Also, we have decided that we probably need to put Steve on pause for a little while. Ever since we taught him the Word of Wisdom he has really hit a wall and lost all his motivation. He isn't really progressing that much anymore. We are going to give him some time to reflect and see if he actually wants to live the gospel or just enjoys the way he feels when we visit him in the retirement home! It's kinda sad, but he needs to recognize the spirit more and not become desensitized to it.
Early this week I got to go on exchanges with Sister Christianson, one of my STL's! She is SO fun and it was a blast to spend the day with her! We had a really fun time and laughed a lot, but had a really good day of teaching and talking to people and doing some unplanned service... we ended up moving firewood for 3 hours for a less active! HA! After all the splinters were out we realized how sore we were from lifting and moving it so much! haha it was rough! She is a great missionary though and we had an awesome day!
So, our other investigator Josh that we met at the traffic lights and he came to church... he kinda fell off the face of the earth..? I am so sad! We have tried to call and text him a couple times with no answer or reply. We tried to go to the address he gave us and the people who answered said he had moved out! The house was kind of a boarding house and one of our High Counselors said when he dropped him off he got a weird vibe that it was a religious one and Josh might have gotten in trouble for going to a different church. I am bummed cause he was really excited to learn more, but someday he can meet missionaries again!
This week Sister Hiatt and I realized that we have TONS of extra Kilometers this month and decided to go on a little road trip to visit a member who lives at the VERY edge of our mission boundaries, about an hour away from us! She was so excited when we asked if we could come over, and said she had never had missionaries over because it was too far! We spent a couple hours cooking with her, made a pumpkin pie, and read some scriptures! It was so nice to be in her home :) The weather was also beautiful that day and the drive to her house was kinda out in the country so I finally got a glimpse of NZ not in the city life! I loved it!
This week was a bit tough for me physically because I got a really bad cold! My ears were really plugged making me dizzy and I have been tired from lack of sleep! I am getting better, but we worked hard this week!
I feel so blessed to be a part of this work. To learn firsthand that I was placed here for a reason to meet those that the Lord has been preparing to learn about the restored gospel! I am so excited about this Saturday, to watch someone enter the waters of baptism and make their first covenant with God! It has been such a blessing to watch Sam grow from the first time we met him until now!
I love you all! Have a wonderful week!
Love, Sister Golden
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