Shut up and eat

Iaorana tout le monde! 


It's been- yet again surprise surprise- a wild week. 

Subject line is a direct quote from a member named Sam. Today we went to his house and learned how to make Tahitian food! Coconuts and fish now fear sister Hatch when she has a knife. In the space of only a few hours I did indeed consume probably every part of a coconut. 

I survived Wednesday, which included 3 in person meals with tahitians (wayyyy too much rice) and a spider the size of my fist.  

We are continuing to teach our friend Taua! We had 2 miraculous lessons with her. She is so prepared and fun to teach. 

On Saturday, we found ourselves in the same area twice. Both times, we walked down a street but didn't walk past the last houses on the street. It was either too hot or we didn't have enough time, but those last few houses were left unvisited. That night, we received a text from a member in Papearii. He told us about his friend in our area who is interested and asked us to meet him at a store on Sunday evening. 
After meeting at the store, we followed the member as he drove and eventually turned onto the same street from Saturday. We passed all the houses we had visited Saturday and turned into the last house on the street. 
Somehow, the Spirit led us into the same neighborhood 3 times in one weekend, but it wasn't until the 3rd time that we found Tuarikirau. 
He is incredibly prepared for the gospel and our lesson Sunday night was soooo cool! It was an amazing miracle- it took us an entire weekend to find him but he is now being taught by us! 

I sometimes forget that it is winter/spring in Utah right now. To quote Sœur Teruhia, "I don't know when summer is."

That is all I have the mental capacity for. I love you all lots and hope you have a wonderful week! 

Nana!
Pictures~~
Cocos!
Sunsets are truly unreal
Our member friend Heiarii! He is super sweet and wants to serve a mission but has a lot of health challenges so pray for him! 
Photoshoot outside of the church
Our friend Taua! We did an object lesson with cups and knives and Taua insisted on taking pictures because she loved it. 
Sr Ware getting scandalous in the church courtyard, revealing her ankles so she can put on bug spray. 












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