Nini in Opononi

Howdy howdy!! This week I truly saw more cows than I could count 🤠🐄🐮 Hope "yous" are all doing well ayyeee let's get right in with the spiritual thought for the week.. So something cool here is on the food there are health stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and I had an ephinany that we can compare this to the good better best principle ( Good, Better, Besthttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/good-better-best?lang=eng) There will be things that are really good for us and the best to eat that have 5 stars and then there are other things that maybe only have like 1/2 a star there may be things or ways we are doing that might be this and not very nourishing spiritually (or our best efforts) and other things that are 5 stars.. Maybe it's how you've been studying your scriptures, or your observance of the Sabbath. Just some food for thought!!! **Exciting news we will be attending a wedding on Friday as the Cassidy familly has decided to get married and baptized crazy stuff! Arthur also attended church and should be getting on date as well. ** 💒🔔🌊 Speaking of which.. Highlights!! - Making Homeade pizza and dino nuggs obvs 4.5 stars 🍕🦖🍗 - Pday!! We went to the beach :) (didn't get in of course) 🏖 - My comp having to "drag" me from the grocery store I was having wayyy too much fun hehe taking in all my options 🤩 - Feeling like people thought we were robbing their house on pday because our proselyting hours were from 6-9 when people go to bed.. and their dogs were barking and it was dark but really we were just trying to drop off cookies rip. 🍪 - Baking 8 cakes (my kinda service!!) w/a sweet lady named Lynn 🎂 - Recruiting for Kareoke..! 🎤 - 1st District Council Meeting (DCM) - Wednesday we taught like 5 lessons back to back it was actually insane.. phewf like we didn't even have time to eat lunch we were so packed. - Less than a week to prep a musical # for a general authority of the 70 coming for Zone Confernece wish me luck we are singing ahhhh look up Testimony by James Reis it's a fire song 🔥 - Our flat went through the car wash with all of the rain. - I'm on training wheels for 12 weeks wahooo - did the hokey pokey with the residents of the eldery population of Kaikohe! - Getting used to the conversations here e.g. "How many chickens do you have" somehow leads to how they get killed and whether they walk around after being deheaded? - Use the dog whispering talent I found I had to prevent further muddy paws on my comp and I. Stay and sit work wonders.. - Giving away our first BOM to Clark a super keen dude we met and he already had a desire for faith!! - We got our first freebie refferal turned out to be a dud idk he was like high in his hippie bus so he wasn't really interestd.. - Church in Opo this week :) + 1st linger longer - 1st MCM (missionary council meeting) - I already submitted some feature requests for the PMG app a girl can dreamm... Random Story: We visited a member and gave her some cookies not knowing she was sick lol when we asked what she needed she said a way to unclog her ears and I suggested chewing gum and she said quote: "the cookies will help me.. because chewing.." hahaha 😆 But on a more serious note one of our friends needs some serious prayers!! Jazz is like legit the most patient amazing woman because like she stated herself she doesn't know anyone else that would put up with what she goes through.. she's going through a lot rn and is just in survival mode.. essentially to sum things up she has 6 kids as well as a so/so husband (recently she was both baptised and married he's not a member though) but he's into weed and she's a recovered addict.. and she's also dealing with regular household management stuff on top of trust issues from her deceased mother (lawyers are so fun especially when you can't pay for them).. anyways please send prayers!!! 🙏 I also want to invite you guys to think of someone to pray for this week who do you know in your life that needs God's love and help? We also met a man who needless to say is going through a lot and got teary eyed with our message pray for a softened heart and open mind! Phil let's pray that you decide to come to church! 🤞 Also for a mind blowing fact.. these aren't my words but if we didn't have he priesthood we couldn't have any of the ordiances we need like baptism. But since the BOM is true and we do have the power of God on earth once again it means we have saving ordinances and we can be sealed as families recieve the sacrament!! Idk i just found this really interesting to think about. Today I learned about... https://pb.churchofjesuschrist.org/pbrequest/home/family https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/collection/inspirational-picture-quotes-images?lang=eng my invitation is for you to choose 1 to do one this week. Either use the quotes to share a good message or read a family patriarichal blessing! Also 1 Nephi 14:10 talks about how there are only 2 churches which is interesting because there was a family we visited who were super nice and Christian and when we asked which denomination she said they just beleived in Christ which I loved and they said they didn't like how churches could get super divided. I just thought this was a really good reminder that as Christians we all believe in the most important things and to not let that divide us. And even for other religions as well which I'm quickly learning about that we can be kind and curious :). Love you all so much!! Sister Talbot 🫶🩷