February Transfers

My new companion's from Adelaide. His name is Elder Whitrod. He says he might have met Travis Nelson. But this is his first area and I'm his first companion. Minus the MTC in Hamilton. It's been really crazy. Last week was nuts. E. Bridge is in Mt Roskill with E. Maneha. I told him he'd like him but he's just concerned for his KFC intake. The islanders eat it a lot up there. haha. I had to drive us up to transfers. I was pulling a trailer and apparently the speed limit for pulling a trailer isn't 100 km/hr. I got pulled over and got a 80$ (NZ) ticket. I wasn't aware. So sorry. But we left for Auckland at 6 in the morning and got there at 10:30. Then we left at about 1:00 and we didn't get back to Whakatane until about 5:30-6:00. Long day of driving.

Thank you for the letters and the support. I really appreciate it. The one that Jason sent was actually one of my week goals that I set last week. To come what may and love it. I had a feeling that I'd be training and so I guess I was just trying to prepare myself. But it's going to be a really good transfer. He's just full of faith and excitement to do the work. We had 2 really good days in a row where we didnt teach as much as we planned but we found a lot of potentials. Yesterday was kind of a bummer day. Our appointments fell through and not very many other people were home. But it was still good. S. Hughes from Utah organized a musical program for last night. I sang in it and it was really good. It was for anyone who wanted to come. It was the Celebrate Christ one. It was really good. We had 3 investigators there. Alisha spoke and she did really well. She bore really good testimony on her conversion story and it was just amazing. the spirit was so strong.

It sounds like things are just going really great back home and that makes me just so happy. I really enjoy coming to the computer on Monday and seeing positive e-mails. I don't know how I'd re-act to things if they weren't so sweet. But I definately know it's not just coincidence. I know it partly is because I'm here, you are housing missionaries and that you are all living the gospel. It's so true that when we obey the commandments the Lord will make us prosper. I've seen that a lot lately!

My studies have been really good lately. I've gotten a lot out of the scriptures and it's just been very rewarding you could say. I just started Jacob yesterday and I've started a new thing where I read one chapter a day but I read it and then I re-read it. And the last couple of days of doing that have just been so good. I've gotten a lot out of it the 2nd time around then I did the first time. So I'm glad that I'm doing that.

Well, I'm not sure of what else I can write about. Not much has happened that I haven't written about and this has been a long one. Guess I'm done.

I love you all and thank you so much for everything you do for me and the Lord!