Week 7

This week was a really good week!

I have another dog story for you guys... So we went to visit tim and he has a fence and a pitbull. The last time we went over and we got lucky enough to catch him outside he let us in the fence and his dog was being way chill and nice. So when we went this week we thought the dog would remember us and be nice... When we went in the fence we didn't see the dog so we just went and knocked on the door then a few seconds later... death. The dog came running from the back yard growling and barking and freaking out then we see a lady come running after the dog and she grabbed the dog and was yelling at us to hurry and get out. the dog was seriously about to kill us hahah it was terrifying! She had the dog pinned and he wanted to get us so bad. So today, I am a survivor! haaha lucky me. 

On a more spiritual note, We met with a guy named Holo this week. I think I might have mentioned him in my latter last week. He was a referral from his wife... But last week we taught the restoration and this guy is seriously so smart! When we challenged him to read the book of mormon he came back with so many questions and all these things he was studying. It was so great. But, He didn't understand why we would need the Book of Mormon if we had the Bible so we ready 2Nephi 29 with him and he just chuckled and said " that was me! ". It was so cool! He is starting to understand why we need to BOM.  Then on sunday he came to church with his family!! WOHOO! In the gospel principles class there was a guy in the ward who came in and bore his testimony and it was very powerful and Holo seemed to really appreciate it. I look forward to meeting with them again this week! 

I hope you are all having so much fun at the family reunion!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! 

 Aloha, 

Sister Sperry

Week 6

As per usual, there just isn't a lot of detail! I send questions with hope that we will get some sort of response . . . and this is what we get! It's a good thing we love her so much! :)

ALOHA! 

I've been out 2 months already! I can't believe it! Time goes by way too fast. This week was great. We got a self referral from a less active member. She wants her husband to learn about the church but she warned us to come prepared because he is "hard headed". So we were a little nervous but he was awesome! We taught the restoration and he just soaked it up! He said he would read the Book of Mormon and pray to know if it's true. I'm pumped to see how this week goes with him! WOOHOO! 

 Mom had some questions for me: 

1. Crazy food experiences this week?

     I tried spam for the first time this week! that's all. Nothing too crazy. 

2. What's it like having a companion? 

      Really good! She is a great missionary! 

3. Transfers . . . when do those happen? Has it ALREADY been 6 weeks???

    YA WHAT THE HECK?!?! This transfer is actually a 7 week transfer but I'll probably stay in Aiea because I'm training. I don't ever want to leave this area though. 

4. PDay ... do you guys ever do anything fun . . . like explore the island?

    Nah, we aren't aloud to leave the area... We are going lazer tagging today though! That'll be fun! 

5. When do you have zone conferences and what are they like?

    Every  month. We just talk about our numbers and set goals then the Zone leader does a training. nothing too exciting. Very important though! 

6. How is the new mission president? I imagine that's a crazy transition for them. :)

  They are so cute!! I love them already. They are rockin it. 

7. Investigators . . . How's Tim? Any others ... Give us some names and we'll pray for them all.

  We didn't get to see Tim this week because he had to go somewhere for work :( LAME. We will go this week though! Keep praying for Shayna and her family. THANK YOU!! 

8. How are the Tovey's and Ericksons? Will you please tell them ALOHA from us! 

   Good!! They still rock! I will!!! 

9. Do you still love the mish? 

   Yeeeaaaaaahhh! 

10. How about the dogs? Are they still making you crazy? 

    Obnoxious creatures.... 

I love you all!!!! Have a good week! 

  Sister Sperry
1 and 2.  Pday with the zone
3.  just with a lizard. Cute lil guy!!!

4. me with my girl Tina! She is attempting to teach my Marshallese. IDK how to spell that language... It's clearly a struggle though

As per usual, there just isn't a lot of detail! I send questions with hope that we will get some sort of response . . . and this is what we get! It's a good thing we love her so much! :)

ALOHA! 

I've been out 2 months already! I can't believe it! Time goes by way too fast. This week was great. We got a self referral from a less active member. She wants her husband to learn about the church but she warned us to come prepared because he is "hard headed". So we were a little nervous but he was awesome! We taught the restoration and he just soaked it up! He said he would read the Book of Mormon and pray to know if it's true. I'm pumped to see how this week goes with him! WOOHOO! 

 Mom had some questions for me: 

1. Crazy food experiences this week?

     I tried spam for the first time this week! that's all. Nothing too crazy. 

2. What's it like having a companion? 

      Really good! She is a great missionary! 

3. Transfers . . . when do those happen? Has it ALREADY been 6 weeks???

    YA WHAT THE HECK?!?! This transfer is actually a 7 week transfer but I'll probably stay in Aiea because I'm training. I don't ever want to leave this area though. 

4. PDay ... do you guys ever do anything fun . . . like explore the island?

    Nah, we aren't aloud to leave the area... We are going lazer tagging today though! That'll be fun! 

5. When do you have zone conferences and what are they like?

    Every  month. We just talk about our numbers and set goals then the Zone leader does a training. nothing too exciting. Very important though! 

6. How is the new mission president? I imagine that's a crazy transition for them. :)

  They are so cute!! I love them already. They are rockin it. 

7. Investigators . . . How's Tim? Any others ... Give us some names and we'll pray for them all.

  We didn't get to see Tim this week because he had to go somewhere for work :( LAME. We will go this week though! Keep praying for Shayna and her family. THANK YOU!! 

8. How are the Tovey's and Ericksons? Will you please tell them ALOHA from us! 

   Good!! They still rock! I will!!! 

9. Do you still love the mish? 

   Yeeeaaaaaahhh! 

10. How about the dogs? Are they still making you crazy? 

    Obnoxious creatures.... 

