November 5, 2008 to Mom

hello mom!
how is everything back there? sounds like dads got his hands full with the bathroom and cleanin up the place. I say you should have a deacons quorm service project! make them all do it! haha. just kidding.

But about that teaching and building a relationship thing. It is starting to happen now. I think the first week was just kind of weird just because i didnt know the investigators yet. But now i do and its going pretty well. now its becoming more than just teaching. its a friendship in Christ. If that makes anysense. some of these people and the problems that they are trying to overcome, before this i would never be associated with them. But this opportunity i have to share this gospel gives me the opportunity to talk to all these people and actually be their friend. i love this! we are going to go speak to a nigerian named isaac and his girlfriend precious( i know funny, but not the weirdest ive heard yet haha) and they are so neat. They've come to church twice in a row and the questions they have and the spirit that is in the room is real and its so much fun to take part in it. I know its not me but, i am so happy that i have the opportunity to take part in it.But yes i indeed have seen monkeys here haha. there is one that is tied up on a street corner that when we walk by he just raises his eye brows up and down and stares at you haha. i have decided to name him murka just because of a previous incendent haha. it means wrath haha.

i dont know what i would want in the package it doesnt matter to me. just mom like things. and no i didnt get those other packages. kinda dissapointing. what address did you send it to? malaysian one or singapore? And i have only been fed once by a member. and he was a recent convert and we were teaching his friend that day, so no we like never get fed by members here. But there are food stands everywhere and food is super cheep so i dont go hungry haha. Yes my appartment has an air conditioner in our room but other than that its hot in the other rooms. But its ok, i think im getting used to it. I havent woke up and thought it was hot in a while now! thats good! haha. our transportation is mostly by foot. but when we go a long ways its by bus.It just started raining monday and its rained each day since. It rains crazy hard here. its awesome. The thunderstorms are so impressive i love it!

WEll mom im sorry i dont have time to write much else but i want to tell you that i ate durian for the first time. It was the most viel disgusting thing ever haha. maybe i can write to the ward next wednesday. ok ya i wrote to dave already.That soundsgreat about your lesson mom. You always worry so much. You know your a good teacher! you just need to have faith in yourself. But its true, heavenly father really does help you. its not usually for us that he is helping us though, it is for others. Ok mom, and fam, hope you are all having a great week. sorry i cant write you all individually, but i love you all! bertahan sampai akhir.