It's all about The Jedi Council!

Aloooooooooooha Everyone!

G'day from the land down unda! Yes those are kangaroos, they grow to like 6 - 7 feet and love to fight---seriously I think they started the UFC! So no Anisee, you can not come here on a trip with me after and pet them, because then I would have to protect you from them and beat one up---then you would be crying because I injured an animal---it would just be a drama filled and tragic mess!:)

So I got transferred this week to an area called Frankston. Frankston is another very humble area but I also cover Seaside, Mt. Eliza and parts of Mornington---so I could easily go from a ghetto to mansions in one day---the disparity is strange. I have big plans for this area because it needs to be built up quite a bit---BIG PLANS!!!! Also, not that he is anymore important than any other soul I meet but---Wolverine actually now lives in the area I serve (remember it ranges from humble to mansions)---yup---Coincidence? I think not!  Frankston is a little interesting at the train station---we get out there and try to help those by having conversations with them about the gospel and Jesus Christ---I'm not going to lie, some people are just straight up mean and calling us some urban obscenities and pulling out weapons--to which I reply as follows:

"By the Decree of the Jedi Council we place you under arrest" said in Samuel L. Jackson voice----JOKES!!!!

Because my family keeps bugging me for "everyday mission life stuff" here are a few pics:

Here is my planner--Ammon defending flocks (for obvious reasons--no pressure to live up to my namesake) and then Moroni bidding farewell because...well...he was one buff braddah!!! Moroni is the ultimate to aspire to in buffness!

This is where I do my daily studying---Forget the whole apple a day thing---one chapter of deep study in the Book of Mormon a day will keep the adversary away!

Here is my white board chart. My mom's freakish obsession with ruling us by whiteboards just paid off!

My Book of Mormon collection

My homemade Brass Plates with my testimony I wrote---

My new companion's name is Elder Brooks and he is from Pleasant Grove, Utah---yup 4th comp from Utah---so it IS the mothership of all Mormons!:) I am excited to serve with him and get the ball rolling out here in Frankston---and maybe convert the Wolverine clan so they can have a forever family!

I love serving a mission and love those I serve---even the ones that attack us at the train station! So lesson of the day is---love everyone---even those who have deeply wronged you---pray for them---be kind to them---because you know better and because Heavenly Father would want you to---and there really isn't any other reason greater than that!

Have a great week everyone! ~ Elder Fiaui

It's transfer time...

Alooooooooha from Australia everyone!

Well it has been two months---time flies when you are working hard! I can't believe how busy missionary life is---it kinda makes me feel like I wasn't really doing anything before my mission, hahaha!

I will be getting transferred this week and I literally do not know where I am going---it could be anywhere, Swan Hill, Central Melbourne, Craigeburn, Tazzie (Tasmania) or even THE BUSH! I think I need to go to the bush so I can lose my weight and get back in to all the pants I got before I left---hahaha. I will miss so many families here, especially The Danielson's.  I will also be paired up with my first single companion.

I have been blessed to be trained by two incredible missionaries and will be sad to leave them but excited for another new adventure and assignment. One of my current companions will remain a Zone Leader and the other is moving on to be AP. I will still be under a trainer in my new area because I am still considered a Golden. President Maxwell uses the term Golden instead of Greenie for new missionaries because he thinks of them as Golden Opportunities---pretty awesome huh?

One thing I have learned out here in the mission is how important the Book of Mormon is! I admonish all of you to not just read a chapter a day but STUDY a chapter a day! It is so important to keeping our lives in check with what we need to do to get back to our Heavenly Father. It helps us to remember our covenants and to feel the love of Heavenly Father and the Savior for us personally. Reading the Book of Mormon is so important! Please do it---I have given special counsel to my brother, sister and mother on this and I feel strongly to let the whole world know. If you are back at home and need a Book of Mormon call my mom and she will get you one!

Well I have a couple of pics---and yes I know---pick up your jaws from the ground---I gained weight. But hey, someone had to eat all that good food. How rude would I be if I turned it down? I was just doing what a good missionary would do---blame it on my upbringing! Hahaha!

Hold to the rod---stay close to the Lord---Love and serve others!

