Kia Ora from Auckland

Most likely it's my last week here in Opononi... and I'm going... somewhere else probably!! We get transfer news tmrw ;) Also I hit 6 months 😢 time is going by toooo fast ahhhh!! Highlights: - lessons and spending time with the Rawiri family :) they love riding horses and eatting lollies... imma miss them so much!! 😘 - Getting called an 😇 ANGEL WARRIOR by one of our new members Stephanie who then started balling after we gave her a marked copy of the book of mormon for her birthday!!! Ahhh it's amazing how small things can just be so impactful truly was just such a humbling moment 🎂 - running into our friends who we've lost touch with again!! Whooop whoop 🤏 - having one of the BEST spirit taught lessons about the restoration to our super keen and elect friend Tangi 💪 - beautiful lesson with members w/our friend Arthur and him praying in MAORI papa atua 🥲🥲🙏🙏 - met the most PRECIOUS lil soul named AJ while doing some visits with our most goated member.. she...

Maori of the week: hine kai hine wai whenua (food, water, land) Maori chant for the basic things we need.. I'd like to add Ihu Karaiti (Jesus Christ) 🥝 Ok so just to explain.. I promise I didn't miss an email.. kinda.. we got permission to move last Monday (our day off) to last Friday (confusing I know) but it was for New Zealands holiday Waitangi which was a BLAST!! Basically you're gonna have to look it up too much to explain here but essentially it's a big cultural celebration for their treaty and theres lots of performances, food, and shopping.. 🇳🇿 ** so.. sorry this is a 2 for one special ** Highlights: - getting to feel like I was .000001% Jesus when some kids flocked to us and showed us such TENDERNESS KINDNESS LOVE AND were ADORABLE.. #MAORI KIDS ARE THE CUTEST legit lifechanging. For example we met thisi girl named AJ on member splits after church and she legit is the sweetest being ever. After being awkwardly outside peeking in after our member waltzed r...