Your day is just starting, its 6:57 am there and 4:57 here. Things here are busy and hot. Although its rained alot last week, and even today. It sucks when it rains cause after the ground releases heat and then the sun, it just makes it alot hotter. And ya I have not burned yet, thank goodness, i only get darker. Im like really tan its awesome. So ya its P-day. Started out with personal study,comp study, then washed my clothes in a bucket. Brother mwingera came by to fix our stove and priased me for doing my laundry in a bucket since he knows that i have a washing machine at home. But brother Mwingera is an awesome guy, he is the young mens president and he is the one who takes care of the missionary's. He feeds us dinner every friday night. His family are also awesome and his wife is way nice.
We cleaned the flat and headed to shoprite to go get groceries for the week. But my highlight was on the way there when my comp was getting money out, i had my first conversation in swahili with a women at a gas station. I wasn't the best but i was able to understand her and i think she was able to understand me. But ya i told her i was a missionary and that im from america and i have family in a america. I told her about the church and invted her to come. I dont think she will come but it still makes me feel good that i was able to communicate with her. To answer your question about food, the food is good. I buy my food at shoprite and little
shops behind out flat. I eat alot of rice, beans, instant noodles, some beef and chicken. Also we have chapulte's kinda like a tortilla but i usually cook it in the morning for breakfast. I eat at members and non mebers houses alot. We almost always have ugali and fish or some kind of meat. And you don’t you use silverware to eat it, you use your hands. And you have to finish all of it or else the people will get offended. But i have something to tell you, this was really rough for me but i did so i would not offend a mama we are working with. She gave me and Elder Machanzi some rolls and a Pepsi. And i just looked at the pepsi and was like i cant drink this. But elder Machanzi said you have to finish everything they put in front of you. And so i drank the pepsi, i felt way bad after but that is the only time i've drank caffine of the mission. And i dont plan on drinking it unless i have to. And once i go home i will contiune the no caffine. So ya that sucked but you know i had to do it. So pop is called soda down here and they are in glass bottles and you dont see very many cans. I think its awesome i like glass bottles there sweet. I have seen the beach it looks nice, Its pretty lame that i cant go to it. And to be more specific about where i am, im in Changombe in Dar es salaam. But the members here are awesome they always feed us. And they are really really nice, they are helping me with my swahili. So brother Morris asked me two questions and i want you to tell him my answers.
1st: was what did you do that best prepared you for a mission? A: I would say that praying everynight helped me and reading but i really didnt do Study like i should have. I just kinda read and not really thinking about it.
2nd: What would you recommend the young men do to prepare.
A: I would first say to learn how to cook, cause odds are that there will not be a mom there to cook for you. Next pray everyday and everynight. you can literally do nothing without the help of the lord. And also study the scriptures, not just read them but look for thin
gs that will benifit you and others. And i finally i really wished i could have gone out with the missionarys to an appointment to see what it was like. That would have really helped me, it would have not been such a shock the first time you teach someone.
So ya anyways mom Im enjoying life right now. Its so great of a feeling to constantly have the the feeling of the spirit with you especially when you teach. I love it, and My companion Elder Machanzi here is some backround information. He is from Zimbabwe, he moved out of his moms house when he was 16 to finish high school. He didnt have any money then and he didn't have any food. he couldn't afford to stay somewhere but luckly a family let him stay in their backyard for free. But he is a really awesome guy. He is very powerful as the elders say, he knows the gospel and has such an amazing testimony. He is teach
ing me so much stuff everyday its just unbeliveable. But ya thats it for this week but i gotta go.
We cleaned the flat and headed to shoprite to go get groceries for the week. But my highlight was on the way there when my comp was getting money out, i had my first conversation in swahili with a women at a gas station. I wasn't the best but i was able to understand her and i think she was able to understand me. But ya i told her i was a missionary and that im from america and i have family in a america. I told her about the church and invted her to come. I dont think she will come but it still makes me feel good that i was able to communicate with her. To answer your question about food, the food is good. I buy my food at shoprite and little
shops behind out flat. I eat alot of rice, beans, instant noodles, some beef and chicken. Also we have chapulte's kinda like a tortilla but i usually cook it in the morning for breakfast. I eat at members and non mebers houses alot. We almost always have ugali and fish or some kind of meat. And you don’t you use silverware to eat it, you use your hands. And you have to finish all of it or else the people will get offended. But i have something to tell you, this was really rough for me but i did so i would not offend a mama we are working with. She gave me and Elder Machanzi some rolls and a Pepsi. And i just looked at the pepsi and was like i cant drink this. But elder Machanzi said you have to finish everything they put in front of you. And so i drank the pepsi, i felt way bad after but that is the only time i've drank caffine of the mission. And i dont plan on drinking it unless i have to. And once i go home i will contiune the no caffine. So ya that sucked but you know i had to do it. So pop is called soda down here and they are in glass bottles and you dont see very many cans. I think its awesome i like glass bottles there sweet. I have seen the beach it looks nice, Its pretty lame that i cant go to it. And to be more specific about where i am, im in Changombe in Dar es salaam. But the members here are awesome they always feed us. And they are really really nice, they are helping me with my swahili. So brother Morris asked me two questions and i want you to tell him my answers.1st: was what did you do that best prepared you for a mission? A: I would say that praying everynight helped me and reading but i really didnt do Study like i should have. I just kinda read and not really thinking about it.
2nd: What would you recommend the young men do to prepare.
A: I would first say to learn how to cook, cause odds are that there will not be a mom there to cook for you. Next pray everyday and everynight. you can literally do nothing without the help of the lord. And also study the scriptures, not just read them but look for thin
gs that will benifit you and others. And i finally i really wished i could have gone out with the missionarys to an appointment to see what it was like. That would have really helped me, it would have not been such a shock the first time you teach someone.So ya anyways mom Im enjoying life right now. Its so great of a feeling to constantly have the the feeling of the spirit with you especially when you teach. I love it, and My companion Elder Machanzi here is some backround information. He is from Zimbabwe, he moved out of his moms house when he was 16 to finish high school. He didnt have any money then and he didn't have any food. he couldn't afford to stay somewhere but luckly a family let him stay in their backyard for free. But he is a really awesome guy. He is very powerful as the elders say, he knows the gospel and has such an amazing testimony. He is teach
ing me so much stuff everyday its just unbeliveable. But ya thats it for this week but i gotta go. -Elder Jackson
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