Elder Swallow is #Fiji Bound

Email Kenney received this week as we wondered why Tommy didn't call--- From: "Marcus Paul Astle" <marcus.astle@missionary.org> To: "kenneth.swallow@yahoo.com" <kenneth.swallow@yahoo.com> Cc: Sent: Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 9:04 PM Subject: Tommy Boy Bula Vinaka!   This is Elder Swallow's friend and he just asked me to send you an email saying he can't video call you guys every week anymore because the mission president told them they can't use members phones to communicate with families.  He told me he wants to stay obedient so he can get the blessings for being a good missionary and learning the language and feeling like a successful missionary.  He said he can call every 3 weeks though when he comes down here to town.  Your son is a very good missionary and super funny.  It's been really cool serving around him.  Your family will be blessed because of his hard work and dedication.   Loloma Yani ...

Mauri Tariu ao mainu.  As to the title, it is freaking true. I have absolutely no idea where to start. The past couple of weeks have been a crazy time. I just want to preface by saying I'm very happy, healthy, and wicked handsome. also super freaking short. However that doesn't effect my missionary work at all.  Elder Giles was getting ready to leave Rabi so I did a lot of fun stuff in preparations for him leaving. We did not do much for missionary work, but a lot of cool stuff. we started but going up to Koro Tabu which is a place where the last Fijians on Rabi ate people. Yeah; ate people so we hike into the mountains climbed up a  20 foot rock wall and come to a cave full of bones...lit. like straight up people bones and 1/2 a skull. freaking crazy... super scary but I'm way happy that I went! The next week we went fishing with Totitera where we ride around in  a boat with fishing line and our hands no rods. We rode in a boat for like 5 hours and I c...

When the policy about missionaries calling home changed we wondered if it would impact us since Tommy is on a remote island with very little electricity!  This week we got a call!! Apparently there is one cell phone tower on Rabi and a nice lady will let the missionaries use her phone if they buy their own data card!  These are the selfies he took while we were talking!  It was GREAT to see and talk to him!  It was also great to hear him talk to the people around him in his new language!!