“A Hunted Man Sometimes Wearies of Distrust and Longs for Friendship"

HELLO!!! So it sounds like a lot of people are starting to get a bit cold. Well I sympathize, but I cannot empathize. Because it is getting quite hot here. ;) Well, mostly. These last five-ish days have been rainy and muggy and humid and wet. Most people hate it. But not me! I RELISH in it. It is so awesome! And it makes the mountains ( Haha "mountains", more like hills next to the Rockies ;D ) look way cool. They look cool all the time, because they are just covered in the greenest most rain forest-y looking trees. But when it rains, they get all enshrouded in mist. I CAN'T even describe it!! It looks just like a movie, it is so exciting.

Anyway, yes the work has been going good! We have been seeing [Jim] (the one getting married and baptized on Saturday) almost every day, because we have to teach him the lessons before his baptism. We worry we are overloading him a bit, but I think it is all good, because he is very accepting and learns quickly. It is very cool to see him change, because before last week, he pretty much wanted little to do with us. There was another time this week where we taught the same lesson to different people about 4 or 5 times in a row over the course of two days. It is awesome.

Other than that, it sounds like we are going back to Waipu Caves today. But not with our whole zone again. This time only with the elders in our district. But it will still be fun! And tonight we are going down to Auckland to spend the night so we can go to the temple in Hamilton!! I am so excited it is such a gorgeous building. I feel peacful and spiritual just thinking about it!! Anyway, it is going to be way fun. Going to try to send more pictures soon!  :) 

One thing, has anyone seen a movie called Ephraim's Rescue? If you haven't, DO IT. It is SO SO good. A lot of people have seen 17 Miracles. (If you haven't seen that one, I recommend it too. It is good and makes me cry...) Well, Ephraim's Rescue came out this year and is pretty much a "sequel" to 17 Miracles. And if the latter makes me cry, then Ephraim's Rescue makes me weep. Hard. I do not want to seem unmanly, but it does. And if you watch it you will see why. Plus, it has good acting, an amazing soundtrack, powerful effects, and camera work that I LOVE. So yes, 'tis but a recommendation. ^_^ 

Anyways, love y'all and hope you're doing well!! 

-Elder Clayton-