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...

Hello all! This week has been good, but it's started raining. It's getting colder, so Sister Tony and I huddle around the heater for warmth and put on jackets.  This week as we went tracting (just going from door to door to see if anyone will listen to our message), we came across this one woman who said she was a realist. as we started talking, she began saying all this stuff about the church, and I'm a little ashamed to say that I started getting pretty angry. (I like to think about it as righteous anger.) It felt like she was looking down on us as kids who didn't know what we were getting ourselves into. but after a bit, I was able to calm down and tell her my testimony and then we wished her well and left.  Another time when we went tracting, this family was getting ready to leave and they were interested and thee husband eventually said, "Just go away," with a wave of his hand and it kind of stung to have someone dismiss me like that. I...

Kia ora! Hello all! I hope you're all doing well. I'm very good! I've been in the field for about five days now and it's great!  On Wednesday , we went from the MTC and met our trainers. My trainer is Sister Tony and she's awesome! she's from Malaysia and she's been out over a year, so I know I'm in good hands. we get along very well and she likes cats! There are a lot of cats here, so I give them a lot of love. President Walker and Sister Walker are both awesome! President Walker came to the MTC  tuesday  night to talk to the Auckland missionaries, and he just told us the history of the mission. He said that the mission used to be very disobedient and didn't live by the mission rules, but he came in and he cleaned it up. he commited us right there to be exactly obedient! of course, I said yes. He's very nice and I can feel that he is truly a servant of the Lord! So when we all met our trainers, the senior couple said to me, ...

I'm also excited to go out in the field! We got to go proselyting for a couple hours  on Wednesday , so I got a little taste of what's to come. I also had to ride a bike... That was terrible!! It was way too hot and there are so many hills!! It was rough. We actually got to go to the temple twice, so that was really nice   We have one zone, and then we have districts. so we all get to know each other pretty well. Sundays don't feel much different. We have Sacrament, district meetings, and then Relief Society. Although at night we have devotionals. And guess who's giving a four minute talk on Sunday??? I thought I could avoid it, but I have to speak. But it'll be good, it's about you!  Sister Fisi'ihoi ( I think that's it) is so close! I don't know if she can visit... But I can't wait to see her! That would be so funny if I served in her ward.  I can't wait to talk to you on Mother's Day!! I think I did the math r...