Waiting.

So obviously I don't get the process lol but my papers are officially in. As in the church authorities have it and are deciding where they will send me in this world to help share our amazing Gospel. I went in and spoke to Stake President Kinikini on Tuesday Aug. 23 and from that moment on I had no doubt in my mind this is exactly what I need to being doing at this time. And I can't let anything or anyone get in my way. Our stake president has such an amazing spirit when he talks I did not wanna leave his office but he had a long line. (Elder Kalama Molisi returned home that day and was getting released.) But before I left he told me they were submitting them that night and it will take from two to three weeks til I receive my call. Which is actually a week or two away from today! CRAZY right?? I'm just ready to get out there and share what I've learned to love and believe in about the Church of Latter Day Saints. I'm extremely grateful to be apart of it and what better way to show how grateful I am than by sharing it? <3NancyPamela'Otukolo

Rough out.

So I gotta admit I was totally dreading going to Girls camp when I found out that the girls in our ward will be moved to other wards and that we would get a bunch of girls from all the other wards. It's not like I didn't like the Young Women in the other wards, I was just thinking about how our Cannon 2nd girls are sooo easy to please. We could sit around and talk to each other the whole time and still go home and say we had a blast! Anyways so I got off work and went straight to the bishops house to get ready to drive up. (I know crack head status!) Anyways we get there and the girls are sitting around talking, makin things for their secret sisters, and eating. Than comes the time to switch I was still annoyed and complained as they were leaving. So I was sitting there waiting and all the new girls come. All quiet except for Pele who came from Parkview ward which is like our sister ward. As we got to know them they were all super sweet. We assigned them into tent with girls we know didn't know each other at all! I mean this camp was about gettin to know each other and what better way to get to know someone than to sleep with them.. Or next to them. Yea that sounds a little more appropriate. lol The good thing for us ward leaders is that the stake planned activities for pretty much all day that we only had to worry about the food! When it came time to sleep I was soo surprised by how many for the girls actually stayed at our ward. Only two of the 16 went back to their wards. Mona & Uinise came up to camp with us as leaders which turned out to be so much help! Not only did I use all of the stuff  Mona packed, I got to know her better(: When it was time to sleep us three were in a tent and we decided we wanted to star gaze than sleep outside of the tent. 

(Kay we are hella pretending to sleep in this picture because when I was sleeping every part of my body was under my blanket because it was freeezzzing all night!)

The next night we had a little award ceremony where we recognized each of the girls for the other wards with an award of something we noticed about them from our short time together. One of the girls got out "Most Hood" award because she actually beat up a girl at camp and went home. lol After all that we had a testimony meeting that was filled with the spirit. We had such amazing girls in our ward I miss them right now! The next night was skit night. We had Samuel the Laminate. For those of you who do not know this story it's about Samuel preaching on the city wall and the city rejects his teaching and mock him. He predicts the three days & nights of darkness and after it happens they have a change of heart. The girls were challenged to think about how that happens now a days & make up a skit from that. They came up with the idea of someone preaching and each of them would act out different trials and temptations  they face everyday. We had the word of wisdom, law of Chastity, gossip, and fighting. Than after the things the person was preaching about comes true they would repent and change. It was so funny & I'm super grateful EVERY single girl participated. 

 

Me & Mona being the GREAT leaders we and eating while the girls do certifications.

Love these headaches:TeleSia,Nancy#2,UiniseT.

Don't hate my 6pack(;

My Tienna Latu who loves me dearly.

Yeah I made that fire all on my own! lol

Over all the camp turned out way better than I expected it too and I'm grateful I had the opportunity to go to girls camp for what might be the last time. I love my original Cannon girls as well as my New Cannon girls better known as the C-Flowers!
<3NancyPamela'Otukolo

They're in.

I know I suck at keeping up with all that is going on but cut me some slack, I'm a busy girl! Lol Well as you can see by the title, something is in. What you might ask? My mission papers(: I've been workin on them for a little over a month and I gotta say I'm glad that part is over! My teeth are in good shape and I am healthy(: I just turned them in yesterday and I'm just waiting for my interview with my (very handsome) stake president! I have got to say preparing all this has been the most difficult time in my life.  I have never felt soo challenged in everything I do, EVER! I even got to a point where I started questioning myself as to why I am going and thinking about the reasons why I am willing to leave the people I love so much for 18 months?  But as I was thinking about everything and everyone else I stopped and thought, what about me? What do I want? How do I feel about a mission? A mission is exactly what I need in my life to make ME better for myself & those same people I love so much! And if they loved me the same way I do, they would understand why I want to go. For those of you who don't know me, I kinda have a big attitude & get annoyed way too easily. lol So this is a perfect way for me to humble myself & learn patience. Not to mention I will be sharing this gospel that I have learned about since birth and believe in without a doubt!
SO my answer is simple. I'm not only doing this for myself & my savior but for my loved ones as well.

(As I'm typing this my coworker, not the same one I complained about in my last post, is talking to me about some Princess I have no clue about and I'm trying super hard not to say "Can't you see I'm busy!?" INHALE. EXHALE.) Kay I'm better! lol

But other than that, all is well(: When I tell people I'm preparing for my mission the first thing they ask is, "Where do you want to go?" I hate answering that because I feel like I'll just jinx myself and end up in the exact opposite place of where I want to go. BUUTTT just for the record I would like to stay in the USofA. Why? I need my KFC! lol For real though! I am very picky when it comes to food. I like fast food & Tongan food. So any place that has those and isn't too cold, I'm happy! (Great now I'm going to end up in some super cold third world country) :/ Anywho now that the papers are in all I have to do is pray everything goes well for this exciting new chapter in my life(: