Bula Vinaka Tacinqu!!

Hey all! It was a super amazing week here at the MTC!! Just kidding it's pretty much the same thing every day so it's not anything too interesting. We wake up, eat breakfast, go to class, maybe attend the occasional workshop, play some volleyball, go to bed, and repeat. We should be getting our flight plans today though so that is super awesome!! Tomorrow is the one month mark!! That is so crazy. I'm already 1/24 of the way through with my mission.

We had the opportunity to teach a Skype TRC yesterday!! We taught a man from Arizona who got back from Fiji a little while ago! So Kevin if you're reading this, thanks for being chill and bearing with us. It was funny listening to the little jingle that the speakers make while the call is going out. It reminded me of those times when we got to Skype Andrew in Russia and it's crazy to think now I'll be calling home pretty soon! Speaking of Andrew it was awesome to run into him on his way to TRC! Glad to know the outside world is still actually a thing and the second coming didn't happen or anything. We honestly probably wouldn't know because of how locked down it is here haha.

This week we got a nice lesson at choir about the restoration and the life of Joseph Smith! We were singing Praise to the Man and the leader is an institute teacher so it was bound to happen haha. But it's awesome to hear about how Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Dr. Richards were able to seal their testimonies with their actions!! I definitely want to go back to Nauvoo sometime. We heard of so many miracles that happened in conjunction with that story and it really reaffirmed my testimony that God is in the details of our lives and he won't let anything happen to us that isn't supposed to happen. (So long as we listen to his promptings.)

Going along with my thoughts above it's comforting to know that Heavenly Father is still a part of our lives! Fiji missionaries right now have a pretty hard time with Visas. Something with the switching of visa coordinators and running on island time means that some missionaries don't get their visas on time. As I have been thinking about it though, I was thinking that if Heavenly Father could help Moses part the Red Sea and if he could help the Pioneers cross the plains, then I'm 100% sure that he could encourage some travel coordinator to get us our Visas. So that means if we don't get them then that's not a bad thing!! We are needed wherever we get reassigned!

I guess since I'm gonna be dipping out of the MTC pretty soon I should share my testimony ena vosa vakaviti.

Au via wasea na noqu ivakadinadina
Au kila na parofita dina Josefa Simici
Au kila e Bula Nikua na Parofita nayacaqu O President Nelson
Ni lomani keda na Kalou
Na iVola Dina na iVola I Momani kei iVola Tabu
E Bula O Jisu Karisito
Ena Yaca I Jisu Karisito, Emeni

Love you all, hope for the best.

Elder Gwilly

Note from Sarah: These are the only pics this week.  BROTHERS! I'm so grateful Andrew got to lay eyes on Sam for me and give hugs from us.  They are both huge blessings to our family!