tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50627979752588208562024-03-21T07:46:03.249-07:00Tahiti PapitiI have been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tahiti Papeete!!cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-67970936864860091832014-08-20T11:53:00.001-07:002014-12-13T05:36:14.135-08:00That's All, Folks!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey children of a loving Heavenly Father.<br />
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It has been about 2 weeks since I returned from serving a full-time mission in Tahiti.</div>
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Love is the trick. You have to learn to love the people you serve. You only get credit for what you do if it is motivated by love. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKh3l8XxOJ84k2pw3NzYQwEWGeLG3-I41v2bEo6_jIO9goWfH6inRB0Aex1DS3v78q90283FZyzR4o6dDug9CWnDeAERYyylO9fx0haLHTeuxx12wEUksY3WjMbrQIyhrRD5nRlw1O5k/s1600/10497955_324122891082715_5244186775621080930_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKh3l8XxOJ84k2pw3NzYQwEWGeLG3-I41v2bEo6_jIO9goWfH6inRB0Aex1DS3v78q90283FZyzR4o6dDug9CWnDeAERYyylO9fx0haLHTeuxx12wEUksY3WjMbrQIyhrRD5nRlw1O5k/s1600/10497955_324122891082715_5244186775621080930_o.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>TAHITI is a small island with thousands of coconut trees, dysfunctions, pounds of rice, beautiful people, perspectives, and ways to love. Charity is the pure love of Christ. If we learn to love those around us, we become more like Him. He is love personified. </div>
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is very simple. Faith that He is who He says He is. Repentance is realizing that we all make mistakes and we need to say sorry. Baptism is when we're forgiven and washed clean. The gift of the Holy Ghost is the constant guidance of the Holy Ghost, who is a spiritual personage sent by God to testify of truth. Do all of that for the rest of your life with the goal of becoming perfect, like Jesus Christ is perfect.</div>
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I have no more doubts because I know where the truth is found. It is found in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that there is a Divine Creator, a Supreme Being, who is God. He is our loving Heavenly Father who watches over us. Prayer is talking to Him. He sent his Son, Jesus Christ, as an example for all of us imperfect people. </div>
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I will continue blog writing, at http://cocobean-detailsmatter.blogspot.com/ if you're interested in my current happenings.</div>
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Bursting with love for this beautiful life and the people in it. </div>
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Say your prayers and finish "in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."</div>
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xoxo Soeur Carter</div>
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-75890284634935084092014-08-04T18:39:00.005-07:002014-08-04T18:40:46.580-07:00Ok...one more blog.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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1. Really special: this family, day of his confirmation.</div>
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2. Sometimes those Americans just don't know what to do with these Tahitian baskets.</div>
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3. Gotta do what you gotta do to get those papayas.</div>
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4. Wouldja look at that! Just look at it. That's a dog/dustball.</div>
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5. Classic Tahitian flower trick. Favorite flower right there.</div>
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6. The 170th Anniversary of the Gospel in French Polynesia cultural event!</div>
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7. Tahitian Dress Night amongst the Taravaoan sisters. :)</div>
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8. Mami Olga's baptism. :) That's her hubby, we love him so much also.</div>
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9. Nature shot for all you tree-huggers out there. (Peace Love and Recycling)</div>
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10. Yup, we teach somebody who owns a small herd of goats! And a puppy.</div>
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11. Small island, I could probably swim to it if I was allowed to swim. (Family vacay next year?)</div>
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12. Mami who I love very very very much. </div>
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15. That wonderful Teiho family again. For a week before we left, Mami apparently said EH EH to her family every few minutes, which is a sign of sadness, that we were leaving. SO MUCH AROHA. </div>
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Tahiti is a paradise, but not in the sense that I originally thought. It has become holy ground for where I have had my weaknesses brought out under microscopic attention, where I have maximized all of my strengths, and where I have learned without a doubt that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only church directed by Jesus Christ through the medium of revelation of a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson.</div>
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"My areas of interest are: travel and walking." How cute is Wilfried? I want to go on drifting hikes with someone when I get home. <a href="http://www.mormon.org/wilfried" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/wilfried</a></div>
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I love his accent, perspective, and clothing choice. He reminds me a lot of my Daddy. Ladies and gents, Mike Turvey. <a href="http://www.mormon.org/miket" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/miket</a></div>
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Her style and mannerisms remind me of Mom. Being a Mom is so important, it affects so much of everything. <a href="http://www.mormon.org/jane" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/jane</a></div>
