Dec. 17, 2014
We went to Savusavu yesterday for a Zone Training Meeting. The sisters rode with us.
Training was incredible.  I'm just including a few points that impressed me the most.
 Important concepts of what makes a good leader:
Do great things with your agency.
Always see what needs to be done and do it without having to be told by a leader.
Keep going even when you are tired.
I was impressed with the story in Alma 44 where they were fighting the Lamanites. Zarahemnah raised his sword and was about to kill Moroni when in verse 12 one of Moroni's soldiers smote Zarahemnah's sword and broke at the hilt. He then cut off Zarahemnah's scalp, causing Zarahemnah to run away and hide in the crowd. Then the soldier raised the scalp up on the tip of his sword. This young Nephite saw what needed to be done and did it. He saved Moroni's life, but his name is not even mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
They taught us the Art of Appreciation. That we must always be grateful and say "Thank you."
They talked of how they had been nurtured by their parents, but now it was time to take responsibility and ownership of their own lives.
"Decide what you want to be
 Pay the price
 And be what you want to be!"
 Be obedient.
Increase your talents
They had a basketball analogy and compared it to the parable of the talents, Before tryouts 2 players, who weren't the best, worked really hard and gave it their all, improving their talents, and made the team while the all star, who was amazing, thought he had it made and didn't even practice, made no improvement and was cut from the team.
Expect more of yourself and others.
As missionaries, how can we expect others to change if we are not willing to pay the price and sacrifice ourselves?
It's all about what the Lord wants.
Be anxiously engaged in a good cause, not compelled in all things.
After training, we went to the Captain's Table where we had gone with the Walkers. Suffice it to say, we didn't order anything we had before. Dad had a Hamburger, and I had a Chicken Burger-totally different we found from the skimpy Chicken Sandwich he ordered last time. Semantics! This was much better.

  View of ocean as we are dipping out of the mountains, heading to Savusavu

 

Sisters Heitonga and Katiti (pronounced Kasisi)

 Tiny chapel at Savusavu. One main room with 3 classrooms & Branch President's office.

The little building out front is the tiny kitchen on front & bathrooms on back.

 

 Some of the food they were preparing for the Farewell Feast for the Walkers last night.

We will drive them to the airport today.

 

 Little fish in the bay by the Captain's Table

 What a difference a sunny day makes. Look how blue!

 There were at least 20 yachts here. The rest have moved out to avoid hurricane season.

Our two new elders who speak Hindi. About 55 % of Labasa is from India..

Rex is still having trouble with the position of the blinker and the windshield wipers. They are on the opposite side than in the US. When he goes to put on his blinkers, he hits the wipers. We have the cleanest windows in Fiji. On the way home yesterday, when it started to sprinkle a little. When he turned on the wipers on a straight highway, Sister Katiti (pronounced Kasisi) said, "Are you turning?" We had a good laugh. Afterwards Rex explained, "Actually, the way you can tell which way I'm turning is that if it just wipes the window once over and back, it means I'm turning right. If it goes more than that, I'm turning left."
Love you all!