FAMILY!!!!

whats up you black maoris!!! fa awesome letters this week ae...fa thanks for the updates and the mean laughs...i was having the hardest crackups in my chair reading and im sure everybody thinks I’m weird but i could care less...lol but yeah first things first...i heard from George and it was awesome to get a letter from him..im so grateful for him taking the time out to write me cuz i know how crazy it is and how its really hard to fine time amongst everything to do to write and it meant a lot ae...so yeah was good to hear from him and his preparation experiences...fa hes dumb ae...bahahahaha hes always been like that though, so no surprise..so off that ounce. but yeah saw the pictures and they were awesome. i had a little homesickness attack haha but more than anything it was just cool as to see everybody...Tyler is a huge bugger ae!!! fa id smash him though..lol na... but yeah ill keep my eyes out for the package this week and ill let you know k mum how all the meds work out. thanks bah...and for my birthday I actually wanted something for a very long time but never wanted to tell you guys...but here in Chile they make like scripture cases that are really expensive but are really nice and you can only get them done here and i wanted to get some down but for a pair of English ones. But what i wanted is if you guys could send me a brand new clean pair of scriptures. Just a triple. with the book of Mormon, doctrina y convenios, and pearl of great price..without the bible. Like a medium size one with tabs...so i could get some covers for them here...is that alright??? hahaha so nails ya me already knowing what i wanted for my birthday... lol but yeah that’s all i want for reals..that’s all I’ve been thinking about so let me know ya, but yeah family this week has been a crazy one ae...for reals like super hectic, you don’t even know...so yeah we had to move houses but just personal stuff (no furniture or anything) but still i had a lot of crap to take into a whole new sector where i don’t know anyone or anything...with a new companion. So it’s been really hard. especially planning at nights not knowing what to do, who to visit, or where to go, and with all the pressure of being district leader and senior companion just has added that extra push out of one’s comfort zone but it’s been an awesome experience. Hard and stressful as but has only helped me grow and learn..so i taught my first district class the other day and it was crackup as ae...everybody in my district has been here longer than i have so it’s kind of hard cuz they all have like a lil pride problem which is kind of natural you know and i think they just think like i don’t know anything that they already know so it’s something that I’ve just have to battle but its sweet as..Learning how things work and growing at the same time...my comp is elder snider...he’s from California and he’s awesome ae...this past week with him we’ve gotten along really well. he’s such a chill guy but is down to get to work so were excited as to be in this sector. we’ve had some deep talks lately and I’ve respect him hard ae for being able to overcome his challenges..idk if i told you guys last week but his dad died a while ago by a drunk driver and to hear his testimony while we teach the plan of salvation of how death is not the end of things and how we can be together forever has really strengthen my testimony and conviction of this basic truth...he can’t speak Spanish that well but when he testifies it’s with power and even though they can’t understand him to well they feel it you know and it’s just been an awesome experience to be with him...he’s the man ae and we get along good as so that’s the most important thing. But yeah yesterday we baptized alber and his niece...the psychologist!!! hahaha mean as ae... yeah it was a crazy time but an awesome as experience...the cool part is that elder rosenlofs(my last comp) family came to get him and they stayed here for a week and they came to our ward yesterday and we were able to baptize this guy and his niece in front of them. was cool as ae, for his parents to see him in action and how he was able to be a tool in helping a lot of people come to know of the love of our savior Jesus Christ...i talked with the family after church and it made me homesick hard ae...talked to the mum for ages and i wanted to cry hahaha and i told her how it’s been you know away from the family and she just gave me a big as hug...she told me before she did it, i know I’m not allowed to do this but it’s from your mother...lol so yeah it was awesome ae...i wanted a kiss too...haha but its all g...made me really miss you ae mum...all you guys actually. but yeah that was our day yesterday. Me and my comp are doing good. Our sector is gold right now and there’s heaps of people that want to listen to us so we are excited as to fine those chosen ones. but yeah that’s us ae...doing good as. Hope all of you guys are doing good. i miss you all hard ae. Mum keep going hard girl in all that you do...just like you said..there’s no growth when we are just coasting along so endure well to the end and the rest of us will benefit from your hard work!!! hahaha shot mum but for real’s love you hard ae mother.. missed you a lot this week so give all the kids and dad a big hug and kiss from me...dad i miss you ae bro...look good in the picture dog!!! still balling it up ae...hahaha doing the bang, turn aruond hookie still??? lol but just wanted to tell you how much i love you pops. being with my comp has really made me realized how grateful i am to have a father.. I love u ae bro. Ash!!! sole you look gansta in your pads bro...fa the real deal ae...but when you look good bro you play good, right?? so just as long as you got the actions to go along with your faith my borhter hahaha like James said faith without works is dead so walk the talk my little bro...you can do it too dog...you’re a talented boy bro so always push yourself, never settle for anything less than you best k my brother. But i love you bro take care of your sister for me and one favor bro...send me a funny line from a movie every week k!! shot br0... hi lia!!! hahaha schools hard??? lol heaps of homework ae?? i just hope that you’re doing it and not stuffing it in your bag!! bahahaha crackup..but lia i just wanted to say that i love you...i miss you heaps ae so be a good girl and an example to those around you...I’m so proud of your progress that you are making in your church stuff too. that’s the most important so establish your foundation now ya lia with being around good people and living what we preach yeah..but i love you so much lia...siga mi nena y nunca rendirse, ni comunicarse con los negros ya o su vecinos(jaren y jabriel) bahahaha but i love you lia...but yeah family that’s me. i love you all heaps and miss you even more. Thanks for all that you do for me. I’m representing hard and giving my best each day. send my love to grandma and all the family especially margie and uncle nainoa. but i gotta go family so I’ll talk to you guys next week, with all my love

