I had a pretty great week but
things are still weird that's for sure. Missionary work is so much
different here and I still have a lot of adjusting to do. I don't know
how to do a door contact to save my life but thankfully my companions are both
super cool so we just laugh it off. To put it into perspective. In
Sierra Leone my last transfer we were averaging around 30 lessons a week.
This last week was normal... and I think we taught a total of 3 lessons.
haha!
Another thing I noticed is how
different it is to be bold and teach the gospel to someone who is the same race
as you! I am so use to teaching and talking to Africans that I am still a
little scared of white people! I have the urge to yell pumwee when we
haven't been around to many people and I see a white person. It was RARE
to see white people in Sierra Leone. However, there are plenty of
hispanics so I enjoy talking to them haha!
Transfers are tomorrow. I
still don't know where I am going or who my companion will be. However, I
do know that I will be a district leader and that I will have a car! haha
wooo! I am gonna miss Elder Mcknight and Elder Bean for sure. We
have had a blast the past week and a half! I don't think I have laughed
this hard in awhile! I am pretty surprised that I am being called to be a
district leader... I've never been one before and I am still a noob to this
mission. Thankfully Heavenly Father has got my back:) whew! haha
Since Missionaries who go to
Sierra Leone don't take a suit with them.. I have been the only missionary at
meetings without a suit for the past week! haha I tried wearing my companions
huge blue suit jacket but it just wasn't matching my beat up gray pants... so I
only wore it to a couple meetings haha!
My mission President is super
nice and took Elder Barrick (the other Sierra Leone Missionary) and me to go
SHOPPING for things we needed! We got to spend half the day with him and
his wife! I got a couple of suits and some P- day clothes! I really
wanted to get a silver suit... but the first thing he said when we got to men's
warehouse was.... Dark colors only Elders haha but I have no place
complaining! It was so awesome getting to know him and his wife better
and just being able to ask him any questions we wanted about the mission and
how things work. I bet I am one of the very few who get to spend that
much personal time with President Wilson. Oh they took us out to lunch too... I'm
pretty sure Red Robins wanted to stop their bottomless fries deal after I came
in! haha
We were able to go to a baptism that was in our ward but it
was the sisters candidate. The baptism was awesome and the spirit was so
strong. I couldn't believe how many people came for support. Member
support in Sierra Leone was absolutely horrible. I wish I could just
write a list of all the things that are completely opposite but it would fill
up like 5 pages. I am learning to just love the differences and laugh off
the things that are foreign or still awkward for me to do... like contact
someone in english! haha
We contacted this crazy guy
named Kayowe (K.O.). I went to get a haircut from a member but they ended
up not being home but when I got out of the car to go to the house I grabbed a
book of mormon for some reason. I remember thinking...why in the world
are you grabbing this . we were walking away from the door when this
gangster looking guy started yelling to us from across the street. I
thought he was gonna yell at us for knocking on peoples doors or something...
but turns out he wanted to give us "mad props" for doing what we
do. We talked to him for about a half hour. I was trying really
hard not to laugh cause he would just try and use massive words that he had no
clue what they meant or when they should be used. for example "I bet
if I use these academically inclined futuristical words you fine young gentle
man wouldn't have the millisecondest ideal of what enlightenment I am bringing
you" hahaha I was dying inside!!! He was really nice though.
He also didn't understand my accidental Krio that kept slipping out! haha! I
shared a scripture with him and gave him the book of mormon I grabbed "for
no reason." I know we made his day... and he definitely made mine!
I will only have an hour to
email in the future so my emails will probably be much shorter from now on...
just another change to get use to I guess! :)
Shout out to Blaize
Pryor! I miss you tons man! Enjoy yourself while you are at the MTC and
do your best to keep the spirit with you at all times! I look up to you
Elder!!!!
P.s. sorry this email is lame... I had to write it really
quick!
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