Kia Ora from Auckland

Howdy folks, (you can take a girl out of Texas but not Texas out of the girl 🤠) Another week in the NZAM! This time around our zone has a goal to invite people to be baptized every single day so that has been interesting... we are still on the hunt for some new friends to teach 🫡 (maybe we have some potentials..?) Highlights: - Singing at the Rawene hospital!! We had like barely any time to put it together but we printed some music and I "played" the piano and the residents enjoyed lol. 🎹 - Got sunburnt on pday due to hiking dukes nose (which was gorgeous..!) but I'm LOVING the sunshine ☀️. - DCM (district council meeting) blind folded fizzy drink testing + haka practice for zone conference! 🇳🇿 💃 - Saw the most AMAZING sunset. Legit don't think I'll ever see one quite as stunning. Pictures don't do it justice. 🌅 - Had a really good "returning" member visit with a less active family who we got to know and shared a message about charity with!...

Ahhhhh. This week was actually somewhat traumatizing as someone who strongly dislikes all insects (especially spiders..) lemme tell ya: We were doing some service this week for a nice older lady named Lynn (same one we baked the cakes for.. but this time it involved cleaning windows, cobwebs, and the biggest black spider landing on my hand *😱 I panicked and had a heart attack in the momenet* hopefully I look back fondly though 🫡 Highlights: - I got the sim for the phone good times fr. - Temple Prep lesson with Marie (sweetest soul) - Patiently waiting for the family we've been teaching to peacably calm back down.. and finding them doing yard work together! - Cheese tasting (to Talbot's cheese of course) on our munch break + sunbathing - New Fits this week! Some sisters finished their missions and gave us all their stuff so we have a new sense of style now haha.. - I learned a magic trick this week.. I basically memorize the deck real quick and then just know the card you pi...

Ahhh I officially made it through and to my 2nd transfer 🤯. With transfers right around the corner I'm almost positive that I'll end up staying here because historically people are in this area for 6 months.. :) Highlights: - Getting to finally watch conference!!! It was INCREDBILE. There are just too many things and they won't fit in this email but plz do yourself a favor and watch a little bit.. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10?lang=eng 🗣 - Found these cool flowers here (since it's now summer time haha) that remind me a lot like bluebonnets from Texas but hang from trees and are a lighter shade 💜 - Got my comp hooked on BANANAS! We even got the lady who checked us out at our lil store to comment on how many we bought 🍌😆 - Got a call from Patrick a guy living in his bus who seems super keen get to meet him later today.. (left our number on a pass along card) - Tender mercies like passing our flat inspection and getting HEAPS o...

Ahhh I officially made it through and to my 2nd transfer 🤯. With transfers right around the corner I'm almost positive that I'll end up staying here because historically people are in this area for 6 months.. :) Highlights: - Getting to finally watch conference!!! It was INCREDBILE. There are just too many things and they won't fit in this email but plz do yourself a favor and watch a little bit.. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10?lang=eng 🗣 - Found these cool flowers here (since it's now summer time haha) that remind me a lot like bluebonnets from Texas but hang from trees and are a lighter shade 💜 - Got my comp hooked on BANANAS! We even got the lady who checked us out at our lil store to comment on how many we bought 🍌😆 - Got a call from Patrick a guy living in his bus who seems super keen get to meet him later today.. (left our number on a pass along card) - Tender mercies like passing our flat inspection and getting HEAPS o...

Hello hello!! Wow you guys it's just getting crazier out there for you every week. Hang in there! One of the things I look forward to most though it general conference (or video conference as they call it here haha). But since we are a day ahead we have to wait a week so it will fall on a Sat/Sunday like usual and never have I ever wanted spoilers so bad 🤣 I'm like super hyped! Everyone if you haven't already watched it yet watch it. If you already have relisten / reread it. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2025-general-conference-talks-news-announcements (you'll thank me later!) HIGHLIGHTS: - I got to go on exchanges (we swap companions for a day or so) for the first time thing week with Sister Jones our Sister Training Leader (STL) she's super great and only has like a month to go so we are in like opposite stages right now.. super neat though to be comps with someone like her for a day! I got to be in Kaikohe and was served the bigges...