Kia Ora Family!!!
Well this past week flew by just as usual!! In fact this is the last week of the transfer!!! This transfer went by so fast its scary!!! I'm 90% sure that me and my companion will remain her in Otahuhu for another transfer.
Brittany i'm so glad to hear you did so awesome on your watercolor paintings!!! Wow, amazing how you just discovered a hidden talent!!! I wonder what else you can do that you don't know about haha! I bet Heavenly Father gifts us all with such wonderful talents and we don't even realize we have them until we discover it! I hope you do well in the contest!!
Glad to hear the weather is awesome back home!! Its fall here in NZ! Winter should be right around the corner!
Thanks for sending another package mom!!! My companion is really happy you sent him something! Your the best mom!!!
As for my week, it went well. I and Elder Dorosan are working really hard and i believe thats why the time is just flying by. I've been sick for the past week. Just the season change is causing it. I've been coughing and sneezing a lot, and i can feel my ashma coming back, if it gets worse i'll probably go to the doctor, but actually yesterday and today i've been feeling a lot better, so i think i should be fine in a few days.
This past week we finally got hold of this girl that we've been trying to get hold of for awhile and she's a miracle!!! Her names Angel and she's golden lol! So friday we went over to her home knocked and she answered the door! We were astonished because no one had been answering everytime we went over there. We were going to give up on her, but my companion had a prompting to go and see her. The spirit truly is the key element in this work. Anyway we set up a lesson with her the next day. So we went and saw her and had a great lesson. She just told us that her and her partner (whose a LA member but still likes the church) have been out of town for the past few weeks. We were talking with her and were asking her some questions and stuff, and i can't really remember what we asked but i just remember that out of nowhere she just told us that she wants to be baptized really really bad and join the church and to be married. When me and my companion heard this we were so excited and wanted to jump out of our chairs!!! So we told her that thats what we are here for lol!! We talked and set up a date for her to be married and baptized in April!!! It was such a miracle, the whole thing!!! She just really loves her partners family. She see's how they are just happy all the time, and never fight. She told us that she wants a family like that, a family that is just happy and peaceful and she knows its that way because of the Gospel. We are just so excited for her! Heavenly Father is so mindful of all his children and just leads us to those who are ready to follow Him and His Son. I just love it!!!
That was the awesome experience we had this past week. Oh and our ward also had Ward Conference this past week! Thats cool we had it at the same time! It was a pretty good ward conference. All the Primary Children were dressed up in these funny little outfits and they sang really well haha! The Bishop and counselor in the Stake Presidency both gave really great talks. The counselor had a great talk about prayer and told a really great story about how he was able to get his visa from tonga to come into NZ. That talk and in my scripture study this week, I really find that the lord wants pretty much everything from us. He wants us to give our lives to serving Him. Though we may be hesitent about doing this and might want to hold on to our wordly things, we will find that when we give our lives to the Savior we will find ourselves and be much happier.
Well thats pretty much it! Hope you enjoyed the email!! Sorry if its not that great! Just know that i do love being on a mission. I am growing so so much as a person. I am learning so many things that could have taken me a long time to learn if i hadnt come on a mission. I find that that i'm out here not only converting others but also myself! Love you all so much! And have a great week!!!!
Ofa Atu,
Elder Rawlinson
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