We had a regular sacrament meeting because of Easter, and the ward is planning on fasting the week after General Conference. I actually enjoyed the Samoan branch's Easter program more than the Ward's. They had 3 musical numbers, all of which were very good, and 2 of the 3 talks were in English because a lot of the Samoan children don't know Samoan.
This week is a Samoan week on the meal calendar, so I had what I would call my first real Samoan dinner last night. I was ready to explode when I got home, I could barely sleep I was so full. They also gave me a name; there is no Samoan name for "Bowden" so they used my first name. The Samoan name for Timothy sounds exactly like Timoteo, which is my Spanish name, so they call me Elder Timoteo. The Samoans are super nice, and they kept telling me how proud they were of me because I could put down so much for a Palangi. I'm not sure I will eat so much next time though, I felt like I was about to be sick.
The work is going very well, we actually have two people committed to baptism, and apparently a non-member Samoan family will be moving into 29 Palms soon, and they have an immediate family of 13! They are interested in the Church, but I don't know when they'll be moving here.
We are still doing a lot of tracting and only have 2 or 3 appointments a week, but the work is slowing picking up. We had an appointment on Wednesday to teach a lady named Sister Meyer a 2nd Lesson, so we went and taught her, but she brought up a lot of concerns and questions, so I was afraid it wouldn't go anywhere, but after I bore my testimony, Elder Brooksby bore his, and committed her to baptism. It really strengthened my testimony in the power of the Spirit.