Preaching of Christ is greatest thrill!!

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's like 6 and wanted to show off her moana bed and her swimsuit and just wanted to flip through the book of mormon with me so we gave her some coloring pages and promised to go back and do her nails don't remember if I already mentioned her last week but she's the best :) She said "Jesus loves her and that the devil is a bad guy" 🥺 shes a nae iykyk - HAVING LITERALLY THE BEST VALENTINES DAY EVERRRR you can't top it promise haha. We made mini heart shaped waffles and goodies for our friends, got an impromtu drums performance, FREE food, getting to try out their massage chair, and getting to spend time with some of my favorite lil gals (legit the highlight of my day) 🧇🥁🏝 such a vibe.. - getting to watch some of the olympics.. hehe forgot those were happening rn 🫶💞 heart warming moment *** a sweet little girl came running outta no where and just was super excited to see us and it was precious *** may or may not have been because we did her nails 💅 - spending time with our FAV members the Harrises and them feeding us POSSUM (basically road kill here mmm) :) it was actually really good and they didn't tell us till after but one of our potential new friends who has an intense background made it for us :) - getting glazed by my comp haha she's the best - brought bread to a less active member and her wanting to maybe come to church here soon..? 🍞 we gonna bake their heart soft lollights: - FEVER DREAM fairies, disco balls, frog statues 🧚‍♂️🌴🐸 #naturewalkthroughthe forrestwithmichelle - traumatic experience at the hospital involving green projectile vommiting 🤮🤢 #firstimeforeverything - my comp singing tokyo drift in the car.. you can fill in the rest 😎 - running into a cool girl named Kayley at the grocery store she's not in our area but we reffered her to the other sistas! shopping == missionarywork 🛒🛍 I invite everyone this week to try it out!! - one of the girls trying to grab my hand but she had warts all over them xx #stillloveherbutalilafriad - miracle blesing while in town in Kaikohe of all places (getto as) I had to make a phone call and even though I couldn't hear anything they were saying still got the point across!! - getting to play with Tama the cutest lil puppy ever!! 🐕 - accidnetlay changing our friends language to arabic.. 😅🤣 meant to be in MAORI my bad lowlights: - our friend might be smoking..? - bible bashing for like 2hrs 😭 so frustrating and LONG and annoying but also I BORE MY testimony of the Book of mormon so strong she just needs to read the darn thing - a family that we helped a couple months back going through a rough patch and not sure what will happen or how to help 😢 - having to have a mission wide meeting about disobedience after just having our other meeting about that COMON' FOLKS GET IT TOGETHER 🫡 - getting weird bite bump red things on only 1 legg..? - realizing that socializing all day is a bit draining 🔋 SPIRITUAL FEED: In general conference, President Monson spoke to all of us when he said: “In the private sanctuary of one’s own conscience lies that spirit, that determination to cast off the old person and to measure up to the stature of true potential. In this spirit, we again issue that heartfelt invitation: Come back. We reach out to you in the pure love of Christ and express our desire to assist you and to welcome you into full fellowship. To those who are wounded in spirit or who are struggling and fearful, we say, Let us lift you and cheer you and calm your fears” “Problems or trials in our lives need to be viewed in the perspective of scriptural doctrine. Otherwise they can easily overtake our vision, absorb our energy, and deprive us of the joy and beauty the Lord intends us to receive here on earth. Some people are like rocks thrown into a sea of problems. They are drowned by them. BE A CORK. When submerged in a problem, fight to be free to bob up to serve again with happiness. …🌊🌊🍾🍾 IT CAN BE SO HARD sometimes but it is OH SO WORTH IT and 10000x better with Heavennly Father on your side :). “The Lord is intent on your personal growth and development. That progress is accelerated when you willingly allow Him to lead you through every growth experience you encounter, whether initially it be to your individual liking or not. When you trust in the Lord, when you are willing to let your heart and your mind be centered in His will, when you ask to be led by the Spirit to do His will, you are assured of the greatest happiness along the way and the most fulfilling attainment from this mortal experience. If you question everything you are asked to do, or dig in your heels at every unpleasant challenge, you make it harder for the Lord to bless you" I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH AROHA NUI, happy valentines happy olympics and happy day 💖 Sister Talbot