The Blackest of Magic and a new companion

Dear Family and Friends,   April 21, 2013

I never thought that it was real, but satan can do some freaky stuff. How weird is this world? I've been hearing a lot of stuff and Fijians do alot of stuff that scares me, I feel like I am in a scary movie sometimes when I hear this stuff. Even members do wierd stuff. I was reading about the seven plagues in the bible and how the first five plagues were also replicated by sorcerers that the pharoah of Egypt hired, and did some of those things  through the power of the devil.  Sometimes the devil performs miracles to persuade. I've heard some weird stuff going on. People get boils all over their back and they are told by their sorcerer to go get a bundle of sticks and throw them on their mother's grave and ask for the mother to take away the boils. And it works! Its scary.. This one that I heard yesterday, from a member, that someone is his family got burnt severly and  went to the sorcerer/wizard and ask him to heal him.  The socerer covered it and healed it completely with no scars or anything.. weird stuff.

I have a new companion and I am so happy about it. He actually wants to help me learn the gospel and language. His name is Elder Jack and he is from Blanding, Utah.  He is so funny, straight cowboy, but he genuinely cares about me. When we teach, he tries to get me to teach close to the whole lesson. It will be a good few weeks.  I think I will be transferred in a couple weeks but we will see.

 I'd send pictures but I don't trust computers in fiji any more.  I'm the only one that hasn't oall of their pictures in a internet cafe.

We have a couple baptisms in a week and a half that will be sweet. Super pumped!

 

Sorry for the Spooks.  God has kept me alive, from getting gengi fever and all of the other stupid things I do.

I love the work and I love the people and the place is okay!!!

Love,

Ron Burgundy

5 months out and sick! April 7, 2013

My Beautiful friends and Family and especially Mom (Joann Moulton)

It sounds like General Conference was great. Hopefully someday i will be able to watch it.
 I heard we get to see it next week in church but we'll see.

 Is there a war going on back in the states? (good job obama.) I actually heard the he was Fijian. I think i met his Grandma this week.

The past couple of weeks have been a little rough for me.  I've been pretty sick and I didnt eat for about three days. The hospitals are full of illness here, everyone is very sick, I'm pretty unhealthy still and I am getting migraines up the yin yang. 
Yesterday and Church I thought I was going to pass out. We gave about six blessing after church in a row, and my head was pounding but I am just trying to be as selfless as possible. The spirit was so strong and I knew I was doing the Lords business and taking care of his children. 
 We were at a lesson the other night and these people don't have any electricity. They had this little camping light and it was the brightest light I've ever seen. It hurt so bad that I had to turn away and lay down. My head hurt so bad. The Lord is Really testing my right now. I hope I am doing alright and passing the test.
 
Well, on the bright side, we have 4 or 5 people with baptismal dates at the end of the month. That will be way nice.  I have finished all of my 12 week training.  I am thinking that I will be getting a new companion pretty soon. I'm a little nervous especially since I don't think I am ever going to get better. 

I love being on a mission so much! I hit five month on Sunday. Time is flying by!
 I do'nt have any time to waste. 

Sota Tale na noqu matavuvale kei noqu itokani
kalougata tiko
Elda Molitoni

March 24, 2013

Dear Family,

I'm not going to do a group email this week.  This week we have just been doing a ton of studying and alot  of member rescues.  Almost every lesson this week was with a member.  We had 12 lessons and they were all to bring back inactives. There are over 400 members in sigatoka and only about 85 are active members.  We have meetins in Nadi every tuesday. 



Some weeks go by so fast ans some feel like a year.  This week was good.  I am trying to straighten my back out by sleeping on a little pad on the ground.    I am tired of having bad ankles but I can make it through my mission unless something unexpected happens.  I am being very careful  We have been very cautious about healthy bodies and being physically fit.  The ankles will be the last thing holding me back. 

Do I have permission to buy a pillow here?  I only have one little one.    Treats from America... I miss sweets.
I have not received your package that you sent in Jan.  I am pretty sure I get it tomorrow.  There have been a lot of changes lately and not many people are coming to this side of the island.  (The mission brings the packages to their side of the island). 

Living... We have a microwave and a little propane stove...and we have a fridge. Will you please email me some easy mexican food ideas

Love,
Elder Moulton

Stake conference and picture of a Fijian CJ Jensen

Woah!

Dear Everyone,                                                                                march 17, 2013

This week might have been one of the longest weeks of my life. Me and elder heath decided that we don't have anytime to waste,   We only have so much time left in Sigatoka.

