Ka'oha nui !!!
It's been a couple weeks since I've sent out an email ! A lot has happened especially this last week, because of transfers...
My new area: Ua Huka, in the Marquises Islands ! Along with my companion, we will be trying to open a branch on Ua Huka. We'll be the only missionaries there, and it's been a while since the last missionaries were serving there. We took a 4 hour flight Saturday morning to Hiva Oa and then Nuku Hiva.
Right now I'm living on Nuku Hiva with another companionship awaiting for a helicopter ride onto my island... It's definitely different, and I'm so blessed to have such an experience like this. I love it here, I'll have to pick up some Marquisian though, which turns out to be quite different from Tahitian... (Ka'oha nui = Iaorana)
In Erima, we were seeing lots of things growing and changing in the work. We had two of our friends on date for baptism which was amazing ! Mairenui and Puarau, both young kids and they were really fun to teach. There are so many people I'm going to miss in Erima... It was one of my favorite areas, and I got along really well with Elder Lewis and Halverson.
These next couple weeks are going to be hard, but the gospel is spreading upon every nation and even the iles of the sea. God has called us to preach the gospel at this moment, and He wants us to help His children in the Marquises Islands. We pray they are prepared to listen to our message!
Thank you for reading! Things will surely get interesting in the next couple weeks haha...! I'll probably have lots of stories ! I'm nervous but really excited too. We are blessed.
Nana et mauruuru!
Elder Hansen
