March 31, 2014

Your story is awesome! I'm so proud!! Sharing the gospel really is so

much fun!! Lesson after lesson I still enjoy every minute of it!! As

you know it is the end of the transfer, and we keep track of lessons

taught per week this transfer I taught 194 lessons haha Most of them

being Restoration lessons. Every time it’s a little different some

spiritual some funny. But always worth the time! Great job mom! The

worth of every soul is great!

Africa,

So this week Elder Alfred and I decided to make missionary work

history. We were officially the first missionaries to set foot in

Tedam Ober-Barr Lira. hahah Sam and Ambrose live about an hours bike

ride outside Adyel/Lira. Since they always come to the church to be

taught by us we have never been to their home. This week we decided to

show that that we are willing to go to them. We saddled up our piece

of crap bikes and pedaled 7km to their village. For both Elder Alfred

and I it is the first time we have ever visited someone in their

village. But it was awesome haha. As we rode we didn't know exactly

where we were going but we just asked people for directions along the

way we figured we were headed the right way because people’s direction

started getting better and more specific. Till we just started asking

if they knew where Sam Lemo stays. We found it!! Once you reach an

actual village, everyone knows everyone.

So we get out there and Elder Alfred sees a snake. A decent sized

Green Mamba. So he is getting nervous. We are sitting under this tree

and he says a again, "there’s a snake over there" As he points into the

distance. I start looking around but see nothing. He says "come here

I’ll show you" we stand up walk like 30 ft then he points to this

teeny tinny little baby snake. hahah I just said Elder how the crap did

you see that. hahah Eagle Eyes and a fear of snakes haha. When the old

jajja saw that we were looking at a snake she runs toward us wooting

and comes and just starts beating the crap out of it with a log and

then throws is twitching body into a fire. Africans REALLY hate

snakes. I was just laughing the whole time hahahah

So this week I invented an Avocado Juice Recipe :) So now I’m famous in

the zone. I’m become well known around the mission for making the best

food. So thanks for the packages!

Well we have reached the end of Transfer again. Our whole district is staying the same. Elder Alfred

and I are staying together again. Actually our whole zone stayed the

same except for one Elder. Pres. Chatfield likes leaving missionaries in

places.

Well I’m still doing great! The sun is a little much here though. My

nose has been scabbed over the last week or so from being so so

sunburnt. It’s painful. I’m going to start wearing a hat like Elder Alfred ha.

I love and miss all you guys very very much! Hope no one is missing me

too much. It’s crazy to think 7 months have already gone by. I’m not a

new missionary anymore. I’m starting to meet missionaries younger than

I am haha a few more months and I’ll be one of the older missionaries.

Keep up the missionary work there at home! Members make the best

missionaries! I’ll try to send a few more pics today. LOVE YOU!

Elder Bennion