Hello all!!
First off, for PDay we
went back to Abbey Caves, got wet again, but got more muddy because we
discovered a little secret place and it went on for ages!! So we might go back
today.
We went up to the zone
leaders area a lot this week. Which isn't bad, cause that's where the bush is.
So yes it was very cool!
On Tuesday we had
interviews with our mission president. Which was cool. He is the man.
On Thursday we
got to go to another Tongi!! It was so cool!! For those of you who don't
remember, that's a Maori Funeral. Speaking of remembering, do you remember what
a hongi (Sp?) is? It's the greeting where you basically put your forehead and
nose to another person’s. It is actually pretty cool. (Warning, I am probably
going to do it to a lot of you when I get back. Although it's only for men
usually. Women and men greet with a kiss on the cheek...). Anyway, at a Tongi,
you give the dead body a hongi (or a kiss on the cheek it doesn't matter as
much if they are dead). Anyway.....I did that. I touched my face to the face of
a dead person.... AND IT WAS SO COOL. Who can say they have done that? Ha! That
is why I love being out here.
On Saturday,
Elder Fanger was sick, so I mostly just watched a bunch of old church videos.
You know those old cheesy ones from the 90s? Yeah those.
And on Saturday night,
we went to the zone leader's area (more than just twice, we went almost every
day this week for different reasons) to a camp-out our ward was having. We went
up and were able to have a big Hungi (again: Sp?). Basically, they dig a big
hole, throw a bunch of sacks of food in there, and cook it. A lot of people
have special cookers for it now, but this is my first ground one, and I gotta
say, it was GOOD. Very filling. :))
As for our teaching, I
think our highlight would have been seeing a girl named [Tara]. Her mom is
less-active (though trying to come back) and she is investigating. She is
probably the smartest 9 year old I have ever met. So yeah she is cool!
I apologize, I have no
pictures this week, but I will try to get some next time. I will send one of me
doing a hungi so you know what it looks like. :))
Love ya and stay
awesome!
-Elder Clayton-
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