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Sister Marlowe...Week #10

February 12, 2017

MALO! (everyone here calls me this, because apparently, Malo means hello in Tongan. I just roll with it mates)

What a week!!!!! So even though I'm still emotionally recovering from the fact that BOTH OF MY PARENTS forgot to email me this week (goodness gracious you forgot about your favorite child), I'll try my best to sum up the highlights of this week!

First off, we have some of the coooooolest members evaaa in our ward! Seriously greatest. Sorry all y'all, it's truuuuue.

Pretty much a lot of our plans didn't go.... as planned. Wow I'm dumb hahaha. Anyways, we didn't have the most perfect week ever, but we had some great miracles! We've been able to meet with Sheng-Li a few times and talk to him about the TEMPLE! Ah! He's planning on goign to the temple to do baptisms in about two weeks. Pray pray prayyyyy for that boy! We are so excited for him and it is so great to hear him share his testimony and how he is really learning to trust in God and he's trying to hard to do his best! 

Miracle from this week!!!!!:

We saw a name in our ward list of a family we hadn't ever met before, so we decided to stop by while in the area and meet this mom! We walk up to the door and there were some people outside, we tried to introduce ourselves but it was just awkward aand just a few miscommunications, and then we just hear "Hey! Sisters! how are you??" we turn around to see this huge Samoan guy, with a big tattoo on his arm and an all Blacks hat on and he's like "Hey I'm President Malua from the Deer park stake on the west side of Melbourne!" And we're just freaking out. and then he goes "Ah this is my sister's house! I'm so grateful you're here, this is a miracle" Then he goes on to talk to us outside, gave us some background on the family, and they haven't been active in the church for OVER 15 YEARS. He just kept telling us "Oh I'm so glad you're here I've been praying that they could meet missionaries, Please come meet with them whenever you can they need this" So then he brings us in the house, sits us down with the son (his nephew) and pretty much just tells us and his nephew straight up "you need to come here and help this family they need you and you are welcome here always" and his nephew is just like "okay uncle yes uh please come back anytime" hahaha

AMAZING!!! Also, side note: Samoans are the best people ever okay 

We had our Braeside stake conference this week, and WOW! President Vidmar spoke at our Saturday night session and I was just hoping and praying that the members were just soaking in everything that wonderful man said! He spoke about member involvement in the missionary work..... To all of you at home---GET INVOLVED. He quoted Elder Bednar I think in saying that "The full time missionaries are being called to teach. THEY ARE AND WILL BE YOUR FULL TIME TEACHERS. The members are also called to help in this work. THE MEMBERS SHOULD BE FULL TIME FINDERS." 

PLEASE meet the missionaries serving in your ward/stake, and PLEASE be praying for people that you might share the gospel with. The gospel will bring true and lasting joy---if we share it. I looooooove this work and I love the people of Melbies, Aus and Most of all, I love my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. We have so much potential!!!! Take hold of it.

Looooove from your favorite sister Missionary in Melbies, 

Sister Marlowe (and if I'm not, check your priorities stat people)