Hey
You know kenyans, and TZ both dont care about time. Like at all. Its just there. If you tell someone to be here at this time they wont show up till like 45 minutes to 2 hours past the time. And its ok cause they are in no hurry. And i have to say even me im starting to be like that. You know i hope people at home will be cool with that. Just you know there is no hurry in africa. And its ok, everytime we have an appoitment, you expect the person to be late. And if they ever tell a time like 20 minutes away, you just add another 20 minutes to that and thats the actual time they will come. So basically if they say 20 minutes they mean 40 or more. But you know dad thats waht i love about africa, there is not rush. I dont know what everyones rush is anyways. Just cool a bit and enjoy life. Why are we always rushing somewhere. Just chill. And as for the accent well i cant promise that i wont have one, when i come home. Ha when pres. daughter came here with her husband, he was telling me that i have an accent. And so did the tuttles. And they can understand me kind of. Now that im thinking about it i did have to repeat myself a few times. But not too bad i think. And thats pretty awesome i have a new cousin. Im super excited for uncle john. I hope you tell him congrats for me. But anyways, in kenya i had a pretty good week. We had some confirmations done, and it left me pretty happy. This was our first week of real work, you know no interuptions, esh last week was to much busy. Ya though now for me's and muntasi, we are now looking for somemore people to teach. And on sunday we got some referrals, man i love members in our ward. They just know when they need to help us out, pretty awesome. So yesterday too was good. We were at elder usi's house. His daughter is leaving the U.S. She going to attend BYU-Idaho. She seems pretty excited for it. So she invited us over for dinner. And you know it was nice, but they be big peoples there. And all i can say was it was awesome. And you know it was fun. But ya other than that my week was pretty boring. We manly just stuck to finding people. You know contacting at all that fun stuff. I never relized though how rude someone can be when you go up to talk to them. There are some real jerks out there. But you know me i cant let someone get the best of me. So ill mess with someone if they are being a jerk. But you know i never really thought about some of that stuff. And i realize back home, i would never go up to someone and just start talking to them. And now you know it just comes naturally. Kinda cool. But ya that was pretty much my week. And by the ways me and munatsi are still having fun. Fetch i love serving with him. I think that why the lord wanted us to serve together again. But anyways, ya thats me for this week. I hopes you yourself have an awesome week. And whoever reads this. Oh by the ways i just thought of something i have now starting to say hello with an s on it. Also how are you with an s on it. I think im turning more kenyan. I just say it now i dont even think about it. Kinda weird. But anyways i talk to you next week.
love, matt.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
3-21-11
So ya i had a very good week. You we had mission tour, and stake conference. We had mission tour with elder L whitney clayton of 70 presidency, and elder Koliker, of the seventy. It was nice. They talked alot about marriage. And how important women are. They said in a marriage there is never on above the other. They are equal in everything. And they gave us a little reminder in manners. Like stand when i lady comes to the table, or when i lady walks into a room, hold the door open for them. And just a reminder to how we should treat them. They used examples like president broadbent and his wife and it was really nice. And they also gave us a question period. Where we could ask them any question that we wanted, but they will not answer any deep doctrine questions. So that was way good, and i learned alot. And by the ways i dont like deep doctrine, it wont help you at all in salvation, so i stick to the 5 that will. 1. faith in Jesus Christ, 2. repentance, 3. Baptism, 4 Recieving the gift of the hold ghost by the laying on of hands, 5. Endure till the end. Those 5 will get you to the celestial kingdom, not any deep doctrine. But anyways ya i again i learned alot from mission tour and it was way awesome. So ya besides that we had all the missionaires in kenya come to nairobi, and it was pretty fun to see everyone. There was one guy in my MTC group who i havent seen since the MTC, i saw him there. And i was excited to see him. By the ways his name is elder jackson, from zim. But ya finally saw him, and it was nice. So ya that was the highlight for me this week. And it was nice, the stake conference was good they got a new stake presidency, and people gave testimonies. And i didnt get alot of it since i was in the back, and i couldnt really hear. But still good. Sorry this email will be shorter but you know these things are just there. BUt ya im going talk to you next week, love you. BYe.
