Hey mom,
So the week was okay, we got to see Elder Nelson of the twelve
yesterday which was nice. But none of our investigators could come to
church because it was in Nairobi--which was a downside. Other
downsides this week: Well our investigators bounced us to death. I
don't know how this always happens but it does. The members bounced us
a ton; it is funny how this just happens. But some people are coming
up. Many have fallen through the cracks. I really don't know what has
happened. I have had about 6 that should have been baptized, but they
weren't. I mean some that even had their baptismal interview. I don't
know how this happens. But whatever-- Another hard one to take. Well
we have this investigator who is trying to stop smoking, and we are
kicking him along because he wants so bad to be baptized, but he
won't stop smoking. We scheduled with him and his wife to fast on
Friday but by the time that we got to him on that day he was not only
smoking but drinking, so somehow our fasting didn't have the effect
that we wanted, and he forgot to fast. You can't make them do it.
Not to worry though things happen so much that you just get used to
them. I and my companion though are getting along too good. We are
just tearing it up. And we are so nerds. And sure enough this 235lb tight
So the week was okay, we got to see Elder Nelson of the twelve
yesterday which was nice. But none of our investigators could come to
church because it was in Nairobi--which was a downside. Other
downsides this week: Well our investigators bounced us to death. I
don't know how this always happens but it does. The members bounced us
a ton; it is funny how this just happens. But some people are coming
up. Many have fallen through the cracks. I really don't know what has
happened. I have had about 6 that should have been baptized, but they
weren't. I mean some that even had their baptismal interview. I don't
know how this happens. But whatever-- Another hard one to take. Well
we have this investigator who is trying to stop smoking, and we are
kicking him along because he wants so bad to be baptized, but he
won't stop smoking. We scheduled with him and his wife to fast on
Friday but by the time that we got to him on that day he was not only
smoking but drinking, so somehow our fasting didn't have the effect
that we wanted, and he forgot to fast. You can't make them do it.
Not to worry though things happen so much that you just get used to
them. I and my companion though are getting along too good. We are
just tearing it up. And we are so nerds. And sure enough this 235lb tight
end from Dixie state is a nerd as well. Man we get along so much.
It is great. I am loving it out here.Even when it is hard we still are going
to have a good time. We can talk about Star Wars
or Harry Potter for hours. I didn't say that we were anti social, but
we are nerds . I mean two missionaries that can tell jokes and quote
lines from Star Wars nearly all day. I mean laugh it up fuzz ball.
HAHAHA. I mean I have a belief that most all interesting people have
some kind of nerd in them. I mean if you don't, you are incredibly
boring to talk to. If we didn't have the work to do we probably would
get nothing done. I mean the work is hard we had 6 of our progressing
investigators go up country this week, and we have no idea when they
will be back. But we had a blast just talking.
About the French-speaking investigator: I am actually speaking a mix
of Swahili, French and English. We got a French copy of The Book of
Mormon, and I am having to kind of go with the flow. If you ask me
afterwards to say what we said in the lesson I have no idea, but in
the lesson we are there, and things sort of seem to work out. I don't
know it is something like the gift of tongues but something more like
the gift of somehow him understand three broken languages put
together. But he now understands things like the fall of Adam and Eve
and spiritual and physical death, the purpose of our life, and the
plan of God made in the pre earth life. I don't know exactly how we do
it but somehow it comes together.
Oh well, I don't know what else to say this week was just there but we
had fun, just a slow week. I can feel myself getting tired I mean I
have been tired for a long time and I just get more and more tired.
Whatever. Well love you mom. Tell them all that I love them over
there.
Elder Hays
or Harry Potter for hours. I didn't say that we were anti social, but
we are nerds . I mean two missionaries that can tell jokes and quote
lines from Star Wars nearly all day. I mean laugh it up fuzz ball.
HAHAHA. I mean I have a belief that most all interesting people have
some kind of nerd in them. I mean if you don't, you are incredibly
boring to talk to. If we didn't have the work to do we probably would
get nothing done. I mean the work is hard we had 6 of our progressing
investigators go up country this week, and we have no idea when they
will be back. But we had a blast just talking.
About the French-speaking investigator: I am actually speaking a mix
of Swahili, French and English. We got a French copy of The Book of
Mormon, and I am having to kind of go with the flow. If you ask me
afterwards to say what we said in the lesson I have no idea, but in
the lesson we are there, and things sort of seem to work out. I don't
know it is something like the gift of tongues but something more like
the gift of somehow him understand three broken languages put
together. But he now understands things like the fall of Adam and Eve
and spiritual and physical death, the purpose of our life, and the
plan of God made in the pre earth life. I don't know exactly how we do
it but somehow it comes together.
Oh well, I don't know what else to say this week was just there but we
had fun, just a slow week. I can feel myself getting tired I mean I
have been tired for a long time and I just get more and more tired.
Whatever. Well love you mom. Tell them all that I love them over
there.
Elder Hays
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