January 27, 2014

Another week gone. That’s good that Lexie and Brayden will be staying

with bujjajje (Luganda word for both grandparents) Bennion. That would

be fun. I would love living with them hahah.

 

Congrats on finishing those books in the OT. I just started Galatians.

So I’m slowly moving through the NT haha

 

 

New companion. He is temporary. His name is Elder Mukasa. He is from

Entebbe (Uganda) He has been serving in Botswana For the last 7 months

but had to return to Uganda to renew his visa.

 

 

Elder Bednar's meeting was so great! I was literally 20 ft right in

front of him! The meeting was just inside the Kololo chapel. It was

unlike any meeting I have ever heard of or been at. First he was super

funny, cracking jokes! Then get this, Invites to the meeting was 5

general authorities! 5! Elder Bednar, Hamilton, Cook, Renlund, Ussi. All

present in the meeting. So then what happened is he opened it up like

a questions and answers. People from the audience ask him questions

and one of the 5 would answer the question. Here is the bonus. Their

wives were also all there as well and were invited to answer questions

as well. Most of the time Elder Bednar stood at the pulpit his wife stood

with him and added her thoughts and testimony to his as did all the

other wives. It was Soo cool! The topics discussed was Priesthood,

Family, and Culture. It was a powerful meeting I’m glad I got to be a

part of it, I have a page full of notes to share. Most of it isn’t

really mission relevant but it will be useful post mission. AHH be

jealous! It was awesome!

So I haven’t been sleeping under a mosquito net because I couldn’t sleep

in my own room without a companion. So I really put my deetsheets to

the test! Well they work! I woke up just about every morning with

about 30 dead mosquitos around my mattress hahah so I have to give it

to that guy at ILC the sheets work. It the last 4 weeks I’ve only

gotten a few small bites on my hands hhaha!

 

Woke up with a huge Madagascar hissing cockroach in my bed the other

day, that was fun! Guess he thought I had moved out for good. Stupid

things I lit it on fire.

 

I caught the flu from Elder Muange so I have had no voice the last 2

days. Which makes missionary work difficult because people treat me

like I have leprosy... :(

 

Also got my hair cut again today so I am once again bald... yayy.. I

hate African haircuts with a fiery burning passion.

 

I got your package! SOOOOO AWESOME! thank you so so so sosososo so

much! I always use that stuff to cook myself and others a nice meal on

Sundays after church. Last Sunday it was chicken fajitas! So nice!!!

mmmm!

 

Well that’s all I’ve got for this week! I love and miss you all so so much!

love,

Elder Bennion