i'm jealous that you guys got to watch conference. i'm sure i'll see some of it, but it'll be within the next few months. as for the ensign, we'll get that probably the same time period of the next few months. it's sad, but its just the way things work around here, so we work with it. so i'd love it if you could send me an ensign, that'd be great, thanks. it was an interesting Easter sunday. not much of a celebration here, sadly, and i'm not sure why. the people here are always so religious, so i was kinda surprised when we didn't have a big Easter sunday type lesson on sunday. it was fast sunday for us here, so there was the testimony meeting, but not too many people bore their testimonies on Christ and His atonement. so maybe next year it'll be different. obviously i wasn't expecting the easter bunny to come and visit us during the night, but it woulda been nice to have some candy to eat haha. i'd buy jelly beans, if they had them here, to hide around the apartment, but everything gets so dusty here just over night, so that wouldn't be a good idea to try.
hopefully Izzy's okay. how'd she get into dan and nick's chocolate? jeez guys you're gonna let her die before i get to see her again haha. oh well, Izzy's eaten pop rock-chocolate before and survived, so i think she'll be okay.
this passed week was kinda hard for me. i had some kinda hernia pain, but it wasn't a hernia. for about 2 or 3 days i didn't go out, but then on friday i told Heavenly Father that i was gonna go out and proselyte, and luckily things were okay that day. i'm really not sure whats the cause of the pain, but i've talked with Sis Sabey, the presidents wife and she's spoken with the mission doctor, so he's having me buy some medicine today to take for a week and see how things go after that. everything will be okay, i'm sure. so don't be worrying, please haha.
on saturday morning i had the chance to go to a traditional engagement for a member. it was really interesting and i didn't really understand everything, partially cause it was all in Twi. the funny part was that they wanted us to bless the ring... us. so we explained to them that it wasn't our job to do that. luckily a member of the branch presidency was there so he was the one that blessed it... that woulda been an interesting experience if i had to bless a ring... haha. maybe next time.
we had a great experience yestday afternoon, to finally have one of our investigators read from the Book of Mormon and keep her promise. we've wanted her to read just the introduction and the page that says The Hand of Mormon. so she kept her promise this time, after about 4 months of not doing it. she could seriously see how happy she was and it was apparent to her that when she reads and keeps her promise, that we can teach her more and she can learn a lot more. before, we would teach her many different things, but she would forget that we taught her certain things. her name is Beatrice and she's the SDA, that i told you guys about a long time ago. i think it was back in Jan. that we got her to come to church. but she usually has to work on sundays and then she'll go to church on satudays. which i don't understand, cause the things we've been teaching her, she knows it's true. but she won't admit it yet. so hopefully things will continue to progress with her.
transfer news will come this afternoon some time, so i'll let you know what happens here with us in Swedru. things might change for us.
yesterday i saw a bearded woman.... for real. she had more facial hair than i've ever been able to grow. so i guess she's got talent or something. i also got chased by a bee that was the size of a humming bird. that was an adventure and i probably looked pretty stupid in front of everyone, but i don't care haha.
well, times going by fast here and i better rap it up. hopefully our dog doesn't die and hopefully this week i won't have any pain while i'm out walking around. i'm not sure what the medicine with do for me, but i need to go and buy it today, so we'll see.
okay well i love you guys so much and once again thanks for your testimonies and prayers and support and love and everything else that you're doing for me. thanks so so much. i'll talk with you all soon! take care.
- Elder Newbold
well, times going by fast here and i better rap it up. hopefully our dog doesn't die and hopefully this week i won't have any pain while i'm out walking around. i'm not sure what the medicine with do for me, but i need to go and buy it today, so we'll see.
okay well i love you guys so much and once again thanks for your testimonies and prayers and support and love and everything else that you're doing for me. thanks so so much. i'll talk with you all soon! take care.
- Elder Newbold
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