W8: Puppies and Lambs Tail

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 biggest plate of spagetti I've ever seen and taught the sweetest guy about the plan of salvation (how death isn't the end). - went for some runs.. - The rest of the family got baptized.. whoop whoop! Super incredible people. :) - had some ephinanies about the spirit world (just read the topics and questions..) - pickleballed this week!! Got creative and used chalk and chairs of course. - 1st interviews with president (honestly super chill no problemo) - pdays with the elders and their antics at the lookout beach included a machete tower and jellyfish 🪼 - fhe night was good times - car serviced and got some yum Indian food / outdoor study time - probably spent too long trying to get our baptisimal programs put together and printed but we managed quite the adventure indeed! - Most HILARIOUS object member message to date had us all almost in tears.. - Puppies!!! Need I say more 😍🥺 - nice lady gave us steak and LAMB TAILS more deetz to come 😉 🐑🥩 Member Spotlight! This week we stopped by to see this member named Joe and he was so down to earth... like we walk down this muddy road and it's just him and his chickens, dogs, and home shack that he built and he was just saying how he had everything he needed and grew extra food in his garden for the community. I wish I could be more like him this week overacheaver haha! Anyways the people here are truly incredible and I learn so much from each and everyone of them. Personal Study: Isaiah. Ok so like if you're like me and struggle with reading Isaiah may I reccomend having like 12 screens open on gospel library? There are actually quite a few resources I found though the institute and seminary, come follow me manuals for both the old testament and BOM. They are super great and they even break down things almost vs by vs! (scripture courses / manuals) Just something I learned.. “Every man and every person who lives in this world wields an influence, whether for good or for evil. It is not what he says alone; it is not alone what he does. It is what he is. Every man, every person radiates what he or she really is. … It is what we are and what we radiate that affects the people around us." Isaiah 1–12: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-student-manual-kings-malachi/chapter-13?id=p56&lang=eng#p56 Invitation for the week: So you may (or may not have noticed) the pic I got this week but we were driving behind an interesting vehicle that had an infectious substacnce warning and it just got me thinking.. what things in our lives do we need to make sure we avoid or maybe what is toxic that we need to remove..? Like ASAP. Seeing how other people live and the choices and consequences that come from it has been super enlightening. A lot of members here were involved in some not so good things but now are some of the most Christlike and sweetest individuals I know! This week I was a bit quick like i don't know where time flew by but things are really picking up in our two branches / areas. We are teaching a couple kids who want to get baptized, we have some follow up lessons to teach, some potential friends to get lessons up and going with, and of course more contacts! Pictures say more than words though... https://photos.app.goo.gl/btkDY6hNfKPBTj3Y6 Love you all so so much, 💖 Sister Talbot