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6/26/17 Week 2 - Huahine - English Class, Giovanni, Paul, Andre and Sam, Tahitian Sacrament Talk,

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Iorana Everyone! Touring the Island that Inspired the Movie " Viana" , not  Moana This week has been crazy awesome! After I emailed on Monday we went with the Elders and a couple members and toured some of the beautiful beaches here! I wish cameras could capture the beauty of Huahine, but it's just not possible. You're just going to have to picture everything 100 times prettier and then maybe you can understand the beauty I'm surrounded by constantly! Also, fun fact, I'm on the island that inspired the new Disney movie Moana. How cool is that? My island is kind of shaped like a sleeping pregnant woman (like in Moana, except I don't think she was pregnant)... I wish I had a picture, but I'll get one for next week! Also, Moana is actually a boy's name here so in the Tahitian version they changed that name to the female version, Viana. Exact Drawing of Human Body with Important Words Like "Tummy"   Teaching Eng...

4/21/17 MTC Week 2 - Teaching Tamatoa (is that Tahitian?), Devotionals

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​Hello everyone!!! This week has been crazy awesome so I hope I can get it all in!  Sunday  was probably the best day of my life. Because it was Easter we had an extra devotional from DALLIN H. OAKS!!! (One of the twelve apostles of the Lord) (See below.)  Something that he said that really stood out to me is that death is not the conclusion of our identity. When we die we are still the same person and have the same strengths and weaknesses we had when we were alive.  The normal  Sunday  devotional was given by SHERRI DEW! (She was a member of the relief society general presidency years ago and has written several books.) Her talk was probably one of the most inspiring things I've heard in a while. She spoke of the fact that she has never been married and that has been a hardship for her. She's prayed for 30+ years about why she is still unmarried and has not gotten an answer that satisfies her. She assured us that questions are good.  Ques...