So I think this day as one of the greatest days. Cause one, I actually did some HARD physcial work for a change! Sadly, there was this restuartant that somehow caught on fire at three in the morning, and the wall a joining them to a members who, Cedric, was fast asleep and awke up to a fire wall of doom! He made it out just fine, but his stuff didnt. So this morning we helped him clear out all the rubble from the crubled wall. Lots of cement and rocks we had to move...TWICE! So the first time we moved it all by ourselves, us six, then they wanted us to move it again, so this time we started doing a chain work, and then people saw us working and then stopped and helped us finish the job! My fingers tips are just sore sore and tender, it kinda hurts to type, I cant wait to get rid of these ridiclously soft ahnds, it drives me nuts!
This week I witnessed three miracles! By the way I recieved my package! Thank you sooo much! I have already read lectures on Faith once, I really didnt understand a lot of it but what I did tire was that everythign we do we do it by faith! everything! And to God is such a person that he qualities attributes and even the way he made them known unto us is such a way that there is no room for doubt! So much I learned, I think I am going to read it again. Back to the miracles, one I was doing a switch off with an Elder Hubbard fro Oregon, anyways we went out to try to find on of our investigators house, I have been there before its a maze, and every time they take a another bizarre way to get there and I am always lost, so we wanted to get there, on our own. So I started going, said a bunch of silent prayers cause I ahve heard around dark in this quariters for a yovo is scary, somehow we made it there, by pure luck or divine guidance. Two was the same thing , me and elder howard were lost looking for an investigators house, totally lost and we bumped into right before dark. I am glad that God looks our for his lost misssionaries! Threes was Félice and Ayoko, I love them so much! Ayoko and had some stomach problems for two weeks now and she looked exhausted. So we decided to do a short lesson and let them rest. During the lesson I felt prompted to ask her if she would like a blessing, we gave her one, the spirit was intense and profound. This was saturday nite, next day we are al church , and these two walk in!!! She was all in smiles during the whole thing! As amanda found out this week, the priest is si REAL! If one is worthy, prompted and has faith, the hand and love of God will manfest itself! I love my God!
Papa Tépé is one of the best people ever, we told him we were going to watch Le rétablissement with him, so the day came and he invited 7 of his friends, his wife and all his daughters! Before we watched it, there some techniqal diffiuclutes so he took the occasion to preach the first three lessons to them in éwé! I love him! THe best part is when he asked, you think the bible is the only word of God? Eh walked/ran over to the side and pulled out his book de mormon and borea full testimony about the divintiy of this book! Incredible! Oh I jsut finished reading the book of mormon again, this time while I was reading I marked every reference to God and Christ I could find, I found by the end there are 7,671 references! It is really another testimony of JESUS CHRIST that makes people want to repent, that is my focus I have now taken. They need to pray, come to church, read and REPENT! I started reading the D et A again, but chronologically. it seems all that book say is preach faith and repentance! I love my mission! I love being a witness of my Savior and His gospel restored! anyways love you all have a great week!!! Remember who yuo are!!
Elder Lee
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Stellar
This week was a stellar week,one thing that amazes me is that I can remember the word stellar! haha! It really was! So to start off, we were are Président Amangendji house, and in the middle of the courtyard thing there is this tree, one that we sit under to teach his cousin from Bénin, and when we were there, there were about 24 BILLION marching ants all over this tree! Not even kidding! You couldnt even see the tree, it was a constant moving flow of ants all over it. It was incredible! Then we sat down and started teaching Kwami, and they started all marching towards us, ridiculously fast, and then Président came to the rescue with bug spray and put up a Frontier, and all the ants that tried to cross it died, and they heaped up billions of them. Incredible!
Papa Tépé is amazing! We taught him the plan of salvation this week and he just ate it up, asking so many questions and reading and praying. He told us that he going to start his genealogy this week, so that he can go to the temple and do baptisms for the dead for them! I love them! We got some really good new investigators, someone just found a leçon 1 brochure, read it and felt really compelled to read the book of mormon! I love the book of mormon! It is so powerful! so many members that we have been talking to are finally sharing the gospel and it is showing. Sunday, we had enough people at church to divide the branch again, only after 3 weeks since we divided it last time. We are soooo busy and soooo tired and soooo happy! All I am going to do this afternoon is sleep and then go play some basketball! Anyways I gotta go, I learned something interesting this week, I have always thought that the reason they built the tower of babel was to reach to heaven, but I read a book that lead me to think and come to the conclusion that the reason was so that if God sent another flood, the people would be higher than the water. Some exlaination that I thought of! Anyways love you all and have a great week! Remember who you are!!!!