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2 weeks to go and I feel fine! The real question is, how are you all doing? I love and miss all of you so much, your letters are so thoughtful and beautiful that I cannot keep up with the replies. Fortunately I was trained by Mavis Beacon so I can accomplish a lot through emails.</div>
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1. A view from Narnia. (so named because it's like an entire city in the mountains that we never knew existed until recently)</div>
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I couldnt write last week because I was at a Polynesian Art Festival, buying cool Tahitian stuff for the whole family, sorry!!! It was AMAZING and I haggled for the first time in my life (harrowing but rewarding experience) and had the opportunity to bear my testimony to a small family.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br clear="none" /></div>
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-10840540458631363582014-07-08T16:14:00.001-07:002014-07-08T16:14:58.946-07:00There's a party in my tummy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ia Orana, eaha ta outou huru? (Hello, what is your state of being?)<br />
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Well I'm on the downhill slope of this roller-coaster, 4 weeks and 1 day until I get on a big plane. </div>
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I feel like I've kept my emotions pretty caged for a long time to allow myself to change and focus completely between different lessons. I do think it's possible that I'll have a breakdown at some point when I let my gratitude and joy just overwhelm me, not super sure when that will happen. My eyes well up with tears frequently for others, but it stops there. </div>
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There is a scripture that is really intriguing in 1 Corinthians 2:14 which I read in French but the meaning in English is generally that the natural, instinctual part of us is not receptive to spiritual insights. We call that "the natural man" in the scriptures. Animals are driven and motivated by their instincts, their appetites. The reason for our existence is to learn from the choices we make. We must make the choice to control our appetites and learn self-mastery. Self-mastery enables us to savor and appreciate things that are good. If we love Nutella, appreciate the spoonful. Don't binge and make yourself sick. When you date someone with whom you want to spend the rest of your life, marry them before having children. Self-mastery enables us to receive the blessings of obedience and it limits our feelings of guilt and shame. (There's a lot of other meaning in this verse but you and I haven't the time to analyze right now.)</div>
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Does anyone besides Ashley Alvarez know that song "There's a party in my tummy! So yummy, so yummy!" ? :) I found the guy, he's a Mormon. <a href="http://www.mormon.org/amos" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404861150877_1917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/amos</a></div>
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How cute is Nadia? I am so excited to get back into Arabic studies at BYU, the Arabic cultures are beautiful. <a href="http://www.mormon.org/fra/nadia" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404861150877_1915" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/fra/nadia</a> </div>
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Keep calm and carry on,</div>
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I was travelling last Monday and didnt get a chance to do emails, desolée!! Wayyyy behind on emails, patience young grasshoppers and thank you for your love.</div>
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I just came back from P-day shopping: Tamanu grocery store, Araca organic store, and Food Mart american store where I bought Raisin Bran.</div>
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7. Just doing some shopping at a health store, I is happy.</div>
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SO I am at Punaauia right now, they just put the Soeurs in this sector (it has been Elders for a while) so everything is new. They're creating a new ward soon with pieces from 3 existing wards so we're working with 3 of everything (Ward Mission Leaders, Bishops, everything). I'm going to Maraa soon to work with a new STL, Sr Tamahahe!</div>
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Mission News: President Sinjoux finishes his mission today. Our new President is President Bise! We had a missionary concert last night for 1000 people (investigators, members, etc.) and we all sang a special song to say goodbye to President Sinjoux. Tough stuff. I had the opportunity to say the closing prayer in Tahitian, intense. The new President and his wife are WONDERFUL, so excited for the Mission Conference on Wednesday. He was a former CEO, he is French but has lived in the US for the past 26 years, and was taught Tahitian by a former missionary. They're so great.</div>
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Companion news: Sr Pehrson finishes today! Shes so great.</div>
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I got my travel plans!! It's a reality now. My flight from Tahiti leaves Tuesday, Aug 05 at 11:10 PM and I get into Kentucky Wednesday Aug 06 at 10 PM. That gives me all of Tuesday to keep teaching and I think we're maybe definitely doing a temple session on that Monday before. How do I feel? Really really peaceful.</div>
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1. Two Things: my picture art book and my mosquito repellant, my two must-haves in this mission (after the Spirit and the scriptures). </div>
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1. Zone de Mahina!! Played soccer for a long time, hence the sunburn. We have shirts coming out that will say something like "Life is good in Mahina" or "Life is short, share the gospel."<br />
