Fiji this week December 17, 1017

Hello Family,

This week was really good! First off Ardarsh was baptized which was fantastic! His father Anntil was also there at the baptism! We set a date with him for the middle of next month for his baptism! We are really excited! 

Really cool thing happened yesterday!! Such a cool story! Well 3 weeks back we helped do the launching for Light the World in MHCC and while we were there we passed out heaps of things including Book of Mormons! Well I don't know if I wrote about this before, but as we were finishing up we had one Book of Mormon left out of hundreds and I out loud said to myself,"Heavenly Father please help me know who to give this last Book of Mormon to." Right then two men walking in and I felt the nudge so I addressed them. They were nice but pretty rough looking. I gave the Book of Mormon and left them with our number and then forgot about it! Well yesterday while we were in church we got a text and called it back and it turned out to be Samson the one I had given the last Book of Mormon to. He said he knew that day that it was a sign that we met and the answer he was looking for, but it had taken him 3 weeks to get the courage to call. He wanted us to come by right away but he lives out of our area which was a killer, but we called the Nasinu elders and they got a hold of him right away and visited him the same day where they shared the first lesson and he accepted a baptismal date for Jan 27! I was bursting with joy and appreciation as the other elders called us back last night to let us know. Moral of the story... Don't judge, and follow the Spirit!! 

Rina, Pravind, and Maverik are doing great! We are seeing them 3 times a week and they are building their faith as a family which is so awesome to see! They are all looking forward to next month for their baptism! We have an appointment with them tomorrow night where we will teach about the word of wisdom. It should be pretty good! We are excited!

This week we heard news that Ma had moved away which was really heartbreaking, but then two days later we found out she was back! It was a total emotional roller coaster, but all is good now, although she is dealing with some medical issue that are making things hard!

Love you all! Have a great week and good Christmas!!! Remember the true meaning of Christmas and go light the world! 

Elda Hess