So, regarding that money you sent me, it's pretty much finished. I bought some NICE slacks (2 pair..it was getting needed. One of mine was spoiled with bleach. I was mad about that.), a few more sweet Jatala ties (I'm sure you'll be seeing them in pictures), a new belt (Nigerian one. So cool!), a new pair of shoes, and a bunch of souvenir-ey-esque things. Most of those things you'll just have to wait to see. ;) You don't have to worry about money for me again for a while. Maybe I'll want in my last 6 months, but I'll keep you updated.
Man, this keyboard is killing me. I think things will be a little more concise this week. Sorry, ya?
Work is going good. Jeez, this past week is just a blur in my mind when I try to recall something specific... We worked! Uh... Well, okay, here's what I've been thinking about this week:
Recent converts. As I've been in the area long enough to HAVE some, I've watched what can happen. We have three kinds: Sinkers, floaters, and submarines. I kinda thought of this parable as I was soaking beans to make refried beans today (burritos, anyone? I'm WAY excited!). Lets say that the water is like life with the gospel. While they all initially do some degree of floating, some sink straight away. Others are kinda in between. Others once again (note how few they are) are simply "floaters", and are content with floating.
Putting it in real-life now: We put these people into water (hint: Baptism), and some of them thereafter sink straight away. Those are so FRUSTRATING! They look like the rest of the beans that we're soaking, but they sink so readily. Others are excited about the church for a time, but as different circumstances enter their lives, they sink, and on occasion, bob back to the surface for a time. Those are the "in-betweens". And then, the floaters: The converts that make like SO easy! They baptize, and then bring many others to baptism. I don't have to think or worry about them again, because regardless of how turbulent the waters are, they float. I, unfortunately, as the Lord's great bean-soaker, have to spend much of my time helping those otherwise helpless sinkers to float.
Anyways, that was a little random, but it's what I've been thinking about.
Sorry about my short letter in return. This keyboard is stressing me out. Be watching the mail. In about a month's time, your Christmas presents should arrive.
Love you lots!
Elder Vaughan
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