Looking for lost sheep...

This week we had heaps of free time and some extra kilometers so we decided to go looking for the lost sheep at the bottom of the island.  There are about 3 members that live there near Lake Ferry, so we drove down there and visited them.  I have met almost everyone one of the people on the ward list.  

This weekend we had Branch Conference.  It was great!  We had 59 people at church.  (20 were from the stake). It was for sure a new record for the Branch!  I have also learned this week that a lot of people take the truth to be hard and complain, but I am grateful for Elder Holland's talk from conference.  He said: "Sadly enough, my young friends, it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much, comfortable gods, smooth gods, who don't rock the boat but don't even row it, gods who pat us on the head, make us giggle, then tell us to run along and pick marigolds".    We need to be strong, live the gospel faithfully even if others around us don't and defend our beliefs.

Anyway, nothing else really new in Carterton, it is holidays now so everyone is on vacation or they don't want us over,  and, it is getting dark around 6:00 so it is harder to plan the late hours.  But, we are going to get through it with lots of planning!!!!

I am glad you are having a great time on your trip to Honduras!  You guys look like Senior Missionaries with your name badges.  

I love you,

Elder Tuckett

P.S.  We took a lot of pictures one day, and wouldn't you know, it is the one day I forgot my name badge!!!! Oh well, here they are anyway!