Kiwi Katy - Serving in Hamilton

Kia Ora!  This week was transfers week. On Tuesday we had to wait ALL DAY LONG for the call but we finally got it at  10:30 ! I am staying in Gizzy and my new comp is sister Baylosis. She is from the Philippines. She is so cute! Sister Brothers went to Tauranga (so I'll see her at zone conference yaa!) Our whole zone changed though! Everyone changed comps! Elder Ellsworth is now zone leader with an elder from Australia named Elder Alovili. Elder Benson is getting follow up trained by Elder Ete from Australia. Sister Mavae is training a sister from Australia! Our district has been taken over by Australians!  I've been working  to introduce her to everyone but its been hard meeting with people. I'm now a District leader. I don't think I like it. All the changes have been so hard and stressful. SO MANY CHANGES!!! What hasn't changed is the work lately. So,  I don't want to talk about our investigators this week because they are never ever home when we try to ...

Kia ora whanau, This week is transfers! Transfers happen every six weeks. We get the call  tomorrow  and will see what's going to happen. I'm pretty sure that I will stay in Gizzy and Sister Brothers will leave.  I am almost done training! YAY!! I'm too impatient with transfers news. On  Thursday  the people will leave and new comps will come.  We will find out   on Tuesday   though. We already know the Elders' transfer news because the Zone Leaders both left! Elder Van Hauwart has finished his mission so he left and flies home   tomorrow,  and his comp Elder Latu is transferring to Hamilton so he left this morning, too, with Elder Van Hauwart. So Elder Ellsworth (our current district leader) is going to move to the other ward (I think) and become Zone Leader. T he Elder he is training right now will have a follow up trainer. Some crazy stuff is happening, aye!  All is well with teaching. We have some people we are tea...

My dad, Elder Ellsworth; my brother, Elder Benson; me; and my mom, Sister Brothers Kia Ora Whanau, This week we had zone conference up in Tauraga and it was amazing! I drove there and we got there safely! :) But zone conference was so good. President gave a training on agency and I learned heaps. Then the AP's gave a training on the Book of Mormon and it was really good! Conference was amazing aye!? I felt like heaps of the talks were on the Book of Mormon and it has really made me desire to have a stronger testimony of the Book of Mormon. I really liked how Elder Nelson asked if we had the choice between diamonds and the Book of Mormon what would we choose. I learned so much.  Just so you know, the gas and break pedals are in the same place on our cars, thankfully! Driving is going well. I drove through the Gorge to Whakatane on our way to ZC. It was good. We followed behind the senior couple here in Gizzy. Oh my goodness they drove SO SLOW! The speed limit was 100 and w...

Kia ora! How are all of you doing? This week was really good. On Tuesday we had MCM which went for 2 and a half hours. Sister Brothers keeps telling me normal MCMs don't last that long, but our ward mission leader, Brother McClutchie, talks HEAPS! He is a good guy.  Then, we had a lesson with Losi and her family took us to McDonald's. Then, we had FHE with the ward and Losi's family brought pizza haha!  Wednesday was so wet! It rained all day long. But the senior couple in Gisborne got back from Hamilton and they brought letters and stuff. I got Erin's wedding announcement (so beautiful!) I got a letter from Adri and a package from mom and dad! Thank you for the Reeses! Lisa loved them and wanted me to tell you thank you! L isa is awesome! Right now she has kidney stones on top of her kidney disease. She is in so much pain but she is so happy through everything!   Thursday we had a lesson with a referral from the Visitor's Center. Her names Kristin. She...