Alii everyone I love with all my heart!

So I am not going to mention Sister Smith’s name but somebody was wondering where my long emails have been so here they are! ha-ha I am back to writing long emails.

This week was awesome! Monday we went the community College and played frisbee and basketball. I totally kicked some Kosraean boys butts in both. ha-ha it was great!

This week was super awesome. We are working with some of the most amazing people!

The “M” family is doing fantastic! However, their daughter (who lives in Texas) has cancer; and is going through treatment. “J” left this week to take care of her grandkids while her daughter recovers. “J” will be gone for six weeks. She is completely ready for baptism and took her Book of Mormon with her. She has committed to study with missionaries while she is away. We forwarded her daughters address, and pray that the missionaries will be able to find her in Texas. Help her to be baptized and begin to teach “J’s” daughter as well.

I so wish that “J” was going to Sister Smith’s mission. How cool would that have been! It is pretty crazy; like everyone on Palau has some form of tie to Texas!

While “J” is away, we will be continuing to study with her son “J”. He is doing well, but still does not feel as though he has received an answer that the Book of Mormon is true. So we are reading and praying about it with him every day. I know “J” will be baptized. He is an amazing kid and truly wants to do what is right. I know he will find the truth. I love this kid so much.

We are also seeing these two Filipinos named “R” and “J”. They are the funniest most awesome people in the whole wide world. “J” actually attended General Conference this weekend, and said she loved it! (General conference was the best thing of my life by the way) they are both preparing for baptism in May when “R” gets Sundays off; so he can come to church. They are the best!

Also, I have determined that I do not want to get fat! So I have been eating super healthy (that is right Mom your Son is eating vegetables!)  I have been doing hard core work outs in the morning. Elder Climer and I get up at 5:50am every day to go workout until 7am. I even have huge cuts on my elbows from doing planks on the concrete… (actually that part is not so good) ha-ha

Oh… did I tell you that I ate a stingray? It was super tasty!

We had zone conference this week and that was awesome! President Zarbock is the best!

So much happens in a week that I cannot always remember it all. You should all email me questions about what you want to know.

Today we are going up to the beach to chill.

I will leave you all with my testimony, that I know that this Church is true. With all my heart I know it is true. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. That all men everywhere will draw closer to God through it than by any other book. I know that this work is the most important work I could ever do in this mortal life, and I am going to do it for the rest of my life. I love Jesus Christ. He is our savior. He knows us and loves us all.  This Church is true.

I love you all and hope you all have the best week!

Love,

Elder Rupp