singing in the streets

Today was the most productive day we have had here.  The first street we did, we knocked on this door and an 80 year old lady and a guy in his 30's answered and the guy said, "hey we were just talking about you."  And we said, "huh?"  He said "I'm from Hamilton HZ, then I moved to Utah on a tennis scholarship to BYU, then became converted and got married in the temple to my wife who I met there.  Now I live in Mapleton, Utah.  I'm just down here visiting my grandparents and teaching them more about the gospel.  Do you want to come in?"  We said for sure!  I seriously couldn't believe that I met a member from tracting, it was so cool.  We went in and talked with the guy and his grandparents.  He wants us to come back another day and maybe teach them a lesson.  It was really so good to meet an active member.

 

It was a blessing and it totally boosted my spirits for the day.  

On Wednesday the whole zone went into the middle of Christchurch and we all sang hymns while a few of us contacted the people around watching.  I saw a girl sitting on a bench watching us all sing and so I started talking to her and it turns out she is from England just visiting for a couple of weeks.  So I gave her a pamphlet and bore testimony then began contacting other people.  Elder Tinker was watching the girl and said that she read the pamphlet cover to cover.  Then I noticed a guy with the same kind of bike that I have so I went over and started taking to him.  It turns out he is from California doing study abroad in NZ.  We talked about snowboarding for a while and then I started to talk to him about the Bible and the Book of Mormon and I pretty much gave him the first lesson about the restoration in the middle of Christchurch.  I really like street contacting after that day. 

We went over to the Samoan family's house today and boy am I stuffed!  They sure do like to feed you.  They go over to a fish 'n chips shop and bring back this HUGE bag of them and also have sausages, bread, eggs, and all of this food for us.  So we ate tons until I was about to pop!  Then there was one more piece of fish left and I was so stuffed and then Sana says, "Elder Rawle have some more fish" and I said that I was far too full.  Then she says, "RAWLE, I said eat the fish!" really boldly, so I said ok and ate the fish.  They really want you to eat, eat, eat!