Daniel Buchanan <daniel.buchanan@myldsmail.net> Jan 11 at 11:46 AM
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Hey everyone!!
How are you all doing? I hope life's been treating you well.
This has been a super crazy week for me. In the space of four days I've had
three different companions and have worked in three areas (sort of). So Tuesday
was transfer day and Elder Saunders and Elder Palmer both left. My area and
Elder Uche's areas were combined, so we had one massive area. It was pretty fun
being with Elder Uche! He's actually pretty smart. He studied computer science
for two years before coming, and he's really good at teaching people. Then,
four days later when we finally got to sit down with a lady we had been trying
to teach for a while, Elder Uche gets a call from the Zone Leaders, and Elder
Uche says we have to go back to the apartment immediately and clean up because
we're getting two new elders. So we teach a short lesson to this lady, which
went well, then hurried back. We got cleaned up, but then the APs (assistant to
the President) called and told us they didn't know where our apartment was. So
we had to ride all the way out to the main junction and find them on the
highway. This whole day I hadn't been feeling particularly well, I had a
headache and an upset stomach, and Elder Uche decides to ride as fast as
humanly possible so I just about died, but thankfully I made it back alive. So
now, there are currently three Nigerians and one American (me) in our
apartment, haha, so that'll definitely be a change. They're all awesome, but
they're also all so different! Haha, when they all get together, they start
speaking in Pigeon (altered, really fast, Nigerian version of English)! My new
companion is Elder Udonsa! He's pretty cool. He's been out for fifteen months
now! They also re-opened my area. It was originally going to be the same as it
was before, but Elder Uche talked to the Zone Leaders, and they moved the
boundaries slightly so we can work a little bit closer to the church, so
hopefully we'll start having a bit more success. So yeah, it's definitely been
pretty crazy this week. Other than that, nothing particularly new to report,
though.
Apparently my zone (the Ashaiman Zone) is like one of the
dustiest zones in the mission, so maybe wherever I am next, I won't have to
wash all of the shirts I own every single week! Man, I wear a shirt for one day
and it's pretty much brown! Haha, but I'm definitely becoming more fond of
Ghana. It's definitely different, and I miss home, but Ghana is pretty awesome,
too :D
Don't forget what I say every week: I know the Lord lives.
He loves each and every single one of us so, so much—more than we can even
imagine. He'll always be there for us, right by our side. One thing I've come
to realize more is the power of prayer. It truly is amazing. God is only one
prayer away, and He hears and answers every prayer. It's true, it really is.
I love you all! I really appreciate all of your love and
support for me. I can’t wait to hear from you all again next week!
With love,
Elder Daniel Buchanan
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| Elders Buchanan and Saunders |
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| Elders Buchanan, Saunders, and Palmer |
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| These are everywhere! It's kind of cool :D |
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