Wk 19 DTF May 1

1. Ye elders of Israel, come join now with me

And seek out the righteous, where'er they may be—

In desert, on mountain, on land, or on sea—

And bring them to Zion, the pure and the free.

[Chorus]

O Babylon, O Babylon, we bid thee farewell;

We're going to the mountains of Ephraim to dwell.

2. The harvest is great, and the lab'rers are few;

But if we're united, we all things can do.

We'll gather the wheat from the midst of the tares

And bring them from bondage, from sorrows and snares.

3. We'll go to the poor, like our Captain of old,

And visit the weary, the hungry, and cold;

We'll cheer up their hearts with the news that he bore

And point them to Zion and life evermore.

All of these YM are RMs, currently serving, or about to go except 2.

BANNO IS GOING TO GHANA? that's so cool! do you know when he reports? 

haha "English" speaking he will probably have to learn some sort of language. 

but that is so stinking cool. nah i should be fine there will be more and more of that as we get closer to elections in august but we will be alright. But thank you so much for this it means a lot. I miss y'all a ton and think of you guys every day.  Love you so much Mom you are the best and i cannot wait to see y'all on mothers day. 

Cheers- Elder Fuller

ALSO:

Elder Ts blog brings us another letter with a look into life in Kenya.

Can't go around it, can't go over it, don't want to go through it, welp we're screwed.

So it has been raining a ton which is great. The temperature is fantastic and everything is even more green than I could ever imagine and it is beautiful! However when working in a place with mostly dirt roads we have to walk in a ton of puddles and mud. This is the song I sing when we try to find a different route to get somewhere and just get flooded roads.

Hmm this week has been awesome.  I am now nineteen so that is fun and we made a cake, it was really good.  Weird though to have people sing to you and only say your name; it was uncomfortable./I had to add Jeron's name to feel nice haha. Not a ton of Crazy stories this week but lets see 

what I got, here we GOOOOOOO

1: How much you got? not enough-crap

So here in mombasa as I have said bargaining is everything, so Elder Fuller and I had to go to bamburi one day, we made a couple of unexpected purchases.  So to get home we had a total of Fourty-six BOB.  Which would be enough for a matatu but the matatus that were coming are all full.  So this tuk tuk driver comes and this is what the conversation went like (Translated)

"Tuk Tuk?"-driver

"Maybe"- us

" okay, enter"

"How much?"

"100"

"YOU are KIDDING ME?!?!?!?! We will pay 40 bob"

"That's not enough"

" WAIT!!! If you take us now  we will give you 46 bob!!!"

" 60 bob"" 46 and a firm handshake!"

" No, bye" 

In the end we ended up walking about three miles home but it was fun haha.  Gotta love some interactions with drivers.

2: Spiritual experiences

So this week I got to do some baptismal interviews with people. It is so amazing what the gospel does for people.  I can't give a ton of details.  But in essence I was talking to this guy, who's house is literally four walls, and a shall(bed) on the ground.  Thats it that's all this man has. Two shirts and two pairs of pants. He was explaining to me how lucky he is to have heard this gospel and how much it has helped him and the blessings that come from it.  It really opened my eyes with how the spirit really changes peoples perspectives; and how christ can honestly change not only your life, but who you are and how you think.  IT was an amazing experience and I will never forget the joy in that man's eyes when he figured out that he could be baptized! This really is the lord's work.

Love you guys! Have a great week!

Till next time

mzee takataka

Dearest Daniel,

You have support from every direction.  I think you know this.  I believe that's why you're so strong!  But I am sure you may be feeling what Benjamin has and perhaps Rachel.  Being in one area for a little while now and experiencing rejection.  But somehow, I know you will pull through.  I love this picture because so many more are supporting you than those shown here.  You are special, you are important and for some of us..you are everything!!

I love you so much, ma