, thanks for your letters, they really helped me ay. Con bro thanks for your testimony uce, frick Spanish is smallkine irritz haha na, still confused hard but things are getting better day by day so just trying to stay positive like you said and enjoy the ride. This transfer has been awesome as already and Im loving it hear. The Spanish culture is beautiful ay, our branch is small but the strongest here in Wisconsin. The members are like family, there loving as heck and really make me feel at home so its been helpful getting their input on the Spanish. We had a baptism yesterday at church for a family that has being taught for ages so another awesome time to spend preparing for that. Its mean living with the zone leaders. Their English elders so we work together tight as in the work and its really been effective in finding and teaching vice versa. Everyone of us have guitars and like to sing so we have some mean jam sheshes on p-days and stuff. One of the elders names is elder densley but he has a mint as voice so weve done a lot of singing together, stuff iv been craving ay. I do miss singing with you guys hard ma brothers, and its funny cuz i was listening to those songs we did for con cuz there all on my i-pod. But music has been huge for me here on the mission and iv already been able to use it a lot and using it more powerfully as a tool to teach. Iv been singing to the members in lessons with them and in church. Iv been also trying to learn songs in Spanish too, so yes, music is truly a testimony to me as an invite of the spirit and a testimony to the hearers and iv experienced it more fully. This past Saturday me and my comp were able to go back to waukesha for a baptism of one of Candy's kids Tlyer who is 13. It was so awesome ay family, I was able to see the fruit of my labors in action. The brother i baptized if you remember, his name is Dakota, but he baptized his younger brother Tyler and it was so cool. It was so good to see all the members again and even those who we helped come in to the church all there a part of the baptism. It was cool coz elder Loertsher(my trainer) and his companion elder oldroyd(my MTC comp) and elder knight my last comp and my comp now, we were all there. Every comp iv had was there, it was cool cuz we all know and have helped this family grow in the gospel and to see them baptized is the coolest feeling and experience. Sorry I don't have pics for you guys today, I forgot my camera at the apartment lol classic ay. But anyway family I'm doing awesome ay, mission just continues to get better and my understanding and ability to do the work increases with time and persistence. I have learned so much about the gospel and the plan god has in store for us so much more clearly and how simple it really is which has allowed me to teach it more simply. My companion is the man and we really get a long ay. Hes also from Utah like every comp iv had, and hes a awesome as missionary. Im enjoying this companionship and ill learn a lot from this dude. I have a question tho. My nixon watch you falas sent me is almost broken on the strap. Is there a warranty on it? coz I wanna get on that ay, that watch is important for time and stuff like that lol. let me know asap please. Other than that, im sweet as ay family. Seasons are starting to change here so its getting a little cold now, and im prepared hard lol those jackets I have are rich haha so well see when the real winter comes along lol. Thanks for your letters though family. Sounds like every ones been real busy which is awesome. Con bro good on you boi, doctor ay bro hoohoo mean bey. Thanks for your counsel ay bro, all crap that im going through and doing right now so your words really do help me. Ash bro im happy your working hard in sports and school bro. You on special teams ay? thats mean bro. Gotta just run out and smash everyone in your path bro. Serious bro, the worst thing to do is hesitate, so just waste everyone and you will always be more likely not to get injured. Shot bro tho keep plugging away with school and don't forget your goal to go to soar. Let that be your motivation bro and things will just work out if you keep that goal in sight and act decisively. Lia Hi:) so cool that you are in softball, mean girl. It must be fun ay. Go hard girl and have fun. I love you Lia and miss you. You sound like you have grown so much and matured spiritually. Good girl lia your such a good example to your friends and your family ya, so don't forget that. Hi mum and dad, stop crying you falas lol. I love you ay mum and dad. I miss you guys a lot but know that Im alive, well and happy az. Iv been blessed with awesome companions who iv gotten along with and im just here trying to give the lord my all. My vision and goal is to get lost in the work so im here trying to do just that. I love you guys so much and am forever grateful for the love you have given me. I don't really need anything ay. Half my pants don't fit me tho, to small, so I'm just trying to lose my weight. It isn't fat but its thick lol so i cant even button up half my pants lol. Any suggestions? anyway family l love you guys and hear from you next week.

Elder kanahele

After Kahuku vs Castle game (with Sage)

 kia ora family, tu te ra mai nga iwi, tatou tatou e! haha shot family, how you guys doin ay?

mean. My new areas been mean az so far, im loving it ay. Its been totally different switching my whole mind set from spanish to english all in one day. Im determined hard to learn the language and feel that the lord will bless me as I continue to put forth my works. The first day was crack up az ay lol we had heaps of lessons and I had no clue what was going on. All I knew is the topic we were talking about lol so the whole day I would just nod my head very sincerely pretending like I knew what was going on but deep down I had no idea haha. I can speak, teach a lesson and testify but really just have a hard time understanding the natives. There from all over south america so everyones spanish is different az lol. Iv already learned so much spanish in the couple days that iv been here so I know it will come. Church was really good yesterday. I was able to get up and share my testimony and speak the reo so im just really excited to finally speak the language I was called to speak. My new companion is elder Wright, a cool as dude. I love the fala already ay. Hes the district leader and we live with the zone leaders so im with these guys who are just on to it and hard workers. Im excited to be with them and learn from them. We are right next to lake michigan and its massive, the whole area is just a beautiful place and we have a rich as apartment. We have the key to the chapel so we go and play basketball in the mornings. So this is just a little taste of the new area I will be serving in. Im not so confident with the language and it just kills me cuz you know im not the type of guy that will depend on others and to be a hinderence. So im trying my hardest to have the spirit with me so that I am worthy to have the gift of tongues. I wanna be able to support my companion and speak the language, so im really trying my best to study and advance as quik in speaking and conversing. I know that if I can speak the language, ill be able to teach more simply and to their understanding, so there's heaps of goals for this transfer. I dont have much to say ay family. Its a new beginning, new people and experinces. Just excited and happy to learn, improve and do the work. This morning I came across these verses in Alma 7 and it helped me really put things into perspective. It says:

23 And now I would that ye should be ahumble, and be bsubmissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God "at all times"; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive. 24 And see that ye have afaith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works.

I know if we aquire these attributes and live them "At all times", no matter what the obstacle, "ye will always abound in good works." simple promises given to us by the lord which he is bound to as we are faithful. This is my route imma take to learn the language and preach the gospel. pretty mean ay lol.

Anyway family Im glad everyone is working hard and doing good in their endeavors, awesome. Thanks for your support and your advice. Con bro your the man broski, how do I learn the language in a week? lol let me know bro. Im doing my part and just being patient with it. Lia so awesome girl about your softball, mean!! eat em up lia. Ash bro your crack up man, you still one ounce or wut? lol shot bro, keep training hard to the end bro, no resting bro, endure it, eat it up ash. Do it for us mean, serious bro, how much you benching now? make sure you do cleans and dead lifts, stuff like that. Thats gonna make you more explosive, so do it. shot bro I love you ay. Mum and dad how you falas doing ay? working hard ay, thats good mean. Thanks for all you do to allow me to be hear. For the shave ice and all the things you guys are doing to make us kids happy. I am happy ay, happy as to be here serving the lord, the work is fun az and the knowledge I have gained of the gospel has made me so much more grateful for everything that I have, my family. Thank you family, you guys are awesome, my best friends ay, I love you guys, have a beautiful week and Ill here from you all next week. Thank you for the letters, keep up the good work, peace!

 

elder kanahele kaka