hello there family!
oh it is good to hear from you guys every monday. thanks so much for always writing to me and taking that little bit of time out of your sunday evening.
lets see, this week was pretty normal, but still great. we did finally get one of our investigators to come to church. but we had to go and pick her up from her apartment. she lives pretty far away and she told us she would've been to shy to just come on her own. she's an SDA and so she usually is attending church on saturdays, but we convinced her to come and see how our meetings go. she said she had a good time and that she'll ask us some questions, when we meet with her next. so i was very grateful to have to come. her name is Beatrice and i think she's around 22-23. something like that. hopefully she can continue to progress and she'll finally realize that the sabbath day is in fact now on sunday. it's not easy for her to see that, but with the Holy Ghost touching her heart, i know that she'll be converted. it's only a matter of time now.
we have our baptism this coming saturday, i know i've said that for the past two weeks, but it's final now. we've got more candidates as well now. so i think besides those original three sisters, there will be added another sister and a young boy. so far, those are the people who will be baptized this saturday.
every day is a new experience, and things are still going well for us. the language is slowly coming along, and i know that if i continue to work at it and try to communicate with people speaking twi, that things will work out and i'll be able to speak it a lot better.
at first, when my last companion left, i began to lose the weight that i lost, cause i wasn't eating as much. but i've learned to cook a few things and now i'm gaining the poundage back :) so it's only a matter of time before i'll have that weight back, haha.
i'm happy to hear nick survived getting his braces on. that'll be a really fun time for him.... seriously though.... haha. i'm sry nick you had to get braces but you'll get used to it, i'm sure. actually i really have no idea if you'll get used to them, but i'll keep you in my prayers. hopefully things go well and you'll only have to wear them for a year. i remember jeff lake in california had his on for like 3 yrs... i just laughed at him and told him i felt bad. so good luck with eating food and brushing your teeth. love ya.
ok well, it's always good to hear whats happening back home. tell James and Marlene congrats and also let them know that when they meet a couple named the Rappleye's, tell them that i'm serving here in Swedru with their son. He's the elder that just came to our apartment this passed transfer. his parents are there in the D.R. as well, but i think they'll be close to the same place. so they'll be meeting them.
i hope all is well with everyone and i send my love to Brad and Chels, their kids, also Katie and Dan and Nick and MOM and DAD and Izzy Fizzigan. tell the rest of the fam hi for me when you get the chance and also the ward members. i'm happy to hear about everyone. God bless you all and i'll talk with you soon! Love you tons.
- Elder Newbold
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