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Elaine is a drummer and she changed her life becaue she looked for God. How many of us have a really good relationship with God? It is important to look for him and the only way you can know is through your personal, real experiences. <a href="http://www.mormon.org/elaine" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/elaine</a></div>
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We are in the single digits, if I am not mistaken, 9 weeksish. I know for a solid, undeniable, and beautiful fact that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is directed by Jesus Christ through a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson. If you don't know this, imagine for a moment that my hands are on your shoulders and Im looking right into your eyes and Im asking you to read the Book of Mormon and sincerely pray. Pray like you are talking directly to God, because you are.</div>
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I am in the sector of Tuauru with the hillarious Sr Utatao, literally everyone thinks shes hillarious. I laugh so hard sometimes that I breathe improperly and get hiccups for a while after. I love Bishop but I think I love his wife more, we went over to her house the other day and shared a message and it was so positive. She used to be Miss Mahina, like for a beauty pageant. I heard that Miss Tahiti lives a few minutes from our house. <br />
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There is a talk by Lawrence E. Corbridge that I read in French but I think the title in English would be "The Way" and it just makes life so clear and simple. Everybody, read it, Im begging you. Its from the October 2008 General Conference. Sometimes people think that Mormons have too many rules and life would be easier without them. I have news for you: you can make bad choices and live the bad consequences, or you can make good choices and live the good and fulfilling results. Life is difficult, the Gospel makes it easier and meaningful. <br />
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Soooo, feast and famine- nothing but pictures last week and this week, no connector cord. Google Earth Tuauru if you want a visual on me, I'll be the white kid with a huge bun on top of my head and my companion Sr Utatao will be the brown kid with a small bun on top of her head. <br />
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3. Worked with these two lovelys, Sr M and Sr M, in the sector of Vaiatu, so many powerful and unexpected spiritual experiences.</div>
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10. Road view of a police car (Gendarmes) in Moorea. The policeman are usually French and all of the Tahitian police officers typically work in France.</div>
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Re-reading the Ensign of the General Conference talks, been marking the phrases that ring true for me. I am constantly impressed and amazed with how the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are so spot-on with their observations and their recommendations. The secret? They ask Heavenly Father, God, and He tells them what they need to say. </div>
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In the past week I got to serve in my old sectors of Papara and Mahaiatea. WOW cool experience. I taught a family home evening to a family that I taught before and 2 more members of their family have been baptized and the family will be sealed in the Papeete temple this August. It was so fun to see the surprise on their faces when I walked in with the Sisters, such a big hug. :)</div>
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I love you all so much. Pray like you have never prayed before. "I pray because the need flows out of me all the time." C.S. Lewis</div>
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That's all for this week, we're doing transfers so we must away! I love my family more than ever. </div>
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So much love for all of love and support,</div>
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<br />I'm going on 2 weeks in Taravao 1 with Soeur Wahl and I could not be happier. I still have this problem where I'm tempted to laugh in lessons because Soeur Wahl is so adorable but I bite my lip and manage to get it together. Usually. </div>
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1. Hope you all got to see the Lunar Eclipse! If not, you're welcome to squint your eyes at this NASA-quality photo.<br />
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2. A fruit here called "oeil du dragon" (dragon eye) and it's delicious. </div>
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3. More fruit love. That is papaya and it's sooooo good with lemon juice squeezed on top. </div>
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4. Our baptism yesterday for Hitirere that was so powerful, I was weeping. Our lessons are so intense with him, but he is definitely a future Bishop. Even our Stake President Tupai thinks so. (Someone was desperate to talk with him on the phone so he did the best he could haha.)</div>
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6. Classic refreshments after a baptism, cheetos are usually present. Thought you might want to know!</div>
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I am doing super well. Tomorrow marks ONE YEAR IN TAHITI. The other day someone told me my Tahitian was better than my French. Haha thanks cute old Tahitian Mami. :) </div>
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"Si quelqu'un est en Christ; il est une nouvelle créature. Les choses anciennes sont passées; voici, toutes choses sont devenues nouvelles." You change completely when you accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ in your life, you become a new creature. You become better. Your vision of things becomes crystal-clear and eternal. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is 1) faith in Jesus Christ and in His Atonement 2) repentance 3) baptism 4) the gift of the Holy Ghost and obedience for the rest of your life until you pass on in to the eternities. </div>
