We had a busy week last week so I didn't get much time to write. There was a meeting of all the Mission Presidents in our Area here in Auckland. We were assigned to pick up Mission Presidents at the Airport and deliver them to their Hotel in downtown Auckland. We picked up Mission Presidents from Tahiti and from Adelaide, Australia. Most of the Mission Presidents and Wives are just amazed at how green it is here in New Zealand.
You may be wondering why I included this picture. Probably none of you know what a Trundler is except for maybe our Son-in-law from South Africa. Yes, this is in the parking lot of the grocery store. A Trundler is a shopping cart. Who would have guessed. They also have trolleys which are two wheeled carts that people take to the store to carry their groceries when they walk. We have two such trolleys in our storage closet.
We do have bugs here as I mentioned and Sister Bartlett just had to take a picture of one nasty looking one. Most of the bugs are harmless but the fleas are relentless and love the human flesh. We haven't seen a Missionary without bites. We also have some very determined black ants that we found in the upper floor of our flat. They have kind of disappeared with the colder weather. It actually got down to 39 degrees one night.
This picture is for our Brother-in-law who is a beekeeper. We were behind this pickup and the licence plate was BUZZZZ. We could tell he was a beekeeper since he had bee boxes in the back of the pickup. I am looking forward to having some of the local honey produced here.
To close for this week we think we are freezing because we have no central heat in our flat and all the windows and doors are not air tight and there is very little insulation in the walls. Then we come across the most beautiful flowers blooming all over. The Lord has blessed us with these beautiful things to bring hope and joy to our heart. We thank Him every day for these things and for all of you, our friends and family.
Love Elder and Sister Bartlett
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