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| Another beautiful New Zealand sunset. |
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| Elder Rowe practicing his animal taming skills in Anderson Park in Napier. Unfortunately, he was not able to tame the mosquitoes! It's been a great week! Even though it seems like each week a new natural disaster happens and the world is coming to an end. But the work must still go on. All of these disasters and calamities seem to show how much more of an urgency there is to let everyone know about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and how we need to be prepared each day for trials in our life--physical and spiritual ones. On Friday night Elder Triantafillakos and I stopped by a member's home and found out about the quake and tsunami in Japan. Then they told us of a warning that a tsunami was headed towards New Zealand! So we were kind of worried, but then they later called us and said it wasn't coming to Napier. But we were prepared. Are you? Anyway, we had exchanges this week, which was a great help to our area. Rather than Elder T. and I switching companions, the elders in Waipukurau both came to our area and we split up to cover twice the ground! We got 16 new investigators in two days. We usually get about six in a week. Elder Stratford and I gave away five Books of Mormon on Wednesday. It was fantastic! I'm looking forward to this week when we're going back to teach all these new people searching for the truth. Rebecca is doing great! She is always more and more excited for us to come over and is eager to learn more. On Saturday we talked with her about fasting as a help for her on her test this weekend to become a nurse again. (I think I told you already, but in case I didn't, she was a nurse back in China but then came here for whatever reason, and has been struggling with passing the test to be an English-speaking nurse). She decided to fast on Sunday and Elder Triantafillakos and I did as well. It was the easiest fast I've ever done! I don't know what it was, but I think it was because I was fasting with so much purpose--to have Heavenly Father bless Rebecca-- that fasting wasn't at all difficult for either of us; even though Elder Triantafillakos and I could hear each other's stomachs growling as we were biking. haha Last night we taught Rebecca the Word of Wisdom, which was something pretty tough because, being Chinese, she loves her tea and coffee. She knew that WE didn't drink it, but we decided to commit her to do the same. She was shocked. But we promised it would help her with her test by not relying on the "irresistible" coffee and tea. So we're going back Wednesday night to see how she's been handling her new "changed life," as she called it. So no one has come to church yet! (our main progressing investigators that is). But Rebecca, as well as Matt and Jenny, have officially promised to come next week. Eamonn will be coming in two weeks when he gets back from Wellington. So the baptismal dates have been pushed back but they're still happening, so all is well! I just hope I'm staying here after transfers which happens in 2 weeks so that I'll actually get to see them baptized! I'm looking forward to this week when we'll be teaching our new investigators about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and the eternal happiness it brings! So I'll let you know how that goes next time! So tune in next week for more exciting adventures from Aotearoa! Just remember: "True happiness comes only by making others happy"---David O. McKay Keep doing what is right, and praying day and night! Have a wonderful week! I love you all so very much! Love, Elder David John Rowe |
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