Elder kaka kanahele

!hola familia¡

como estan?? bien, yo espero!! fue tan bacan de tener la oportunidad a leer sus cartas!! en serio..les echo de menos tanto y les amo aun mas.

Im doing good family...I’m not going to lie but it’s so much easier to write in spanish!! shorry bout it!!! lol but like i said it was awesome getting to read your letters ae.. for real’s sounds like everything is going good...the busy weeks are always the best weeks ae...but mum thanks for the story for real’s..real comforting for me especially now with all the changes that I’m going through...so the low down real quick...yesterday was my last day with my companion and i had to say bye to him this morning and it was hard ae....although we didn’t have much in common and we were really different, we got really close!!! I’m going to miss that fellah ae but it’s all g. so the assistants called us up last night with the changes and so this is what’s going to happen....they called me to be a district leader and to open a sector...lol idk if you guys understand what that means lol but just a whole lot of pressure and responsibility so it should be a good journey! bahahaha so that means ill be moving houses to an area that I’ve never been and ill have a district where ill have to teach the classes every week....so nervous but i know that it’s only going to strengthen me....but this morning i dropped my comp off and me and some of the other elders that had to drop their companions off too came to the internet place to write so ya i still haven’t met my new companion, but it’s always a nerve racking experience!!!
Family we had another hard but rewarding week...idk if you guys remember this genius doctor guy that we were teaching but we’ve been working with him a lot this week and we will be baptizing him and his niece this Sunday!!! so crazy family but it’s been a heck of a journey...for real’s this dudes been the hardest cookie to crack but just goes to show that when we do our part as missionaries and teach the key doctrine and make our investigators agents and not objects giving them the ability to use their agency the decision in the end is black or white. it’s when we teach the gospel in a way where it’s so simple and clear that in the end there’s only two decisions...they’ll follow the example of the savior and be baptized or they won’t..and that’s how it’s been with this dude. we’ve done everything that we could have and there was nothing he could have done but exercise his faith and humble himself before the lord and ask in prayer if what we were teaching him was true. and that’s what he did and as simple as that he was able to receive his own witness for himself...he tried explaining it to us but couldn’t cause he’s never experienced anything like that before and it was just awesome to see his whole countenance change and really see his conviction of truthfulness of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ....we took a member with us that day when he received his answer to help us teach and she sat there watching was happening gave her testimony here and there but when we left and was walking home the member started crying because she was able to see firsthand the affect the gospel has on people...for her to see this dudes conversion was a first and she just couldn’t believe how it happened...it was soooooo cool ae....when we got home that night me and my comp just sat there and we were like that’s why we are here.....we leave our homes....at nineteen years of age not knowing how to speak the language and we come to another country and we just change people’s lives.. I’ve been having sooooo many experiences like that, that just make me feel sooooo appreciative for the opportunity that i have to be here...missionary work is my life and there’s no other place in the world that id want to be than here....i try everyday to better myself and i look back and I’ve grown sooooo much... it’s a daily thing that we need to do to always constantly improve and become better....but yeah that’s my week...super nervous for this up coming week and really have no idea how I’m going to do it but I’m the man so I’m not stressing!!! hahaha
but yeah family i love you guys so much. mum keep going hard girl...you’ve always been the persistent one so keep going hard...it will all pay off...better have the house raised and done before i come home ae!! bahaha na but mum i love you so much and miss you even more. Thanks for everything ae...don’t really know what you’ve got till it’s gone..not saying that i didn’t appreciate you when i was home but it’s been so much more evident now that I’m away how much you do for us... i love you so much mum....sole pops!!! You not editing my letters good bro??? fa your cabbage dog!!! lol na its all good bro...that’s one crackup story tho...but i just wanted to tell you how much i love you ae dad....keep going hard with the family and keep them on the right track...i always use our family as an example when i teach and really testify with power how the gospel blesses families I Just wanted to thank you and mum for raising us kids good. Did an awesome job ae you fellas im representing it hard for the family bro...but yeah dad love you bro..george!!! sole not the picture lying down with mona on waimea rock!!! sole shorry bout it....lol na you be carefull my brother!!! keep being a good boy my brother and everything will be all g.. so happy for you bro ae with everything that you’ve been able to accomplish., just keep going hard and have heaps of fun...take heaps of pictures to bro..Japan is awesome as... you better write me too when you leave....how long and when do you leave??? fa rip it up bro...and never stop lifting...getting huge as bro so keep it up...help you little brother and lia k...but i love you hori boy.....ash....sole why you always have a butter finger>??? bahahhaa dont be scared of the ball bro hahaha but I’m not surprised bro...you are one talented mungrol!!! keep going hard bro and be teachable... there’s always something you can learn...but ash have dad film all your games and make a highlight tape bro...then send it to me when your seasons done ae...fa i can’t believe that its football season already...keep training hard bro...later is better than never but at least you’ve learnt now so don’t make the same mistake...hahaha but i love you bro...Keep being a good example to those around you and take care of you sister...i love you mi nachito loco!!! LIA!!!! How you doing girl?? dang sounds like you’ve been really busy!!! hahaha shorry bout it then.. haha but sounds like you’ve been having some crazy fun...well i just wanted to tell you how much i love you and miss you... i hope you’ve been being a good girl and always remembering who you are....i would make my companion vacuum but chiles such a poor country that only the rich people have carpets!! crazy huh lol so ya that’s the good thing..no vacuuming!!! lol but i love you and miss you so much lia...send my love to grandma and all the cuzzies k...love you lia...but yeah family that’s us...I’ve attached a few photos and a video so i hope it’s all good. but i got to bounce now so ill write you guys next week. i love you so much family. siga adelante y cosecheremos los bendiciones. con mucho amor y carino..tu querido hijito,

FAMILY!!!