love, matt.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
3-14-11
Well hi mom,
But ya my week was really crazy. So first ya we had tranfers this past week. And at first i was originally suppose to get a branch missionary as a comp. But elder munatsi, who has been sick. So i just got a call and now im with him. Which i have not problem with. And by the ways elder munatsi is my mtc comp. In case you forget. But you know me im very excited for it. And you know im so happy that i get to be his comp again. But ya besides that also my week was made even more awesome. We had 4 baptisms this week. And i was privlidge with going swimming with them. Esh i dont think they like it when i dunk them. But me i make sure that they get all the way under. You can say i slam them a little. But you know i get the job done. And it was way awesome. I cant tell you how happy everyone was. All i know was that everyone was smiling. And bob came up to me afterward and gave me a hug. And he was just smiling and thanking me. I dont know but it was just im able to be hear and serve the lord. But ya we also got the rest of a part member family baptized. And the baba or rather father, story is very interesting. His 13 year son was the first to be baptized in the family. And every sunday he would always knock on his dad's door and he would ask him if he wanted to go to church with him. His dad told him no but thanks. But everyweek he would come ask his dad but he wouldnt. As time went the boy got his brothers and sisters to start going. And eventually, he said let me just go and see where my kids are going to church. And he went and loved it. And he started to go himself everyweek. Even this boy got his family to start living the word of wisdom. No tea or coffee. Instead they started to take cocoa everyday. So it just goes to show how one person can influence his family. Just by simply asking if you want to go to church with me. Anyways i just wanted to share that story with ya. But ya their baptisms went well and everyone is very happy.
all im going to say about usu is bogus. complete bogus. I dont understand this 12 seed stuff. wow i really thought they would have been higher. But nothing they can do now, all they can do is beat kansas state. Which they better. So it will slap those people who gave them a 12 seed in the face. But anyways i hope they come to play that day.
Ill talk to you next week.
love, matt.
But ya my week was really crazy. So first ya we had tranfers this past week. And at first i was originally suppose to get a branch missionary as a comp. But elder munatsi, who has been sick. So i just got a call and now im with him. Which i have not problem with. And by the ways elder munatsi is my mtc comp. In case you forget. But you know me im very excited for it. And you know im so happy that i get to be his comp again. But ya besides that also my week was made even more awesome. We had 4 baptisms this week. And i was privlidge with going swimming with them. Esh i dont think they like it when i dunk them. But me i make sure that they get all the way under. You can say i slam them a little. But you know i get the job done. And it was way awesome. I cant tell you how happy everyone was. All i know was that everyone was smiling. And bob came up to me afterward and gave me a hug. And he was just smiling and thanking me. I dont know but it was just im able to be hear and serve the lord. But ya we also got the rest of a part member family baptized. And the baba or rather father, story is very interesting. His 13 year son was the first to be baptized in the family. And every sunday he would always knock on his dad's door and he would ask him if he wanted to go to church with him. His dad told him no but thanks. But everyweek he would come ask his dad but he wouldnt. As time went the boy got his brothers and sisters to start going. And eventually, he said let me just go and see where my kids are going to church. And he went and loved it. And he started to go himself everyweek. Even this boy got his family to start living the word of wisdom. No tea or coffee. Instead they started to take cocoa everyday. So it just goes to show how one person can influence his family. Just by simply asking if you want to go to church with me. Anyways i just wanted to share that story with ya. But ya their baptisms went well and everyone is very happy.
all im going to say about usu is bogus. complete bogus. I dont understand this 12 seed stuff. wow i really thought they would have been higher. But nothing they can do now, all they can do is beat kansas state. Which they better. So it will slap those people who gave them a 12 seed in the face. But anyways i hope they come to play that day.
Ill talk to you next week.
love, matt.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
3-7-11
Well first i like the aggies stuff as always. You know i ran into the elder who is on the byu bandwagon. The only reason he is on it is cause they are ranked high. If they werent he would not like them. Freaking bogus byu fan. I dont really like them all that much. So how our friend who sits behind us doing? You know the one at the aggies games. I dont know why i just remembered him. But im sure he was there all this season. Well i dont think you will see him again but if you do greet him for me ya? So ya the aggies are doing awesome, finished out the season, with 2 road wins, thats what i like to hear. And you know im so looking forward to going to games when i come home. Crazy to think i will be at them wit ya next season. Freaking awesome! Anyways thats crazy that byu guy got kicked off the team for violated honor code. Ha kinda funny. But you see Byu doenst mess around with that stuff. Esh i bet people are freaking out. News is probably going crazy. But ya so today we went to Ngong hills and climbed to the top. The view was awesome and way nice. But the climb itself killed me. Mission has gotten me a little out of shape. But still nice to get some exercise. Hey by the ways i will tell you how mush weight i lost. when i came on mission i was 65 kgs, and now im 58 kgs. Ill let you convert that to pounds.
