Dear
Mum,
Well another
week has come and gone!! I guess it is nice to have the time passing though. It
sounds like it has been a pretty good week for you.
Last
Monday we went to hang out with the missionaries in Ridgeway. That is where
Elder Robins is serving. So it was really fun to just hang out with him. We
didn't do anything too fun though. P-days are pretty boring sometimes!
On
Tuesday we just had a normal day of teaching. One of our regulars is Willamina
and Ester. They are doing good, but just learning really slow. We have been
teaching them for a while, and haven't got too far in the lessons. We still
have a lot to teach them. We are planning to put them on date for baptism this
week. They will hopefully be baptized the first of April if they keep coming to
church.
Wednesday
we just had another normal day. We met a new girl named Keke. We just met her
at the mall with a member because she works at the mall. We met during her
break. She goes to some weird church that believes in prayer warriors and
intercessors. It is just weird all the different believes that people have. It
is cool though that we are able to teach people the truth.
Thursday
we were pretty busy teaching. We had Willamina and Ester again. One of our
members was supposed to feed us that night, but she couldn't, so she sent us
with some money. So we made a chicken pot pie with her money. It is like the
size of a normal pie!! It was fun to do that.
Friday
was fun. We did our weekly service to Jackie. She is so much fun, and it is so
fun to just go and serve her. It is fun to work in the little concession stand.
I am always running around getting stuff for people. She just has me man the
counter while her and elder Peterson do other stuff.
Saturday
morning we were invited to go with Jackie and Nathan to a function at Nathans
school. It was a fun run thing. There were just a ton of people there. We just
went with jackie and had a good time. We had a lot of snacks and stuff. The PTA
had taken over her little shop. We had to help pack all the stuff into the shop
on Friday. On Saturday though I had to help make popcorn for people. The
popcorn machine kept tripping the power, so that was an adventure. It was just
like any school event back home. It just reminded me of all the PTA stuff you
do, and how busy you always were. We got a pretty big rain storm on Saturday as
well. We then went and taught Jackie later that night after we went to sister
masters and watched a church movie!! Sister Masters is awesome!! But Jackie is
doing well. She really is progressing, and it is so great to see her get
better. She has been decreasing the number of cigarettes she is smoking. I
really love Jackie. I can't wait tell she is baptized. She is so ready, the
only thing holding her back is her smoking. She has gone from 18 a day to 8
though!! So I know that she can quite and get baptized.
Saturday
night there was a Stake talent show! It was fun to go and watch the different
talents!! It is so weird the diversity in this country!! You have all these
proper rich white people, and then pretty much ghetto township people. Like the
white people all got up and sang nice songs and played the piano, and even the
violin. Then the blacks would get up and dance to hip hop or rap that probably
shouldn't be playing in a church building haha!! But it is all the south
African experience I guess haha!!
Our
Sunday was pretty good. we went and Ate at a really cool family right after
church. The Adams Family ha!! They have boys that swim and play water polo. I
think I told you about them about a month ago when they fed us last! We then
taught a few people. We taught Nurse. She really isn't learning too fast
thought. She hasn't been reading or anything. I guess we will keep working with
here thought. We then ended the night by going to a YSA fireside. It was a
great fireside. The topic was mostly what are you going to do to guarantee you
will stay in the church the rest of you life. It was a great fireside.
President Pieenar was the one conducting the whole discussion. His wife is the
one that sent you pictures with the little red head boy. they have two boys on
a mission.
Elder
Peterson and I are doing great together. We get a long pretty well. He really
loves to bake like deserts, and I love to eat them, so that is what we have in
common hahah!!! He made some peanut butter cookies last night that were really
good!! He is just a little baker! I guess we don't do a lot of fun stuff
together. WE just do our normal work, but we joke a lot, and that keeps stuff
interesting. I am glad he is my companion though. I have learned a lot from
him, and being with him. I guess some are forced lessons ha.
It
sounds like your week has gone great, and that is good to hear. I put a few
random pictures in dropbox. Like some from a cool look out up on a huge hill,
and some selfies of myself :) I will also put some in of our pot pie that we
made!! Just let me know about registration for school. I guess i probably need
to choose some classes, so just let me know. I am staying pretty healthy! I
have started slacking on my working out, like weight lifting, but I am still
running with Elder Peterson every other morning. My bite has fully healed
pretty much, so that is good!! It doesn't look nearly as bad as my first one! I
am glad that you are getting more snow!! I hope that you keep getting more
moisture. It sounds like you really need it!! Well I love you, and I am glad
you are doing well. I am sorry if this email is boring. We aren't doing too
much fun today. We are just going to the office to pick something up for Elder
Peterson, then probably go to the mall or something. well have a good
week.
Love
Your son
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