Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Kenya, Nairobi

hello family and friends...

it is great to hear from you... there is nothing better than to check my inbox and see a message from the people i love...

this past week was an okay one...we are still searching and we found some potential people that we can hopefully see during this coming week...we have set a baptism date for one of our investigators for the 30th of this month, so we are excited for that...he is such a powerful man and so desirous to learn...he even went to the distribution center to buy himself a pair of scriptures...pretty great eh???

well, this past Wednesday was our mission tour...it was such an awesome experience to be able to listen and to be edified by a General Authority...Elder Redlund and his wife are amazing and they taught us with power...

all the missionaries in the mission were supposed to prepare a 5min talk on the Atonement and only 2 missionaries were chosen to present their talk...they just chose that same day...to my surprise i was one of them that was chosen to give this talk and a sister also...I was somewhat nervous because i was going to speak in front of a General Authority and also the whole mission...the spirit was definitely there...as i spoke, i was not nervous at all, you can say that i was filled with the Holy Ghost...at mission tour we also sang " I Stand All Amazed"...it turned out to be good...as i prepared this talk, i couldnt stop thinking about the things that Christ had to bear...it is soo amazing of the things He did so we may have Eternal Life...one of the hymns i love is "There is a Green Hill Far Away" in the second verse it says "We may not know, we cannot tell, what things He had to bear, but we do know it was for us He hung and suffered there"... we may not know all the things Christ had to overcome, but i do know it was for our Eternal Salvation...For he did take upon Himself the sins of all mankind...3 days later He rose and the Atonement was complete...Even when the time comes that everyone will enjoy the gift of the Resurrection and Immortality...but those who endure to the end by keeping the commandments of God and strive to always do whats right, will enjoy the blessings of Immortality in a place of everlasting Joy, peace, and Happiness with Our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ...Christ lives and guides us through a living prophet today even Thomas S. Monson...He is truly the Life and the Resurrection, for no one can enter into the Kingdom of God unless through Him...He is the Alpha and the Omega...the creator of both Heaven and Earth...Our Savior, Redeemer, Master, and King...He does stand on the right hand of God today...that Hymn truly says it all...

I do stand all amazed at His love for me... May we live up to His expectations and always remember what he had to go through for us...

have a wonderful week...

love always,

Elder Aiono

Kenya Nairobi Mission

Kenya, Nairobi

hello bro salazar...

thank you for emailing me...things are great here in kenya...it is the cold season now, so its not hot at all...their cold season is like 65 degrees...its not that cold as many make it seem...the food here is very good...i enjoy it very much...we eat something called ugali...it is made with maze flower..it has no taste, but it is good to eat it with meat and beans also something called sukuma wiki..it is a green vegie they grow...we also eat chapati...thats my favorite...it is like tortia, but better...i get letters sometimes...not often though...we email usually once a week...well, all is well here..im doing my best to endure...i hope you got my other email...thanks again...please send my love to everyone in the GG6 ward...i miss you all soo much...

love always

Elder Aiono