Ka Kite Ano!
Aloha 'Oe!
Fa'a Soifua!

Elder Fiaui

Meanwhile in Dandenong...

G'day mates and sheilas! How is everyone doing?.....good you say? That's just awesome!:) This week has just flown by. We are always busy over here!

Last Monday on P-day after emails i headed off to the beach at Frankston. I was surprised at how cold the water was.........jokes!:) We just went out on the pier at watched people fish. 

The rest of the week we just did our usual tracting, knocking on doors, teaching new converts, new investigators, all that good stuff!:) My comps and I go into a lot of Afghani and Sri Lankan homes. Always learning new phrases and words. This week: Hoda Hafas! That's Arabaic for something like "God be with you".....I felt like Altair! (For those who know who I'm talking about)

On Friday, we had something call "Zone Conference". It's where 3 zones from the mission (roughly 80+ missionaries), come and we have multiple training's on how to be better missionaries. Skill wise and spiritual wise. And we all met in the Mission chapel with President and Sister Maxwell.....yes President Maxwell. Neil A. Maxwell's son....that's bi-winning! The man is so humble and loving. He's a great leader too! Probably gonna be a General Authority someday.

Another thing that's going on my laddies.......is the food situation. WE GET FED HEAPS. Just yesterday we had a feed at Bishop Lavaka's house. It was mean. I probably ate 8 huge drumsticks, chop suey, fish, and much much more. Then last week members fed us everyday. I'm so grateful, but I have to be careful and exercise. The taro is getting to me.

Anyways the work is going great over here! We set another baptism this week. So that's 2 for the 29th. Young men do your home teaching. Love and serve the families that you visit. I've come across too many Elderly sisters that don't get visited by their visiting/home teachers. So just do it and the Lord will bless them and also you. Have a great week.

Fa Soifua!

One Step Closer to Converting Wolverine

G’day Mates!  This is going to be a short one because I only have about 20-30 minutes and I spend most of it in convo with the homebase.

My week was great!:) I went on exchanges with Elder Talaipa in Dande. North (humble area) and another with Elder Mott in Narre Warren (wealthy area). I also had golden review! It was where we just reviewed on the scriptures we had to memorize. We had an awesome Halloween! We ate at the Savea's and Sister Foenander's home. Here is a pic of the cool Halloween decorations the fam sent me to put up, my companions loved all the cheery Halloween stuff in the pad. Forcing me to decorate from across the otherside of the world---nice!

I'm gaining weight. It's bad. Like BAD. I'm taking a mass gainer protein AND having Samoan feeds---a mix that equals serious weight gain. I eat taro now too lol. Wait. I may start eating Samoan food BUT I have noticed and decided that I love and live the Hawaiian ways. I was raised on true cultural Hawaiian values and have been able to live and share them here, I have found it to be helpful in my missionary work, thanks Mom.

Here is a pic of the Danielson brothers. 2 of them went to school with my grandpa in Samoa---that is so cool! 

But here is the “story of the week”, so to prep everyone---before I left the family joke was “go and convert Wolverine” because we are big X-Men fans and he was my fave---but let’s face it he is everyone’s fave! Anyway as time got closer I was like---I am totally going to convert Wolverine!  In fact on the way to the airport I was like “AJ, wouldn’t it be cool if I actually converted Hugh Jackman?” So this is why this is even more of a cool story. Okay. Here we go.

My friends Elder Howard and McCleary received a referral from President Maxwell who received a referral originating from President Uchtdorf himself. The referral came to fruition due to Hugh Jackman's wife being presented with an LDS humanitarian award by President Uchtdorf. President asked her if he could do anything. She said yes. Her mother needed a blessing due to her being very sick. So Presdient Uchtdorf told her it would be taken cared of.

Fast forward down the line of rank. The referral was given to the AP's. Elder Howard and McCleary. So they went to this house....MASSIVE. It had a full on tennis court, pool, mansion. So they gave her a blessing. And she absolutely loved it. They even gave their numbers to Howard...I saw Wolverine's wife’s number!!! Hahahahahaha So my mom said she would find a pic of him and his wife and mother-in-law and put it on the blog.

Love you all I gotta go! Have a great week