in Linden. I like the fast pace and just moving. Lots of things have
changed. Road kill became weave hair, trees became buildings, slang
became swag, trucks to bikes, and flowers became smoke. When I first
got here it was a huge culture shock! I actually saw more than 5 cars
on the road! There are places to eat and people everywhere! People
can't understand me here too because I had picked up to much of a
country drawl haha!
My first thing I would like to say is I love being a trainer! Elder
Hamblin is a super easy missionary to train. We get along so well! I
am laughing like everyday with him. He is 22 and just a stud! He has
an awesome conversion story and it just resonates in the work. We feed
off of each other's positive energy and just have a good time. We stay
up passed bed time just talking and having a good ol' time. We are
called the Brother Hood of Beef because Smith Springs A, (our area)
has gotten elders for a while who are over 200 ibs. The APs live right
down the road so we have had supper with them and have gotten rides in
their Chevey Silverado (Lucky). We have played this amazing game named
wet head! It Russian roulette but with water! I will get a video soon.
The area here started a little rough. Only a couple of solid people
but after some hard work and hours of knocking doors we have found a
great deal of solid people. We didn't teach a single white person
week. Wait I take that back, we taught one but he was a straight thug
but a super awesome dude. He got hit by a train! Most of our people
are Arabic, so I am learning to speak and write Arabic here and there.
It's crazy because it writes right to left. We taught this guy from
Nigeria who would go days without food and never knowing when he will
get some. He is doing very well for himself in America because he know
how to really appreciate things. Another guy fled Egypt because his
factories got taken over and destroyed. He had to pay a ransom for his
family which took all his money. It is just crazy what all the people
have to go through in other countries. I had only read about stories
like these but it never really hit me how real it is. Oh and p.s.
There are homeless people everywhere and I just got done reading Luke
10 about the good Samaritan, so I gave a man a fresh loaf of bread and
a Jesus card.
This district is awesome! The APs don't make it to often so it is a
relief society! Whoot relief society president! That means I only go
on one split this transfer with the zone leaders who are Spanish
elders ha! There is probably more sisters in Nashville stake than
elders. We actually will do pdays together! I am so excited! We also
have some of our investigators kids coming over to play us in soccer.
We are gonna be on team Egypt and the Spanish elders will be on team
Mexico because they have some coming too!
That is most of the highlights for the week. Have a blessed week!
New address:
630 Bell Road
Apt 263
Antioch TN 37013
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