Daniel Buchanan <daniel.buchanan@myldsmail.net> Today at 11:52 AM
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Hi, all!!
This week has gone by really fast! I don't even know where
the time has gone. I can hardly believe I've already been gone for more than
two months! Honestly, I can barely remember what's even happened this week, ha.
It's been really good, though! We've met a lot of new people, and the work is
going really well. I'm really starting to love the people. Haha, it's so much
fun to see their reaction when I can speak a little bit of Twi to them :D I've
gotten to the point that I can understand most of what people say now.
Also, I did something lame this week. We had a frying pan,
and I didn't realize it had some non-stick covering (sort of, it wasn't very
non-stick anyway) on it, and I was going to make my companion breakfast, but it
had junk stuck on it, so I used a spoon to scrape it away, and one of the
elders in the apartment came in and threatened me with the spoon if I didn't
put it down, haha, so basically I kind of ruined our non-stick pan and now
making eggs and pancakes will be even harder from now on xD Haha, but we got
water back this week, thankfully. Actually, last night our water tank started
overflowing so we actually had to shut the water off!
But yesterday was a little rough, though, for several
reasons. It was fast Sunday, and we forgot about that until late Saturday
night, so we basically went until like 8 at night. It's also the beginning of
Hamatan (I have no idea how to spell it), the dry season, so there's a ton of
dust in the air, so I was pretty much dying, haha. Also, after Ward Council meeting
at church they had refreshments of bread and HONEY. You don't find honey here
frequently, and I was fasting! That really was a sacrifice for me, haha! But
then we also had so much confidence that our investigators would come to church
yesterday. Even the people who usually make excuses said that they would be
there, so we were so excited, but they didn't show up, sadly :( But church
itself was really good, though! I've basically unofficially been called as the
ward pianist now! So I showed up not knowing the hymns I was going to be
playing. When I got there, I had never learned two of them, but I knew the
closing hymn — Silent Night. So that was nice. But then after the opening hymn,
one of the bishopric leaned over and gave me a note saying we were going to
sing a different closing hymn—also one that I had never learned! Then to top it
all off, in Priesthood meeting, we were singing a hymn I had never even heard
before. My companion was called on to lead the music, and then he offered up my
services as pianist, so I literally had to sight-read a hymn I had never heard
or played before. It wasn't dreadful, but I suppose I did okay. Haha it was an
adventure, but thankfully, the Lord helped me through it all and I was able to
play well. I'm grateful for the musical talent that He has blessed me with. :)
I just want to tell you all that I know the Lord lives. He
loves each and every one of us. This week I've started studying Jesus the
Christ a lot more, and I love learning about the Savior. I'm so grateful for
Him. I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true. It's not just simply a
story, it's REAL. We truly do have a loving Father in Heaven and a loving
Savior. I know it's true.
I always look forward to hearing from you each and every
week. I can't adequately express how much I appreciate all of your love and
support and your messages each week.
With love,
Elder Daniel Buchanan
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| Elder Saunders made spaghetti and some pretty good spaghetti sauce, which I was super pumped for since I love spaghetti :D |
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| A picture back from our district Thanksgiving get-together. Me and Elder Nielsen, the two Texan Elders :D (I think I'm stronger;) and I wore Dad's tie that day! |
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| Me with my paper Christmas tree Mom made for me as well as the mini Christmas tree she sent! I love both so much :D |
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