We are over the Hill!

Yes everyone we have passed our one year mark and have only 11 months left! We celebrated our one year mark of entering the Mission Training Center in Provo on February 13. We also passed our one year mark of landing in New Zealand on March 1. It seems that time flies when you are having fun. The gospel is truly fun and exciting when you see people develop faith in their Savior and his atonement, repent, get baptized and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost. That is the case with Tapu on the left who was baptized in February. She has good friends like Nadia who helped her along the way.

Sad thing is that this experience has to come to an end some day. Such is the case with Sister Tanuvasa who went home to Hawaii.

Sister Fuimaona is also left us and went home to Hawaii.

Sister Okada went home to Japan.

Elder Molimoli and Elder Teputepu went home to cyclone ravaged Tonga. They will have plenty to do to help their families and neighbors to rebuild.

Elder Poole went home to Australia.

Sister Petty in the flowered dress went home to Australia also. Pictured here with her companion Sister Tenischeva from Ukraine.

Elder Tahitua went home to Tonga.

Sister Moser went home to Utah.

We will miss all of these Missionaries who have served so faithfully. They will be a great asset to whatever part of the world they are going.

Luckily we have a whole batch of new Missionaries who came to our Mission. We are excited to get to know them and see them grow. They are young and enthusiastic and ready to serve. We welcome them from all over the world and even some from New Zealand.

In our Otahuhu Ward it was Ward Conference and we had a huge choir that sang and Elder and Sister Bartlett were there singing with everyone else. It seemed there were more in the Choir than in the congregation. The Sisters wore a pink scarf and the Brothers work pink ties.

Sister Bartlett and Elder Bartlett in our matching tie and scarf.

On occasion we have Missionaries who serve temporarily in our Mission because they are waiting for Visas to their Missions. This was the case with Elder Powell who left last Monday to his Mission in Australia.

Missions are so short and we are left with our heads spinning and wondering where has the time gone. We love you all and pray for you. May God bless you and keep you! Love Elder and Sister Bartlett.