Aloha! I am so glad to hear everyone enjoyed their General Conference and Easter weekend. It was such a special week, and a wonderful time to draw closer to Christ :)
Everything is just dandy here! I am a little tired right now... because of the time difference conference in Hawaii is broadcast at 6, so we woke up a bit earlier than usual... I think it's just now catching up with me, so sorry if this doesn't make sense!
Well first things first... transfer news! I'm staying in Laie 2nd and 5th wards! Once again same area, same pad, same bed... :) But my companera Hermana Castaneda is going full-field to Makakilo! (West side of Oahu). I'm sad we're not going to be companions again, but luckily we have the plan of salvation to tell us we can still be best friends in the after(mission)-life! My new companion will be Sister Buday... she's from Utah and has red hair and blue eyes! We were super surprised because at the Visitors' Center they almost never put two Americans together who speak the same language. That just goes to show that it was inspired by God and not man :) She came out at the same time as Sister Castaneda, so this is her third transfer. She's really sweet and I'm excited for all the miracles we will see together!
In other news, how great was General Conference!!! Heavenly Father loves us so much to give us the guidance from prophets and apostles. I always feel like everything they are saying is for me. And that's because they prepared and are speaking by the Spirit of God, who always knows exactly what we need to hear. Sometimes you just hear things that pierce you to your center... and then you know it's straight from God to you. Sometimes it comes in the form of correction, sometimes in the form of confirmation. For me one of those times was when I heard this quote from Elder Kevin W. Pearson when he said, "Once we enter into covenants with God, there is no going back. Giving in, giving up, and giving out are not options. In the kingdom of God, there is a standard of excellence for exaltation. It requires valiant discipleship! There is no room for average or complacent disciples. Average is the enemy of excellence, and average commitment will prevent you from enduring to the end."
It made me think of our last district meeting. Our district leader Elder Faitau is finishing his mission this transfer (so tomorrow), and left us with these words: "Oa te ke fiu," which means "never give up" in Tongan. As disciples of Christ, we have promised Him that we will never give up. We are not perfect, but we can be perfect in trying. (s/o to Bishnu!) When we try to give our best, we become true Latter-day Saints. So let us all try our best to be faithful and true disciples of Christ. :)
Anyway, you are all wonderful gems of my life!! Thank you for your love and wonderful examples. Christ LIVES and this is His church and it is TRUE!!
With all my aloha,
Sister Sabey
Pictures:
1: the gem of Laie
2: last district meeting of the transfer
3: sister Castaneda and I at the post-conference breakfast at the VC :)
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