The Other Side of Heaven

Kia ora! This week was fairly good. We had a zone P day last week, so we got together and just played sports. During this, a soccer ball hit me in the face! But I ended up being fine and my nose is all healed. I actually thought it was pretty funny, although painful.  But despite that incident, the rest of the week was pretty uneventful. Something that was very exciting was that Sister Tony and I got to see our investigator N on Wednesday. It was really awesome, because at the end of the lesson, Sister Tony asked N if she would be baptized and she said yes! And then Sister Tony asked if she would get baptized on July 28th, and N said, "July 28th? That's so soon! I'm going to cry." And then she really did cry! It was such a sweet moment and we all were able to feel the spirit. Her aunt told us that N has been buzzing ever since! Oh, and something else eventful happened, although it's not a spiritual thing. Sister Tony and I went tracting on this on...

Howdy! I hope everyone's week was very good! Mine was good! Last Monday, the sisters in my zone got together and we went to the Waipu Cave. It was fun... It was actually very fun, just very dirty! It was so dark in there, and at one point I took a step forward and my foot fell into a ditch full of water. So my shoe got soaked. And then I was inching my way down a little hill, when my foot slipped and I just slid down to the bottom. My pants were just super muddy. we all had fun though and it was a nice time to get to know some of the other sisters a bit more. And then we got ice cream afterwards, so it was very nice! We got a new investigator this week! Her name is A and we already set her for baptism! she's a nice girl and she's from a part member family, so she knows quite a bit about the gospel. We were able to teach another investigator this week named R, but he lives alone, so we brought a member with us. We actually brought a young couple, the Tipenes, who a...

Howdy y'all! Another week has passed. This week was super busy because we went to the temple and also had exchanges with the Sister Training Leaders! Me, Sister Tony, and two other sisters drove down to Ferguson on Wednesday night, about a three hour drive. Fun times.. We got to stay with some sisters there, and then the next morning we met at the chapel nearby at 7:15 and drove by bus to Hamilton! There we went inside the temple and it was so good! I think it's because it's my last time going for a while that I really felt the spirit and had a really good time there. Although that's probably just because the temple is so special! I'm so grateful for the temple so close in Houston, and I'll make it a strong point in my life for the coming years. Friday morning, Sister Tony and I went back to Whangarei and taught for a couple hours, then got ready for our stake talent show! that was so fun and a lot of people showed up. There was a great feeling of unity...

Hello, hello! I hope you're all doing well. I'm doing very good! Like the subject line reads, there were lots of miracles this past week! The area where I'm serving has sooooo many less actives and I feel like a lot of people already know about the church and don't want to hear our message. So it can be hard to find new investigators. But... we got a referral from a ward member for his niece! We met with her  on Wednesday  and her name is N. She's very nice and she already wants to get baptized! She's truly prepared, but we have to teach her the lessons first. When we spoke with her, she felt the spirit and started crying at the beginning. I almost started crying with her! I'm so grateful she's so ready and wants to follow Jesus Christ. On Friday , we met with T and M and talked about prayer. It was so nice because M shared an experience with us where her dog passed away and she was very close with this dog. At that time, she prayed and then...