It has been a fantastic week! So many memories already here in Carterton. Wednesday, I got on the bus and made sure to get a front seat. It took about 2 hours to get to my new area by bus. So, I arrived in Masterton, got off the bus, and no one was there, so I waited on the curb and asked how to get to Carterton, and they pointed me to the bus stop across the street. I was waiting there, and someone drove by and honked and waved, then they turn around. I found out they were members, so they called the missionaries, and they had forgotten me!!!!! So, I hung out with them, then finally got picked up and got with my new companion in Carterton. He is awesome!
Elder Uasila'a is from Tonga, but moved to Aukland when he was 13. He has been on the mission for 18 months this Sunday! He is fantastic, funny, and fun!
We have a really nice flat because a Senior Couple used to live here. We have a dishwasher, gas oven and it is just so nice and fun. However, there is nothing in the flat.... I plan on changing that. I am going to Op shops [i think that is a 2nd hand shop] and looking for weights and other little things that we are missing.
The most important part of the flat is that we have a really nice shower. The pressure is too strong! If you put it on all the way, it floods the bathroom so you feel like your are drowning.... It's great! It is very hard to find a nice shower like this in New Zealand.
This is a picture of our flat, and our flashy new 2013 Toyota hatchback. It drives so nice! It has a sports button that makes you go fast! Talk about hastening the work! We live in the nicest area of the city. We work in 4 little towns, about 15 minutes in between each one. Carterton, Greyton, Featherston, and Martinborough. We have so many investigators that I still haven't met them all. There is not a ward here -- only a branch. But on Sunday, I believe that more people showed up to church than in Napier. There were LOTS of visitors! And, they are much more organized and helpful than in Feilding. It is a really strong branch. I love it!
Yesterday was just a blast! Since it was a holiday, we went on a 30 kilometer bike ride. We met up with a part member family at Mt. Hallsworth. We biked all the way out there and had lunch with them, then went down to the river to help them pack up, and that was the greatest part if you ask me. While we were helping them pack up, there was a far away rumble/thunder sound and then the ground started shaking, the tree leaves we're shaking and going crazy, then there was a really big jolt! Then more small movements. We put our bikes in the car, and rode home with the family. We found out that there was a 6.3 earthquake 50 meters deep near Castlepoint. I was glad that we were out in the wilderness when it happened so there was nothing to fall on us.
This is the beautiful river - it took us 2 hours to bike out there, This was our first of many adventures! I love it here!
Love,
Elder Tuckett
Love,
Elder Tuckett
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