Elder Lee21
We got some really good new investigators, someone just found a leçon 1 brochure, read it and felt really compelled to read the book of mormon! I love the book of mormon! It is so powerful! so many members that we have been talking to are finally sharing the gospel and it is showing. Sunday, we had enough people at church to divide the branch again, only after 3 weeks since we divided it last time. We are soooo busy and soooo tired and soooo happy! All I am going to do this afternoon is sleep and then go play some basketball! Anyways I gotta go, I learned something interesting this week, I have always thought that the reason they built the tower of babel was to reach to heaven, but I read a book that lead me to think and come to the conclusion that the reason was so that if God sent another flood, the people would be higher than the water. Some exlaination that I though
Papa Tépé is amazing! We taught him the plan of salvation this week and he just ate it up, asking so many questions and reading and praying. He told us that he going to start his genealogy this week, so that he can go to the temple and do baptisms for the dead for them! I love them! We got some really good new investigators, someone just found a leçon 1 brochure, read it and felt really compelled to read the book of mormon! I love the book of mormon! It is so powerful! so many members that we have been talking to are finally sharing the gospel and it is showing. Sunday, we had enough people at church to divide the branch again, only after 3 weeks since we divided it last time. We are soooo busy and soooo tired and soooo happy! All I am going to do this afternoon is sleep and then go play some basketball! Anyways I gotta go, I learned something interesting this week, I have always thought that the reason they built the tower of babel was to reach to heaven, but I read a book that lead me to think and come to the conclusion that the reason was so that if God sent another flood, the people would be higher than the water. Some exlaination that I thought of! Anyways love you all and have a great week! Remember who you are!!!!
Elder Lee21
We got some really good new investigators, someone just found a leçon 1 brochure, read it and felt really compelled to read the book of mormon! I love the book of mormon! It is so powerful! so many members that we have been talking to are finally sharing the gospel and it is showing. Sunday, we had enough people at church to divide the branch again, only after 3 weeks since we divided it last time. We are soooo busy and soooo tired and soooo happy! All I am going to do this afternoon is sleep and then go play some basketball! Anyways I gotta go, I learned something interesting this week, I have always thought that the reason they built the tower of babel was to reach to heaven, but I read a book that lead me to think and come to the conclusion that the reason was so that if God sent another flood, the people would be higher than the water. Some exlaination that I though
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
GRINGA IN GUATEMALA! (Alyssa)
HEY EVERYONE!!!
So, 10 months has come and gone, and I am still here in GUATEMALA! For some of you it has been about that long since I have heard from you! But I just wanted to let you all know how I am doing! I just cleaned my memory card off with all our baptism and family photos so these are mostly of my area here in the capital. I LOVE GUATEMALA!!!!!!! I dont' think I could have enough exclamation marks to truely express my feelings....but the real reason as to why I love guatemala, isn't because they have really cool markets, or a lot of garbage, or the jungle areas, or cement houses with tin roofs....those are all close seconds. The real reason that I love it here is that all day every day I am testifying that Jesus is the Christ! That God has restored his Gospel again in the earth through the profet Joseph Smith. We have the Book of Mormon to use with the Bible and to help us truely know our Savior and the promises that he has made with his people. To be able to feel his love and to help people receive their own personal witness of the spirit through sincere prayer and scripture study. Missions are great! And how lucky am I, that not only do I get to teach the gospel all day, but also I am the Mission Nurse here in Guatemala! 180 missionaries! We use one of the nicest hospitals here in the capital and I have gotten to work more with various Doctors and Specialists. I found out that the Hospital Herrera Llerandi has a website so I thought I would include that for all of you who are curioius and want to see it. http://www.herrerallerandi.com/ But there are so many neat experiences that I never could have anywhere else. Service comes in so many shapes and forms and I truely just feel overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity that I have to be here. Well I hope that in reading this, you might feel inclined to send me a letter or e/mail and let me know how you all are doing! It has been a while, and I woud like to keep in touch! you can e/mail me back at this address, or write me at www.dearelder.com in the Guatemala City North Mission.
Miss you all and Love Ya!
Do Good, Be Good, Become Better!
