So Jesus Gave you everthing. ft. Gang members like brownies.. 😋

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 right in she just grabs my hand and leads me in wanting to show me her Moana bed.. needless to say she then wouldn't stop jabbering on about how Jesus loves her and gave her her clothes and then she proceeded to want to "read" and flip through my Book of Mormon and legit didn't want us to leave but she has some coloring pages and a picture book version of the scriptures to hold onto until we come back to do her nails... :) 🥲 I didn't want to ever have to leave. Their childlike happiness and spirit is contagious! - dancing @ Waitangi 💃and watching the Kapa Haka performances (ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE) - going to my 2nd tangi (maori funeral) and trying real earth hongi! - getting to practice Hie to Kolob on the Piano (there's a lovely rendition that I found and hope to learn here soon..) 🎹 since back at home I used to play all the time I want to be able to play at least a little bit every day so when they ask me to play I can actually.. - getting to spend time with some of our friends and their horses..? She has a beautiful pony and low key kinda jealous hehe 🎠 - well needed impromptu BIRTHDAY VISIT to one of our newer members Steph who has been struggling 🥳🎂 (the little things really do make a big difference).. although we had to sing her happy birthday over the phone because she was sleeping when we came by.. we had so much fun leaving hearts and a card - Weekly planning being more of a success and less of a struggle this week 💪 - watching the Book of Mormon Videos during lunch 11/10 would reccomend :) 🎟📽 - companion exchanges I WENT TO KAIKOHE.. lets just say it was INTERESTING and WACK and I appreciate my area more now to say the least and I was able to have a well needed heart 2 heart with the most 12yr old girl you've ever met.. shoutout to @Oakley Jensen for patiently teaching me magic 🪄 hehe. - Well needed time with our YSA :) #ysa'sarethebest + getting a missionary refferal and having a good chat with a sweet mom :) - getting to help the other sisters teach a lesson to their friend Lana :) SO POWERFUL we discussed the family proclamation.. her steps needed towards baptism and tithing - best exchange massage ever!!! Never been more relaxed in my life @Reagan Rowley 💆‍♀️🤍 and getting to watch the YSA devotional broadcast + learning a cool way to mark up BOM's Lowlights: - I hit my 6 months on the 15th.. and I'll probably be leaving this area here in a week.. 😭 but I'm too attached - had a BRUTAL phone call on the way back from zone con 😫 - didn't get "permission" to go to our branch beach activity that literally everybody and their family went to 😭😭 actually sooo unfortunate.. - had the strangest member dinner on exchanges truly.. felt like my brain was getting played with..? - being given the wrong flat to stay at for zone conference 😅 and then killing a spider only to wake up with bites.. - Waking up at before 5am to drive to Waitangi.. and somehow managing to lose the powa shell earrings I bought..? Also getting seriously PAKA PAKA (aka sun burnt) #norestfortheweary - having a low key weird and off putting experience with an interesting fellow.. 🙅‍♀️ - one of the YW whose nails we did went to the hospital.. 🤭 - have one of our lessons get interrupted during exchanges - getting along with other missionaries sometimes ooof - tricky exchange situations like getting baptized under the influence for starters.. also got semi attacked by dogs walked away with minor scratches all goods Lollights: - all of my comps impromtu mic perfomances and dr pepper runs.. - our prepared training for our missionary meeting getting shortened due to all the crazy stuff that happened (blessing in disguise fr hehe) - #addictionrecoveryclass turned into lets get dinner honestly may have met one of the funniest people alive - ** The more our bible is falling apart the less we will be because FALLING APART BIBLES means people who aren't falling apart ** - almost lost these peoples dog because it got outisde of the gate.. luckily it came back - when deciding to give our neighbors on exchanges cookies or brownies.. we decided brownies.. you can fill in the rest :) Sister Allen (our mission leader) shared the following: 💖💖When you pray demons are losing legal ground. Heaven is leaning in. You’re not just talking. You’re warring. You’re building altars that will outlive you. You’re interceding for bloodlines that don’t even know they’re being covered. Prayer is not a soft option. It’s a supernatural strategy. That’s why the enemy fights it so hard. That’s why your phone buzzes when you kneel. That’s why your mind races when you try to focus. So pray tired. Pray empty. Pray unsure. Just don’t stop. Because every time you pray Heaven moves. Hell shakes. And history changes.❤️ Wow if that doesnt shake you to your bones I dont know what will. Prayer is more important than we can ever imagine. You have the ability and opportunity to change history and be among the angels. So take it seriously and do it often. Pray More!! Pray in more places. More times of the day. Pray always. TESTIFY more :) Get through powerfully and joyfully. Overcome the world and the noise Epic PHOTO DUMP: long story short my google photo storage is full :) Love you all hope you can embrace the chaos!!! <3 Jesus loves you Sister Talbot