Hello everybody!
Sorry to have left you all with such a cliff hanger last week. I was barely able to hit "send" before the computer shut off.
This week was a really long week. I'm really not sure why it felt that way since Elder Bly and I were able to get a lot done. I guess time's just slowing down before I leave. No complaints on that! Time has been going by way too quickly over the last few months.
We were able to see Zeth again this week. Since I didn't get to say much about him, I'll fill you in on the details. We met Zeth last Saturday while we were tracting in a neighborhood nearby the chapel. He's a really friendly, very talkative Maori who's from South Auckland. He's from Otara, the same suburb that Elder 'Iongi is from. He pretty much grew up in the gangs there, and ran with the Bloods for a long time. Needless to say, he's got a lot of stories he likes to tell. He came to Australia about 11 years ago to get out of the gang life and try to start over. Though he left the gang, the gang has never really left him. When we go to visit him, he's always wearing something red, and his house is completely decked out with red. Zeth has a few really close friends who are the nephews of one of the members in our ward: Brother Otene. A couple years ago, Zeth was doing some work for brother Otene, and Brother Otene talked with him a bit about the church. He even brought Zeth one time to sacrament meeting. He also gave Zeth a Book of Mormon. Zeth had just found the Book of Mormon Brother Otene gave him a couple days before we knocked on his door. He is really looking for better things in his life, and when we came around, invited us back right away. We met with him again this week and challenged him to read his Book of Mormon. It will be interesting to see what happens with him because it is really hard to get him to sit still and stay on topic!
Yesterday after sacrament meeting, Ofa was ordained to be a priest. He's doing really well, and is very excited about the gospel. We're still trying to get in and teach his mum. She's still keen to get baptized, but she knows she cannot be baptized unless she and her partner get married or separate. I think she's waiting to work that out before she has the discussions.
Well, I hope everyone has a great week. I love you all!
Elder Rosier
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