So how you fellas been??? dang i miss you all so much. but yeah I’m doing good ae...first off just wanted to let you mum that i did get my box I’ve had it for one week now so just send me the next batch of meds when you can...for reals just the pills and nothing else cause I’ve still got heaps of food and meat and goodies and stuff cause I’m soooooo spoiled!!! lol so sweet as k...but today is my companions last p day as a missionary so we are going all around Chile visiting his converts! so i don’t have much time to write....it’s so sad ae!! for real’s i can’t even imagine going back and visiting my old sectors to go say bye to my converts!!! its hard man like just this morning we went by a few of his converts and its awesome to see the happiness that the gospel has brought them and to have had a part in the process of helping these people know the gospel and being with them through every early part of their conversion is the why we are here...the greatest reward as a missionary.... and to come back for him 6, 8months, one year later and to see them still strong in the gospel is even a greater gift. so sad. i can’t even imagine having to say bye to those ive grown to love here in Santiago but its still far away so its all good. but yeah fam so good to hear from you guys....sole George go hard in your dancing bro...Practice your fire knife bro for real’s...one advice for when you start spinning on fire...don’t be scared!!! that’s everyone’s down fall bro....it cant burn you if your spinning it...so spin it as fast as you can...lol mean ae my counsel from experience..bahahaha but more than nothing bro...keep being a good boy..that’s the only thing that matters...be a good example, respect those around you, and help your little bros and sisters...sole help ash...he’s got it in him so help him become the best bro..give him the knowledge he needs dog...but yeah fiji is the meanest section...just gotta be stiff when you dance. watch them and copy them...it’s the meanest thing when there’s a white dude that dances better than the actual fijians so go hard bro....ash bro!!! sole you playing jv already!!!??? ahhhhh sorry bout it...and your starting?? ah ah.. lol na bro honestly that doesn’t even surprise me... you got it in you bro..you’re a talented little bugger...just got to go hard bro... always be humble cause that’s when you learn the most...always push yourself bro. George is there to help you as well so use him when you can...you got all you need to be the best bro so take advantage of it...if you can ask dad to film some of your games and send it to me in on a usb ae! hahahaha shot bro but i miss you my little muchacho...you’d get along with all these burritos over here bro...crackup that’s why you’re going to be a great missionary ash...but be a good boy and always take care of your little sister ya. But i love you ash...lia!!!! How you doing ba??? hahahaha i have no idea what that word ipaz means??? for real’s why did you even ask me that??? hahaha its not Spanish... but yeah i miss you ae lia...i hope your being a good girl now in 7th grade without mum there to watch you...hahaha and tell all the boys no!!! Not until i get home ya!! bahaha but lia i love you so much...tell grandma that i love her and all the cuzzies for me k...there’s a girl in our ward that reminds me so much of you and i just want to kiss her and hug her but i can’t!! hahaha but ill try take a pic of her and ill send it home...i just miss you that much thats why!!! But be a good girl and listen to mum dad and your brothers k...be a good example k sweetie..i love you lia....mum and dad thank you guys for everything that you guys do for me...lol don’t worry about me I’m sweet as ae focused as ever, but I’m sweet as hahaha for real’s ive got toooooo much other things on my mind to worry about...in fact I’ll give you a little update for the week real quick...this doctor dude has got to be the hardest dude anybody in the world has ever taught...bahahahaha the way he thinks is just on a whole different level...and because he’s a psychologist he’s always analyzing things and studying and there just has to be an answer for everything...so me and my comp have been doing the best job ever. focusing in on the book of Mormon and its truthfulness and if Joseph smith was a prophet cause if he knows these two things every other question he has doesn’t matter...he ask questions like crazy about like super hard stuff bahahaha like bout things we have no idea about and we answer what we can but he needs evidence or an exact answer for everything and we tell him that the truth is, is that he needs to do his part and pray and ask heavenly father and he´ll know..So we asked him one lesson then and there if we could say a prayer and if he could ask directly if Joseph smith was a prophet and if the book of Mormon is true...and we invited him to do it on our knees. So that’s what we did. The spirit was so strong and i don’t know what happened but in that moment when he had prayed we knew that he knew...he had felt something that he couldn’t explain and had told us to leave right after! jajajajaja...but he came to church yesterday and we went by again with the bishop and hes still having a hard time. he wants to get baptized and all but he’s still not sure...we feel like he’s searching something bigger. as a psychologist he thinks that he needs to see some kind of miracle for it to be true and the truth is we know he knows but we think he thinks that its too simple. and its true what we teach is real simple. not complicating at all. that by the fruits of the spirit-paz, tranquilidad, longabinidad.. etc we can know the mysterious of god..lol I’m having a hard time writing in English and thinking of what the words were so sorry bout it ...but yeah that’s where we are at with him...we´ll keep working with him so its all good. we are actually teaching his niece who’s all good to get baptized and we found another lady who’s super good as well so yeah the work is moving right along...my comp leaves next Monday and i should get a new one that same day so yeah pretty nervous for what’s going to go down. but yeah just so that you guys know i might not have that much time again next week but i will write don’t worry bout it...and ill send some pics...I’m on like the first computer built in the world right now,,,for reals its like a type writer with a screen and the hard drive has no out puts for usb drives so sorry bout it but next week for sure..but i love you all family...I’m going hard so don’t worry abut me...be good and love each other. i miss you all so much and am representing it for the whanau but i gtg so ill write yous next week....bye family.

