Papakura Week 2

I have considered on multiple occasions actually looking at the day countdown but I can't bring myself to it. The time is flying too fast.. It doesn't help transitioning from a young missionary to a seemingly old missionary. In the last 6 months the entire mission has completely reshuffled. I'm ages away from going home but my intake is now seen as the second oldest essentially. I kind of don't like it.. Especially as a zone leader, we kind of get put up in a pedestal and we really shouldn't at all. We're just the same as the other missionaries. It puts a lot of pressure on us to really be in top of things and being a proper example to the newer generation of missionaries. But yeah.. I'm getting a little scared thinking about taking on life. It seems like on a mission a lot of walls are put up protecting us from the world but after I'm released those walls will come down. It scares me quite a bit.. But it's good, I'll take those challenges on when I come to them. 

Well I hope the Rams win! Never seen them at the Superbowl before. Sounds like Caleb is getting hasty. I hope work doesn't hate you for having two sons that worked there for a short time just to quit. Sahry.... 

I live at XX Grove St in Papakura. I looked for the house we were in but I wasn't willing to go down the long driveways. It is in our area though so we did use to be in Papakura 1st ward eons ago. A bit strange.. But yeah we would be keen to see Nanny. Transfers are in about 4 weeks but either way I'm 99.9% sure I will still be here. My companion Elder Thompson is the man. He's the first Arizona companion I've had and him and I get along really well. He's a very good leader and missionary. He's been here for a while though so I feel like he'll probably be gone after this transfer. But it's good. So far my experience in South Auckland again was similar to the first time I was here but I feel like this week we're going to change that. We've got a lot planned we only hope things go as planned. 

This last week we tried to get a few visits in to a family I've recently met that the missionaries have been visiting for a while. They're very kind and very Maori. The father has the strongest accent I've heard in a long time. The son is not a member and the parents are returning less actives. We also had quite a few errands to run here and there but things are looking good for this upcoming week. I hope you all have a great week this week! 

Arohanui, 

- Elder Green

Papakura Week 1 - Transfers . . . Back to the city!

Yes I am in my new area and I have been sent back to the city. There are a lot of pros and cons but it'll be good. I hope to do a lot better and enjoy it a lot more than I did last time. I think it's good because I know this whole zone backwards and forwards already. At least geographically. I think that it will be good to being here as a zone leader because it'll keep me really busy with errands and the work here. I think Papakura 1st ward is a little better off with the work than Weymouth ward was. A lot bigger boundaries too. My worry is just the work here. And I was really hoping I'd never have to serve in the city again. But it's all good, I'll manage. I'm needed here for a reason so I'll just keep my eye out for that reason. I'll have to look around and see if I can find the house and if anyone remembers them. There are a few members here that are a part of the furniture in the ward. The chapel is really old and pretty much completely wooden. The place is actually really cool, seems kind of rustic. But yeah the Church was a lot bigger back in the day it seems. Most the membership in NZ is less active. I was talking to a guy in my last area who used to operate the buildings along the East Coast for the Church office and he told me most the full size chapels out that way have been released or knocked over. The one I got baptized in they knocked over the steeple but I think the building still stands. They have built a couple brand new chapels though. There's a super flash one in Temple View. Like nicer than any chapel I've even seen in America. It's bigger than any back home too. But yeah anyway. Things are good. 

Arohanui,
Elder Green