​Iaorana!  Tahitian vs. French - Calling Other Missionaries to Repentance So last week I spelled it "yorana" because that's how it's pronounced, but that means "hello" in Tahitian! We started Tahitian this week a wow am I in over my head. So with French at least I had a couple years in high school and it is really similar to English, but Tahitian is nothing like English... Like at all. The grammar is really simple though, so that makes my job easy compared to French, but none of the words are close to English. Take repentance for example, in Tahitian it's Tatarahapa. For a couple days now we've been using that as a greeting for people who don't know Tahitian. They think we're saying hello when we're in fact calling them to repentance.  Pronunciation is also really simple. YOU PRONOUNCE EVERYTHING. Almost the complete opposite of French. ;) Anyway, if you have an extra minute remember me in your prayers!!! I'll need all the help

Hey everyone!!! Started out the week right by calling my family!!! They're all just dying without me, but I know a mission is where I need to be. ;) Just kidding, they're all doing well and mom is just as awesome as ever! Dad is finally done with seminary and to quote him "I'm free like a little birdie." Needless to say he's crazy excited. On Tuesday  we had the opportunity to hear from the Primary General President Joy B. Jones! She was super awesome and the devotional was one of the most inspiring devotionals. She brought up the story in Mark 2 which is the story of the four men who lowered a man with the palsy through the roof to get to Jesus. She then asked "to what extent are you willing to go to bring a soul to Christ?" In that moment I felt like I would go across the world to help someone see the blessings of the restored gospel, and the thing is,  in three weeks  I am! That night my branch president, President Mackay, told a stor

Hey Everyone!!! I remembered to bring my journal this time so hopefully my email will be more interesting!  We lost a district of Canadians this week and miss them tons! They left super early in the morning and then that night we had a devotional from a member of the 70 who used to be the mission president of their mission. It was crazy! He actually spoke last General Conference and gave a talk that I read in personal study a couple days before he came. His talk was entitled "Whatever He Saith Unto You, Do It." And I highly recommend you read it. Once again I actually liked his wife's talk better. She spoke about the miracle of the loaves and fishes and pointed out that Christ could have created a grand feast out of thin air, but he used what they already had a made a miracle. When it feels like you have nothing to offer the Lord but some stale bread and old dried fish he can make a miracle out of you and me! He could do his work himself, but he chooses to do it

Reminder: Address for any letters or packages in the next 6 weeks: Sister Lindsay Dianne Sellers JUN13 TAHI-PAP 2005 N 900 E Unit 100 Provo, UT 84602 Bonjour! The French is still really tough and I'm kinda strugglin, but it'll be ok. :) We got a new investigator this week! Her name is Mimi and she owns like 20 cats. (Apparently all these investigators are people our teachers ran into on their missions... who knew?) She loves the missionaries and knows the Book of Mormon is true, but doesn't want to ask if the church is true because she doesn't want to join our church... We picked her up from some other sisters who taught her and we're surprised we are still teaching her because she has no desire to know the truth. She just likes having the sisters over so she has someone to talk to. Any tips? So  on Sunday  Soeur Kendall and I were called to be the STL's (Sister Training Leaders). Basically we just carry a phone around (a super aweso