Another Week Gone, Wooooooooo

Hello all. 

This week, it's about time it's over haha. Our baptism didn't happen sadly. Bills dad took away his permission a few days before the baptism happened. So that started the week off pretty bad haha. Then a few days later I got sick. And one of our zone leaders was sick too so him and I just stayed home all day long. So that was another blah of a day. The weekend was alright. Heaps and Heaps and even Heaps more of service. It feels so good to be out in the sun. It's the best to get out and just serve in anyway I can. It's my favourite thing to do is just serving and helping people have things be better for them. Just seeing their faces and hearing the gratitude in their voice is the best. That's what this time of year and a mission is all about! 

I wanna encourage everyone to keep up with the Light the World calendar and do all you can to serve other people and make their lives better. I know the Lord will bless yous as you do so.

Sorry this is pretty short but not much to report this week haha.

Love you all!!!

Elder Maughan

#LighttheWorld!

Hello!

This week was just another week. Lots of good things to come so this email wont be very exciting haha. But I'm still doing good and am happy where I am. Things are all going well. 

Bill's baptism is a go for this coming weekend so that's gonna be pretty awesome! He is golden. Since the first day we met him he was prepared and ready to go! Pictures will be coming of that next week so look forward to those!

Christmas is kind of in the air here haha. Sunshine all day long, sweat a lot, that's what Christmas is right?? Haha it's a great time of year to be here! But I wanna make sure you all share your light this month! I'm sure you've heard of the church's new theme and seen the new video. I absolutely love it. Jesus Christ made the world a better and brighter place, and I know we all have the chance to do the same. If you haven't seen the events and the video go to mormon.org and see what I'm talking about!! There's so many people out there in the world, wherever we may be, that need Christ in their lives. And now is the best time of the year to bring Christ into their life. So Please do all you can to be that explain to those around you!! I know you are all some of the best people the Lord as to help in this great work! SO please LIGHT THE WORLD!!!:)

I love you all! Have a good week and stay warm!!!:)

Elder Maughan

Thanksgiving in NZ

Hey friends and family. I hope you all had a good week and heaps of food. 

Our week here was good. Lots of progression coming with our investigators. We are looking forward to a very White December in the Lincoln ward!;) But the Lord has really prepare a lot of people for my companion and I and we're excited to work with them and see them grow! Couldn't wish for anything better here :)

Everything is good here. Our investigators are all awesome. We were really happy this week with Bill! He is getting baptized on the 10th of this month! He is smart as. He is really interested and wants to set a good example for everyone. He is gonna do big things in the world and the gospel one day. I'm very proud of him and the steps he is taking!! 

Abby and CC are doing good. They're so fun to teach and hear their questions. They are some of the most random questions I've ever heard haha. But I love them. They'll be getting baptized this month as well hopefully. That's ours and their plans, just need to get a date to work for the family haha.

My new companion is the man. He's different, but I love him haha. I'm glad to be working with him! Our area is the best haha. I love it here and all the members here. I'm glad to be here for a while!

Thanks for all your love and prayers! They are very very needed haha. 

Love you all! Have a good week!!!:)

Elder Maughan

November= Guy Fawkes??

Hello all once again! I hope you all had a good Halloween and week! This week was good for us. Abby and CeCe are on track for baptism next week! The whole family came to church this week and we were really happy. These two girls are crack ups haha. We love teaching them every week. We got a new investigator this week too! His name is Bill. He's keen as! He's only 15 and he keeps talking about how he wants to serve a mission one day. He's uncle is in our ward on a mission in Perth right now so that's how we found him!! He was at church too. 

Our week has given us a lot of good things to there from and to work on. We are really looking forward to finishing this transfer off strong and working towards our few baptisms coming up soon!!

On Saturday we had our ward Christmas Party (early right??) But it was so fun and really good to get the entire ward together and we had a lot of fun. And that day was also a New Zealand holiday called Guy Fawkes. Not really sure what it's for, some guy tried to blow something up and that's why they celebrate it or something?? Not quite sure. But we were able to get up on our zone leaders roof and watch the fireworks through the whole valley. It was so cool to see everything!! 

Well I'd really love to hear from some of you! Letters are much appreciated!! ;) ;) Love you all!!

Elder Maughan 

Happy Halloween with a Great Week

Hey everyone! This week was awesome! We got started from square one and just got going with all we could for the work. We went through the area book, the ward list, and just hit the streets! We talked to over 20 different people each day. We were just out knocking doors, talking to anyone we could see on the streets. We had so much fun.

This week I also had the chance to do a trade off with Elder Seelos from Bountiful. He's an egg, but we had so much fun haha. We rode the train and ran in the rain, in our, suits so we weren't late for our meeting. It was super fun.

We have so many people to go back to this week to teach them. A lot said we can come and share a message. Some seem keen as, some seem like they just wanted to be nice haha. But that's okay we will still try!!

Time is going to fast. Can't believe it's November tomorrow! I love it so much here. This place has a place in my heart forever.

I love you all once again!

Elder Maughan

Summer is Near

Hello all once again! I hope you all had a good week.

This week for us was very hot. It was up and down with the work, but very hot. Summer is right around the corner! 

We had kind of a low week. But were able to teach our key people. The Courts family, Annette, and the Leiataua family. They are all moving at their own place which we are happy about. Elder Ponce and I are eager to go out and get the job done better this week! The Lord has given us a lot of potential that we wanna make sure we don't let slip through the cracks. Lincoln has heaps of potentials! Especially with our Trunk or Treat this week!! I'm looking forward to that just to have fun with the ward! 

Sorry this one was so short! We are running low on time! Have a good week! Love you all!!!

Elder Maughan

The Sunshine is Coming

Kia Ora one and all once again! Life down here is as wonderful as always!

This last week was good. Better than last week that's for sure! We are starting to pick up the work and the slack again so we are excited as!

We have 2 young girls set for baptism at the moment. Abby and Cici. They are crack ups and very fun to mess with! We were able to teach them the Plan of Salvation this week. It was hard because every little thing distracts them and two ducks came walking up to the door and they wanted to feed them haha. But we were able to get it all back and had a really powerful lesson! The only problem we are having is committing mom and dad to come to church. We will try our best! They all want the girls to get baptized, just need to help with the motivation!

We've also been working really close with one of our less actives and part member family. The dad served in the Philippines so my comp really loves him haha. But he is the man. Really humble and really loving. We go over there heaps and play basketball with him and his son then have a sit down with him, his wife To'o and his son Jonathan. To'o has heaps of questions and very strong in her church. But she's really sweet and funny. We have high hopes for them!

Updates on Clinton and Lydia. They are doing awesome. Since they've been baptized they've been doing really. Lydia has been baptized just over a month and has already read the whole Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants! She's taking it all in and is suppose to be going to the temple for baptisms this month or next! Clinton is still going strong. Working with him to prepare him for the priesthood now! 

Other than that, things are all good here! We are having heaps of fun and moving along!

My love and prayers go out to all of you!

Elder Maughan