since i've been a bum ill tell you about the baptisms. well i didnt have any last sunday, all of them are set for this sunday. But sawa ill tell you about a few of them. First Bob. He is awesome. He was born a muslim and converted to christiainty. And we met bob when we were looking for someone to print t-shirts. And he asked what we do and wanted to know more. So we came and taught him in his small print shop. And we got to know bob and he is awesome. He also works at a children support program. With kids that have HIV and other diseases. And even me and Jimu visited the place and it was nice. Just to see the kids and see what else he has done. So bob he has come so far to where he is. He told us that there was something about us when he met us and he didnt know what it was and he said he had to know what we did who we were. And he said that when we were telling him he just knew that it was the right church. And esh he loves church. He shows up and hour early for it and texts us and says he is there and asks where we are. Gosh he is so awesome. And i cant tell you how far he has come to where he was. It absoulty amazes me. And i told him i would visit him before i leave here. And if it works out that you guys come here ill take you to meet him. But ya thats bob he is awesome. Another 2 baptisms are the omusi's. Sister omusi, and her daughter belinda. Both are way awesome. The rest of the family is baptized except for them and the dad. But they will be baptized on sunday. and no worries the father will follow soon. Families are the best baptisms. Esh i love them. Sister omousi has wanted to be baptized for some time. But there was something small stopping her. And now we got that resolved. And she is stoked. Man she loves missionaries, whenever we visit her she just loves hearing from us and laughing with us. Again awesome. And her daughter Belinda, is cool she is 17 and just a girl. She is very smart though. She knows everything we are teaching. And suprises me whenever i ask her a question, she always has a answer. She is excited to be baptized with her mom, and you know i love it. Sunday is going to awesome. But ya there are a few of them for ya. But ya one of our recent converts (Violet) that i baptized like 2 months ago is doing awesome. You know that golden investigator missionaries look for. Well she was mine. She is one of those i know i will see in the Celestial Kingdom. I cant tell you how much she has grown in the church. And she is by far the best baptism i've had. Not that the other ones werent good, it just this one is somehow different from the rest. But ya she is doing good, she is getting married to a return missionary in may. Which im way excited for. She wants to go to the temple when she hits her 1 year mark in the church. Which im excited for. But ya thats the news for the people i love and serve. But something else happening this week is transfer news on saturday.
i must say that i go, its getting late, so ill email you next week. But have a good week
love, matt
since i've been a bum ill tell you about the baptisms. well i didnt have any last sunday, all of them are set for this sunday. But sawa ill tell you about a few of them. First Bob. He is awesome. He was born a muslim and converted to christiainty. And we met bob when we were looking for someone to print t-shirts. And he asked what we do and wanted to know more. So we came and taught him in his small print shop. And we got to know bob and he is awesome. He also works at a children support program. With kids that have HIV and other diseases. And even me and Jimu visited the place and it was nice. Just to see the kids and see what else he has done. So bob he has come so far to where he is. He told us that there was something about us when he met us and he didnt know what it was and he said he had to know what we did who we were. And he said that when we were telling him he just knew that it was the right church. And esh he loves church. He shows up and hour early for it and texts us and says he is there and asks where we are. Gosh he is so awesome. And i cant tell you how far he has come to where he was. It absoulty amazes me. And i told him i would visit him before i leave here. And if it works out that you guys come here ill take you to meet him. But ya thats bob he is awesome. Another 2 baptisms are the omusi's. Sister omusi, and her daughter belinda. Both are way awesome. The rest of the family is baptized except for them and the dad. But they will be baptized on sunday. and no worries the father will follow soon. Families are the best baptisms. Esh i love them. Sister omousi has wanted to be baptized for some time. But there was something small stopping her. And now we got that resolved. And she is stoked. Man she loves missionaries, whenever we visit her she just loves hearing from us and laughing with us. Again awesome. And her daughter Belinda, is cool she is 17 and just a girl. She is very smart though. She knows everything we are teaching. And suprises me whenever i ask her a question, she always has a answer. She is excited to be baptized with her mom, and you know i love it. Sunday is going to awesome. But ya there are a few of them for ya. But ya one of our recent converts (Violet) that i baptized like 2 months ago is doing awesome. You know that golden investigator missionaries look for. Well she was mine. She is one of those i know i will see in the Celestial Kingdom. I cant tell you how much she has grown in the church. And she is by far the best baptism i've had. Not that the other ones werent good, it just this one is somehow different from the rest. But ya she is doing good, she is getting married to a return missionary in may. Which im way excited for. She wants to go to the temple when she hits her 1 year mark in the church. Which im excited for. But ya thats the news for the people i love and serve. But something else happening this week is transfer news on saturday.
