Pictures!
1. This
is a proper suit. Its quite tight. Also very nice. 100% wool. Its pretty
wonderful. To an Englishman, and American suit is equivilant to a parachute.
They have really cool blue suits here too. I'm going to have to get one before
I go home.
3. This
is some wall art across the street from the library where I am emailing from.
Its actually really impressive. There are a few othere paintings around here done
by the same person. They are pretty cool.
Here's
some fun missionary vocabulary for you guys:
flogged:
This is when you set up an appointment with someone and then they aren't there
when you go to see them. It would be funnier if it didn't happen so often.
dodge
night: This is the night when you find out if you are going to be transfered or
not. Its tonight. And then if you are being transfered, you move on wednesday.
Pretty crazy. I'm not really scared that I'm going to be transfered. I've only
been here for one transfer and our mission president generally keeps people in
areas for a while (I've been in the mission field over a month--crazy!).
But I am scared that my companion, Elder Chardon is going to get
transfered. I had thought that we got to be together for two transfers for sure
so that he would finish training me, but I found out last week that they might
actually move him. So I am really scared that they are going to make him a zone
leader and leave me here. Regardless of how awesome my new companion is, that
will mean that I am going to have to be the one that knows the area--I will
have to be the one that knows people and how to get around town. And that is
terrifying to me. I don't know if I can do that. But I know that God can do
with me whatever he wants (Alma 26:12).
The other night I was at a youth activity (there was a few nonmembers there, so
it was a good opportunity). One of the kids names was Seth. It was really
weird, because every time some would say his name I would turn around and
wonder what was going on. It also really freaked me out because I haven't heard
people say that name for a month and a half now. It was really weird.
We had a really awesome lesson with Elieth last week. We were able to teach her
part of the Plan of Salvation. We talked about how the fall of adam and eve
was necessary and all part of God's plan for the happiness of his children
(2 Nephi 2:23-25). She thought it was so awesome! It is so cool to be present
for those times when people gain new understanding of the wonderful truths of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the spirit of God. She wants to be baptized,
but she has some concerns like quitting smoking, and she understands the
gravity of the commitment being made at baptism (which is a good thing). We
hope that as we meet with her more and she learns more of the truths of the
Gospel, her desire will increase. She wants to quit smoking, she only needs to
understand how much God will help her do so if she truly has the desire to.
Thankfully, we have an awesome guy in our ward who went through very similar
trials before he was baptized (just a year ago). He comes with us to most of
our lessons with her. We were also able to speak with him to know what it is
that we need to do to be able to help her through this.
Church was so good yesterday. I felt the spirit so strong and felt so renewed
and happy. I hope that this week I can bear strong testimony to people of the
importance of church, so that they will come and experience it themselves.
Love,
Elder Poulsen
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