Iaorana everyone!!! Sorry I didn't write out an email last week! We've been pretty busy and we've been having fun as a district! I don't have a ton to talk

Iaorana everyone!!!! It's been so long since I've sent out a weekly email, sorry! It's been so crazy, so so much change has happened in the past couple weeks. So

Iaorana!!! Well, this has been quite a busy week! We found out the news about transfers and I'm leaving my area to Mesa! I'll be a district leader and training

Hey Everyone!!! This past week has been wonderful. We did some really fun service projects as a district! One of them was a free car wash, where we cleaned any

Hello again from Arizona!!! It's been a couple weeks since I've written an email! We've been pretty busy teaching and doing lots of service projects so I don't have much

From President and Sister Banner, Mission President Mission Post February 2021 This page (Facebook) was meant to be a page to share pictures of arrivals, departures and meetings so that

Bonjour mes amis!!! We had a pretty great week this week! We've been trying to teach a lot of people, some successful and some not so successful. We are still

Iaorana tatou!! Well a couple of things have changed since I last wrote! I am staying here in Arizona City for another 6 weeks with Elder Hafen and with a

Iaorana mes amis!!!! It's been quite a week I'll have to say. We had so many lessons drop and not work out, which is a real bummer. Many people are

After a whirlwind few days, we finally made it to Tahiti. It is beautiful and warm! This is our two amazing assistants  Elder Brothers and Elder Tinirauarii. We look forward

Thank you for your prayers, they have been answered!  After working with the Consulate General of France in Washington D.C. for several months, the church was able to get

Iaorana!!! Last P-day we went bowling and I have no clue how but I bowled 146 points!!! It was so crazy and it was so fun, so honestly I should

This week has been pretty great. Isn't it crazy how it's already 2021!?! We've had lots of lessons and service. It's pretty good to keep busy, time flies and the

Iaorana to'u mau hoa!! Man, it's been busy couple of weeks!! But I'm sure you could say the same thing, haha! Elder Smart is going home Two weeks ago was

I've learned so much this Christmas season as a missionary. I get to focus on the Savior every day, and it's really changing my life. I hope you have put

My 4th great-grandfather's name was Marriner Wood Merrill, and he was an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as the first Temple President of

Today is Elder Samuel Jan Hansen's Birthday! We are so proud of him and the wonderful young man he has become. He loves the Work! We love you Samuel! We

Iaorana!!! Eaha to ratou huru??? I don't even know what to talk about here, there has been so much that's happened but I don't remember anything. That's weird. Time goes

Iaorana!!! Do you ever just have those weeks that are just so busy that you forget everything that you've done? So yeah, that's pretty much what's happening to me right

The rate of spread of Covid in Tahiti has slowed somewhat but still is higher than it should be.  It is hard to determine how many active cases there are

Turkey day deserves what I am most grateful for. Jesus Christ. Why? Because He knows exactly everything I'm going through and can help me overcome it. He made it possible

Today I'd like to share a trial I'm super grateful for. Before the Home MTC I went to MTECH, a technical college, and became an advanced EMT. COVID-19 stopped us

I'm so grateful for agriculture and farmers today. I picked my own cotton a couple days ago and have been feeling so grateful for those who work tirelessly in those

Today, I'm so so grateful for my companions. This trio, works MIRACLES. I'm so grateful that Jason Smart and Levi Larson could be training me in this crazy world. We

Today I am grateful for love and kindness. The world needs so much of that right now. I'm so happy and grateful that I get to serve a mission where