I love you all!!!! Have a good week! 

  Sister Sperry

July 4th email (Week 5)

Email sent July 4^th

another great week! 

We got to meet our new mission president and his wife! I love them already! They will be great. I'm excited to get to know them better. 

This week we got to teach a guy named Tim. We tracted into him on finding fasting friday. When you think of a Hawaiian person, That's him. Just so relaxed and chill vibes. He has a gate and a dog and we aren't allowed to go into gates when they are closed and plus, he had a big dog so we wouldn't have gone in anyways... But Sister Weymouth and I really felt like we needed to visit him this week. We pulled up hoping he would be outside but nope... We just kinda hang out for a minute. Were yelling aloha hoping someone inside would hear us but still nothing. We didn't want to leave! We really felt strongly that we needed to visit him so we were kind of disappointed and very slowly walked back to the car. When we got to the car, a car pulls up infront of his house and it was Tim!!! YAY!!! We ran back and he invited us in and we got to share the resto with him. The spirit was so strong and he wants us to come back to teach his family! WOHOO!! He has been prepared by the Lord to hear the message. I'm excited to go back and teach them! 

Letter from July 1st

Letter sent July 1st

Ohana <3

First things first. Mom, Dad .... I'm sorry I'm so bad at emailing. It just stresses me out way too much! :) I am having some really cool experiences. I just don't have time to type it all out.... I love hearing all about what's going on at home! It makes me so happy. You all seem to be just as cool as you were when I left. I'm proud.

This week we had fasting finding friday. I thought I was going to die but was so worth it! FFF is exactly what it sounds like. The entire mission fasts and finds all day. Sister Weymouth and I went and tracted in 3 different neighborhoods and we found one person in each which is a miracle! These people are so ready for this gospel! WOOHOO!!! The first person we talked to was a girl named Lei. We were going to go tract an apartment building and she was outside smoking so we went and talked to her. We talked about religion and she said she doesn't really have one right now but she would like to find one! Woohoo! We shared a thought with her and told her a little bit aobut the church and she LOVED it! I'm stoked to talk with her again!

Later we met a man named Tim. He is your typical Hawaiian. Just so relaxed and wants the world to chill..... I'm all like . . . . same! Anywho, we told him about our church and he seemed really intersted. He has 3 daughters and he's excited to share what he learned with them! He really wants us to come back! YAY! He even asked if he could come to church with us. Unfortunately, when we told him the time, 2:30, he said his daughters had softball games at that time. DUMB! But that's alright because softball isn't forever! LOL

Then we met a lady named Mary. She is a dry Mormon . . . we just need to help her understand that. LOL It was a great day though! We were weak, hot, and hungry all day but it was SO worth it.

On Saturday we had dinner with the Tovey's and Erickson's and they surprised me with that stupid princess picture! It was so funny. You guys got me good!!! I was dying!

We had stake conf. on Saturday and Sunday and it was great. Probably the best choir I have ever heard. Samoans can SING! Also, on FFF, we knocked on a Jehovah's Witness door and that was so scary. She was attacking us verbally and it was scary! Now that I look back at it, it was just extremely awkward, and now I think it's funny.... but that was interesting.

The work is so good here. A lot of people are progressing. I love it! I love the people here! I love my mission! I love you!!! My missionary friends are coming to hang out so . . . STAY COOL!

Aloha!

Sister Sperry

Letter from June 28th

Letter sent June 28th

OHANA!

Aloha! This week has been 10/10! No lie! Actually every week is because missions rule! On Tuesday we did some service at Sister Fujinara's house. Yard work. So many bug bites but it was way fun! We had some of the other missionaries come help because there was some heavy lifting and we didn't know how to use a weed wacker.... #girlswillbegirls. But I love going over there. She is amazing!!! She's the lady who dumped all her alcohol out. Her son lives with her with his pregnant girlfriend and 2 kids. Sister Fujihara didn't want to come back to church until her son did but she realized she had to do it first and her son is starting to notice and is starting to be more interested. YAY!!!

We saw Shayna this week, too! I don't remember if I told you guys about her but she rocks! She has 4 of her own kids but takes everyone in! She has a huge heart. They have a lot going on right now in her family.... it's so sad but she is very interested in the church. She works on Sundays but she is quitting her job at the end of July so she can come to church! WHAT!!! Freaking Awesome!!! She says if it's a good church for her family then she wants to be baptized. SWEEEEEET. I know it's the right church for her and her family so we are just praying she will know it too.

We met Pres. and Sis. Bekker yesterday! It was great! I love them already! Yes, I miss the Warners but I know the Bekkers are called by God so I'm really excited to get to know them better. They came around to each district and they just got to know us and we got to know them and the told us their main rules. It's the same as the Warners. There are 3! 1. Don't lie to the president 2. lock your hearts 3. Don't do anything stupid! DUH to all of those but some people are stupid so it needs to be repeated a million times. Anywho, they are awesome!

I'm sorry I stink at email. I just get stressed out LOL but hopefully this will help you know what's going on with me.

I love my mission. I can't believe I've already been out almost 2 months.... Crazy!!! The people here are so good! the dogs . . . . not so much but the people make up for it. :)

I love and miss you all so much!!! You don't even know!! We really do have the best family in the world! Stay cool.

Aloha,

Sister Sperry

Hawaii Week 4

1. Seeeeters

2. Anyone who has been to my house knows how much I hate this stupid picture. Well the ward mission leader surprised me with it hahahahah

(This is a picture that Jenny got in Young Women's a few years ago. We've used this picture over the years to torture her a bit. . . so when the Hawaiians came to visit, they took it back with them to display. They went the second mile by enlarging it to an 8x10 photo. I LOVE THEM!)