With all my love

Elder kaka kanahele

Hey family!!!

How you guys doing? it was such a good time reading your guys letters and to see whats going with you guys...I miss you all sooooo much ae. for reals...but first off..mum thanks for writing pres...bahahaha he called me and we got everything sorted out. I had an appointment today with the local doctor and we talked for a while and he said my meds that I’m taking right now should be strong enough i just need to wait for a little while but in one months time i got my next appointment so everything’s all good ae..but crazy story while i was at the doctor a met this elder martinez and he asked me where i was from and i told him Hawaii then he’s like my sister went to byuh and i asked him who she was and he told me her name is Hershey!!!! lol remember that girl in dads ward? that’s her...it was such a crackup cuz i was full on talking to him in his own tongue you know and telling him that i knew his sister and everything. she even gave me a book of Mormon and wrote something behind it in spanish but i think i left it at home...but ye small world ae...i took a picture with him but another day i´ll have to send those to you guys... just a little heads up next week i won’t have alot of time to write because it’s my companions last week and normally the elders last pday in the mission they get to go visit all their converts in the mission and it normally takes up the whole time and the companions just have to suffer...bahahaha but its all good.. we´ll see what happens ae..but just had to let you guys know. but yeah im doing good ae...lol i should be getting your guys package tomorrow...when you guys send me stuff just send me the meds...that’s all i really want for reals. shot. but yeah got grandmas package this past week and she’s the bomb!! lol tell her thank you sooooo much...gramzz knows how to pack a package...for reals there was so much stuff.
Family my companion and I have been doing good. just trying to love that fellah ae hahaha it was actually his birthday on Friday so i woke up early and made him a mean as feed of rice, spam, eggs, toast, and some cool aid...lol not going to lie it was a mean breakfast ae...and even though my comp doesn’t say much i knew he was grateful..The satisfaction of some good old service always helps you stay on track you know...it’s in that moment when you forget all about yourself serving others when you realize that what you’re going through is nothing..I’ve really seen this a lot with this companion and its the only way to go ae family...whether you are best friends or hate their guts you just gotta love them no matter what and lose yourself in serving them and things will be all good...lol i just feel like in my little time here I’ve conquered the world already!!! bahahaha i know i still got a longs way to go but I’m just so grateful for every opportunity of growth that I’ve had..the missions mean as ae. yesterday we actually had another baptism. we baptize this inactive ladies daughter and it’s been awesome having to get to work with them...win win situation cuz we were able to reactive this lady, teach and baptize her daughter who is like a motive for the mum to stay strong in the gospel so it’s been such a blessing helping this family receive the blessings that come from living the gospel. This dude that came to church last week by himself to his named is albert...so it’s such a crazy situation. This dude is from Italy but he’s been in chile for 20 years and he’s a doctor!!!! omg family you should have seen the first time that we went to this dudes house....he lives in the richest part of our sector that we didn’t even know that existed