February 26, 2018

Kia Ora!! 

So you guys know how i had the saying a while back that you can't believe what can happen in one week? Well, You wouldn't believe happened this week. So Tuesday rolls around this week being transfer week, Olcott and I both expected to have him get the phone call from president that he would go district leader, and it did. So it kinda went like this. Olcott picks up the phone, and starts off by saying hello pres! how are you? and then- "yea. yup. OK. I can do that for you. yes. huh. ok." And me being me I was well sneakily put it on speaker phone and i will listen to what he is saying to you. And then Olcott put it on speaker and said, "OK pres it is on speaker" I was just like you dummy don't say that, we are supposed to be sneaky and the Pres goes ok thank you elders for every thing you have done in Turangi, I regret to inform you this, but I am shutting your area down and while Olcott goes up to Ngarawahia to be a district leader he said " Elder Allart" " Yes President Cummings", " I need you to go to South Auckland to the Chapel downs ward. the chapel; right out side the MTC, and you are gonna train Elder Rich." 

MY JAW LITERALLY HIT THE FLOOR.

I literally have been out two transfers, and He asked me to train. I did say yes, so now, I am doing something that the last time this happened was like 3 years ago, and literally, it is super rare to have a guy who just finished training, to train. So now, I am in South Auckland, brand new to a area, Training Elder Rich from South Jordan Utah. I am super excited, nervous, and scared. But, other than that, my week has been pretty uneventful. 

Ofa Atu, 

Elder Allart

February 19, 2018

Harea Mai! 

So basically, This week was Awesome, redneck, sad, and surprising.

So The Awesome part About this week is that we have been visiting heaps of people, no baptisms yet, but we will get there. We have been walking everywhere lately in our small area because Our K's got cut back quite a bit. But, as we were walking, I saw some pretty insane stuff. so, Lets just paint the picture for you all.

You're walking down the street in your proselyting clothes, it is hot, muggy, miserable, and at that moment in time, all you want is a blimmin Bundaberg ( drink down here, has guava Really good) When all the sudden, you hear this loud dirt bike going down the street. Now for me, I always have to look and see if i can guess the make and model of the bike, power and what not. Only when i look up I seem to think I am hallucinating, and thought that i just saw some dude riding a chiller down the street. It was then that i rubbed my eyes that i ended up seeing a dude, riding a CHILLER DOWN THE ROAD!!! ( chiller is a cooler) he had attached a weed wacker on the back of it and put four wheels on the bottom. The Red neck here are called Hoarie Maori but to be real, It was a big fair skinned maori guy riding a cooler with his rifle between his legs! HAHA it was legendary! 

Now for  the Sad part of my email, Tonga has just been hit by a big cyclone and the cyclone is now coming toward us. Woohoo. Tonga is destroyed though. We should be ok, because of how far inland we are, but pray for the Tongan people this week, because they need it. 

Next, this is my last week with my trainer I think cause transfers are this week, I will know by Tuesday. Other than that, New Zealand is same old same old.