We got our first e-mail from Spud the following Monday. We were so excited to hear from him but he seemed a little overwhelmed. He was sent to the Island of Savaii with Elder Anderson. Elder Anderson is a zone leader so we knew he would work hard and teach Spud well. He was adjusting to the heat and the food, can't understand anything being said, has to bath out of a bucket, and he missed his family. On the positive side, he got to baptize someone two days after he was there. He thought that was great. Also, he and his companion contacted an elderly woman named Sepa that was interested in talking to them and learning more. She had attended an LDS church once in New Zealand and was interested in what she saw and learned there. But then a week later, we got his next e-mail. He was like a completely new missionary! The island is beautiful, the people are wonderful, and they shower in the warm rain wearing their lava lavas. He is still teaching Sepa. He has learned how to crack open a coconut and next he wants to learn how to climb the coconut trees. He was doing great and loving it! He still can't speak the language very well and the Samoans like to tease him but that's o.k.. He is craving pop-tarts so we will send him some in his next package.