Being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up. These are the best days of our lives. The only thing that matters is just following your heart; and eventually you'll finally get it right.
How ya goin' mates? I'm beginning to feel my age out here on my mission. I hit my 1 year mark on Thursday. So I'll SEE YOU IN A YEAR!!! I think it's true, the statement, that you leave a boy, and come back from your mission a man. I'll be honest I never really wanted to grow up, and often times I find my self starring at little kids out playing in the street daydreaming about how cool it would be to be 9 years old again, with out a care in the world, and do it all over again. I'd go back in a second! I Always liked the idea of the Never Never Land portrayed in the Disney movie Peter Pan- where one could escape to, to stay young forever. Being "grown up" just takes all the fun out of everything. However, I have realized that these things are inevitable, and there is no sight of any "Never Lands" in real life, therefore i continue on in this adventure of life and progression. I realize that growth and age is a necessity to our eternal progression. I am finding that there are things to find true Joy in, even as an old fogie (20 yrs. OLD!) That we do need to share the knowledge and experience that we've gained throughout the years with the youth and the rising generation ( we are the youth of a nation). I realized this while listening to a great talk in the April 2007 priesthood session of general conference by Joseph B. Wirthlin entitled "Life's Lessons Learned". I look forward with hope and faith to a future that will inevitably make me older and older. I've learned a lot of lessons in the last year on my mission. I never would of had the same amount of growth with out coming on a mission.
I love it here in Australia just so everyone knows. Everyone should come visit (P.S. its better than Hawaii).

Kristin, are you having a boy or a girl?? Do you know yet? I haven't seen any pictures of you since you've been pregnant. Hook a little brother up with some photos. Oh, I did get your card in the mail the other day! Thank you.

Andrea I got your card and photos! Thank you guys so much! I can't believe Jack was in the Friend!! I hadn't seen it until I got that picture from you in the mail, then next day I went to the chapel and got the new Friend magazine out of the Library and was showing off to everyone 'cause my nephew was in the Friend! The Friend was the only church magazine I ever really read and enjoyed. Oh, and by the way Andrea, I'm saving you a piece of this corn for later! :)
We had another lesson with that old James guy this week out in Yepoon. He said he would be a bit embarrassed to come to church 'cause he has to wear one of those bag things on him like Gramps Hilton, because he can't control his bowels anymore or something. We had another good long chat with him and he gave us all this stuff - 'cup'o'soup' Lime cordial, 5 bucks. We tried to resist him, but he insisted on giving it to us for fuel for the trip out there.
We also have another new investigator because the Polizzi family fulfilled their commitment to find us someone to teach (they've never let us down - Good ol' Polizzis!). They brought one of there friends to church yesterday and she brought her son as well. We have an appointment to teach them in the Polizzis home on Tuesday!!
Our recent converts here unfortunately aren't as enthusiastic and converted I think as Matt's are in Maui. I think they would have a lot more support than our recent converts have up here in a branch. The members up here don't really do much. We had a branch clean up on Saturday and only 6 people showed up, and half of them were us and Elder Wallace.
A Less active, Warren Franks (52) that we helped get back to church received the Aaronic Priesthood yesterday and we were able to stand in the circle as he was ordained to the office of Priest. Yesterday after church we went tracking with the only Priest in the ward (besides Warren). He is 17 and his name is Teru Paia'aua - from the only Samoan family in the branch. He is so funny. It was an enjoyable day of tracking with him. I hope it prepares him for his mission.
Mom, you forward my emails to Matt right? Thanks.
Matt, Kerrod is not a new investigator, we've been teaching him since I have been up here in Rocky (since November). We actually dropped him last week because he wasn't progressing and we had taught him everything. He is not really interested in the church he is just interested in Ellie Hogg - one of the 18 year old Birds in our branch. We are playing tennis with them this arvie (we got rained out last week) and we might teach him a lesson after wards if the Hoggs invite us back to their place. Will he start keeping commitments? YOU DECIDE!!!

Mum and Dad who do you teach in your Sunday school class? We teach a gospel essentials class every week. This week we talked about the temple and watched a lovely little DVD called between heaven and earth. Matt, have you seen that one?
Matt, congrats on your call back to Oahu. If you go back around Laie and BYU Hawaii, look for some Tupuolas (Samoans). Sister Tupuola served in my mission and just went home, she lives some where around there. I'll pray that you serve in another Tongan branch. Do you fly back to Oahu, or take a boat/ferry? How did your last couple days in Maui go? Anything cool happen? I'm sure all your recent converts will be fine and that Greg will take care of them. Matt, I haven't got your package yet, but I'm looking forward to getting it! Thanks heaps! I am still working on my package for you. So sorry I'm taking so long. I have like absolutely no free time anymore, even on Pdays. Each night I come home exhausted, and want to hit the sack.
That is hilarious that Kristin saw elder Houston.
Hes crack up! He is still on my list of people I need to write as well.

Andrea are you still coming to Australia with me as your tour guide when I get home. You have no idea how cool that would be! You should definitely continue to consider it.
Matt I'm jealous of your musical fireside and miss the ones we used to have down in Brisbane. Those do help people feel the spirit heaps and are definite testimony builders.
I know that the gospel has blessed my family heaps and that it all leads to the temple and eternal families. I have to go, I'll try to get some pictures off too. Peace.
Love Elder Prina

The picture is from march 25th my year mark