10/9/17 Raiatea Week 2 - Hitimahana, Annual Boat Races, More Street Art

Iaorana Tatou! 

So this week was super exciting and interesting. Soeur Nicholls was sick so we stayed at home a lot when we didn't have lessons, so I ended up studying a lot of Tahitian. I feel like I don't remember any of it, though. Help. 

Taaha Island From Our Hike

Neighboring Islands

P-day was super awesome! We ended up doing a pretty easy hike that had an amazing view! It's so cool being able to see Bora and Tahaa just next door! Pretty soon we'll have the Hawaiki Nui which is the biggest Va'a race ever. They go from Huahine to Raiatea and then to Bora or something like that which is super crazy long. Anyway, people get super pumped about it so I can't wait to see it! 

Us at our finest... (aka when half of my face is gone)

Car Troubles Continue

STORYTIME!!! Once upon a time there was a sister from America and because she was from America she didn't have to drive manual and her life was perfect up until the day she suddenly had to drive manual. The end. Just kidding, it's not that bad. I just might have stalled on the biggest road here with like 5 members behind me because it was right after a baptism. And it was pouring rain. Tears might have been shed, but no one died! 

Our Investigator Hitimahana

So we don't have a lot of investigators here, but the ones we do have are super awesome! One of them is named Hitimahana (Translation: rising of the sun) and she's super awesome. She's 9 years old and her baptism is fixed for the 3rd of November! She's so funny and her mom always gives us snacks, so we always look forward to that! Other than that we mostly teach recent converts who only speak Tahitian, so that's always a party. 

More incredible street art!!!!! No, I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! IT'S FABULOUS! 

This week in our mission we had a Womens conference for all of the sisters and it was pretty awesome! We were able to watch by skype and it was so fun to see all the sisters together! (Except for Huahine and other islands besides Raiatea) 

I love you all and you are all in my prayers! Love you! ​

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