I Love It Here!

1. This is me with my new companion, Elder Tupou. He is from Tonga and he is SO awesome. His English isn't amazing yet (he has been here almost 5 months now), but he is still hilarious. And he is super excited to do the work all the time. It was his 20th birthday yesterday, so I made some candles and birthday hats out of paper. The sign is for his younger twin brothers who he wanted to send the picture. He has 2 older brothers and 4 younger brothers. Pretty crazy. Just so you know, "Repent and be Baptised" in Tongan is "Fakatomala pea paptaiso." (There is no b in Tongan, only p. which make it a bit hard for Elder Tupou to hear the difference between the two). So next time you meet a Tongan person and you want to Preach to them, you can say that to them. 

2. The Wolverhampton district! Although there are a few different people now after transfers--I am now the smallest elder in the district. Frightening, I know. 

So I thought that my accent hadn't changed much since I have been over here. But the other day I met a missionary who has only been out for like 4 weeks and he sounded SO American. So maybe my accent has changed a bit. 

On transfer day last Wednesday, I was at the mission home and I ran into a missionary who was getting transferred from Llanelli. He told me that President Rasmussen went to the recent stake conference down there, and he met Alex Watkins. Apparently he shook his hand and gave him a five pound note, telling him to use it to start his mission savings fund!

The other day we met someone who said he was not as Christian, because he was a "messianic gentile." Think about that for a minute. Anyone who can figure out how that is different than being a Christian should probably be given a prize. 

I love my mission. I thought you all should know that. It seriously is awesome. Funny enough, having my companion go home did not make me want to go home. It made me even more grateful that I am not going home yet. I love it here. I know that I have so much more work to do here, so many more people to teach, before I go home. I'm sort of freaking out that I only have 7 transfers left, I've already completed 10. The opportunity to serve the Lords as his representative is such a great privilege. I truly love the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the great message that we can change, and how to do it. 

well anyway, I hope you all have an amazing week. 

Love, 

Elder Seth Poulsen