-Hermana Alyssa Collette
So, 10 months has come and gone, and I am still here in GUATEMALA! For some of you it has been about that long since I have heard from you! But I just wanted to let you all know how I am doing! I just cleaned my memory card off with all our baptism and family photos so these are mostly of my area here in the capital. I LOVE GUATEMALA!!!!!!! I dont' think I could have enough exclamation marks to truely express my feelings....but the real reason as to why I love guatemala, isn't because they have really cool markets, or a lot of garbage, or the jungle areas, or cement houses with tin roofs....those are all close seconds. The real reason that I love it here is that all day every day I am testifying that Jesus is the Christ! That God has restored his Gospel again in the earth through the profet Joseph Smith. We have the Book of Mormon to use with the Bible and to help us truely know our Savior and the promises that he has made with his people. To be able to feel his love and to help people receive their own personal witness of the spirit through sincere prayer and scripture study. Missions are great! And how lucky am I, that not only do I get to teach the gospel all day, but also I am the Mission Nurse here in Guatemala! 180 missionaries! We use one of the nicest hospitals here in the capital and I have gotten to work more with various Doctors and Specialists. I found out that the Hospital Herrera Llerandi has a website so I thought I would include that for all of you who are curioius and want to see it. http://www.herrerallerandi.com/ But there are so many neat experiences that I never could have anywhere else. Service comes in so many shapes and forms and I truely just feel overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity that I have to be here. Well I hope that in reading this, you might feel inclined to send me a letter or e/mail and let me know how you all are doing! It has been a while, and I woud like to keep in touch! you can e/mail me back at this address, or write me at www.dearelder.com in the Guatemala City North Mission.
Miss you all and Love Ya!
Do Good, Be Good, Become Better!
-Hermana Alyssa Collette
Monday, September 15, 2008
Je suis encore la!
Cher Famille,
Aujourd'hui je vais vous écrire en Français, comme ça quand je rentre, vous pouvez me comprendre et nous tous pouvons parler français ensemble! Just kidding! That would be nice then my broken English would make sense to you! So I decided that you should have stayed in Idaho, there is nothing like monster hurricanes that can hurt my family there. Yeah, be safe over there. Well last week I I typed a pretty big letter and then myldsmail ate it up and decided to go on holiday, so I didnt get to send any letters except to president. So I wil try again this week. Anyways Our area is doing aweome!!! We had found and are teaching so many INCREDIBLE people! The thing that we did once we got there was started bearing testimony and wanting everyone to read the book of mormon everyday, and there are doing it!! Vaida, is an English speaker from ghana, she doesnt speak engliosh very well but they way she express herself is so funny! I love it! The phrases and just her attitude is awesome! She really understands how to LIVE the thigns we teach her, everytime we go over there she explains some change she has made in her life! Papa20Tépé is a old big fish, as we call him, he very rich and very humble to our messege, just one guy I would always want to be around and he reading the book of mormon liek crazy, always wanting to know more in depth. Sweet old man! Félice et Ayoko, is a young family who actually loves each other. Here people jsut get marrried to some unknown stranger alot of the time, and sometimes they dont live under the same toit, which is wierd. But these two you can tell they really love each other and their little girl Pierrette! THey are eating the Gospel up! Petit, is an guy that is already a better person than me, we taught him not very often, but on his own he gave up alcool, made friends with his enemy brothers and have taken huge strides towards Chirst! Richard, is a nurse, brother of a member and is really a deep thinker and asks really good questions! THere are so many people that have been prepared for this and they are reading! If we can get someone to read the book, its over they are converted! That book is the most powerful tool we have! A member yesterday, Joseph Tchare got his mission call. Life is good, even though its the hottest season right now, going out is a pleasure, we dont want be inside! anyways time almost up, love ya family and hope you rendre some good service! Remember who you are and I love you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elder Lee
Aujourd'hui je vais vous écrire en Français, comme ça quand je rentre, vous pouvez me comprendre et nous tous pouvons parler français ensemble! Just kidding! That would be nice then my broken English would make sense to you! So I decided that you should have stayed in Idaho, there is nothing like monster hurricanes that can hurt my family there. Yeah, be safe over there. Well last week I I typed a pretty big letter and then myldsmail ate it up and decided to go on holiday, so I didnt get to send any letters except to president. So I wil try again this week. Anyways Our area is doing aweome!!! We had found and are teaching so many INCREDIBLE people! The thing that we did once we got there was started bearing testimony and wanting everyone to read the book of mormon everyday, and there are doing it!! Vaida, is an English speaker from ghana, she doesnt speak engliosh very well but they way she express herself is so funny! I love it! The phrases and just her attitude is awesome! She really understands how to LIVE the thigns we teach her, everytime we go over there she explains some change she has made in her life! Papa20Tépé is a old big fish, as we call him, he very rich and very humble to our messege, just one guy I would always want to be around and he reading the book of mormon liek crazy, always wanting to know more in depth. Sweet old man! Félice et Ayoko, is a young family who actually loves each other. Here people jsut get marrried to some unknown stranger alot of the time, and sometimes they dont live under the same toit, which is wierd. But these two you can tell they really love each other and their little girl Pierrette! THey are eating the Gospel up! Petit, is an guy that is already a better person than me, we taught him not very often, but on his own he gave up alcool, made friends with his enemy brothers and have taken huge strides towards Chirst! Richard, is a nurse, brother of a member and is really a deep thinker and asks really good questions! THere are so many people that have been prepared for this and they are reading! If we can get someone to read the book, its over they are converted! That book is the most powerful tool we have! A member yesterday, Joseph Tchare got his mission call. Life is good, even though its the hottest season right now, going out is a pleasure, we dont want be inside! anyways time almost up, love ya family and hope you rendre some good service! Remember who you are and I love you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elder Lee
Monday, September 1, 2008
Good Old Bé-Kpota!
