Area - Kanye, Botswana
Companion - Elder Holman
Letter #26
Hello family! Sounds like a great week for you! glad ya didn't get
bit by that snake! I almost got killed by a dog! Twice! Good thing I
hadn't opened the gate yet when it came tearing around the corner! ha.
and the second one we were attempting to open the gate and then saw the
dog so we stopped. It was just walkin around not being mean at all. A
person came out to talk to us and a member that was with us leaned on
the gate as we were talking. The dog snapped! Narrow escape. ha but it
was scary. Glad you also got to go to the temple. I miss the temple so
much! If I would have stayed in Sunnyside I would have gone on Friday.
Now I won't get to go for a loooong time. I can't see the picture of the
chapel that you sent me so I can't tell ya if that is it or not. The
building we meet in is a rented space in building so there are 2 signs
on the front of it. Obviously our church sign and the other is a sign
that says "CEDA". It is right off the main road by a TOTAL gas station.
This week we have had 16 new investigators! We did a ton
of tracting cause we had like 5 investigators when I got here. So now we
are going to get some results from these new investigators. Its tough
here cause everyone will let you into their house and be nice and accept
a return appt even if they know for a fact that they don't like you or
ever want to talk to you again and others like to talk to white people
so that's the only reason they want you around ha so we have to sift
through those people and really help them have a desire to learn the
fulness of the Gospel. The missionaries are the ones who teach classes
at church so in Sunday I taught Gospel principles for the first time.
Not that hard after all! haha. We are going to have a baptism in 2
weekends on the 20th! I'm excited cause this guy is a police detective,
huge guy, and softest face. He reminds me of The Rock haha. Big guy but
baby face. He wants to be the next branch president. There was one guy
that we got to talk sit down with and he stared to have lots of
questions and at the end of it all he said that he was going to have
devote lots of time to read the Book of Mormon to study and pray about
it. He said he would spend 3 hours that weekend at least! We will find
out how that went soon enough. Its been a good week and it's all about
attitude! Could have walked around and been sad and got no results from
all those hours of tracting but instead we worked and had a good time
and met tons of people to share the gospel with! I really need a camera
for alll the cool sights here! ha and not sure if Elder Foote is gonna
be able to find mine so I will let you know on Sunday when we call.
Which is gonna be in the morning for you and in the night for me. You
start church at one I think you said so it'll be before that. I'll call
you for 2 secs and then you'll have to call back. :D
Love you family! Have a super week! Talk to ya Sunday! :)
good work Elder <3
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