This week was not very eventful at all. There wasn't much progress among our investigators and less actives. We taught and met a lot of people but nothing big happened. But we have kept hard at it. This last week was transfer week however so now I'm into my second transfer in the field and I am still in Ngaruawahia with my trainer Elder Suriben. But my area was put into a new district so now we have 2 new sets of Elders to get to know. We all get along quite nicely so far.
Food wise it's fine, I don't love it but I don't hate it either. I'm definitely no longer very picky though. I struggle a little with some of the fish I've had to eat but they weren't bad. I'm only worried for if I go to Gisborne and have to eat fish all the time.. But I might never get sent there because of President Cummings. My investigators all have so much story and backstory that It would be so much writing to describe everything. I put in a few stories here and there but I might not be able to share it all until I get home and I can verbally tell. I write a lot down in my journal so I will be able to share a lot once I'm home!
My mission president is a really cool guy! He's very kind and he really cares for all of his missionaries. His biggest emphasis is always on exact obedience. He pushes for that a lot! It's really good that he does though because one thing I've noticed about this mission so far is that it's a very disobedient/ casual mission. A lot of missionaries don't follow he rules to a T. My last district and the new district I'm in is pretty good though. But yeah the President is a real good man.
I also have more bad news about the transfer.. We still don't have a car! I can drive here and I have been driving quite a bit lately in other Elder's cars but Elder Suriben and I haven't been designated a car. It's a bit of a bummer just because we have a massive area to cover but we can only go in town because we can only bike and walk. We will hopefully get designated a car mid transfer but there are no promises. We will continue to press on no matter what and we will do our best with what we've got. But other than that we've got a good transfer ahead of us.
We hope to progress 2 investigators to baptism this transfer and we are working hard for that. Brandon, who I think I mentioned before, is really progressing a lot and is a very faithful man. We can definitely see the hand of the Lord guiding him and us as we teach him the gospel. He loves church and he is now reading the Book of Mormon a second time. I have a lot of faith in him and I hope he chooses to be baptized soon. We have a few other investigators that will need a lot of help and progress before they can convert but we hope to work hard with them to be able to do that.
With Christmas coming up, we are getting more and more involved with various activities. With Christmas Lights at the Hamilton Temple and Visitors Center, Elder Suriben and I will be out at the temple quite a bit the next few weeks to help with talking to people who have come to see the lights. I am looking forward to seeing the lights in full pretty soon and seeing how they compare to the Mesa Temple lights back home. But other than that, not much else to write this week! I wish you all the best as Christmas comes up and I hope to be able to send more pictures as Christmas gets closer! Have a good week!
Elder Green
