Hi Mom! I am sitting at a computer at Hiram Bingham High School, Aoniman, a northern village in the outer island Beru. My companion Elder Baker and I flew to Beru this past Wednesday. The primary purposes of us Elders coming to Beru has been to perform an audit and strengthen a largely fragmented and decentralized Branch. Along the way have already or look forward to experiencing fun things like scouting out a place to live/sleep, having a baptismal service, getting yelled at by an angry minister, and eating oysters, turtle, bokaboka(mud), and lots of tasty coconuts. The opportunity to bear special witness of Jesus Christ among Heavenly Father's children in Beru has been a huge blessing and aid to my own personal testimony of enduring through trials with hope. This upcoming Wednesday I will fly back to Nikunau to finish my time there, and on the following Monday(March 27th) I will fly to Tarawa to receive my new area assignment. I expect to be able to send my next email then and hopefully send lots of pictures. I love hearing about how the family is doing each week. I pray for you and everyone at home! With Love, Elder Joseph H.Morphonios Maria here...I flipped a little when I saw he was eating mud. Luckily a sweet RM named David Morley has come to my rescue more than once..this time to clarify the mud situation a little. Beru (the island that he went) is famous for its mud. Many years ago there was a famine in Beru. No one had anything to eat and everyone was starting to starve to death. Then this old woman had a dream. She dreamt that if she and others ate the fungus that grows on top of the mud they would be saved. Somehow it had the right vitamins that the island survived the famine. As a result, Beru is now famous for eating mud (they don't have a word for strange red fungus that grows on mud). So it's sorta mud. They usually boil it then bake it with flour and sugar. It tastes alright and has a pinkish color.
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About MeI'm Elder Joseph Morphonios, and I've chosen to serve a 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Join me as I share my adventures about serving the good people of the Marshall Islands, and sharing the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ with them. Archives
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