but there’s full on security guards and all out side of his house but he’s a psychologist!!! and hes just smart as ae...the way he speaks he’s always analyzing people and he’s just like a human genius and teaching him is just so crackup...he’s read every book about the church and just knows everything about us Mormons and says that it’s the church most logically like that of the church of Jesus Christ so that’s why he’s been investigating, lol and I’m not going to lie he actually knows like more than me bahahahaha i just crackup in the lessons cuz he knows all the doctrine of everything and he uses straight up smart words that I’ve never heard in my life and he knows just everything...so after he told us this our first visit i was with another missionary on divisions and just told him straight up ae...at first i was kind of intimidated you know but i just and testified like a champ and told him brother you can read all the books in the church as many times as you want, and we can sit here all day and give you all the answers to all your questions but you´ll never know of its surety until you exercise your faith and meditate in the things that you read and ask the lord in prayer with true intent if it’s true. the spirit was so strong ae...didn’t matter what kind of degree he had or what his profession was he could not deny what he felt in that moment...i knew it and i know he knew it too so we´ll keep working with him. The power of the message that we share is so strong cuz its true and anybody can know of its surety despite of their circumstances as they exercise their faith and pray. i love the gospel and the opportunity that i have each day to share it with others. Prepared people are found by prepared missionaries so i strive each day to better prepare myself in anyway. i love you guys so much family..i miss yous like crazy don’t even know. mum and dad thank you guys for all that you do...just to let yous know I’m representing it up hard.. Thanks for all that yous do to have me here serving the lord. Keep the family intact doing the things you know you should be doing...george sole bro keep going hard in all that you do bro. have a blast cuz time flies my brother...lol this month i make nine months crazy ae bro hahahaha be smart in all that you do dog and don’t put yourself in bad situations k. Practice your fire knife too bro...The maoris are the best ones hahaha for real dog learn from all those around you and take care of the lil bro and sis for me ae. i love you bro. ms4l. ash...sole muchacho!?? hahaha where did you learn that from you clown?? crackup....but yeah bro playing jv already?? shorry bout it...gotta get big and strong bro...new level now dog so give it all bro you got what it needs to be good bro just need to put the work in my brother...take care of your 100 bucks too ae dont be spending it on lollies you helmet! hahaha but bro i love you ae bro...i miss your humour hard bro...your gonna be a mean missionary ae...but take care of your lil sister and listen to mum and dad. lia!!!! i miss you the most!!! bahahaha for reals...you look like your growing up so fast dang i can’t even believe it now when i see pictures of you...but I’m sure you did good girl at the food feast....you got it lia so just keep practicing ae...but lia i love you so much...i hope your being a good girl and trying your best to be a good example to those around you... know that i miss you and love you so much ya....send my love to grandma and tell her that I’m so grateful for the package that she sent me...but yeah family that’s me...I hope all is well with you guys. I love you all. but we´ll talk next week ae. chaito mis negritos!!

