I may have to end early today to go get my new companion. I will be training this transfer. He’s coming to our apartment soon. I’m super excited because I know this is what I need right now. The Lord is right by my side helping me every step of the way. I know Grandpa is helping me too! I can just feel him!! It was so awesome to see Alban. He totally surprised me! It was great! This transfer is going to be the best. The trouble Elders are leaving, so I’m way excited! I can’t believe next week I will hit my year mark. Where has the time gone?! I don’t know how the second can go any faster than the first because it went so fast!! This week was so good! I was a lot more obedient and we worked super hard! It felt great hahaha! That sickness killed me. It made me really lazy because I just didn’t feel good. I feel great now and with my new greenie I’m going to work so hard! Satan can try his best to tear me down but he won’t win!!!!! This next transfer is gonna be a kick to his face hahahahaha! I’m going to be in a new area with a new companion, so it’s going to be tough but I know we will do good. I’m a little bummed because I’m gonna miss my last ward. My bishop was in the bishopric with president before he became president which is cool. He was a cool guy! I know it will be great! I love you guys so much! Have an awesome week! Can’t wait to tell you about my greenie next week.
Hey fam!!!!! Sorry I was out so fast last week these dudes came into the cyber that were way drunk lol so we got outta there way quick! Hahaha . Dad you are so right! You hit a year and you’re dead hahaha! It’s so much like my XC races. That fight wasn’t easy and I was never back to were I was but it was so worth it because I became who the Lord needed me to be! Fighting back from that tumor and becoming the XC captain prepared me more than anything for this mission. You asked me to share some spiritual experiences. I’d share them if I had more hahaha these people aren’t super spiritual. That said, we had a cool lesson with our recent convert fr anicet where he had an encounter with a person from a different church and he had all these questions and scriptures they gave him. I was just sitting there like frick like I have no clue how to answer these questions and so I just said a small prayer in my heart and it was amazing because me and my comp were just led to find different scriptures that I had never read or even marked before. Each of them answered the questions perfectly and proved that what they were saying was false. Then I used the Book of Mormon! It was incredible the clarity that comes from that book. Our investigator then bore testimony of the truthfulness of the book and the spirit was so strong man!! It was so awesome!!! We are still workin hard and looking to find those white and ready to be harvested!!! It was a little tough this week because we had one day of 9 cancelations but we just kept searching and searching and finally ended the day with a lesson! Mollo mollo hahaha small small its not a high baptizing secteur but we are working towards the marriage of a few couples fr vahoé and his wife who doesn’t like our church. Then fr amani whose a great guy and his wife doesn’t want to marry him cuz he doesn’t make a lot of money, but they have kids and stuff so we have been trying to help them! Then we got sr diane and her husband who is already a member. I love their family!! So please pray we can get them married and that we can get fr amani’s wife to come to church and stuff and that she will accept the marriage. Then pray for fr vahoé’s wife cuz she always goes to the back room when we come to teach so pray we can find her at the house and that we can convince her of the truthfulness of our gospel! Aside from that we just have a few investigators that are just cala cala also pray that we can start teaching fr anicet’s family!!! Oh and also sr roland hahaha I think thats it hahah! District Leader is good. I don’t do much since it is 4 of us and the zone leaders just do everything. Basically my job is to conduct the district meetings and stuff and to keep track of the key indicators for every week. Pretty easy hahha! For your missionary class the best thing they can do to prepare is discover their testimony of the Book of Mormon and of the Bible and just study and really know the scriptures. In the scriptures that can answer the questions you can encounter on the mission. They just sent us a 100 question list of questions that the Book of Mormon has answers to and it is our job to find these scriptures so heck give it to those kids and then like every week you can go over like 5 or so and just discuss what you have each learned personally and the scriptures you’ve found! I’ll send you the email! Well I love you sooo much man have a killer week!!!!! love you!!!
It was a much better week! Our investigator finally accepted and was baptized!!! He’s the one who ran away when we showed him the baptismal clothes who wasn’t prepared a few weeks ago. It was a great experience! He explained the night before how in his past he was a drug dealer and a gangster and how he got caught by the cops one time, but they had no evidence for him so he got away clean and he just stopped doing drugs and selling them and then that was around the time he found the missionaries and he just bore his testimony and the spirit was sooooo strong it was soooo awesome!!! It was sooo cool!!!! He will be such an awesome member! He wants to serve a mission. He is 24, so he totally can and he wants his family to get converted and like his cousins and like the whole world! He is gonna be a killer missionary!!!!It was nice not being sick at the apt hahahaha! We went to the zoo as a zone. Hope you like the pictures. Can you believe how close we got to all of them? It was dope though!! It was nuts there was this giant gorillas that were throwing bottles at us and slapping the walls and trying to jump out to get us and were freaking out it was like planet of the apes Caesar gone wild hahahahahahah!!! Then there was this cute little monkey and the zone leader was just trying to grab it and it went crazy! It was so funny I was filming the whole thing. I wish I could send the videos!! We also fed elephants bananas!!! Don’t even worry about me!!! I’m great!!!! I’m so glad my mission president’s wife sent you those pictures. She is the sweetest lady in the world. I totally miss judged her!!! She is my favorite! I saw her son who is like my little buddy at church cuz they came this last week and it was awesome cuz he missed me tons since I’m not at the bureau that much anymore and he just gave me a huge hug. I was talking to mama today and she was like yeah he said he had to use the bathroom super bad and then he just went to talk to you she was cracking up about it. That kid loves me hahaha and he reminds me of Tanner soooo much. I think that’s why I am so close to him hahahaha! I also love my Mission President! Our relationship is super good! I love him so much!!! He really helps me a lot and is just such a good guy not judgmental at all! Well I gotta go. I love you all so much! Have an awesome week!
So the most creepy thing happened to me this week! I got broken into! My phone was literally right next to my bed that means the dude literally was right over me. I’m just glad they didn’t kill us or something hahahahahahahaha I was so sketched out hahahaha!!!! No question grandpa no joke was protecting us! There is no question!!! You’d think I’d be scared, but I’m not. I got the power of God and a legion of angels with me! Its that dude that comes again that should be scared!! I’m super safe though this is the first time that has ever happened to me!! It’s only the third time in three years so it’s super rare that you get robbed here. Not like Josh’s mission. We also played paintball with our mission president and zone. Dude it was so dope man!!! It was pouring down rain during it so the guns jammed a lot but it was the coolest experience bro. Especially paying against president! That was so fun! He got nailed in the face loll!!! He’s so cool! Did you like the pic of him just chillin’ with the gun! HAHAHA . I also beat up this kid that tried to steal from Elder Mercer when we went to the bank last night too, so this has been quite the week. I didn’t really beat him up…just scared him really bad. Haha Another crazy thing happened when I woke up to a flooded apartment.
Good news is I feel better. The sickness is gone! We’re not teaching that many people because I haven’t been able to be in the sectuer because I’ve been so sick. The sickness has been good for me though. I have learned a lot about my self and being close to the Lord! The mission is 100 percent personal! I’ve just come to realize this mission is like the world today completely corrupt imagine how much this has prepared me for the world after the mission!!! Well I love you all! Have a great week!
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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