week 57

well

Some weeks just are different then others here on the mission. This week was way different, as it was Mission Leadership Council week. 

You just can't beat the feeling of getting on planes to go to leadership councils or zone conferences. So i jumped on a plane Tuesday morning and got to Barbados at 12. I will just say to everyone who doesn't know anything about the islands; go to martinique before barbados.  Barbados looks like a piece of texas got dropped into the ocean.. As in it is just brown brown brown with beautiful white beaches. I guess all I am trying to say is that Martinique is way prettier.  

So we went to the mission office and they had real carpet (!!!) so i just sat on the ground the whole time and enjoyed the fact that something looked like home.  President Herrington sat me and elder okano down and talked about what to do with martinique since elder okano is still new on martinique and i was previously leading the charge for everything.  I suggested to split fort de france into a billion pieces and centralize all the missionaries around the chapel, and somehow President thought my idea was good ?  So it looks like not this coming transfer call but the next one Elder Okano and I will split but both be zone leaders and will train new missionaries, and we are looking forward to it! It should be sweet.

The MLC itself was super cool Elder Cornish of the Seventy was there.  In my luck i was called on to give a talk infront of the entire Mission Council, but it ended up being pretty okay, and definitely one of the most edifying days of my mission.

After the MLC the assistants and the Turner's, (a senior couple, ) hung out with us for the rest of the day.  We just lounged at the beach and ate at a grill place right next to the beach.  so you could say it was a succsesful MLC.  

In terms of missionary work we still managed to get 8 people to come with us to church including the Espagna family of 5.  We're starting to really sink our teeth into them so keep praying for them!  (Figuratively obviously. Missionaries are not vampires). 

go barbados mission go!

Elder Logan robert sackley

so how was your week?

there is no such thing as a normal house in barbados its either a shack or rihannas house so we got a mansion mission home

LOOK THERES CARPET mission office chem dry for life

island hopper to MLC

Mission council squad

week 56

I dont know how much time i have so will see where this goes

One of the biggest succsess i have seen as a missionary is in teaching people who they are in the eyes of God.  Meaning investigators, missionaries, members, and myself.  Its not a secret that the people here sometimes get down because of lack of succsess.  Im going to pull an example

we have an investigator named kevin hes 22 he learned english from video games and he actually speaks pretty well.  First day we met him he said look guys will talk but its only so i can practice english.  This week we gave him a call and he told us things were not going well so we went over to his house.  It felt like i was talking to a buddy back home he just vented to me for about 10 mintues about life.  Theres moments in the mission where you just hit a moment of clarity kevin didnt really seem like an investigator to me in this moment as much as just a friend that had a bad week.

So i sat there using scriptures and doctirine to back me i taught kevin how great he is in the sight of god.  How important he is to the being who created everything.  Like i said the first day we met him he said as we left it was just to learn more english.  This time when we left he said you know Sackley if i get my answer im going to join you guys.  Helping him understand his valeur made all the difference.

Something i have been trying to do is express to the members how important they are.  In doing so i help them take a step back and look where they are and who they are.

you live on martinique a little island in the middle of the ocean.

You are one of 70 active members on an island of 300 000.

Before this life God chose you.  YOU because he knew that YOU could build the church here.  God doesnt call people to fail hes called you to make this place explode.

Ive been doing this for the past couple weeks and it finally clicked this week.  We had a wave of 11 member refferals and i feel like we have just scratched the surface.  Were going to take our little band of 70 and take down the 300 000 because they were called and picked before this life to do so. 

In other news im going to hope on a plane tomorrow with my comp elder okano to go to barbados for a MLC.  (Mission Leadership Council) MLCs are held once a month by skype and starting now every 3 months by plane rides into barbados.  Should be pretty cool Elder Cornish of the 70 is going to be there so should be a party.

thats a big throw up of all my thoughts for the week

Elder Logan Robert Sackley

week 55

well ladies and gentlemen its been almost one year since i left the states

and finally luck caught me

we were robbed.

Id love to send pictures showing everything but wow these computers are slow.  anyhow.  As zone leader on Martinique we are also the Senior couple so this past wednesday we were in town at 14h paying a bill at the post.  Since were senior couple the mission shuffles extra money to us called petty cash so we can take car of all bills and affaris for the island.  So we park our car in the Middle of town. Go to the post come back and two Windows are bashed in.  We had a box in the back of the car with petty cash luckily a small amount and elder okanos bag are gone.  

It was a pretty weird experience.  My wallet was in the car but somehow the robbers didnt see it and just swiped the box and Elder Okanos bag.  No one on the street saw anything , probably a lie.  So i went down to the police station got yanked up into a police office and filed a report.  It was one of those moments where i said to myself how in the world did i end up here.  Missionary on a little french island getting robbed and explaining it to some french man.  It was a weird experience all of it.  We did a day of cyrain wrap Windows and than made temporary plexi glass Windows which actually are really impressive.  new Windows have to be ordered will get them in 2 weeks.