First of all, I am still in Lomé, Togo, just in the old branche de Tokoin. But I am in my old quartier of Bé-Kpota, still ZL, it has been over six months since I have stepped foot over there. Its been really wierd cause it like I know everyone and where I am going, kinda liek déjà-vous! Elder Howard is the same guy, he is really good cause it wants to work hard too so we hear each well. The quartier we have now is good, we had 12 investigators at church, and we taught a lot of lessons with members, 18. That almost beat the record here of 19. We casse that prety soon! Mama Odette tried to kill us on Saturday nite, we stopped by to say hi, and then she shoved 19 pounds of Ackumé into us. Ackumé is one of the best thigns ever, its made of manoke and it has the same consistancy as play-doh, but tastes lots better! You dip that in some sauce and eat that, really after you eat ackumé, you are not hungary at all, it really heavy in the stomach and last about nine hours! they know how to eat here! That is one thing I love about here, is the food! F resh bananas, pineapple, payaya, guavana, organges all the time and cheap as sand! Our investigators are awesome, Vaida is a english speaker and is really funny, I like her attitude! Félice and Ayokoé is a couple with a little girl that are becoming really strong. We started teaching a kid who has 11 years and is soo smart! He really understands everything we teach him! He has hae a rough life, he mom and dad died, he now lives with a member who adopted him and his older sister and his little brother.
People jsut randomly die here, at least two people that I taught when I was here last are dead, and no one knows why. Sad. We had a very funny experience on Saturday, we decided to see if someone was home who the other elders said went on vaction. We knocked on the door an a very attractive women came to the door, it was her and she invited us in. We walked into the little compound thing, and she invited us to eat, we just finished eating and said no, but africans dont understand that word when it comes to eating. Then she invited us into her house, a small dark room, umm we told her we would come back cause we need to have an other male with us to teach women. Then Elder Howard looked into the room and ther was a man. We told her we could talk to them if we did it outside. She agreed. So she brought out this plate of food and two cans of soda. Then the guy came out, looking a little annoyed. We sat down together and ate this little lunch. We found out as we were eating it, that it was her boyfriend, it was his first time over to her house, and it was him that made this little repas we were eating. Then it dawned on us what was happening. We finished our meal, taught about the book of mormon and left. As we left Elder Howard and I just turned to each other and started laughing. He made this little romance lunch, and then two yovos come and break it up and ate it. We call ourselves the chasity police... Anyways life is good, the work is divine and I dont want to leave. Hope all is well at home, I didnt know Jayne was learning another instrument besides the guitar! Hope all is well, love you all!! remember who you are!!
Love,
Elder Lee
People jsut randomly die here, at least two people that I taught when I was here last are dead, and no one knows why. Sad. We had a very funny experience on Saturday, we decided to see if someone was home who the other elders said went on vaction. We knocked on the door an a very attractive women came to the door, it was her and she invited us in. We walked into the little compound thing, and she invited us to eat, we just finished eating and said no, but africans dont understand that word when it comes to eating. Then she invited us into her house, a small dark room, umm we told her we would come back cause we need to have an other male with us to teach women. Then Elder Howard looked into the room and ther was a man. We told her we could talk to them if we did it outside. She agreed. So she brought out this plate of food and two cans of soda. Then the guy came out, looking a little annoyed. We sat down together and ate this little lunch. We found out as we were eating it, that it was her boyfriend, it was his first time over to her house, and it was him that made this little repas we were eating. Then it dawned on us what was happening. We finished our meal, taught about the book of mormon and left. As we left Elder Howard and I just turned to each other and started laughing. He made this little romance lunch, and then two yovos come and break it up and ate it. We call ourselves the chasity police... Anyways life is good, the work is divine and I dont want to leave. Hope all is well at home, I didnt know Jayne was learning another instrument besides the guitar! Hope all is well, love you all!! remember who you are!!
Love,
Elder Lee
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