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<br clear="none" />This Church is true and Brandon Flowers from the band The Killers knows it too. <a href="http://www.mormon.org/brandon" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/brandon</a></div>
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I am now companions with Soeur Pehrson and we just got back from doing a split in Mahina. Mahina is GORGEOUS, we walked along the beach at one point to go sing hymns with a family and I was overwhelmed all over again with the natural beauty of Tahiti.<br />
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1. Baptism for the Teiho twins. Caption for the one on the left- "I made my family <i>disappear</i>." and caption for the one on the right- "Uhh I can't tell you that. (Why?) Because you're a <i>stranger</i>."</div>
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3. The ever-effortlessly-adorable Soeur Wahl when we were offered coconuts on account of my departure from Taravao after a fulfilling 3 weeks.<br />
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5. Our late night goodbye with some of the people who changed my life in Mahina, Frere Hitirere and Soeur Cathy. </div>
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7. Our friends from Papara came to our missionary concert! That is Nuihau on the left, the recent convert who is going to serve a mission next year!!! So proud.</div>
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8. We worked with the Temple Sisters (outside, not inside) and I just love the temple at night. I just love temples, I have a dream to visit and serve a session in every temple in the world. </div>
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9. Soeur D'Agnillo expressing love and appreciation for our skater helmets. </div>
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I feel the need to better explain the "SA" role that I have been given. So, it is an assignment that is given by the Mission President to facilitate missionary work in several areas of the mission. I do not have a fixed sector. I travel around the sectors of other Soeurs with different needs (a sick companion, finding investigators, etc.) and work anywhere from 1 day to 3 weeks (Taravao). </div>
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Yep, it's difficult but I am SO grateful for the opportunity to serve with so many different sister missionaries. I do a lot of observing and supporting, a little guiding, and a lot of learning and appreciating. Right now I am in Papeete and we will stay around here until Wednesday.</div>
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I cannot wait to Skype on Sunday for Mother's Day!!! I am pretty sure that I will be here in Papeete because we have a missionary fireside that night and we invited everyone and their dog. (And everybody's got a dog.) After that, 3 months until Real Life Skping at the airport. :)<br />
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I am in the continuing process of disciplining my mind by simplifying everything I think into the bare basics. In "Prechez Mon Evangile" (Preach My Gospel) there is a quote that I love in Chapter 10 by John Taylor, 'C'est faire preuve d'une intelligence que de prendre un sujet qui est mysterieux et grand en lui-meme puis de l'exposer et de le simplifier de telle maniere qu'un enfant puisse le comprendre." </div>
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Basically, explain everything as simply as possible. I remember that there was a plaque in the P's house in Virginia that was in their kitchen with the word "SIMPLIFY" and that has become the motto of my mission. Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ by the Spirit and that's it. <br />
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Person Highlight: Soeur Pehrson<br />
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My companion! She will finish her mission in about a month and a half. Including me, she has served with 18 companions in 18 months. She is from South Dakota, plays the violin and the piano, and has bright blue eyes. She is such a good listener. She listens and listens and listens. I appreciate enormously her example of forgiveness. She was serving in Moorea right before becoming SA. She was actually with me in Papara for a few days right at the very beginning of my mission, one year ago (to show me and Soeur Chapman the sector). She is very humble. </div>
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I love you all so much!! Words are insufficient to explain myself so another big virtual hug for all of you. <br />
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I made a serious faux-pas and forgot to gush in my last email about GENERAL CONFERENCE. Was it not incredible? I received so many answers and "mmhmm" moments. Someone even coincidentally gave me a tiny Twizzler candy thing which pretty much brought the experience full-circle for me. I seriously will never stop being impressed with the perfection that is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Te Ekalesia a Iesu Mesia i te Feia Mo'a i te Mau Mahana Hopea Nei) I guess that's what the complete truth looks like: perfection. Pray to find out more. </div>
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6. The computer screen today when I started up the church computer, it's a miracle it's still functioning enough to use the internet. Appreciating every second of computer life I'm being given.</div>
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That's all, folks! My life is full and yours can be also. Enjoy this slice of life: <a href="http://www.mormon.org/vanessa" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.mormon.org/vanessa</a><div id="yui_3_13_0_1_1397648052533_3789">
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-73359656969920780452014-04-08T06:46:00.001-07:002014-04-08T06:46:04.384-07:00Pare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Right now I am performing SA (Special Assignment for the Sœurs) duties and I've been working with the Sœurs in Pare since thursday so Ive been teaching and helping fix the minor problems in their sector. I really love it, it is so fun to spend time getting to know the other Sœurs in the mission. My companion is Sœur "L" but she's been working with the Sœurs at the temple. <br />
