March 25, 2013
Hey family, things are great here I love it here, first of all I
have felt the prayers in my life and today I have felt them I am being
strengthened and idk how its happening but I do know who is helping,
thank you family and my God. My companion is Elder Elliott he is about 6
foot 5 inches and 300 lbs of pure muscle, he is a big football player
and can go to any school he wanted after high school but he went on a
mission. Now I have an awesome trainer aka Dad here to help me grow and
learn I rely on him so much I'm starting to get the hang of the
language. When I get back in 2 years you wont be able to understand me
just saying. It sounds like mixed up English taken way past the hick English.
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| First Day in Liberia |
My companion is from Missouri, we have a grocery store under
our apartment and its nice cause I can go get some snickers or a coke.
The washing machine contraption that you sent me does wonders here.
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| Training Before meeting Trainers |
Sorry if my
spelling is off, the computer and key board suck lol. I live with 6
missionaries including me, all Americans except a Nigerian and its nice
to have some one that talks English like me to help me. The money here
is sweet. Church is annoying we listen to a generator in the
background and I cant understand a whole lot being said lol but I felt
the spirit there and that's all that matters. One of the investigators
is going to get baptized next Saturday with I think 8 other people, it
will be neat. The guy really wants to serve a mission he got kicked out
of his house cause he believes in this church. I'm grateful for his
faith it has strengthened me lots, we are going to help him get to where
god wants him in life. I love you guys so much and have thought about
things back at home but now my mind is being put to work and i like it
better that way. I got Diarrhea my 2nd day it sucks so bad but I got
better after praying hard to my heavenly father. Can't wait to send
pics to you all I cant today maybe next Monday. Things are good here don't worry about me the people love us so much and they would never dare
steal from us unless they were drunk. I cant wait to go to the beach
its only 2 miles from our apartment. Things are growing over here in
the church we are trying to find a new place for a church building,
closer for the members to go to. I think that there will be a temple
here soon. Brother Holland will be down here in July and I'm excited
to meet him. Thank you mom and dad for the quotes they help a lot and I
feel the spirit when I read them, the people are so excepting here I
will have lots of baptisms here this is the best mission in the world
for success as a missionary. Brother Holland has even said this and i
know it to be true. The only thing is keeping them going to church,
thats all we really fight here. We killed a mouse today it was fun the
rats are huge but the Fruit Bats are very big they are probably as big
as a house cat and very big wing span really cool to see them. The
sunrises here are beautiful and especially the sunsets at the coast. I
miss the mountains a lot and hunting and just all me and my friends used
to do. Fishing in the summer, I'm going to miss that. Well I gotta go
I love you all so much tell Benton I love him and Ivy and tell Benton
to play his heart out in golf, when you send packages make sure you
mark under $6 allways and tape them up good and put pics of jesus on
them will help protect them here is my liberia address
the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints
Horton Avenue, Capital bye-pass
P.O. box 1905
Monrovia 1000
10 Liberia
love you all write you on Monday
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