i must say that i go, its getting late, so ill email you next week. But have a good week
love, matt
Saturday, March 5, 2011
3-1-2011
So ya I still dont like byu fans by the way. You know they are all band wagon fans. When they are doing good, they will be there, and as soon as they start loosing, they stop suporting them. Just like they do with there football team. But you know usu, we stick with our teams no matter what. Like the football team, esh i dont how but we always have them there for them. I just hope this next season they will be able to play to there full potental, no injuries. Anyways usu is graduating 6 seniors. Esh what are they going to do next year? Do we have some good sophmores and juniors? Anyways, got to tell ya as for me this past week was crazy. We had my old comp elder munatsi with us and we were running him to the hospital and pharmacy and x-ray place since the ap's were busy, killed our week work wise. But you know just good to chill with him this past week. Anyways so today on of the ap's told us that munatsi is coming again this week, and they said he is not going back to his area. Its killing him, and they said that he has to come to nairobi, and they said that the spot they will put him is with me. So i think i might get my old comp again as a comp. Which would be so sweet. But i dont know for sure but the ap's want to come over to our house today and talk to us about it. So ya ill tell you how that goes.
Also im glad that dad is visiting grandma so often. Esh i wish i could visit her that much. And again i told you when i come home that im going to texas to visit everyone down there. You know people here usually only know three states in the united states of america. 1st being New York, 2nd being California, and 3rd being Texas. Ya represent.
So ya i ran into the tuttles on sunday. It was cool seeing someone else from farmington utah. They were just visiting our ward. But they told us how they got to know you yourself. Kinda cool they way we meet. It just shows that it is a small world. But they kinda made me laugh when they said i had an accent. They said that i dont sound like a person from Farmington. Which by the ways is awesome. I love my accent. So ya this past week was kinda busy. So the highlight of my week. Was with an investigator named bob. He was a muslim before and then he turned to christanity. And we have been teaching him. He is the guy who makes t-shirts for us. And we taught him an awesome lesson the restoration. And esh we invited him to be baptized on the 13th of march. Which by the ways he accepted. So the 13th of march is going to be a freaking awesome day. We are going to have alot of baptisms on that day. So ya im looking forward to it. I think we might have like 8-9 baptisms that day. Esh kinda crazy to think about. The work here is so good
And by the ways i tried to upload pics last week, but the computer refused to do it. i dont know why just being bogus. but ill try again today. But ya sorry im kinda in a rush today. But i love ya, and will talk to you next week. Bye,
love, matt.
Also im glad that dad is visiting grandma so often. Esh i wish i could visit her that much. And again i told you when i come home that im going to texas to visit everyone down there. You know people here usually only know three states in the united states of america. 1st being New York, 2nd being California, and 3rd being Texas. Ya represent.
So ya i ran into the tuttles on sunday. It was cool seeing someone else from farmington utah. They were just visiting our ward. But they told us how they got to know you yourself. Kinda cool they way we meet. It just shows that it is a small world. But they kinda made me laugh when they said i had an accent. They said that i dont sound like a person from Farmington. Which by the ways is awesome. I love my accent. So ya this past week was kinda busy. So the highlight of my week. Was with an investigator named bob. He was a muslim before and then he turned to christanity. And we have been teaching him. He is the guy who makes t-shirts for us. And we taught him an awesome lesson the restoration. And esh we invited him to be baptized on the 13th of march. Which by the ways he accepted. So the 13th of march is going to be a freaking awesome day. We are going to have alot of baptisms on that day. So ya im looking forward to it. I think we might have like 8-9 baptisms that day. Esh kinda crazy to think about. The work here is so good
And by the ways i tried to upload pics last week, but the computer refused to do it. i dont know why just being bogus. but ill try again today. But ya sorry im kinda in a rush today. But i love ya, and will talk to you next week. Bye,
love, matt.
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