"...and He will direct thy paths."
So its already mid August and I guess you can say we survived and are surviving the Texas heat...its been in the 3 digit degrees these couple weeks. But so glad our lil apartment has A/C(a must here in Texas). Can't believe how fast time has ben since we moved here. Feels like just yesterday we were excited to be here. Don't get me wrong we are excited to be here but just starting over, from the bottom, is the struggle and hard to enjoy for right now. We have been HONESTLY been living on blessings since we been here. Our faith is being tested everyday but thankful for the blessings we receive out of no where.
BTW this is Mosi writing tonight...lol
Where do I start? Being here for 5 months has been a struggle. We left everything and started from scratch here in Texas. But I must say its been a learning experience and a tough journey that I wouldn't want to have taken without anyone else in the world other than my beautiful wife, Na'ati. She has really held us together and is my motivation to keep going. She pushes me to be better and believes in my potential.
Several weeks ago we gave talks in sacrament meeting and based our talks on Proverbs 3:5-6:
Its a scripture that we felt we have tried to and strive to live daily. The blessings we received from putting Him first in ours lives are indescribable. It may be hard at times to put Him first, but we cannot afford no to. He has given us so much and we feel indebted to serve Him. With our callings at church(Youth Sunday school teacher, Young Mens 2nd counselor, and Relief Society english teacher) we try to give 200% every sunday. Its been hard for me, especially in a Tongan ward(the lack of commitment, structure, and consistency...we've all been there) to stay motivated but I'm glad my wife keeps pushing me to give 100% and more to my calling. She has been faithfully serving in her callings and an active monthly visiting teacher. She even told me one day that she has never felt this "spiritual high" before and I know because she is putting the Lord first. The list of blessings go on and on but one that I couldn't pass up sharing is being blessed with a car. Yup, Ati's uncle Moni and his wife Fa, gave us their old car. Its a 1995 Ford Taurus, it may not look like the fanciest car but it runs smooth and the A/C works...lol...here in Texas thats all that matters, is that is blows cold air in this heat..Anyways, this little car has been a huge blessing to us because if any of you(which is all of us at one point in our lives) ever been "car-less" its hard. But we are forever thankful for there love and kindness towards us.
For those of you wondering why we moved here to Texas, we are really random and spontaneous. We thought it would be good(since we don't have kids yet) to get up and try a different state. We prayed about it and felt good about the move and here we are. We don't know why we chose Texas, but we feel that there is a reason for us being here. We don'y know why the Lord has brought us here but we will continue to live in a way that we will be worthy to see why we ended up in Texas.
Since being here, I have been really picky about a job. I don't want to work Sundays and I don't want to be too far from Euless. I'm still hunting for that job but my mom told me that if I want a job that will allow me to attend church and fulfill my calling that the Lord will provide me the right job. I'm grateful for Ati's job at American Airlines (TEAM AA...lol) and her schedule which allows her to be at church on sundays and serve in her callings.
Lastly, I would like to put my best friend(thats my bes fren dats my bes fren...hahaha) up on a pedal stool and give her the loudest shout out for all she does for me, our families, and us. She is the true definition of SELF-LESS. She is devoted, thoughtful, caring, big hearted :) ...she gives everything and her all to anyone in need. She puts my needs and wants before hers. She sacrifices so much and never complains or asks for anything in return. I could go on about her but so proud to call her my wife. I love you Na'ati!
Ok, thats all folks! I read someones blog today and just felt so inspired to blog....
BTW this is Mosi writing tonight...lol
Where do I start? Being here for 5 months has been a struggle. We left everything and started from scratch here in Texas. But I must say its been a learning experience and a tough journey that I wouldn't want to have taken without anyone else in the world other than my beautiful wife, Na'ati. She has really held us together and is my motivation to keep going. She pushes me to be better and believes in my potential.
Several weeks ago we gave talks in sacrament meeting and based our talks on Proverbs 3:5-6:
"Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not unto thine own understandings, in all the ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths."
Its a scripture that we felt we have tried to and strive to live daily. The blessings we received from putting Him first in ours lives are indescribable. It may be hard at times to put Him first, but we cannot afford no to. He has given us so much and we feel indebted to serve Him. With our callings at church(Youth Sunday school teacher, Young Mens 2nd counselor, and Relief Society english teacher) we try to give 200% every sunday. Its been hard for me, especially in a Tongan ward(the lack of commitment, structure, and consistency...we've all been there) to stay motivated but I'm glad my wife keeps pushing me to give 100% and more to my calling. She has been faithfully serving in her callings and an active monthly visiting teacher. She even told me one day that she has never felt this "spiritual high" before and I know because she is putting the Lord first. The list of blessings go on and on but one that I couldn't pass up sharing is being blessed with a car. Yup, Ati's uncle Moni and his wife Fa, gave us their old car. Its a 1995 Ford Taurus, it may not look like the fanciest car but it runs smooth and the A/C works...lol...here in Texas thats all that matters, is that is blows cold air in this heat..Anyways, this little car has been a huge blessing to us because if any of you(which is all of us at one point in our lives) ever been "car-less" its hard. But we are forever thankful for there love and kindness towards us.
For those of you wondering why we moved here to Texas, we are really random and spontaneous. We thought it would be good(since we don't have kids yet) to get up and try a different state. We prayed about it and felt good about the move and here we are. We don't know why we chose Texas, but we feel that there is a reason for us being here. We don'y know why the Lord has brought us here but we will continue to live in a way that we will be worthy to see why we ended up in Texas.
Since being here, I have been really picky about a job. I don't want to work Sundays and I don't want to be too far from Euless. I'm still hunting for that job but my mom told me that if I want a job that will allow me to attend church and fulfill my calling that the Lord will provide me the right job. I'm grateful for Ati's job at American Airlines (TEAM AA...lol) and her schedule which allows her to be at church on sundays and serve in her callings.
Lastly, I would like to put my best friend(thats my bes fren dats my bes fren...hahaha) up on a pedal stool and give her the loudest shout out for all she does for me, our families, and us. She is the true definition of SELF-LESS. She is devoted, thoughtful, caring, big hearted :) ...she gives everything and her all to anyone in need. She puts my needs and wants before hers. She sacrifices so much and never complains or asks for anything in return. I could go on about her but so proud to call her my wife. I love you Na'ati!
Ok, thats all folks! I read someones blog today and just felt so inspired to blog....
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