Dear Family and Friends back in America,
This has been a very good week and kind of crazy one too.
Monday started out great with receiving your email and playing some volleyball, i also got very burnt from the game and all week i was trying to cope with the sun rays, hiding under palm trees, and small roofs but still i was beaten down by the sun. Speaking of palm trees there is a really good dish that these liberian make out of palm trees its called Palm water. It has rice and plenty pepe and some fish and bits of palm tree its actually quite enjoyable. But you really have to watch the fish bones when you eat cause they kill if you bit down on one, ask me how i know. ;)
Tuesday started our crazy week. We wasted no time because we knew we had several baptism on Saturday. We had to get them ready for the interviews on Thursday and Friday. so we had about 7-8 lessons which were all very well. One of our weekly goals was use the spirit in everything we do. Its amazing how much better the lessons are when we let the spirit be the teacher. I know i dont know very much, but when i listen to the spirit and teach by the spirit the investigators dont look at me as i am a 19 year old white boy they seem to look at me like i have something to stay that will benefit them.
Wednesday i went on exchanges with Elder Pentreath the english white man. We went into his area and taught some really great lessons. Also the beach is in his area so we went out to watch the sun set at the end of the day. I took some really good pictures of the sunset. . I realize how much i missed my parents and family. We talked for probably 30 minutes just about before and after our missions. I put more of how i feel in my letter home. I'm sorry i wasn't ever the son or brother i should have been. The one thing i have learned is how important family is out here and how i really took it for granted.
Thursday we got 3 interviews done for baptism for saturday. We met some new investigators and had tons of fun during one lesson where the mother just yelled at us in kolokwa (Liberian english). I only know small small so i couldnt understand too much.
Friday was just a normal day we made sure the candidates for baptism were ready for the morning.
Saturday started out great with me actually baptizing for the first time on mission. Truely a great experience for me and the people i was baptizing. After the baptisms we went back to the apartment to find that the lock on the door was broken so we couldnt get into the apartment. That really sucked but we just threw or baptizimal clothes through the window and our district leader wait till the so called locksmith came an put in our new lock. We went to our area and had a small problem with the motorcycle. It kind of tipped over in the street. DONT WORRY I WASNT HURT, my companion only dislocated his pinky finger. Luckily he is a true man and put it back in and we did some first aid and bandaged it up. And the only reason i tell you is because we are both fine now. So dont worry we are perfectly ok. But some good new i am up to 10 baptisms now. No biggy. ;)
Oh by the way 1 american dollar is 70 liberty or liberian dollars. And i get that sandwich every night it is soooo good i look forward to it everyday and its really only 1 U.S.
So now since i left you think you can never be at home just travel 24/7. This is no good i hope you took some pictures of temple square, and you better start saving up for our cruise when i get back cause i need something help me gain back all the weight im going to lose. Rainy season really has ended but it still rains about every 3 days. which is good cause it keeps the dust down. Today we are going to Duala market and im going to get a few football shirts. I had some oats this morning and they were soooo good.
Is it bad that shower are definately an after thought now. Every thing smells here and im starting to but no problem.
I love you all very much and miss you even more. Thanks Mikayla for doing the Blog for me. Im trying to be a better person and this mission is helping me do that. It is truly a blessing to be here in Liberia. My companion is great he was actually in the army for Cote Diviore but i will tell you more about him next week my times almost up. I love you all. Merry Chirstmas and remember to keep Christ in Christmas.
Love,
Elder Skouson
(the white African)
P.S. Please ask questions when you write so i know what you wanna know.
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