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-2832469075739487862014-04-08T06:44:00.001-07:002014-04-08T06:44:56.925-07:00Hau Mau<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am typing from the Sommers's house because I'm currently serving in the sector of Pare with Sœur D'Agnillo and Sœur Daejaghere. I actually trained Sœur Sommers so it's fun seeing where she lives. :)</div>
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So in the past 2 weeks as a new SA, I have served in roughly 5 sectors. It's quite an adventure and a test of my ability to live simply. I change houses every time so I live out of a little GO bag that is meant to be used for 3-4 days but I'm going on 10 days without a fuel stop. It's fun except for I don't have my camera with me so... everyone close your eyes and imagine a palm tree. Imagine me under it holding a Book of Mormon and talking to a Polynesian family. That's a pretty close representation of my daily life.</div>
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Person highlight: Sœur Dejaghere</div>
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So she trained me first of all on how to say her name. It's like the translation of "already war" so "déjà guerre" for the French-speakers. One day we had a few minutes to discuss lessons and she taught me how to origami-fold a morning glory flower while we talked. She is truly French and just started her mission. I am doing everything in my power to acquire her adorable accent. I ask her super deep questions so I can better understand her hopes and dreams and also to get her to speak a lot so I can start speaking like her. Story: One time in the MTC she read the package of a bag of popcorn and read to put it in the microwave for 3 minutes. She thought to herself, "Americans are very specific with the labelling of food products, I'll do exactly what it says." She set the timer and left to talk to a friend. When she returned, the microwave was smoking and a few seconds later the smoke alarm went off. Sister missionaries started evacuating the building in great haste, some directly from the showers. Her English was limited but she finally managed to communicate "Popcorn! No worries!" to everybody but since then she has some stress when she makes popcorn. :) Wish you all could have heard it with her cute accent.</div>
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There are two twin girls next to me playing a clapping handgame that I used to play with my sister Hales but of course they're singing in French and it's an explosion of nostalgia and mission love.</div>
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Matt 5:40 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your father in heaven is perfect." Did you all know that it is a commandment to be perfect? Now you do. Helpful hint: Take a beat before responding to criticism. Find the value in what they said and thank them for it.</div>
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Pip pip, cheerio, and all that sort of tosh! </div>
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-35550341448578670932014-03-25T08:20:00.001-07:002014-03-25T08:20:15.792-07:00Taravao 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Missions are a challenge and if it isn't a challenge, you're not working hard enough. Missions should push you spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically (in some cases). As an SA, I worked in two different sectors this past week: Mahina and Taravao 1 and I've realized that the only thing better than working with a fantastic missionary is working with multiple fantastic missionaries within a shorter space of time. </div>
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Short and sweet today because I just spent a short eternity planning for fall semester classes at BYU Provo. I felt inadequate and mentally unprepared for a moment as I did battle with MyMap website, considered dropping out of BYU, and finally decided I would continue my education after realizing that I can take a French and Italian Film class as an elective course. Crisis adverted. </div>
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French and English aren't too different, but feel free to translate that. In bref, now is the time for serving a mission but after August 5th, it will be a time for cookies and family, and at the end of August will be a time for learning. I love my mission and I am unspeakably excited to see my family in real life. </div>
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She is adorable in absolutely everything. She has black, tiny curly hair, adorable glasses, and the smile of a cat. She is an organized, loving, spectacular missionary and I have been doing working with her in the sector of Taravao 1 for 3 days now. I started talking to myself when I was trying to figure out the controlled chaos that is BYU website and she swivelled her chair around and simply said, "Sometimes it helps to talk it out." :)</div>
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No pictures today because my camera wasn't packed in my GO-bag (never know when we have to go into the other sectors, I also forgot shampoo), so pictures next week. Maybe. Things are a little dicey right now.</div>
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-58661812249331537552014-03-20T12:32:00.000-07:002014-03-25T17:15:01.890-07:00Mahina<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm officially performing SA duties and I was transferred this morning to Mahina! I drove again today and it is so weird not being on bikes...</div>
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It was super hard to leave Soeur Sommers this afternoon but it's been really great getting to know other Soeurs in the mission! My companion Soeur Li is working in another sector right now but we live in the same house. That's all I have to say about that. </div>
