September 5, 2010

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Well, it's Fair week. We hope you all having a great time with the
Fair food and exhibits. We also heard that Kenny Rogers and the
Oakridge Boys will be there. We enjoyed a great fireworks
demonstration here on Tuesday, September 31, as it was Trinidad's
Independence Day. We left work early and went to the Port of Spain
Ward's barbecue and then walked to the huge Savannah Park in the
center of the City. Great fireworks!!! The ward members played
cricket, Dominoes, ping-pong and jump rope. Mormon gatherings also
have great food. Brother Kotiah loves to cook and did a great job
barbecuing chicken and fish. The Kotiahs have been ever so good to
us.

Monday night was a great night. During the day, we had a few doubts
that Elder Vaea would be able to get his passport and visa back from
the U.S. Embassy. We had to wait patiently for a TT Post courier to
bring it from the Embassy in Port of Spain to the TT Post post office
by the airport. He finally got it from a Security guard (the post
office had closed) working at the post office at 7 pm. He was able
to make his flight early the next morning to the States. The Vi
family was there to welcome him and take such great care of him. He
had an appointment with a doctor the next morning. He loves sharing
the gospel and was looking for some missionaries to go teach with in
Salt Lake.

We attended the baptism of Lennax Phillips in the Arima branch on
Monday night. He is a golden contact that Elder Wilkinson and Elder
Morris found and Elder Wilkinson was able to baptize him with a help
from Elder Morris. It was a very tender, spiritual meeting. Elder
Wilkinson is so weak (he can barely walk with someone by his side to
steady him) and we are glad that he was able to return home with his
parents. A Church doctor flew into Trinidad so that he could fly
home with them on Tuesday morning. Elder Wilkinson has extremely
serious heart trouble and we are all anxious to hear how things are
going for them. We are all united in our prayers for these two
Elders.

Today we attended the Chiguanas Branch and we ever so blessed again.
It is wonderful to feel the strength of the members. After Sunday
School, Brother Hussein, counselor in the branch presidency, told me
of being one of six member who started the Chiguanas branch and with
tears in his eyes bore his testimony of the Gospel and love of the
Savior and how much his life has changed since becoming a member. He
also has served as the branch president. Wonderful, strong spirit in
the meetings today. Elder Ence and Elder George a great investigator
at the meetings and we are all excited about him becoming a member of
the Church.

Life is good! The Church is true! The blessings come from living the
Gospel principles and loving the Lord and our fellowmen

Much love,
Elder and Sister Wheeler