Mommaaa Dadddaaaa. What's up? Thanks for you emails y'all sent me!
So I pretty much have the worst news of my whole mission.. also this week has been one of the hardest weeks yet by far. Seriously. I don't even know how to type this or write or tell you but I'll just try my best.
So this last week we had lots of problems that happened in Tol. In Tol we have 2 villages we teach in. Nechocho and Fare (where we live). The chief of Nechocho has a super high calling in the Protestant faith and since he saw our success it made him angry and said we are no longer allowed in his village. That was a few weeks ago. It wasn't a huge deal just because we have only taught in pretty much Fare anyways, and that is where the church is, as well as all our members and recent converts. Well now, the chief of Nechocho got mad at the chief of Fare and was trying to tell him to kick us out and not let us in his village either. Well the thing is we actually have been teaching the chief's daughters (which is a big deal) and the chief actually really likes us (even tho he doesn't want to hear from us, or be part of the church, he knows we are good people and just here to make this island a better place.) So he told the other chief there is no way these people are good and they can't stay.
Some guys from Nechocho, men actually, got angry because Fare is pretty much disrespecting the chief of Nechocho which is stupid because it's his village and he can do whatever he wants with it! This group of men started to say that if we don't leave the island then they are going to hurt all of us-- and the members and anyone we talk to. Who knows what they mean by hurt. So of course we called President Zarbock about it because we don't want trouble or to get hurt. We definitely don't want these people, whom I have grown to love more than anything, to get hurt.
President then was obviously concerned and has now pulled us of the island. Elder Floyd and I are no longer in Tol and missionaries are not to return for who knows how long. We have now been living with zone leaders all week because this all happened last Tuesday. When Pres. told us we had to leave, we just cried. I was so upset. The boat was coming to pick us up in 2 hours so we had to go say goodbye to everyone and it was the hardest thing. All are members and people I love and have worked with and all these people who are wanting to get baptized.... we just to leave them in the dust. Saddest thing ever.
We went house to house and had to tell them. All the mommas and people were crying and we cried, and we just bore our testimonies to them telling them to never give up. It was so sad. We took pictures with everyone, packed the house, and just like that it was all over and we were gone. All week long we have just been walking around the ZL's area trying to teach with nothing to do. It's just been a long, hard, sad week.
Hopefully within the next few days president will be assigning us to a new area. No idea where. There's a very good chance Elder Floyd and I will be split up and be in a trio somewhere, which obviously doesn't make any of this better for how good of friends we are. We have been also trying to get some of the members out of Fare and moving to Romolum, an nearby island where the church is strong, so they can continue to stay strong. Some already have! Just please, please, please continue to keep the people of Fare in your prays that God will provide a way for them to stay happy with the gospel of Jesus Christ. One of the biggest concerns for people when we were saying good bye to them was, "How can we still take the sacrament???"This week some men were supposed to get the priesthood, but nobody has gotten it yet. How amazing is that? It is just so heartbreaking. I love those people so much-- more than anything. Hopefully, I will like my new area I will be emergency transferred to, but honestly what can beat Tol? I know God has a plan for those people and also me tho, too, and will take care of us and it will all be okay.
So that's been my week, but I also did get a few boxes so thank you so much!!! That food you have sent has been super good:) and also the pre-workout!!
Y'all are the best. Love you all and miss y'all tons!
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Elder Saylin
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