\u200bGood grief y’all this week has been exhausting… so I’m gonna have to keep this short cuz we have heaps to do today and my bed is calling me… \ud83d\ude09 haha I think I’m gonna have to quote a companion and say the one thing I am super “trunky” for is naps. yep. #noshame haha but I love this work so much, and where it’s tiring it’s twice as rewarding! So I wouldn’t trade that for all the naps in the world haha!<\/p>\n

So let me tell you why it was so tiring… on Saturday we had a baptism!!! <3 woohoo! Now unfortunately she doesn’t count as a convert baptism because she’s only 8 years old.. but I don’t even care! I love this little girl SOOOOOOO much! Her family is my absolute favorite here in Bathurst. Siahn is her name and we’ve been teaching her all the missionary lessons because her family has been less active until now(: it’s been an incredible experience and we’re so grateful for the opportunity to meet and teach this family. we had a HUGE turnout haha Siahn’s family is Maori, and when a Maori family has an event.. they HAVE AN EVENT! Haha it was great, because we were also able to turn the baptism into the Branch’s monthly activity by having a BBQ and a games day at the chapel afterwards. SO. FUN. we had SO many people there that if all of them were active we’d qualify for a bigger building! (our building now is so tiny. lol it’s a one room building with two very small classrooms adjacent and the library is in the cupboards of the kitchen haha!) But it’s really great(: I love this Branch and the work we get to do(: we’ve also been working with one of our members who lives over an hour away.. so we are driving HEAPS each week we also had to receive special permission from our mission president to visit these people because not only do they live an hour away, but it’s an hour OUT of our mission!! So that’s kinda fun haha it’s a beautiful drive through gorgeous country and I love it so much out here! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Sister Cramer is doing fantastic and is doing heaps better than I was at the beginning of my mission with no MTC prep. Haha it’s fun and GET THIS?!?! she plays the Cello!! good grief isn’t she awesome!?!? We are so much alike lol although she’s a heap ton better than my 4th and 5th year playing abilities (: she and I were able to sing at Siahn’s baptism too. It was great. I love this Gospel, I love this work, I love this country and I’m loving my companion! Life is good y’all!<\/p>\n