 So we went exploring up this road looking for the lady that called us begging us to come find her and give here the Book of Mormon. Such a sketchy drive!  We were on the very top of a mountain on a cliffs ledge going like forty because we had to hurry. We went up this road in pitch black for about an hour. I don't think Fijians have ever heard of street lights...  So we almost died like five times... and I don't know how Elder Heath has a drivers license!   He is a book smart guy not a "anything else" kind of guy...aahah! But it was so fun, I love adrenaline rushes more that anything!!! ahah!!!. Anyway, Elder heath is king at getting stuck in holes. After he does that he gets out and makes me drive and I get us out. 

Crazy story that I almost had to go home.. Wowzers! We were doing service this week and we were plowing behind bulls... so that means that we stand on the metal crate things and it has giant spikes under it.   I was plowing and I  was going way fast and I hit this really big bump. I hit my leg into the hole and I fell.  My leg was stuck under the crate and I almost shattered my ankle and/or lost my foot. My ankle still hurts so bad! It's good thing the owner saw and ran as fast as he could or I could be home right now in the hospital. It's a good thing I bought these rubber boots because I was just gonna go barefoot that day.  That's Fiji for you. 

We had stake conference. We have been working on reactivating members like crazy and so we had more members go to stake conference  than ever.  It was great!  We got a big old bus and  it was over an hour and a half bus ride to Lautoka where the stake center is. There were about 500 people there. It is a tiny chapel so everyone was standing outside in the poring rain, That takes a lot of faith! I'm so thankful to be here!  


 Me and Heath are trying to start another little unit close by that lady up that road.  There was one at one time but the guy who was holding it at his house was unfaithful to his wife or something and it had to close it because there wasn't any priesthood up there.

I don't really think that i have met a Fijian that has been on a plane besides the ones that work for the airline and that is like three of them.  They take the bus to the other side of the island sometimes but that is it. They don't have a reason to leave. Their whole family is in the same little Koro as them so they don't really think about it.

P.S.  But I bought these big rubber boots for service so half of my legs don't go through mud. There is this culture here and it is the same with everyone. If you asked someone they would give you their house. So, we can't compliment people on those kind of things. We were doing service today and the guy that we were helping is so awesome but he is so poor and he works so hard. I let him use my work gloves and he loved them, they don't have nice gloves in Fiji. I asked if he liked them and he said yes so i gave them to him.

 I'm sorry  I am turning into a Fijian.. but after I gave those to him they said they wanted to feed us once a week. We will see. They are the people that gave me eggplant on rice.. the worst!!!!!

Love,

Elder Moulton 
Full Blood Prince

Beautiful Fiji and Horse opportunities

The Book of Mormon is true and I didn't ride the horse.

My Dear Everyone,

Hello again... Elder Moulton here giving a quick update of the week.

 I've been completely losing track of the time.

I cannot believe that it has been four months already. This week I've been changing my strategy a little bit when it came to reading the Book of Mormon. Instead of thinking about it as just a boring old book, I started  thinking of it as a interesting "way old" book.  I've realized that history is my favorite subject. I am starting to realize that the Book of Mormon is full of history. That's what it is and it goes hand and hand with the Bible.   I finished it last night and I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I cannot believe that it has just hit me now how to read the Book of Mormon effectively.

 I'm so thankful for these people here and the little branch that I am in in Sigatoka... Such a wild ride! 
I am good.  The contacts are great.   I am loving the people!   I think things might change a lot due to the meeting.   We have over 400 members but only about 60 are active. We are working a lot on that.
We are really trying to get the members involved.   Without fellowshipping no one can stay active. People come up to us and invite us over all the time but I think it is just to get blessings from God..  and we try and use that to our advantage.  They are pretty stubborn here. It's definitely not a baptizing mission.

The people are great though and they have just recently had their first branch council and it was fun to be a part of it. They talked about the missionaries the whole time during the meeting and what they could do better.  Right now, I am  in a bit of a pickle trying to figure out how to get through to the people while  I am speaking Fijian.   I am just talking too slow still for them to stay focused.

No, I didn't ride the horse.  I just sat on it. We were on the beach and  I asked this guy as he was walking by if I could take a picture on it..  He said yes... very, very happily.  We actually talked to him and gave him a pamphlet all because of that stupid question.   The funny stuff is the key to getting personal quick.  I am sorry that I didn't write much. This week was rough. It rained a lot of the week and I only had a little spiritual letter.

Till next week,


Elder Dallin Steven Moulton