Família,
Well, I hope you're all ready for the weekly letter of a lifetime:
This week was a good one. We
improved lesson count by 2 lessons, something that is very exciting for
me. These past few weeks I've been doing a lot of divisions with the
district to ''fulfill the district leader responsibilities''. Elder Hyde
and I haven't had a ton of success with baptisms, but we are expecting
1, possibly 3 baptisms on the 22 of September. One that is certain is a
girl named L. She's from Congo, and doesn't speak Português very
well. She does speak French and Lingala however, which can be helpful.
R is her age and also speaks Lingala, and so we invite her to
lessons with us. This has been something very very VERY good for
R. In the past, R had some self-esteem problems because she
had to move around so much, and didn't speak Português. She didn't have
all too many friends. We also worried about her because she didn't read
scriptures all that often. But now, she's got L and is helping us
testify to her of the truth.
This week has been full of new
investigators (which does present a problem, as we are supposed to start
focusing on re-activation). We met a man named S, and he is very
promising. He was interested in the Plan of Salvation, as he has a
sickness. However, he is very very receptive, and we think that we'll
give him a baptismal date very soon as well. We're also meeting many
people close to the chapel, which will allow much more work to be done.
(Taxis are getting old in this area :)
Also, the week was full of what
Elder Chandler and I used to call ''Victory, Angola''s. A ''victory
Angola'' is a little difficult to describe, but I can give you some
examples: when you see two men on a scooter driving at max speed, and
the one on the back is holding a cell phone to the driver's ear: Victory
Angola. . When
you're standing at the street in front of the chapel, and two drunk men
on the scooter drive into a parked car at 30mph. However, the one on the
back saved the beer: Victory Angola. Yes, the best way I can tell you
what Angola is: You will see things that you never thought you saw,
smell things you never smelled, and see things that you knew you would
see them, but you didn't think you would see them like that. :)
Next I want to talk to you
about a man named S N. He's an older man who's been
investigating for quite a while. He's set to be baptized on the 6 of
October. However, I think he's more ready than that. We had a lesson
with him about the plan of Salvation, in which he asked about if the
Earth would become the Celestial Kingdom, and he mentioned something
about New Jerusalem. He's been begging us for a triple, but we've been
out for a while. He sure as heck deserves it though!
I got to watch the baptisms of
more people from my last area, Cassequel. A and J were baptized
(they were the family of C, H, D, and E P). That
family is very special, and it's just another one of those little signs
that Angola is getting better and better. I had a little tiny experience
with that a few days ago. We got pulled over while we were on division
(Elder Richter and I), and I did not have my seatbelt on. We were
expecting either a ticket, or, more likely, a petition for a bribe.
However, the cop just looked at me and said: ''you're not doing anyone
any favors by not wearing your seatbelt.'' He asked us for
documentation, and then let us go. WITHOUT A BRIBE OFFER!!! (ps we don't
ever pay bribes). I know it doesn't sound like much, but in my eyes, it
is a HUGE step for Angola. This country has a bright bright future!
Things have been really fun
this week. We had many activities: On Wednesday, we got to go to an
orphanage and teach English to some kids. We also played some sports
with them and watched them sing ''We are the world'' by Micheal Jackson.
I also taught some of them how to play 4 square!!!!! It was a lot of
fun. Another fun thing we had was that we went to a public basketball
court and had a 3v3 game with some Angolans that were playing there:
1. They made me take off my glasses before we started.
2. I am terrible at basketball.
3.They swapped out players throughout.
4. White men can't jump.
WE WON!!! And not by a small
margin. We played 3 games and won 2 of three, the last one at like 20 to
4 or something. It was a lot of fun. I learned a Português swear word
that day. XD
All in all, I'm doing well. I love
hearing your stories, and I'm sorry that I don't always write alot. (I
usually forget a lot of stuff.) Also, it is very infrequent that I write
girls. I know that that is a HUGE shocker for all of you, but, hey, I'm
on a mission right? haha
Love you all,
Elder Alex Hobbs
PS ate some more funge this week.
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