I'm glad all is well in Zion! Sorry for the late email again. We had Zone Leader Council yesterday, and naturally I forgot to tell you. Yeah, I don't know why we had two so close together either. But it's been a great week again in the promised land of Palmerston North. It's taking me 6 months, but I'm loving this place more and more every week.
It was very different week than most. For some reason, Tuesday, was a very disappointing day. All of our great plans fell through, except for two lessons we had. But both those lessons were very frustrating for different reasons. And other bad things happened. But then the next day, Wednesday, everything worked out wonderfully. We had a great day, with some fantastic lessons and inspiring District meeting. I don't know why that always seems to happen. One day stinks, the next day is amazing! Opposition in all things, I guess.
Transfer week has come and gone, so the stress is all over with. Thursday was a very long day after we woke up at 3 o'clock to drive Wanganui with a trailer full of bike boxes while the rain poured down. We did our best to cover the bike boxes, but when we arrived an hour later, the Elders had to do a bit of extra work in taping their wet cardboard boxes that they had to put their bikes in to get on the plane. We used a lot of tape, and the wettest box looked like a mummy because it had to be wrapped round and round with tape. It all worked out. And we got away with only one missed flight out of four. But that wasn't our fault. So no worries.
I'm sorry if I'm repeating myself, but I don't know if I've told you about Mickey. She's from Japan and speaks very little English, but she is an amazing investigator. She has been coming to church with her cousin who's in our ward and staying with them for a few months while she learns English. We had one lesson with her on Wednesday and another on Friday. The lessons with her are always amazing. Even though Sister Reiri (her cousin) has to translate everything between the two of us, and Mickey still isn't sure whether or not she believes in God, the Spirit is always so strong. Mickey asks amazing questions. She's leaving in April, so hopefully we will be able to help her gain a powerful testimony, and hopefully even baptize her before then, so she can go back home, live with her other cousins who are members of the church, and become a strong member of the gospel in Japan.
In other news, Elder Segi and I have been working with a less active family with six kids, and on Sunday they came to church for the first time in months! We were shocked and overjoyed, to say the least. And then we had a family home evening with them that night after church and they expressed their appreciation for all that we had done (which we didn't think was all that much). But it was awesome.
Also, we're working with some university students, which is understandable in "Student City." The lessons with these students in particular are going really well. The three of them all grew up in Christian homes, but have seem to lost their beliefs along the way. We had a powerful lesson on the Book of Mormon last night and they all committed to read and pray about it. Even though they don't believe prayer really works. Man, "uni" students are so full of skepticism sometimes. But these three are going somewhere, and I've seen a real change of heart since I first met them a few months ago.
Well I gotta go! Loveyou!
Love,
Elder Rowe
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