Coach Tingey

February 27, 2017

What up Fam!!! Friends!!! sorry its been 2 weeks. we were supposed to go on a boat trip but it got canceled (cuz president said no lol) so the senior missionaries went and we didn't get to email.

Sorry i missed some birthdays. Happy late Bday Grandpa Stoker, and maybe Jase. and maybe some others i forgot. please forgive me. 

So a lot has happened. Two saturdays ago i had 3 of my investigators get baptized!! i was so happy. Man you have no idea how happy you get when you see your best friends get baptized and then share their testimony. You just think to yourself "this is why i'm here." And what's even better is right after they get baptized they start doing member missionary work and inviting their friends and family. Akko, the 18 year old guy i just baptized is a stud. He really knows the gospel and now we are studying with his brother and cousin. Hopefully is dad soon. 

The girl that was baptized her name is Nani. and she was the one that her grandma beat her, but prayers were answered and she was allowed to get baptized!! She was so pretty in her white dress. Power of prayer is strong. Then the little kid's name is Andrew and later that night after the baptism I was walking home and he just came running up to me yelling me name and just gave me the biggest hug. Dang i was so happy!! we are now studying with 2 other girls that live in Andrew's house.

Another dope thing that happened was the karoojoj. Its where they like give the crown (flower crown) to the new Irooj (king). All the Iroojlaplap's (kings) from all the islands came and there was a huge celebration and i got to see it all happen! they did a bunch of dances that night after they gave him the crown. The coolest dance was the jabowa. Its a marshallese stick dance that was originated on the Ujae Atoll. its sooo dope!!! they were the old matshallese clothing (kind of like hawains) and do a dope stick dance! I wish i could send the video but it would take years to load.

Last night i was at an FHE where a young divorced woman whos is in her 30's and has 5 kids and has been to the temple, was sharing her testimony on repentance and her testimony was just so strong and the best thing about it was her 2 little girls who are ages 4 and 6 got up and shared their testimonies. they were so cute and their mom didnt make them share their testimonies but they wanted to on their own. Dang i cannot stress how important FHE is. sorry mom for not always wanting to do it. But i invite everyone to do FHE every week and invite neighbors members or non members. love you mom.

LAstly, coach tingey. One of the counselors in one of the wards is apparently a legend in the marshall islands because he played for the marshall islands olympic team in like Guam. anyway he asked me for some full court presses and some zone defenses for his team that is here in EBeye and they are going to Majuro to go play in a tournament. Just call me COACH TINGEY. shout out to coach ernst and palmer for teaching me a ton. thanks coaches!

well love you all! transfers are on thursday and we find out tomorrow Wedensday. classic president. giving out transfers 1 day before. i will try to tell you where i am going.