Hot weather!

Hello everyone! I sent a letter last week, but apparently there was a glitch in the system and some people got it and some didn't, so let me know if you want it and I can try to resend it :)

This week was HOT! My tan lines are really funky so that keeps me entertained!
So I got my bike! It was at the mission home in Wellington waiting for me in a big box of tires, handlebars, and all other bike pieces! Haha!! It travels with me in the box whenever I get transferred and is assembled and taken apart by me each time! Yay!! I ride my bike every day unless we have to go to dinner far away then we drive! Our ward boundaries are so large that we split it with our district leader and his companion! They're really awesome to work with which makes Sundays nice because we switch off teaching the Gospel Principles class!

This week was busy, lots of appointments and most of them with less active members. The lessons are good and my companions are awesome at letting me slowly take chunks of the lesson to teach and helping me get more familiar with the material!

Sister Dial and Sister Hiatt

The days are long and hot so I sleep really hard each night and fall asleep fast which is a blessing! Waking up is hard! But, waking up on time is the first thing you do in the morning to invite the spirit.

We have a few fun investigators. Geoff is my favorite! He is an older guy who had a serious car accident years ago. He tells us he has been made aware that the Lord has a very important calling for him. He then talks about how he has conversations with the Lord ALL day EVERY day. He thinks he will be a prophet soon, so we try to teach him about our beliefs on prophets. He loves to learn and is reading the Book of Mormon. My heart goes out to him though as he is still a little slow from his head injury in the car accident!

This week we are having exchanges! I will be going to a different area for 24 hours with one of the Sister Training Leaders, Sister Gonzales. I''m excited!
The ward members are so sweet! But I miss my wonderful ward family!

This week, I am especially grateful for the knowledge that I have an eternal family. That our bond will go on through the eternities and I will have them forever! What a blessing! I am so thankful that the Lord gives us the temples and opportunity to partake of those ordinances!

Being a missionary is tiring, hard, and sometimes frustrating. But there is nowhere I need to be more than here right now, doing the work of the Lord.
I love you all! Thank you for the support!

Love,
Sister Golden