South Island

Kia ora whanau!! Hope you have all had a great week.

This week was pretty busy. We had zone conferences in the south island which meant a lot of traveling. We traveled on Sunday night to Dunedin. We stayed there for 2 days and had zone conference and exchanges. Then, next we went to Christchurch and stayed there for 2 days and had zone conference and exchanges. Then, we traveled to Nelson and stayed there for 2 days and had zone conference and exchanges. So basically we repeated the same thing all week. It got pretty tiring and monotonous, but we made it through so that's good. I enjoyed it though. It was good to see Christchurch and Dunedin because I have never served there before, so that was a blessing. Other than that, not much else happened this week.

Spiritual thought for the week: I was reading in the saints book the other day and I read about the story of Oliver Cowdery. He has such an awesome conversion story. He had heard about Joseph Smith and the golden plates, and became interested to learn more about it. He then moved in with Joseph's Smith's parents because he was teaching their children. He began to investigate and ask about Joseph Smith and his experiences. Joseph's family began to tell him about all of it. Then, Oliver felt impressed to pray and ask if this message was true. He did, and his answer was that it was true, and that he needed to walk 100 miles to Harmony, Pennsylvania where Joseph Smith was staying to meet him. So, the next day he packed up and was on his way. He walked those 100 miles and while walking he got frostbite on his feet, but he continued to walk until he made it there. I love this story because it shows us just how much the message of the restoration of the gospel meant to Oliver Cowdery. He was willing to walk 100 miles in cold weather for it. So, something I'd invite you all to ponder is "what does the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ mean to me?". For me, I know that this message is true and that it has blessed my life.

Alright, that's it from me folks. I'll catch you guys next week.

Ofa lahi atu Elder Larson


                                pics from Christchurch, Dunedin and Nelson zone conferences





    
                                            got to see the Laing family from Nelson again



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