Facebook should be a sport

Well not much different this week haha. Lots of Facebook finding. We made a new friend maria and she is way cool. But rlly just did lots of facebook finding which gets a little tiring but if it was a sport I would definitely be a pro at it haha. Also saw rhis cool tree haha its eating a rock. Went on exchanges with my district leader which was way fun! He is a cool guy his name is elder tippets he is from Saratoga springs Utah. He wasnin Brazil for 6 months before coming to Washington. But yeah thats really my whole week. I learned this week that it is really important and helpful to focus on what your desire is for everything before you start and making sure thag it is a christ like desire improves everything that you could do. I challenge all of you to focus on and try to have christ like desires. Love you all.

Elder halvy 

Fun stuff

Well not much is different this week. haha It just rained a lot. And rode my bike a ton. The hills here are no joke. It is either flat or steep hills there is no in between. But that's ok i am gonna have some good looking legs by the end of this. We also helped the sisters in my district move on Saturday so they don't live next door to a strip club anymore haha. But yeah. It is so cool to see god's hand in my life when I am striving to come closer to him. I realized I have been capable of having all these blessings my whole life and didn't have to be a missionary. I challenge everyone to strive to come close to our father in heaven and look for his hand in your life. Cuz i promise that it is there. Love you all!

- Oremetua Halverson

Rainy and hot sauce

Hello everyone, didn’t do a ton this week. Found a couple new friends got absolutely drenched riding a hike to lessons that ended up falling through which is amazing. We went 1 for 6 in lessons actually going through on Friday and Saturday. But it’s pretty fun here except sports are banned which is stupid. But we can play frisbee golf so that's fun at least haha. Also tried some really hot hot sauce this week. And wowza I don't do well with hot stuff to begin with. It brought tears to my eyes and Burning lips for the rest of the day haha. The member that gave it me thought it was hilarious because he uses it on his food every day. But yeah that’s my week. Never forget that God is always with you. You can never do something stupid enough that God won't forgive you. And God is just sitting there so excited to hear you talk to him so say your prayers guys. But yeah love you all hope you guys have a great week. Stay positive!

First week in washington

Well everyone finally made it into the field haha. Its awesome here I love the weather and it is so pretty. My district is amazing. My compa name is elder roberts he has been out for 19 months. But yeah lots of online work here in washington. I love the work tho. General conference was also amazing! One of my favorite talks was by brother Scott D. Whiting he talked about how christ like attributes and how qe can all improve on different ones. And that really just made me think about things I need to change in my life to come closer to my big bro Jesus Christ. I'd like to challenge everyone reading this to find one attribute you'd like to work on and strive to become better. And yeah thats pretty much my week haha. Let me tell you tho boys and girls this is the true restored gospel on this earth. I love you all tons. 

-oremetua halverson 

Off to Everett Washington

 

IAORANA

Hello everybody i am going to keep this short. I would love to talk to any of you guys before i leave on tuesday shoot me an email if you wanna talk! But yeah i finished mtc last week, so this week i didnt really have much to do. I did lots of service, and also went through the temple. The temple was so amazing i missed being able to go every single week. The spirit is so strong and i cant wait till i have the opportunity to go back.

I'd like to share one quick thought with you all. Today i met with the missionaries in my ward. And they shared a message about charity with my family. And it was so powerful and so true. They talked about how we can show charity for the people around us. And the easiest way for us to do that right now is to serve. And it doesnt have to be anything big, just a tiny note could change someones day. So i challenge every person that reads this to find a way to serve someone every day this next week! I love you all so much, and so does your father in heaven!

-Oremetua Halverson

MTC DONE

well whats up everyone. yes this is my first email 2 months after i started mtc haha, but hey i am finally finished with the mtc. and let me just tell you MTC was so awesome. Yes at some times it was hard, but i have never felt the spirit so much and learned so much in 9 weeks. Thanks to my awesome district, and my awesome companion.

LANGUAGE- wowza let me tell you neither of these languages (french and tahitian) came easy for me but i can say that with lots of hard work and prays the lord is always right there to help you as long as you put in the effort. But after 6 weeks if french i felt like i had it down pretty well. Then we started tahitian which is what i would say the exact opposite of french and ever word looks the same, but i have come to love both of these missions very much and am so excited to spread the word of god in them both.

REASSIGNMENT- well for those of you dont know i am assigned to Everett Washington leaving on the 29Th! i am SO excited to go out into the field.

GOLF-well i have officially become an old man in the mtc. the funnest thing that i doif golf haha. But i have actually loved been able to do it. I have played with my dad a lot, even got to play with my companion once. But played at least once a week with my golfing buddy Vanem Finlinson who was also in the mtc for 9 weeks with me haha.

yeah i dont have much more to talk about. IF you dont already follow me on facebook you should i post occasional spiritual thoughts or parts of my testimony. I will just share a quick thought with you that helped me through the mtc. And that is that with god all things are possible. SO never give up. god is always are your side, he is just waiting for you to extend your arm and he will be there to lift you up

P.S. if anyone wants to talk in French or Tahitian message me haha. or is you just want to talk in general i would love to hear from you all.

since pics are always my favorite part of the emails here is a couple haha,

me and ma friends

me elders leishman cordray and morgan

me and my comp Elder Leishman

my district

me flying myself like a kite in the windstorm