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I have really loved my mission up until this point. I highly encourage all of you who are able, to GO. Nike a mission: just do it. You cannot err by going on a mission, that much I know for sure. </div>
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Ok not much time so the weather report, it's hot. I know you all were dying to know. :) </div>
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I have very little time (paying by the minute here) so I love you all and have a stellar week!! </div>
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1. My (now former, sniff) companion Soeur SOMmers (emphasis on the first syllable, how she always introduced herself), a picture of us two to remember the good times sharing the gospel together in the pouring rain.<br />
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-25808038078015881702014-03-11T05:52:00.003-07:002014-03-11T16:10:48.100-07:00Still going Strong <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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an STL before and loved it because I was able to talk through with their
challenges of the Soeurs in the Paea, and then later here in Fa'aa Zone, but now
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you Sommers?" and that's basically our relationship. The fact that
"so much" and her last name are similar means that every night for
the first week that's how she said goodnight to everyone. I don't know why that
is so funny but it really is. She is paranoid that I'm going to forget that her
birthday is the 15 of November so she manages to use that number in pretty much
every conversation we have. She says "Merry Christmas" every time
people ask her if she speaks English, and that's all she says. She has a
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And I said "Hey!" ("Hey!"), what a wonderful kind of day... (name that show and you win a hug when I get off my mission)</div>
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Unless my vision is failing me, it's starting to rain a little bit. We are going to eat pizza tonight with Mami Parker and her friends (family home evening!). They really want to know more about the Plan of Salvation ("Plan du Salut") and Soeur Sommers has a really organized box of pictures so we're pretty excited. </div>
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Today is my 22 and 1/3 birthday and 5 months before I go home. I feel really good about this mission business. I highly encourage all of you to serve if you have the desire and are worthy. You have to live it to understand. </div>
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1. One of our "favorite" hills! One could say that we receive the health benefits of about a week's worth of P90X every time we do this little hike. <br />
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It has been raining buckets over the last few weeks. It alternates between flood status and hair dryer air status. Sometimes when we walk along the side of the roads, holding our skirts, cars splash us and I feel like a peasant from the Middle Ages, making way for the royal coaches. </div>
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Elder Russell M. Nelson spoke to our mission last Friday in a special conference with Elder Callister and Elder Pearson. It was an incredibly powerful spiritual experience. All the General Authorities and their wives had meaningful insight into the importance to not get swept away by the smell of flowers and ukulele music (amen) and to better understand how to heed the Spirit. When he entered we all had the opportunity to line up (orderly fashion) to shake his hand and I may or may not have been a little nervous about speaking to him... While I was in line I was thinking about the missionary lessons and when it came my turn to shake his hand, he asked me where I was from and I quote Soeur Carter, "The presence of God." He asked me again, I quickly said "Virginia", thanked him for his presence and quickly moved on down the line. Of all the things. </div>
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1. McDonald's for dinner, it's been over a year.<br />
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I also want to take a moment and share how eternally grateful I am for this life-changing experience of a mission. I am in an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, yes people do wear flowers in their hair, and yes I have drunk out of a coconut several times, but I am not here to have a tourist experience. It is so much more than that. I am able to communicate in French and Tahitian the powerful truths of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and I will have these experiences to fortify me throughout the rest of my life. I know that the only true church on the earth today is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You don't have to believe me, pray and ask Heavenly Father and he will let you know. He knows if this is the true church or not. I have been placed in a very different environment and that has changed me. I take myself less seriously, I listen more carefully, and I love more powerfully. My love for my family has grown EXPONENTIALLY. That includes my extended family, you all are constantly in my prayers. I am still myself but a lot more spiritually-aware. Let the Gospel of Jesus Christ change you, talk to the LDS missionaries in your area. Go to <a href="http://www.lds.org/" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">www.lds.org</a> and <a href="http://www.mormon.org/" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">www.mormon.org</a> to learn a little bit more. After that, experience the changes for yourself. I'm not selling anything and I'm not trying to convince you, all I want is that people can have the opportunity to know how much more there is to life than what we see in the media. We can do a lot by ourselves, but with Heavenly Father we can do SO much more. My life is proof of that. I LOVE this Church and the Godhead.<div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1393451396203_4290">
