This week I have some exciting news, I am being transferred from Makakilo city! I am going to the island of Molikai. I asked president Bekker if he thought there were people I was meant to teach there, and he said he knew there was. So I have accepted my fate of being banished to an outer Island 
. It is a little heartbreaking saying goodbye to the people in Makakilo city. I have a strong love for the members and the people we are teaching. I know the people we have baptized here were people I was sent by God to teach. All the people we have baptized ironically have found us. As my comp says: "sometimes we have to reap with all our might..., but sometimes the wheat is so ready it thrusts itself on our sickles." That's the definition of this current area. T
here is so much work that the work is finding us. For our Samoan ward we just got 4 new children we are teaching whose family wants them to get baptized. I unfortunately wont be there to teach them, but I just like to marvel how ripe the field is here. I hope my new area is just as ripe (despite having a small population). I am content with my work here I feel I have found all the people I have been sent here to help. A piece of my heart remains with them, especially the children I have taught. (I don't know how hard it is to keep in contact with these people? Is it pretty hard?) I have the thought in my mind the kids I am teaching might play a role later down the road in my life.
Here is a little more info on my next assignment. I will be covering half of the island of Mulika, there is only two wards on island and it use to only be covered by one set. But now there are 4 missionaries, and we will all be living in the bishop's basement. There are not a lot of people on island so I don't know how we are going to fill our time. I also heard a rumor it is approved for missionaries to go hunting with members as long as we don't handle guns. (Not sure guess I will see) so it will probably be an old school adventure on island.
We had a baptism on Saturday his name is Brandon, he is a celestial guy. He has special needs. But he has a strong desire to be baptized. He was approved to be baptized by president Bekker. Almost every time we meet with him he says that he sees Jesus when we are with him. He keeps asking when he is getting a nametag like us as well. So I decided to give him one of mine when I saw him on Sunday (except the magnet part). I told him to hold onto in until he could get one for himself.
I am excited for the next adventure in my new area. There are so many people I am sad to leave behind. But I hope I can finish my mission back here. Love you guys, ofa atu!!!
Elder Esplin
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