HELLLLLOOOOOOOO Family,
This week has been a wonderful week. We were able to teach some pretty awesome lessons. Some of the people we teach i really dont understand them. One minute they will listen to us and everything we say and the next day they will run away from us. Its really hard to get some of them to pray about what we have taught them. They can see that are message is true and that the book of Mormon is true but they need to know through the divine witness called the Holy Ghost. That the only way that they will be truly converted. Sometimes we just want to pray for them. They don't really understand the concept of prayer. That it is a two way communication between us and our heavenly father.
Anyways Elder Kouao and i are just loving the work. Im learning how to teach so that the people understand me when i talk. When we teach about Chasity we say its "don't do mama and papa business til your married." If you say anything else they wont really understand. So im learning small small. I feel like in other missions you get smarter, trying to learn a language and stuff but here i'm really trying to get dumber. So when i come back home i might have to take a semester or two off just trying to learn good good English again.
I think something that might help me is memorizing things like Scripture masteries. For all those seminary students who plan on serving a mission, which should be everyone, learn and memorize your scripture masterys. So would you mind sending me them for all four books (new testament, old testament, bom, d&c) Thank you so much. This will help me so much. I'm learning the Articles of Faith again small small. Dont plan on me becoming a scriptorium though. Sorry ya.
The people here are so wonderful. They really feed us too much, as in if you eat there food more then twice a week your new companion is going to be the bathroom. I am starting to get use to the spiciness of the food just my stomach isn't yet. Maybe in two years i can eat like a Liberian for true. Not gonna lie hearing about going to BWW makes me really kinda jealous i would love for some good meat, thats not crappy fish.Also a salad would be wonderful. sorry mom i think im becoming vegetable deprived. Unless you count Pepea as a vegetable. Cause i get plenty of that.
This week is looking like its going to be a great one, We are having another Zone Conference on Tuesday and i am healthy enough to listen this time. Also this sunday is missionary Sunday where between the full time missionaries and branch missionaries we do everything. So i am giving a 20 min talk and two lessons. But it will be good cause we will actually prepare for it. And not preach False doctrine. The mission president is really hoping that it will improve retention and reactivation in our branch.
Before i end i just have to tell you about going into town last week. I found myself in the shampoo isle smell different shampoos and conditioners. Weird i know but when i go into the store its like i immediately go into a coma. But its good to see a real store now and again. Keeps me sain.
I love you all very much and love to here from everyone. Please keep sending letters they really brighten up my day and Dear elders are wonderful as well. The other packages havnt come yet but im sure they will. If there was anything i could ask for is good Chocolate and Hi-Chews. Im craving them and they are so good. If you could send a ton of Hi chews (cantalope) and Chocolate very good chocolate. Thank you so much for your support, im really tiring to sprint throughout my mission.
Love
Elder Skouson
(the white African)
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