In other news i fly to Barbados sept 2 for a mission leadership conference so that should be fun.  

sometimes giving service to people can be harder than you think...like, what did i sign up for?! 

Robbers can steal my petty cash box but not my heart ahahha 

little asian man fixed my car ahahah Elder okano is a good comp

Goodbye Elder Ehlert

week 54

alors

This week was the sweetest

So today president herrington and sister herrington were with us for P day.  They were in guadeloupe for a meeting and stopped on martinique cause they know where the party is at.  We had a fun day hiking and showing them all the stuff on martinique.  Its a new feel for sure.  Id say i learned a lot about being a man with president mehr lots of just go out work hard be a man dont be a baby dont complain go fight win. and i loved it its exactly want i needed.

And i wouldnt say president herrington doesnt want me to do the same but his focus is a lot more on love and being open to the people and the spirit.  I cant decide which i like more and i dont think i ever will because they compliment each other so perfectly its helping me become who God would want me to be.

Shenor took a dunk this week and that is literally all it is right now as the prophet joesph smith would put it baptism without confirmation is just like baptizing a sack of potatoes it does nothing. He came in just as the sacrement was being blessed and we dropped the ball and didnt realize he could still be confirmed till after church was over.  So i guess thats on our heads.  Sorry shenor and joesph smith.  Next week!

With lots of love

Elder Logan Robert Sackley

fort de france

me and my tahitain boys i always was meant to be poly i swear

crab split my finger nail in half so president stepped on it saying no one hurts my missionaries! ahahah

week 55

Bonjour 

Ok ill try to explain this transfer deal.

I am captain of this vessel now chief zone leader senior couple and my new partner in crime is Elder Okano my old MTC companion. Im pretty excited and i cant say it was a surprise ahahha.  I called President earlier in the week and just in talking he revealed all the transfer information for the island of Martinique.  And best believe i use that against all the missionaries in the zone haha.

In other news the area north of mine is closing so ill now cover two areas.  There is a lot of great members up north so im real excited to start working with them now.  

ahahha and MY son is coming up from french guiana and hes giving me my first grandson.  Hes blanking an area called trinité   and training so im pretty pumped ahahha i dont think he is i gave him a real tough time in training.  Im just going to turn his son against him.

ok i go to go

love you lots

Elder Logan Robert Sackley

beach activity ballin out with Frere Carl and Frere Pierre

sweet bananes and behind is a whole sweet banane wrapped in ham covered in sauce my goodness it was amazing

week 56

mmmmmmmm martinique

Pierre joesph looking real nice

haallo

ok i dont got lots of time but whats new

were teaching a family of five right now so ten points for griffindor!  no but for real though families dont even exist in the west indies so this is a real win right now.  the boyfriend doesnt live in the same house so will see how it all plays out but hes all in he knows its true hes been to church 6 times the three chidren are loving it we just have to get by mama bear.  her name is espagna like spain in english but espagna in french.

so pray for spain i think the lord will know what you mean

Elder okano my old friend from the MTC i seriously havent seen him in a year it was weird to be back together he spent his first year on Guadeloupe.  Hes a good guy were going to have a good couple transfers together.  Hes from canada vancouver so hes alright i guess ahahha.

no i like him im excited we have a really young zone here so im excited to manipulate their minds and what not.  kidding but im pumped should be a good next couple of months.

Go spain go

Love

Elder logan robert sackley

week 53

bonjour

okay hmmm

This week was pretty exciting.  During our weekly planning we got a call from the mission office telling us we were on "code orange".  Meaning there is a volcano off the coast of Grenada that had been causing some earthquakes and we were on alert for possible explosion! followed by a tsunami!  My companion and I are in charge of Martinique so we're in charge of everyone's safety as well.  With a possible tsunami on the way we reacted exactly like a 19 and 20 yr old kid would.

(Naturally we were super excited about our possible deaths) ahaha

Unfortunately for our imaginations the volcano chilled out a bit and were all safe.  We justify ourselves by saying that a tsunami would humble the people and hasten the work.  Our investigator Shenor is on his way to be baptized this Saturday!  I could honestly say he is the definition of determination.  I wish i could say more but i'm out of time!  more news next week!

Love

Elder Logan Robert Sackley

biggest spider of my mission i fought it like a lion and ten minutes of screaming and rock throwing letter i slayed it

aye pierre joesph birthday

our newest reactivation Frere Roll mah ville.  i dont know how to spell his name but thats how you pronounce it.