Hey Mom!!
HAPPY BIRHTDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope Dad and Eric are going to treat you really well today! :) Wow what a crazy situation with Eric coming back, but I bet its so good to have him there finally! How is he? I didn't look real hard to see if he had emailed me, what is he up to now? When does culinary school get going? This week FLEW BY AGAIN!
HAPPY BIRHTDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope Dad and Eric are going to treat you really well today! :) Wow what a crazy situation with Eric coming back, but I bet its so good to have him there finally! How is he? I didn't look real hard to see if he had emailed me, what is he up to now? When does culinary school get going? This week FLEW BY AGAIN!
We had 4 investigators at Church which I think is best in the zone! So good to see since we had so few last week. I went to a different branch to be with an investigator who lives right on the border of our area but is dating a less active in our ward and we've taught her the whole way (Merlesha is her name, I think I told you about her) she is the one who dropped us and then picked us back up again. She should be baptized the 11th (not this but next saturday) Then we had 3 others come to our Ward in Curepe. So happy about that.
We had such a good week this week, we almost hit all of our goals, and had really good lessons with our progressing investigators. If I stay in this area I think we should have 3 baptisms in the next 6 weeks! So excited :) Transfer calls are coming up this coming Saturday. Its hard not to think about them (they call it getting transfer trunky here) but with the rate that the weeks have been going it shouldnt be too bad.
I am so blessed with such a wonderful family who cares such a great deal. I don't really know what you could send me honestly. Maybe protein powder since its so expensive here but thats not really a necessity. From the sounds of Eric's shoes I may need that other pair when I've been out longer. These ones are doing pretty well. I'm officially not a greenie (done training in other words) next Wednesday. Can you believe I've been gone 3 months already? This two years is going to cook by, I just hope to be able to work hard enough to do and be who the Lord wants me to be during that time. Take care of Eric for me and give him the biggest hug you can. I miss you guys a ton, and please ENJOY YOUR BIRTHDAY!! I LOVE YOU!!!!
Nick
Nick
Hey Dad!!
The exercise equipment is at every little park that they have (they call them savannahs here) and it was so sweet, the day after that I found a Cricket bat laying on the ground there and I snagged it for a souvenir! We've been working out on the little chest press and lat pull machines, not much but I do like a million reps to get a burn. nothing like Virginia's but not so bad. This week seriously disappeared for us. Transfers are coming up and we find out if we're staying together or whats going on. I want to train but I know that I am focusing too much on that. Elder Whitlock is a great companion and if we get to stay here in Curepe we'll have 3 baptisms next transfer if all goes well! They came to church this week so its a start :) That's crazy about Eric, I'm glad everything got worked out though!
The exercise equipment is at every little park that they have (they call them savannahs here) and it was so sweet, the day after that I found a Cricket bat laying on the ground there and I snagged it for a souvenir! We've been working out on the little chest press and lat pull machines, not much but I do like a million reps to get a burn. nothing like Virginia's but not so bad. This week seriously disappeared for us. Transfers are coming up and we find out if we're staying together or whats going on. I want to train but I know that I am focusing too much on that. Elder Whitlock is a great companion and if we get to stay here in Curepe we'll have 3 baptisms next transfer if all goes well! They came to church this week so its a start :) That's crazy about Eric, I'm glad everything got worked out though!
Sounds like he reports this coming week, tell him to email me so I know wah gwan! (thats means whats going on, say it how it sounds and thats how people speak down here haha) We had a really solid week lessons wise, but nothing super exciting really. We have found some new people to teach, which will help us keep busy this coming week and into next transfer. Oh, the picture I sent mom of the Indian dude without a shirt on, he sells whats called pepper sauce (SUPER SPICY,SOOOOO GOOD. You probably couldn't eat it beacuse of how its made, but I LOVE IT) and kuchela (its like curried mango kinda only spicy and sweet, full of oil but its so tasty) and we bought some of the pepper and tried contacting him. He's super Hindu which means that they have no concept of one Lord, one Faith, one baptism. they believe anyone who worships God is correct. Many rivers flow into the same ocean they say. Anyway, he commended us for spreading the word, and GAVE us a bottle of they kuchela for free! Perks of being a missionary I guess :)
How are the kids doing baseball wise? The Sox too? How was the game you and Granddad went to? Ill know where I'm going saturday so I'll fill you in next week! I love you so much dad, treat mom real nice today!!! OH, and GO THROUGH THE TEMPLE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! That family I always talk about is working so hard to go back as a family (the mother has already gone) and I have become so humbled by how lucky we are to have temples so close by. If you go to Portland or Seattle or wherever with mom for her business you should try and squeeze a session in. I want to live close to one so that I can go frequently. I have such an increased appreciation since being here. Love you dad. Keep working hard!! I know that you will.
Nick
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