This week was great! Lots better!!! Happy Birthday Zach, my little hommie!! My mission president called me this week and told me why he sent me here. He just thanked me for my hard work and was telling me that he sent me here to help Elder Sandberg with his French and to prepare him to be a trainer next transfer and that he wants me to train next transfer again tooo hahahaha I have such an incredible relationship with him. I love him so much!! He was just telling me that this next transfer he wants me to train so the 30th of this next month so I will be another transfer with Elder Sandberg I think. The name of my secteur now is Attecoubé zone Toit Rouge. So for this week it all went by as a blur hahahaha sadly Saturday our investigator like ran away from his baptism he had a problem with the “clothes for the baptism”. It was so dumb. Really he’s just not ready so hopefully this next week and also the fr gle alex tooo will get baptized! Tuesday we had that special district meeting thing so that was fun just talked about the conference we had with Elder Katcher and how we can better use it in the field and in our zone and stuff. It was good! Then the rest of the week was just preparing out guy fr anicet for his baptism. I guess its anicet not anissé hahaha but yeah and then he didn’t get baptized and then I may have gotten sick and went to the hospital Friday morning hahaha but I’m way better now!!! So I was diagnosed with Malaria. I feel lots better. I just ended up taking my IB that you sent me with and it helped me out. I should probably get the meds they prescribed me at the hospital though hahahaha I’ve had a fever of 102 muscle aches head ache, diarrhea, stomach ache pain since last Thursday. It was fun! hahahahahahaha That hospital is pretty messed up. They gave me a laxative when I told them I had diarrhea remember? hahahaha Freakin’ Africa hahahaha I just stayed at the apartment and slept everyday. I went to sacrament meeting yesterday to just came home and slept again! I’ve been drinking lots of water like you would always say to do when you’re sick. It was like you were just in my head telling me what to do hahaha It was pretty cool! I feel so much better now though! The hospital visit was quite the visit though…. Josh would get a kick outta it hahaha Don’t worry man I will be just fine! I got the Lord on my side man! I’m gonna get those meds for sure though! If you promise not to freak out, I’ll tell you what happened. You’re not going to believe it!!
So I had to get an IV cuz my fever was so high and so I go to get it and typically you have to eat before you get one right? Yeah no one told me that…. I get it and after just go to sit down cuz I started feeling dizzy. I was like telling Elder Sandberg I was gonna throw up and pass out and that something wasn’t right. Then I stand up a few secs later to pay for it and I just see so many stars, so I sit down and then my hearing just starts getting distant like I’m in a tunnel and then I just see a bright flash like someone took my pic and then just darkness! I was out cold! Sandy (Elder Sandberg’s nickname) told me that he looked over and thought I was sleeping in the chair and was like dude we gotta go now. Then the lady ran over and was like did he eat this morning and he was like no and then she was like ohhh shi* hahahaha and just started slapping me and jammed her thumbs into my eyes and then yelled for 2 sugar cubes and then some water and put it in my mouth and I guess my unconscious body was chewing them and then she got some water and gave it to me and then they dragged me over to this bed but I was completely out cold so like these two weak nurse ladies are like trying to drag me and then this guy comes over and like grabs me and just hucks me up on the table and then they gave me more sugar cubes and were pinching my legs so hard I got all these small bruises hahaha and then I came back and was all good. It was sooooo crazzzy hahahahahaha I’m so dumb! I don’t know why I didn’t eat hahahahah but better question why the stupids didn’t tell me to eat before getting the IV hahahahahaha So yeah pretty crazy!! My eyes were super blood shot and were killing yesterday but they’re better now! I still don’t know why she jammed her thumbs in my eyes hahahahahah Maybe Josh knows??? hahahahaha It was pretty nuts hahahahaha Sandy was just what the heck is happening! I’m going to make a recording and have him explain it. He explains it sooo well hahahahaha! Thanks for the prayers!! Don’t even worry about me grandpa is hookin me up man!!! I got a legions of angels with me!!!! That’s crazy though that mom had me on her mind and stuff so much this week!!