with all my love

Elder Kaka Kanahele

Whats uyp whanau!!!

So how you black maoris been? lol it was awesome getting to read your guys letters..always have me feeling way better ae..but to answer all the questions...mum i don’t know if the medicine is working...like the pimples have caused like deep stain crap lol for realls though like its not your regular pimple but yeah not really getting better, and i get angry hard ae cuz im just always self conscious bout stuff like that and I don’t know what is causing it...I’m eating good when i can and I’m always cleaning it so yeah i don’t know what else to do and it’s been ages since I’ve had them so yeah getting small kine irritz ba! bahahaha but yeah just keep sending the meds and will see what happens. but dad another assignment bro...there’s this dude that sent me a letter...his name is kumakaleikini soon...he works night show and graduated from kamehameha too a year before me but i guess hes having a hard time now and he wrote me and george should know him so ask him to get his email from him for me ya! shot bro...

Other than that though I’m all good ae...its been another long hard week, and still waiting for my fruits from my labor! bahhahahaha for real’s though I’m getting small kine impatient! lol na but this week honestly was another hard one ae....you know our investigators i told you about a while ago that is supposed to be getting baptized soon well i guess him and his wife got into a fight and he just picked up and left....like he went travelling like 8 hours south or something and he just left...doesn’t want anything to do with his family and called off the wedding and obviously his baptism but it was just the saddest thing to go by and hear the family tell us this you know... i really felt for his wife and what she’s going thru and it’s just sad to see you know...and for me and my comp we just didn’t feel like anything worse could happen lol like we can’t find anybody and were losing the people that we do have you know....we knocked doors all week, set up appointments with references from members, and visited less active members but nothing’s happened...nobodies wants to let us in..our appointment with every reference fell thru, and none of the less active want anything with the church and this whole week was just killing us ae...haven’t taught a lesson in ages and it’s just really helped us to do some self reflecting and really to just strengthen us...well so yeah asi era our whole week and Saturday we were just buggered...and we sat in our living room talking me and my comp a little bit depressed you know and i asked him...who are we going to have in church tomorrow? and he looked at me and said, even though we have nobody, someone’s going to come to church!....so i thought okay at least you know my comp is still being positive and trying to be strong so i was like okay but in my head i was like whatever...how we going to teach no lessons but have people in church?? lol sooooo to make a long story short lol we rock up to church the next day...early as cuz we had no one to go look for before and it was like 9:25 which is really early for anyone here in Chile to be in church and inside of the chapel was two people...the bishop opens the chapel at 9 and does some paper work in his office so these two people were just sitting there by themselves....and right away we knew that they weren’t members so we went over to talk to them and we find out that they our antiguo investigadores or they had already shared with the missionaries....they came to church one time before but it was a whole year ago..and they had a baptismal date and everything and they were going