Dear family and friends,

This week went by so quick, I can hardly remember what even happened. So bare with me!

Monday-We had a normal sport p-day, we played basketball for a solid 3 hours, then we had to run back to the flat so we could get to our appointment on time! I'm so out of shape. We had dinner with the R's, it was nice. We had a lesson on how reading the Book of Mormon everyday will protect us from temptation. It went pretty well. I think it's what the kids needed to hear. Then we pretty much cleaned our flat the rest of the night because we had a flat inspection the next day, and it was a wreck!!

Tuesday-We finished off cleaning the flat, then we went to district meeting. We had good training on the Godhead, and how we can use our differences in our beliefs with God to get people interested. It was good. Then we had song practice for the prelude we will be singing for sacrament meeting.

After that we went back to the flat and had lunch, and did language study with Elder Mamea. Then we rode to brother P's house for dinner. We had some pretty good stir fry with his family. We had a quick lesson about prayer, because brother P had to go with the zone leaders for an appointment. Then we dropped by the M's while we were in the area. We talked to them for a while, and then we followed up on the challenge we gave them a couple weeks ago with giving away a book of Mormon. Then didn't do it:(

 We had a good lesson with them. Then we had to go back to our flat really quick for exchanges. That was pretty much the night.

Wednesday- Elder Brinkerhoff from Wyoming traded spots with Elder Maybee. I was pretty much senior companion the whole day, and I still don't know the area well. It was a little rough haha! We visited Brother T, and I practiced the song I'm going to be accompanying him on next this next Sunday. 

We also had a lesson about how God is aware of every little detail in our lives. He liked that.  We rode home and had a nice lunch. Then we tried visiting heaps of potentials. None of them were interested. Then on our way to see our last one, Elder Young Yen, and Maybee pulled up, and picked us up. We went back to the flat and ended exchanges. Elder Mamea gave Elder Young Yen a haircut. Then they gave us a ride to the S's. We went with the S's to Sizzler. It is sooooooooooo expensive here too! it's like 40 dollars a plate, and it's a buffet too! They are the best. They are a seventh day Adventist family, but they are SO kind to us. Then they dropped us off at our flat and that was the night!

Thursday-I can't remember much from Thursday, but we said goodbye to heaps of people for Elder Maybee, then we went and had dinner with the As.

Friday-We met Aa at Carousel. She bought us lunch. Then we bussed to Thornlie for a district blitz. The blitz wasn't too bad, there was a lot of nice people, but no one was interested. No doors were slammed haha! 

Then we met back at the park after the blitz, and the sisters didn't have much success either. 

A picked us up from the park, and we had dinner and a lesson with brother F. It was some pretty good island food. Elder Maybee just bore his last testimony and Elder Mamea and I added ours too. Then A drove us back home and that was the night.

Saturday-A picked us up in the morning to go watch his nephew's rugby game. We did a lot of contacting, and Elder Maybee said goodbye to heaps of people. Then we went back to the K's and we talked to sister K's mom about temples.

Sunday-We had breakfast at Brother M's house. I made the sausages. We ate some super spicy hot sauce there!  Then we went to church and had a quick song practice with random people. Then we had mcm.  We had to hurry and do our prelude song. I played piano for it. 

Then after church Brother C gave us a ride to his house and we had a family home evening and dinner. The dinner was dang good! I had heaps of Maori bread. Then we had a good lesson on how service helps everyone. We dropped by the K's for a bit and then we went to the F's to say goodbye. Brother F's friend was there, and I didn't know this until we left, but his friend was a professional Rugby player for Samoa. hahaha it makes sense he was massive. We took a picture with him though! Then we got a ride back to our flat.

Then President Fife called, and he assigned me to be the new District Leader since Elder Maybee is leaving tomorrow! Kind of nervous, I guess we'll see what happens. I know I can do it with the Lord.

 I can feel all of your prayers everyday! Keep doing what you know you should be doing! I love you all!!

Elder Beeson