I’m already healed by the priesthood so I’m good! We also have this cute little crazy lady that always invites us over to eat soooo much food and she found out I was sick and sent me a bunch of oranges and made me futu banana with this super yummy sauce which is like my favorite. She’s the best!! We are her”babies”! She’s an old widow! She is super crazy though. She says she is a missionary like us and that we are her children and that she hates black people and that she is white and yeah she’s a funny lady hahahahaha! Tonight I’m going to get a blessing for my eyes. The Lord healed the blind so why can’t he heal me! I love you with all my heart! Have an awesome week! Don’t you worry a second about me I’m in the Lords hands man!!!! Love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a good week! I’m struggling this week. It’s just the fact that there is like no obedience in all of the West Africa missions hahaha, so I’ve just kinda fallen into some disobedience like its just a part of the mission. I don’t even know how to explain it hahahaha I mean I’m not breaking rules just a little bit of sleeping in because I’m so exhausted. You get to the point in this mission where it doesn’t even matter hahahaha You see everyone even your leaders disobeying stuff that its hard to want to be good hahaha I know I’m having one of those weeks. Sorry to be so negative, but it’s just been a really tough week. It’s hard because I’m the oldest and now I have all American missionaries and none of them really want to be here, so they’re not really obedient. I’m trying to be a good example, but it’s really hard. I know it’s the little things, but it’s really hard when your comp doesn’t want to be obedient. Its just me, my comp, and our ZLs in our district. The other dude is the DL of a different district. You guys are spot on!!! Thanks so much guys for pulling me outta the mud. There’s a lot here hahaha and its easy to get stuck! i think i gotta read the Riccardi letter again hahaha Yeah its tough. I’m coming to see the reason I’m here and why the Lord sent me here. It was to test and strengthen me. I will be better at getting up early this week and I know the Lord will bless me. I’m just so tired. I set like three alarms and sleep through them because I’m just so exhausted. Please pray I can get up on time. Hahaha I know the Lord will help me. I just feel like the Lord gave me this cuz I asked the Lord to help me change some of my weaknesses and then this transfer hit me hahahahaha I know the Lord is blessing all of you so I’ll keep up the work man!!! hahaha I’ll try and have a heart to heart with my comp and the other missionaries. The problem is these guys don’t care hahahah my comp wanted to go home after 4 weeks and then pres just put him with an American before me hahaha like he’s already fed up with the mish and pres won’t let him go home that’s how it is. Like people get away with stuff all the time and never get sent home hahaha Welcome to Africa. He’s here for a reason but he doesn’t like spiritual stuff. He just think the rules aren’t for him hahaha and that’s why he doesn’t like it hahaha I got to turn to the Lord! I’m gonna do my best!! I will just ask the Lord to help me! I know he will help me in my life after the mission as I give him my all! I’m going to work super hard and make my comp work too. I know it will make all the difference. I’m sick of this crap I’m just gonna do what I’m supposed to I don’t even care about these fools anymore! One of them have a phone and it’s not cool. Dude its messed! I’m gonna start busting them cuz its not good! I just know I have to be obedient and trust in the Lord. Well sorry if I’ve been a downer, but this has been a really tough week. I’ll work really hard this next week! I love you all! Have a great week!!
Sorry no recording and photos this cyber is dumb hahahaha! The boys got baptized! It was a great way to say goodbye to my last area. The best part was I’ve been teaching them from the beginning. So as you I’m sure you guessed I got transferred! I have an American comp for the first time! He’s a stud! He’s from St. George, and he’s been on his mission for 7 months. Only problem is he doesn’t like speaking French, so that may be rough. Oh well. Cool thing is we have a bunch of Americans in the apartment. They also called me as DL. I have all of the ZL in my district so I’m super nervous about it, but I know the Lord will help me! Haha My DL has been really good at helping me because I’m super stressed. He told me the Lord filled his gaps so I know he’ll fill mine. I haven’t even taught in a District Meeting since I was in training, so it should be interesting. Haha. Well I gotta go!! Sorry this week was short!!! I’ll try my best next week to figure out the pics and stuff thats what took a lot of the time hahahahaha love you soooo much!!!! Have a killer week!!!!!!
Love,
Elder LeBaron
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