Some days are unusually busy and a bit dizzying. Yesterday was one of them. We woke up at 6 AM and made two trips to the airport to get all the sisters there.

We came home, Facetimed, rested and wrote emails.

At 11:30 AM we attended a fantastic district meeting on “Love is the Motive.” Our district is a combination of missionaries who serve in Labasa, Seaqaqa, and Nakawakawa. To show unity, instead of the Seaqaqa district, we call ourselves.  Nabaqa. We even have a little cheer we do that ends in the sign “1” that mean “I love you forever.” They trained us in having a positive attitude and in showing love and charity. The spirit was so strong in that little room, and we felt so much love there. We do have the best district ever!

When we first came here, the numbers were really low. Our district usually had a monthly goal of 1 or 2 baptisms or returning members and had trouble making it. This month our district goal was 10. The Zone Leaders questioned them and asked them to reconsider the number, but they stayed at 10 will hit that by this weekend with a possible 14 for the month, which is the goal for the whole zone. That is insane! It is not that we have made the difference, but our missionaries have been amazing! They are dedicated, hardworking, and exactly obedient. We are taking a leap of faith and saying our goal for February is again 10. It will be a little harder with the sisters gone in February for 1 ½ weeks and the rest of us gone to Suva for 4 days to see the Suva temple celebration and rededication, but these missionaries are on fire! President Layton promised that they would see miracles during the time of the Suva Temple rededication, and these missionaries are holding to that promise.

Speaking of promises, Rex had promised that if they hit the goal of 10 this month, he would treat them all to lunch at the Chinese Restaurant. They loved it! Afterwards we took Elder Sieberts and Elder Hariprasad to the old folks home to play. They were so adorable with the people there. In fact, they got two ladies to play who had never played before. One had always said, “No” and the other has Down Syndrome, and I didn’t think her attention span was long enough to do it so I had never invited her. I am so glad they did! There was a lot of laughter and one man got up and danced when he did well. On the way home, Rex bought a stronger lock for the front gate. We got a call from the mission office that we need to start looking for a new apartment to rent for the Elders. The current landlord has been demanding, complaining, and difficult, and they need to move soon. We will have to work on that.

I taught Oliva his second piano lesson while Rex visited with a few youth coming in. At 6 PM Rex met with the branch clerk, Mahen, to send a few more records away. Six Young Single Adults came for a family home evening and stood around for quite a while waiting for their leaders. I finished up piano with Oliva, and took Rex’s place with Mahen so he could play volleyball with the YSA. When it got dark and the leaders still weren’t there, Rex called President Bull and found out they were in Suva. They had sent word to cancel to as many as they could, but these six hadn’t gotten word; and some of them were less active so something really fun needed to happen. Rex asked Elder Luatua and Elder Foeva to help them play indoor party games. Brother Mahen helped me get a new branch list printed out for us. Lorenzo Snow Baleiwasawasa, one of the YSA, had brought all his documents with him and asked me to help him apply online for his mission. When we got as much of his application as we could done, we joined in the games with the youth. We had the closing prayer at 9 PM, dropped the Elders off, and came home. It had been a long, productive day. As they say in our mission, “We earned our pillow.”