Some pictures that a nice Tahitian lady sent to Mom:)

dengue it! - Bora Bora

I got sick haha. I believe it is le dengue. I dunno how you say that in English,
all I know is that it hurts.  

In other news, this week we did splits and I took Elder Tetuaraa into our sector.
He thought it was great cause he got to be on bike.  Normally he's in a car.
So he just did lots of wheelies.  Tahitians are very good at wheelies.  

We had a fun day of work and then the evening some members took us
to the hotel to eat!  So fancy!  

Something hard I've had to realize on the mission is that sometimes, some people
just need a little more time to fully accept the gospel.  Even if you give all you
can towards someone, sometimes you just gotta let God take the wheel and wait
it out.  For example, a family I taught in Tahaa over a year ago just got baptized
last saturday!  But I know that by our prayers and our fasts and our faith, God will
work miracles in our lives, and in the lives of the people we love. 

I love you guys!

Elder Jenkins

Great Week - Bora Bora

We went to the motu! (little paradise island)  It was so fun.  It was for a priesthood activity.  We did games, ate tahitian food, and hung out with the awesome people.  While we were there, we found a house.  And in this house lives one of our old amis Vai'a!  She had moved out of our sector which was a bummer, and had apparently been living on the motu! So we decided to take the opportunity to teach her and her boyfriend with the mission councilor and the area seventy who were also present.  Such a fun experience.  It's cool to see how God helps everything come together so nicely.  

Heavenly Father really does have a plan for all of us.  Jesus traced the path which leads us to happiness, and I believe that God has individual paths for each one of us.  He loves us so so much, He gives us the best chance to succeed.  Even if we don't see it, we just gotta trust Him.  

I love giving blessings.  I know that the priesthood is the power of God, and it is used to bless the lives of His children.  Don't be afraid to ask for a priesthood blessing if you're ever in need of healing and comfort.

ATL

Elder Jenkins

JOYEUX JOUR DE FETE DES MERES - Bora Bora

This week was great!  We had some awesome experiences with our investigators and we got to skype!!! That was awesome.  I love my family!

I am so so grateful for missions.  Repentance is really awesome.  Repenting and seeing people repent.  I love it.  I love you all and God loves you!!!!

Elder Jenkins

BONJOUR

This week was awful.  Just kidding, it was great!

We taught a lesson in English!  So cool so we had a bit of time free and so we went up some private neighborhood even though normally thats not usually the best idea but something told us to go.  Then at the first house we yelled at (yes we dont knock on doors in this mission we scream at them) a lady who looked french came out with her baby and said she was busy but that we could pass another day.  So two days later we go to her house again and she says "Hi". And so we ask her if she speaks english and she said yes.  So we were pretty stoked but then as she opened the gate she says, and I quote "I will give you exactly ten minutes of my time.  Then I have other things to do." Needless to say we were very scared.  Then she kindly grabs us some water, sits us down on her porch and starts asking some really good questions!  She is from New Zealand.  We talked about prayer, faith, missions, families, and so many great gospel subjects, and when we finally looked at the time, we had been there for 50 mins!! She started talking to her baby and said "when they showed up mommy didn't want to let them in! And now mommy doesn't want them to leave!" SO AWESOME!!!  It's so interesting that she liked our discussion so much cause she had very little interest when we showed up at her house.  The gospel is there, ready to bless our lives as soon as we are ready to let it through our door. GIVE IT A CHANCE! 

I've been realizing a lot this week that we should never judge people.  About anything.  Their life, habits, addictions, attitude, appearance, etc.  Cause without fail there is a reason that that person does the things they do.  And usually it's because they've had some hard trials.  So, we should try to be more like Jesus by not condemning our brothers and sisters that make disagreeable choices, but by loving them even more. Hate the sin, love the sinner.  

Also, another baptism this week!  Yay!

ALL THE LOVES!

Elder Jenkins