Wow. The power just went out
and I lost 20 min of my writing... grrr... thats frustrating!
Well the week has been
splendid! My companion is back on his feet and we have eally enjoyed
bring back in full swing! I recognized how much I really love being a
missoionary and teaching people all day long. Who knows how I'll adjust to
being a normal human being :)
Well, what can I say about this
week!? We have really enjoyed the Lord's hand in our life as we are striving to
find new families and branch builders to teach. Our teaching pool has come
partially to a stand still because the majority of our future converts are
simply at a road block of either acquiring money to become married and
baptized, or in the three month period in which they are repenting/ separating
from their girl/boy friends. So, elder conners and I have been searchng for
those specific people that the Lord needs to strengthen New Kru Town Branch. We
had over two hunderd people in sacrament meeting this sunday! meaning that our
branch could very easily be split in the coming months! we are busting at the
seams in our tiny little building! So, that means that we need future
leadership in the future branch to be, and thats what elder conners and I are
looking for as we walk through our area. I dont know if you recall President
Monson's story how a branch in Toronto did that when he was mission president
there, but that is what I feel like as we go contacting! "This guy looks
like a future Elders Quorum President!" and then I go talk to him. Haha It
is prett fun :) contacting has never been more fun! Although we are really
missing a relief society president... maybe you could help us pray to find one?
:) thanks!
We are just returning from the
"Pot Shop" where they make aluminum cooking pots. That is also where
my best friend and convert O. works. I believe I have mentioned how
amazingly amazing and wonderful this man is in past emails. Seriously! I love
the guy to shreds :) He is the same man who wakes up at 2:00 am to study till
morning by flashlight/ candlelight. We gave him a copy of "Our
Heritage" and he read it in three days, recalling stories from our pioneer
history that I hardly remember! Haha imagine your recent convert passing you up
in your gospel knowlege! HA! I love this guy :)
Anyways, we were making pots
today to hang out with O. and also with othello's best friend and our
investigator M. They, as well as the whole pot shop crew, are just a
blast to be around. I hope we continue to baptize all of them someday.... :) We
made them Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler today which they absolutely LOVED :) They
introduced us to one of my favorite african foods called "Yocco" made
from gari and so I decided to introdice them to some american food :) Maybe
another time we will go and try some other american food if I can think of
something easy and cheap to make!
Welp, my time is finished dear friends. Im having a hard
time thinking of cool stuff to share so feel free to blast your questions about
life in africa to my mom and she can forward them to me! Then I'll be able to
choose which aspects would be cool to talk about in the coming weeks!
lots of
love,
elder fairwell
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