Inviting for Easter....

These two weeks are really busy for us.  We have been inviting people to come to General Conference and to come and worship with us on Easter Sunday.  We have been going throughout the branch list and inviting all less actives to come to church on Easter Sunday. For conference, we invited them to come with a question in mind... I know if you do this, that your question will be answered.  We also have Branch Conference coming up with speakers from the Stake Presidency.  I am looking forward to that.  We have been working with the branch president to help him get things going.  Every week he asks us what the ward can do to help with missionary work.  We told him that we need to get the home teaching going, so we have been helping him get that set up.  We feel like that can really strengthen the branch.  

However, sadly, no one came to share in the spirit of General Conference.  Is makes me sad be cause they would of had the opportunity to be taught by an apostle and prophet.   It really made me miss the Melchizedek priesthood holders in Mesa.  In the states, most usually you ask the men to do something, and they gladly help.  Here, we can't even get them to go to church.  We had 5 people watching the priesthood session.  So sad.  

I would like to share with you my top 6 conference talks....

1. Best of course was my favorite person ever, Elder Holland.  He is definitely a motivator for missionaries.  I loved how conference started with him.

2.  President Uchtdorf -- staying true to the gospel, our branch really needed this one!  

3.  Gary Stevenson -- So sporty, and a great way to look at ordinances of the gospel.

4.  Elder Bednar -- the truck analogy was fantastic.  People always complaining of things they have to do. 

5.  Elder Ballard -- on following up... So important for missionaries,  I just loved it.

6.  Elder Hales -- everyone can be more obedient!!!

I just love General Conference!!!!

Hopefully people will come to the Easter program we have planned for next week.  

Here is a little frog that we saw hopping across the road while we driving, so we stopped to rescue him!!!

This is the view from the top of the hill at Featherston.  On the top left, you can see the steeple of the chapel.  

Here we are at the train station.... I really want to take a ride on the train...

This is a massive tree that we had to stop and get our pictures with.  I forgot my camera, so we had to use Elder Usalia'a which he didn't focus too well.  

Winter is coming..... I have on jeans and a jacket today!  

We are going to be going on exchanges this week!  We will be working with the zone leaders!  I don't know what we are going to do, every street in this town has been knock on 3 times!

Love, Elder Tuckett

P.S.   Please tell Brother Merkley congrats on his new calling.  Our branch president would love to have counselors like Bishop Garn has.  He really has no options to choose from, so he does it all himself.  He calls on us to help him a lot.