to do it...but something happened and they had to leave...they didn’t know for how much time but yeah ended up to be a year...so they got back Friday night and came to church on Sunday morning!!! bahahahahaha crazy ae...got to talking to them and their interest are still super strong and they still want to get baptized!!! lol so we have an appointment with them tomorrow! and this guy said that his mum came home with them from their trip and she had shared with the missionaries too and would like to hear from us as well...lol me and my comp after just had the meanest laugh cuz it just seem so unreal you know...he told me after the church is true!! bahaha but it is...was the best way to end our week and were just super excited to go visit him tomorrow....but yeah i know that the lord is always preparing people to receive us and we just have to do our part and he´ll fill in...but yeah that was my week ae...hard but very rewarding...but yeah i miss you all soo much...so good to hear of your week and the haps with you fellahs. george i proud of you dog....getting your eagle?? sole sorry bout it!!! bahahaha but keep going hard bro in all that you do....learn the Tongan canoes bro thats the one...langi tua taha langi tua ua! sole gotta do it for the maoris bro...there the best in everything bahahahaha but yeah keep being a good boy ae....ash and lia i love and miss you guys heaps too ash im glad your learning the gluck booms my brother hahaha thats where it’s at and you gotta continue charging the tourist bro be smart about it ae...hahahaha but above all bro keep being a good boy ya...i love you so much bro and i miss you heaps...lia you’ve had your brasses for one whole year already??? woiya!! shorry bout it! hahahaha dang that’s along time! you must be even more beautiful then! hahahaha you are though...so pretty man...but lia i miss you and love you...don’t ever change being that sweet lovely girl that you are..k! but can you do me a huge favor!? lol baby girl nile didn’t write me today so ask her what happened k! lol k thanks lia i know you’re the biggest camper on facebook so i know i can count on you! bahahaha shot girl but yeah family i love you all so much and miss you guys even more....keep going hard and represent ae....Elder Kanahele is still alive! bahahah but i sent a few video so i hope they’re all right...but send my love to gramz and all the famz!!! i love you family!!!!

Elder kaka kanahele

que te pasa locos!!!

como estai kaka whanau!! fa how have you black maoris been ae??? bahahahaha i miss you guys so much ae...dad..sole i dont think the absence thing ever gets better ae...lol cuz it still kills me...but its all good...opposition in all things ae...it has only strengthen the love that i have for you guys and made me realize how much you guys really do mean to me...my everything ae..its made me so grateful for the things that i at times took for granted, things that soooo many people dont have and im just soooo blessed for you all...i love and miss you guys so much... i hope that everything is going well for you guys ae....had a blast reading your letters fa you guys are a bunch of crackup cats!! tu meke!

Elder kanahele is doing alright ae...I still keep in touch with all the boys too...wes, justyn, tima, matt, kohl, and jerrik so its a crackup hearing all of their experiences. but yeah....i don’t know if you guys got the new medicine batch yet...ive had my box for two weeks just to let you know.....you guys don’t have to send me a whole box with stuff just cuz i need the medicine....for real’s its all good...just send me the medicine no mas ya! that’s the most important hahahah but yeah family.

