Week 9 - Be Ye Clean

Ran Allim! Hafa Dai! Cascidillia!

     Hello and good day in Chuukese, Chamorro and Pohnpeian. 

TRANSFERS mean changes...Elder Snow is going to Palau and Elder McDaniel is off to Chuuk. I left Harmon. That was tough because I truly loved those people. Someday I will go back to them again.... But Hey! There are amazing people where I am going. I have already seen that and I will love and teach them. The work is amazing!

     Fun side note, our house is kind of a missionary hotel and I might get to house Elder Hansen next week! We took the assistants old apartment so we can have 6 missionaries with us at a time when transfers happen. We get to take the trainers and their trainees so that will be awesome!

     My message to you all this week is Be Ye Clean. This thought occurred to me today, P-day, as Elder Lademora (my new companion) and I cleaned the new apartment. It feels empty with just the 2 of us, but we did some deep cleaning. While I was cleaning the bathroom I thought of repentance. How hard is it to clean the bathroom when it hasn't been cleaned in a year? The grime and stains are really hard to scrub, and the build up of the mess becomes really overwhelming. We, as we are, are constantly in need of being cleaned. But how much harder is it to repent and change when we are not regularly cleaning ourselves and coming closer to God? If we simply cleaned the bathroom every week, it is highly unlikely that there would be an overwhelming mess that needs so much deep cleaning. I know that the Savior's Atonement can clean even the darkest stains that we are trying to scrub off. It is through him that we can really become pure again. Don't procrastinate the day of your repentance by forgetting to pray, to read, and to go to church to renew your covenants. As long as we continue to clean ourselves and wash ourselves, we will become the people our Father in Heaven would hope us to be. I love you all and pray this week is a great one!  -  Elder George     

I have been transferred to a new area called Chalan Pago.
We are opening the area, meaning no one has taught there in over 9 months.

Last McDonalds trip with Elder McDaniel and Elder Baker.
Elder McDaniel has gotten his dream and will go to Chuuk
for the end of his mission and I am so excited for him.

Tonu, one of my favorite families made me a going away dinner. 
lobster, ribs, potatoes, rice, and then they sent me with chocolate.
I love them they are so Great! 

I love seafood!

Eight of us that have been staying in one apartment. It's been close quarters. 

A little deep cleaning was needed after the other six left. Change 
is good but losing my wallet in the move with all my important 
stuff has kind of been tough! We've searched high and low but I
  continue to believe it will find its way back to me... Hopefully. 

And a little more cleaning on the outside for me and
my new companion Elder Lademora. He is super clean
and loves keeping everything organized so that's great.

I don't think i'ts appropriate for missionaries to have a water fight... So
 I'll have to let the thought of squirting Elder Lademora with the hose, pass!