4TH LETTER WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND

OK. so all those times we went on those family bike rides... i have learned that i dont ride way behind everyone cuz i like to stop and take pictures... its because im freakin slow. haha. The 500 dollar bike we got is really really nice. My companion is really jealous and always tries to ride it.... haha. But we bike EVERYWHERE. I got a new Zeland DL but i am way to afraid to drive... and my companion got her DL taken away cuz she crashed a few times... so neither of us can drive, so we just bike everywhere. My legs are going to be so  toned when i get back;)

This mission thing isnt as hard as i thought it would be. My companions name is sister carter, and the first night i cried myself to sleep becuase i thought she was going to be really strict and i was going to have a really hard time with her... but i LOVE her so much and we get along so well. She workds me really hard. we are out talking to people from 11-9 every single day but its fun. I love the people here they are all so kind and loving. But very honest. We were at this one investigators house and they told my roomate her face looked really ugly and she doesnt know how to put on make up. So she brought out all this expensive make up and put it on her and let her keep it.
It is so beautiful here. I just wanna take pictures of everything but biking and taking pictures is really hard... especially for me (im mentally challenged on my bike...haha) I dont think you realize how slow i am. My companion is always SO far ahead of me... its embarassing:)
So the food. On my first day we had 5 appointments with 5 different investigators and every single home we went to they offered me a cup of milo. I thought it was so good until i foundout what it was. It tasted like a watered down hot chocolate... but dont be fooled. its malted barley with sugar. i dont drink it any more. its groddie. They eat a TON of eggs here. they have some sort of egg side dish with every meal, but i have some how been able to avoid eating them the whole time ive been here. but then again ive only been out for 5 days. Every morning i eat a bowl of yogurt and meusli (i think thats how you spell it.... but what it is is granola, and it is the BEST GRANOLA i have ever eaten in my whole entire life. I will have to send you some. Another thing i eat a lot of is cheese. the cheese here is so delicious. Their milk is really creamy it tastes like half and half. I eat a TON of nutella and peanut butter sandwiched. I eat lemons like nobodys business (cuz they are growing everywhere around here) and the thing i eat the most of is chocolate. I eat so much chocolate its not even funny. Its SO good here too. 70% of my diet consists of chocolate. But its so weird. ever since ive gotten out here i eat SO much. way way way more than my companion, like 3xs the amount of food as my companion. no joke.... and ist not like shes super small or anything haha. so get ready for me to come back fat:)
But nah i excersize every day and i bike everywhere (which is why i think i eat so much)
So our investigators... we have a ton of investigators. I taught this atheiest lady last week.... its just super hard though cuz she believes in evolution and that prayers that people say arent answered by god they are answered by good vibes (idk its really hard to explain haha) and i dont know what to say exactly... its hard teaching someone who doesnt believe in god period.
This other investigator named suzie. She is this older lady and her husband went missing for 3 weeks. They were together and then they got in a fight so he moved out for a few weeks and then one day he just went missing. nothing was taken from the house and he wasnt answering any calls and the police have been trying to track him down for a long time and they havent been able to find anything and suzie has been really really really sad. So yesterday she came to church and the elders gave her a blessing and in the blessing the elder blessed that everything will turn out ok. And i was really worried when he said that cuz 3 weeks is a long time and i was sure he was dead haha. so this morning we got a text saying that he showed up on her door step. He was out with friends for 3 weeks. So crazy.
So the other day we got this guy to commit to baptism. Rememebr how i was before my mission how i was so against being pushy with that kindda stuff.... well ive been completely brainwashed and i want every one to be baptized now.
New Zealalnd is the perfect mission for me. EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE OWNS A CAT. And they walk around everywhere. Ive probably seen around 500 cats atleast since ive been here haha. Its wonderful.
Right when i got here my companion, joking around asked me to talk in church, and i took her up on her offer! It was suppose to be her speaking assignment but i wanted to give a talk so bad. I gave a 15 min talk in church on putting our trust in christ. I love talking so much ive already been assigned to talk at some kids baptism next week and i have to give a talk in front of this guy from the quorm of the 70. i get so excited when i get speaking assignments.
I love you guys so much and i miss you so much. i have so many crazy stories to tell you guys but i dont have heaps of time. Ive been trying to write you but i dont ever have time... but i do have one letter i need to send you guys... so if i can ever get stamps...
Send me some black leggings. i have one pair and i wear them every day and they are starting to wear out. Ohh and send me some pepper spray too. its really creepy around here.... especially at night. I hate our flat. its so scary and old and its down this really scary street. but the lord will protect me. i love you guys a ton!
Uhh. ok put all of these on my blog. so people know im alive.
Did you get my pictures yet?