Mom thanks for the email and such. It
definitely had some good advice that I’ll have to think over this coming week.
Definitely no coincidences in life I guess. : ) Brother Alcantera is an awesome
guy so thank him for sharing his experience as a missionary. The struggle for
me is still there - and the decision is still in the air as to whether I come
home early, but I’ll take into consideration what you said. Thanks again!
As for the music idea. A piano is kinda hard to come by around here,
but I’ll definitely try to sing a little more in the sector. Sadly, as for the Marche
sellers, I think I’ll stick to sarcasm and smooth talking, not singing. haha! The funny story is that I’ve been increasing
my musical abilities out here, but in a different way. I am learning how to
beat box! Every p-day I look up some
instructions and techniques and then practice throughout the week. Whenever I
have free time I am beat-boxing around the apartment. Yup, cultivating talents while on my mission!
So for the mail, I don’t know the address, I
think emailing the Whitesides (senior couple) might be the best option. They
probably know better than I. Also, if you want, putting money in my account for
new clothes might be better - I could buy more for cheaper here than for you to
send things. But as for treats, I will
welcome those. heehee
We just had a zone conference yesterday. On Sunday
the mission president announced that one of the branches was being split and
that the church is building a church owned building starting this summer! We
need 500 more members to create a Stake which would help start talk of a
temple. Right now Cameroon is at 100 baptisms a year, so maybe 2 or 3 years if
the pace picks up. But yesterday, I had an interview with President Cook. Me and him are still not friends. My interview
left me angry and frustrated. I tried to express some of my struggles but none
of that got through to him. Now I’ve decided, that I’m just doing things how I
want, whether he likes it or not.
To answer some of your questions: I live in an
apartment with 4 missionaries now. However, two are always working and kind of
non-friendly. We had a little bit of tension the last week because I have
really shaken up their routine and I also ate their left-over french toast. Woops! Then it’s me and Hunt, so 4 guys. So, this apartment is a little different but
it’s okay.
This week was a little slow, a lot of inward
reflection going on as you can imagine. Sorry that I don’t have any crazy stories but I’ll
try again next week. I hope things are continually going well for y'all! Keep up the good work and let me know about
your success and experiences.
I have a new game plan to survive the next few
months here in Africa. If you could
deposit some money into my account so I can buy a few new clothes - all my old
ones are sort of destroyed. Also, my camera seems to be busted (figures) so if
at all possible I would like to buy a new one. About $100 would be good. Those
are things that would be really nice to have.
Second, I would like Kaleb/Ferious/Gabbie/Drew/Maya
to take over my Facebook and help spice it up a bit. From the pictures I sent
home I figure you could change my cover photo and profile pic. (they’ll
understand what that means. No offense mom). I figure if I’m going to stay out
here I might as well be proud of it!
I am rededicating and resetting my thoughts of
the mission! Hopefully this lasts for another year :)
Thanks, I love you all and the sacrifice that I
know you are making on my behalf. After
all, as Pres Monson says, “A mission is a family affair!” Let me know next p-day if any of these
requests are possible.
