Kiwi Katy - Serving in Hamilton

Kia Ora! This week we had exchanges and they were amazing! I was with Sister Mavae in my area. It was really good though. We decided to go and see this lady, Nicole, who is a former investigator who we haven't been able to catch since like my 3rd week in Gisborne. We went to her house and she was home so we got to see her! She said that she had to pay a bill recently that made it so she didn't have money for food. She also mentioned that she and her daughter shared a bed and that if we knew of someone with a single bed that would be good, too. So I texted our ward mission leader, Brother McClutchie. That night he got a bed and food for her! It was so amazing and she was so thankful for us. It was really cool to be part of a service like that!  On exchanges Sister Mavae went and visited some Tongans in our ward. She went and spoke in Tongan and I just sat there because I don't speak Tongan (yet) but it was really cool. I could feel the spirit when she spoke even...

Kia Ora!  This week on Pday we went to the glow worm caves! But unfortunately we only remembered to bring one flash light and I was sick. So we were trying to decided if we should keep going of if we should turn around and go back. We were laughing because it was like the start of a Mormon message! But fortunately we decided to turn around and go back because the flash light was dying. So we turned around and went back to the car.  Also this week we we went and visited a Tongan family in the ward. But whenever we leave there we never leave empty handed because they always give us food. This day we left with Big Macs and fries! But right after we left there we had a dinner appointment. Then, we went and visited a family in the ward and they fed us dinner, too. Mom, you don't have to worry about me. I'm getting fed well!  Also on Saturday we cleaned two peoples' houses. I have decided I will never let me kids eat gum. I found too man...

Kia Ora!  I seriously can't remember what happened this week. It went by so fast! I feel like I was just here emailing yous! I can only remember Thursday  because Thursday  was transfers! Oh! on Monday I was certified to drive! Then the next day was my first real day of driving and we were on our way to the chapel for singing practice and I GOT PULLED OVER! But I didn't do anything wrong. The cops were just out pulling people over randomly. But my first time being pulled over and it was in NZ. so that's pretty cool!  But Thursday  we dropped Sister Kearon off at the bus station and then we were in a trio with sister Schwendinger all day because her new comp didn't get here until like 7. Oh! and every single companionship in the zone changed except for Sister Brothers and me! Even the elders out in Nuhaka and Wairano. But there are two new borns in our zone so that's cool! One is from Idaho so that was exciting! The new STL i...

Kia Ora!  This week was a wonderful week! Every week is wonderful though.  On Monday  after we emailed, we went on a hike to this place up the coast by Taloga Bay. It's called Cooks Cove, I think. It was really fun! It was actually closed for hiking because of lambing, but we went anyways. It's this really cool hike and you have to go through sheep fields and cow fields. It was also really wet and raining a little bit, but it was still really fun! At the end it was the cliffs that were by Taloga bay (where I went a few weeks ago for pday). I wish it hadn't been so foggy and cloudy because we would have been able to see more, but it was still good. I wore my Chacos and I stepped in this mud spot and my feet got stuck! It took a little while to get unstuck.  On Wednesday   we had exchanges and they were really good! Sister Schwendinger and I get along really well so it was so much fun being with her! It's funny because she's a twin, too, and her...