Things are GREAT with Elder Bennion. We get along better than any other companionship I've had. He's a total goofball, and reminds me a lot of Dad (for that reason, I guess! Ha ha ha). We have a lot of fun quoting awesome movies (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Princess Bride, etc...) and doing the Lord's will. It goes hand in hand surprisingly well. I love my companion to death! He is DILIGENT. That's what I love most. We work HARD, and are having a blast. This area is really shaping up. Unfortunately, I don't see us staying together for more than this one transfer though. Five transfers is already a REALLY long time to be in an area, though President Roggia has been instructed to keep missionaries in an area as long as possible, so, it's anyone's best guess. Zone Conference was the best this week. President Roggia gave some powerful instruction.
There were some 5-year-olds smoking outside of my room two nights ago... Oh I was mad at them. I chased them away. I also bought Transformers Monopoly last Monday, and it is now the most fun thing to do in all of Bo. It's FUN.
Did Dad ever know an Elder Bennion on his mission? My companion's dad served in Texas around the same time as Dad, but I don't know if it's the same mission or whatever.
Time is short today. There's so much time and so little to do! Wait, strike that, reverse it. Ha ha ha. Thank you for sending the Sansa. I got the other shoe yesterday, and all of the wonderful goodies inside! Also, please convey my profound thanks to Aunt Becky and Uncle Andrew for the package they sent me. I was kinda popular sitting on my bed covered in the contents of three packages (the third was from Grandma Suzi, to whom I have already expressed personal thanks). I really appreciate all of the little things that are sent to me! They make the day loads brighter.
Dad asked me if I have two comforts of home, paper plates and bacon. Paper plates? Uh, no. In fact, I'm sure they'd mold here. Things decay that you wouldn't normally think of. For instance, our cast-iron frying pan has to be scraped with steel wool before each use to remove the rust that collects on it. Oh, and food that we leave sitting out grows orange fur. It's NASTY. So, paper plates or anything like that doesn't work so well here. It's all plastic.
Go Nino! I'm so excited to hear where he'll be serving! Hopefully the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission. But, you know, anywhere else is good! (at least, that's what they say)
Mom mentioned that Sister Allred of the Relief Society General Presidency was in Mount Vernon Sunday night. I wonder if she's related to the Elder Allred who is serving in Freetown right now... I don't know. He was in my district my first transfer here, and his older brother had served in South Africa. So, it could be, but I don't know. The 40 investigators at church mentioned by Sister Allred in her visit to the Congo is MADNESS. That's definitely NOT typical for us. We had 10 last week and we were celebrating. Any more than that would have been overwhelming. These small branches aren't equipped to deal with that many people investigating at once. But, it's okay. I like our 10. Ha ha ha.
As far as bacon goes, it's pretty hard to get since Muslims don't eat it, and half of the people here are Muslim. So... One of our former investigators raises pigs, and we bought from him one time and made BBQ pork shawarmas. SO GOOD. Unfortunately, he no longer butchers and sells the meat. If we wanted pork again, we'd have to buy (and kill and prepare and cook) the entire pig. Hmmm... Super P-Day activity? Ha ha ha. Maybe someday.
I sure miss that good salmon Dad cooks. Most of the fish here is crappy. Mackerel is here, and that stuff is nice, but most of the Sierra Leoneans don't like it. Works for me! So I hear that there is bacon ice cream at Denny's? I might say "ew" to that, but I don't remember what ice cream tastes like... :'(
Just one new Elder in Bo, and he's from Ghana. I have yet to see a shell-shocked American since myself! Ha ha ha. I hope one day to train one. That'd be neat. We're beginning a new training program that makes me eligible to train at any time now, which is pretty exciting. It makes any missionary ready to train a new one after only two transfers. Elder Stott came from Liberia to Bo Zone, so it was nice to see an American who didn't know any Krio. Made me realize how much I had learned. It was also funny talking to him, because he thought I was two transfers older than he, but I'm actually like three younger. It was funny.
Anyways, I luv yu bin bin! Have a wonderful week. I have some pictures prepared, but I can't send on this computer. Next week!
Elder Vaughan
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