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4. Our "ami de l'Eglise" Frere Salomon got baptized last Saturday!! We had 10 other missionaries come to support him. :)</div>
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-14849168455219568932014-02-11T15:19:00.000-08:002014-02-13T16:34:30.767-08:00Rainy Season<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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1. The adorable Sr A got her VISA so she had to go. :( While she was out, Sr D and I decorated the wall with things we love about her.<br />
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Bonjour, My name is Sister Carter, I am a missionary serving in French Polynesia, I love watching People Movies on <a href="http://www.mormon.org/" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391560339961_3003" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mormon.org</a>, and I'm a Mormon.</div>
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SO, super short this week on account of the fact that I am addicted to <a href="http://mormon.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mormon.org</a> clips. Desolée.</div>
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We're at her house right now because we use her computers every P-day for our emails. She's fantastic! She cut up mangoes for us, she has a really good-smelling incense stick burning right now, and she loves missionaries. She has a bookshelf FULL of cookbooks and she speaks English! She's a really good Mami to us. We love you, Mami Grace. </div>
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1. Map of the sector that my cute former-comp Sr. N drew for me!! Thank goodness, I need it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a baptism this past Saturday for Mataihau!! I gave
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very unique baptismal experience. She is the first in her family and her
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companion will be Soeur Derrick who is actually in the same house so she'll
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the members are really strong and the investigators are by & large
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Person Highlight: Mami Sarah</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mami Sarah is about 86 years old and is so sweet and
likes to hold my elbow. She takes care of her 56 year old daughter who has a
learning and growth handicap and she is so patient. Lessons are in Tahitian
with a little French mixed in. Her husband passed away a few years ago and she
loves to share an experience of tears running down the side of his face right
after he died. The word in Tahitian for tears is "pape mata" (trad.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spiritual thought: (pensée spirituelle) Doctrine and
Covenants 33:16 The Book of Mormon is scripture that is written by ancient
people to edify and fortify our faith in Jesus Christ. There are three members
of the Godhead: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Holy
Ghost will enlighten our minds with peace and calm when we encounter truth.
That is why the promise at the beginning of the Book of Mormon invites all
people everywhere to read its content, reflect and meditate on its meaning and
application, and to pray. Through prayer, we communicate with Divinity. Never
underestimate the power of a sincere prayer. If you feel the warmth and peace
of the Holy Ghost, that is God the Father confirming its truthfulness! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope everyone is taking vitamins- with all of the
running and hiking we do, Ive started taking Iron and Vitamin B-12. Make sure
to eat carrots, they make your eyes stronger. </span></div>
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cocobeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644119363114119794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062797975258820856.post-76441251157480848892014-01-31T06:08:00.001-08:002014-01-31T06:08:47.712-08:00From a Member in Tahiti<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391176872694_2252">Hi to the parents of Sis. Naylor and Sis. Carter,</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391176872694_2080">I just wanted to send these pictures to you to show you that your daughters helped me a lot today. Hope you like the pictures of us.</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391176872694_2079">It was my birthday today and I asked them to come and help me make plates of food to distribute out to all the people who are in need. Since I'm 61, I made 61 plates (actually there were around 80). So Sis Naylor and Sis Cartier helped put them into plates and wrap them. Then they took some of the plates and gave them out to their investigators that are in need. I so enjoyed being with them and having fun just chatting away while we worked. I just love both of them!</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391176872694_2244">So I thought it would be fun to send you their pictures and see that your daughters are totally AWESOME missionaries. Our ward just loves them and they are just doing a fantastic job! Just know that they are so appreciated by everyone and they are always so happy and so busy doing the Lord's work. I'm sure you are all being blessed through their hard work!!!</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391176872694_2250">God bless your families!!!</span><br />
<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391176872694_2247">Lindy Carlson</span><br />
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My name tag says "Soeur Carter" or "Tuahine Carter" but there are a few other names I have picked up here. "Bay" which is what people add on every other sentence, usually to explain themselves. (ex: Bay, regarde un peu... "Babe, look...") "Taty" which is like "Auntie" and is used by kids everywhere for any familiar older girl or woman. (ex: Taty, je veux les bons bons s'il te plait. "Auntie, I want the candy please.) "Carter" by my companions in moments of urgence. (ex: Carter, there's a car!) :)</div>
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