What has happened . .. .hmmmmm
Well first off, thanks for
all your emails! You are all awesome! I miss you all . Especially
with the Christmas season coming up. I'll be thinking of you guys.
I'll also get to call you! Or maybe even skype.. we'll see.
This week was transfers. The night we got here we
took one of the members to the hospital. He had a stroke about 3 years
ago, and didnt have any medicine left so he was really sick. . . So
that was interesting . . especially when him and his wife speak swahili
and very, very little english.. . . ha ha but it worked out okay in
the end.. He is doing better now.
Hmm what else?
Well, we taught some
lessons to investigators with translators that speak different tribal
languages, french, swahili, english, and other crazy languages like
lingalik. Its pretty crazy out here. But yesterday was fast and
testimony meeting and it was pretty cool! The branch is swahili, so the
speakers usually speak swahili, or french, or english.. So I don't
understand much of the meeting. . . . Church is pretty different . .
The youth out here are very disrespectful. They talk in their classes
and leave and come in whenever they want and are ALWAYS on their phones.
.. . Plus they always have a stupid response to what the teacher is
saying. We taught one class yesterday at church and it was nuts. No
respect. We were teaching the word of wisdom because at the moment
every single youth in that class drink alcohol except for 1 (Pascal - a
recent convert who is such a boss...He is only 16 but is super excited
to go on a mission!) . .. They wouldn't listen. It was very
frustrating. They still think drinking is okay. They said
that champagne is just apple juice and won't get you drunk! Hahaha . .
. yeah right. And we tell them that it is not allowed and they ignore
us. They are pretty stubborn, but the swahili people as a whole are soo
awesome! Nicest people ever. They love everyone. They are great. Im
excited to work with them! I think I want to stay in this area for 6
months and then come back here for the last 3 months of my mission as
well. Hopefully that can happen :) I'll cross my fingers.
Pia (also) I met an older gentleman named Brother
Hansen. He is awesome. He is making us business cards! Apparently he
does that for a lot of missionaries around here... :) he is a great man.
I think we will be friends and stay in contact even after my mission.
He is awesome.
Alright. I don't know what else to say. My
companion is freaking sweet. Elder Helmstetter from Orange County
California. He is 24 yrs old. His leg is pretty screwed up . . just
the muscle is torn in a lot of places . . but I think he'll survive.
He will have physical therapy to try to help it. He has already
owned a company and done a lot of cool stuff before his mission. He is a
convert of about 5 years. . . I love him . . We are going to have a
lot of fun together and we will get a lot of work done as well.
Okay. I don't have time to write anymore. I love
you all though! Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season! The
lights at temple square are beautiful. . . I love it.
Keep it real.
Tutaonana! (See you!)
Kwaheri. (Goodbye)
Godspeed.
-Elder Hansen
Peak The Strategy
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