Exchanges, and a miracle!

I had two exchanges this week. As district leader, I go on exchanges with everyone in the district at least once during the transfer to see how they are doing.  Sometimes more if they are having a rough time.  Then I go on exchanges with the zone leaders so they can make sure that I am doing a good job.  This week was full of teaching and service and miracles.  While on one of the exchanges, I got to work with Elder Yarrington .  We were able to go to a farm to give service.   We were fixing a fence, mowing lawns and catching sheep.  Farm jobs are so fun.  I was out there a couple of days and got to meet some awesome people and see some awesome scenery. I am going to miss New Zealand so much. There are so many green rolling hills here.  There is no where in the United States that is as beautiful as New Zealand. 

This is a picture of the lambs tail that I got to watch them cut off.  Some people eat them but he told us that this one wasn't much of a feed.   This was out in Waipukurau if you want to google it.

I was also on exchanges with Elder Cuthbrathsen this week.  He was my zone leader in Palmy so it was good to catch up with him.  He just finished being the Assistant to the President so he knows all about what is going on in the mission.  It was with him that we had a miracle story.  It is too long to write out, but I will try to tell you a short version.  He had found a guy that was out of his way and he talked to him.   He had a heavy African accent and he got a street and a time to come back.  However, the street was wrong!  We found a street that sounded like it and went to the house on the street.  We knock on the door, and tell the man that we are looking for an African man, and he told us that there was a group that moved in across the street!!!  We went,  and it was him!  We walked inside and there were all these Africans laying around watching TV.  We find the guy, and start doing the missionary thing and talking to him, then everyone started listening to us.  There were 10 in all and they all believed in Christ and were happy to listen to our message.  We were able to leave 2 book of Mormons there and asked them to read them.  I know they were just there waiting for us. It was a challenge to find them, but we were diligent in our efforts and finally got the prize!  I just love it!!!

Here are some of the rolling hills.  I was thinking that they were just beautiful, and the guy we were with just didn't think a thing about it. We have a solid baptismal date for December 6.  We taught the law of chastity this week and she passed so there will be nothing holding her back.  We are also going to a part member family this week where we will hopefully be setting 2 more baptismal dates with them.  

It is raining today so we will probably just go to the chapel and play some sports.  I love you! 

Elder Tuckett

p.s.  Thanks for getting me signed up for classes.  I am worried about learning math again let alone Calculus.  I was having a hard time remembering what 6x3 was the other day.  Yikes!!!