For me this week its been a tough one ae...the missions always got crap flying at you and i can’t even begin to explain how much I’ve learnt in the little time that I’ve been here..i think one of the biggest things that I’ve been able to learn here in the mission apart from the biggest topic that is incomprehensible- our savior, who he is, what he’s done for us and what he desires of us is I’ve come to learn more about myself....who i am, my strengths and my weakness..the things that i do well and the areas that i need to improve ... the priceless value of self control..I’ve learnt to live the moment and not for the moment....that there’s no tomorrow, that today is the day and we need to give all that we´ve got, put it all on the table and improve where its needed...so this weeks been one of the hardest of got to say hahahaha bringing its new challenges...i don’t think I’ve ever had such a hard week before in the mission but this one was brutal....this past week for some reason we weren’t able to do nothing...none of our appointments were home...our two investigator are on vacation and all our references just lost all interest in wanting to listen to us...so everything we had planned for this week for 8 hours every day for seven days week had fallen through and we´ve just been soooooo disappointed...there’s nothing more crappier than having no lessons to teach at all and that’s exactly what happened to us this past week.. so we just knocked and knocked doors...i swear we’ve knocked hundreds and hundreds of doors and not one person wanted to listen to us...so its been a huge test of faith, but last night when we got home i just went in our room and had the meanest prayer ae..I’ve never been so down in my whole entire mission so i just poured out my heart to the lord to help us, to help me, and to strengthen our faith so we will be guided to know what we can do...and nothing huge happened you know like no miracles happened but in that moment there was no doubt, and i felt the sweet sense of peace that the lord has ready for all of us as we exercise our faith in him...so yeah received some tight personal revelation as i pondered on it for a while and me and my companion know what we have to do...we set goals and made planes to help us with our weakness that we have individually and as a companionship and i know that as we can purify our selves, being obedient with exactness, doing the things that we know we need to do the lord is bound to do his part you know...so there’s where we are at as of now...we don’t have to much things happening but our faith is stronger as ever and i know that this work is of the lord. this gospel is his for the benefit of us...Christ lives and there’s no other way to be happy in this life or in the next without purifying ourselves, and becoming better each day..the mission has set a living pattern that is priceless...the self control that I’ve been able to gain thru my understanding of the atonement to do things with exactness is what i am so grateful for...I’m so grateful to be a servant of the lord and to be sharing the gospel with his children in this part of his vineyard...family i love you guys so much...mum go hard in your masters course girl you’re a strong lady ae and that’s something I’ve always admire about you mum.. get those papers done for the house ae so its all done by the time i get home k bahahaha and please get my medicine to me on time k!!! hahaha shot mum i love you so much...and don’t tell lia but i feel bad...I’ll make sure to get her something...won’t be anytime soon but ill hook her up k.....i love you mum...sole dad keep going hard in your calling bro....keep being real bro...that’s the only way bro for reals....can’t hide what missionary work really is so keep going hard in that ae bro...i want you to know ae bro that i love you dad..so grateful for raising our family in the gospel....ash!! sole what’s that new movie you got? Sounds like a good one bro but ash sole i love you my little brother keep being a good boy k bro and keep developing your talents dog... i love you my little brother....lia! sorry i don’t have to much time left but i just want you to know that i love you so much my little sweet heart...i don’t know why but i always tear up when i read your part of the letters hahahaha for real’s i think its cuz i love you the most!!! bahahahaha dont tell anyone k! but keep being a good girl k lia and always surround yourself with good company. i love you lia....send my love to grandma. let her know that i love her so much k....hori boy!!! sole you sound like the man already bro for real’s going Japan already??? woiya sole keep going hard in all that you do...ive always admired that about you bro..your determination to always finish what you start or to always be the best in what you do....keep going hard in all that you do dog and perfect yourself bro you’re the man already so keep going hard....be a good boy and tell mona i said hi!! baahahahah i love you brother!!! with all my heart and soul...but i ll talk to you guys next week family!!!! love you guys so much!!!! Elder kanahele is all good so don’t worry about it!!!! chaito mis vatos!!! with all my love

Elder kaka kanahele