growth in our missionary skill

Yeah the new missionary intake is pretty cool. They're all pretty
close, just as all intakes. Those are they who you started the mission
life with. Just like our earth life, we're all close to our earthly
families. You can always turn to a member of your intake for company.
It's funny how many similarities there are between our earthly lives
and a mission. Any way, this week has been great! We've been "language
fasting" all week, haha, Elder H and I, and the other missionaries
in our house as well. It's gone really great actually, we've got 4
missionaries in our house. One has been out for 7 months, the other 3,
and yeah Elder H just a week or so. Haha, I can't believe how fast
the time goes by, I'm like an old man. We've had the language fast
going on, I've seen a few miracles come with it as well! Ten Tamana
offered to teach us Kiribati. He's so funny, when my new comp came and
met Tamana, he was like (huge smile, in a very even paced and
articulate accent) "Mauri! Mauri Elder H. Ko uara? Ko na riai n
reireiniko te taetae n te tai ae e waekoa" (Hey how are you? You need
to teach yourself the language in a very quick fashion) "Teuana te
namakaina, ao ko bwati ne, ko kona n taetae. Uoua te namakaina, ao ko
fluent, completely. Ti na reireiniko bwa ko aonga n taetae n aron te I
Kiribati" (one month, you can speak, two, you're completely fluent.
I'm going to teach you how to speak like a gilbertesian).
Anyway, those lessons have been pretty good. The language fast has
definitely helped out.
We've seen a lot of growth in our missionary skill as well. We split
our little area between our 2 companionships. We've had a lot of time
to tract. Tracting is a great learning experience. I've learned more
about really focusing on the restoration. We visited this one lady who
told us that she wasn't allowed in her church to lesson with us on
anything that opposed her beliefs. We tried any way, because this lady
was kind of a referral, we lessoned on just a random verse in the
bible. yeah it didn't go way well. I learned just to focus on finding
those who are prepared, even if they've been referred to you. We were
able to find a house afterward where we lessoned on the restoration
and had success, he was a member of the 7th day Adventists. A way nice
guy. Apparently he had been a teacher in Makin where I used to be.
Anyway, Thanks for the update on the family! Ahh the bachelorette
party, that's awesome! Sounds like gold's gym is going great.  Yeah
that's a pretty good gym I've heard. Did you guys get a month pass or
a year pass? Well have a good week! Love you! - ELder Seffker