Thanks for the money! I'll put it to good use! :-) I have a list of things I'm thinking of, and a lot of it is for those that I love across the pond! Worry not, Elder Kenner Clause will be coming this December with a sleigh (a very small one, mind you) full of goodies from Africa. As much as I can pester him to favor me to take, I'll give him.
Yes indeed, luckily I'm still here. Whereas, Elder Kenner will NOT be in a short amount of time. This is his last transfer, so he's got 5 weeks left. As for myself, I'm grateful both that the time is going, but I know that I'll be absolutely HEARTBROKEN to leave this place. It's become my second home, so leaving here may be just as hard, if not harder, than leaving my original home. Hence, I'm grateful to be here. I think of the things at home that I'm NOT missing out on, and I feel absolutely at peace with the supposed "Hell-Hole" I live in. Yeah, this place is a living nightmare, but at the same time, it's absolutely wonderful.
My companion is Brother Sanu from Wellington 2 branch. He lives across the street from our apartment, so he moved in right away! He counts as a full-time missionary in every regard. He has his call to the Nigeria Calabar mission, and he'll be reporting there in about five weeks. That means I get to train him before he goes! It's so great. I love being with someone fresh on mission, because they are always so excited to be working hard! It was like when I trained Elder Esiaba. That man was PUMPED to work! It made the days so good, and we got a lot of work done. The same is happening with Bro. Sanu. He's an outstanding teacher, and he will definitely become an outstanding missionary. We're having a great deal of fun!
As for other interesting things going on, there isn't a whole lot. Today we went back to that sweet waterfall that I went to my first transfer here. It was a heck of a lot of fun! We went with Elder Kenner, Kotey, Essego, and Taylor. Unfortunately, Elder Taylor kinda got sick in the bush... Yeah, that's kind of a downer, but it was a sweet adventure anyways. I'm so stinkin' tired. My knees are SO exhausted! I took some more sweet pictures and videos, but I'm thinking that It'll be best for you to wait for Christmas to get them. ;-)
Well, yeah, as pertaining to the whole "one year" thing. Not thinking about it a whole lot. It's cool and all, but I'm just happy I'm here, whether or not it was after a month or a year has passed. I still feel like a new missionary, and I learn so much every day. Speaking of learning, tangent time! We found out last night that President Dickson is going to be here tomorrow, and he's going to be giving us leadership training! It's times like this that I'm super grateful to be a District Leader. Truthfully, it's not a hard/big/challenging calling. You just order stuff, maintain the apartment, and go house hunting when called upon to do so. Oh yeah, and District Meeting Instruction. Not a fan of that one, but yeah, now it pays in dividends when I get to go to these trainings! I'm SO excited! This is the third time since I've come that I've got to see President Dickson. I love listening to him so much, and so I look forward to tomorrow IMMENSELY. That, and Elder Moss, the Kissy District Leader, will be my companion for the day, so I'm excited for that too. He has a blog so I've heard, so you might end up seeing something about me on there next week.
ANYWAYS, back to the whole "year" thing. I've just decided that it means that I have to turn things up big-time in the next 12 months. I have a lot of learning that I've done, and a lot left to do. So, with that, please refer to Hymn #255.
Well, not a whole lot more to say. I'm doing my best every blessed day, so that's what counts! I love the work here, despite the challenges and setbacks that we face, it's the best. I know the church is true. If I didn't KNOW it for a FACT, I would have turned tail on this place within days. Only a powerful conviction of the
restored gospel can keep someone here sustained for two years. It's hard, but is anything worthwhile easy? Of course not.
I love you and miss you a lot (but not too much ;) ), and hope that you as well have the most splendorous week. :-)
Love,
Elder Vaughan
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