Daniel Buchanan <daniel.buchanan@myldsmail.net> May 9 at 9:47 AM
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Hello, everyone!
This week has been great. It hasn't been too crazy eventful,
though.
-Something I thought was really funny: So there's always the
joke of missionaries having like a plastic bag in their pockets whenever they
go have dinner with anyone just in case it's food they hate, then they can hide
it in their pockets. I've been tempted to do that several times, but I haven't
done it quite yet, but my companion on the other hand... so my companion is
actually Ghanaian, and a family invited us to visit them and they fed us banku.
So we sit down and start eating, and even my companion leans over to me and
says, "Man, I'm tired of banku." I was also excited because I was
thinking I was finally going to finish my banku before a Ghanaian, but then he
wraps us his banku in the wrapper and then puts it into another plastic bag and
hides it in his scripture case!! Haha, I thought I didn't like banku... so I
found that quite humorous.
-The work has been progressing really well lately. So one of
my goals this week was to work on contacting more people, and I think the Lord
helped me a lot with that goal! Recently, we've normally had about 4-5 new
investigators in a week, but this week we had 11! It's so wonderful to see the
hand of the Lord in the work every day.
-The highlight of this week was Mother's Day! I got to call
my family and it was so much fun getting to talk to them. It's been such a long
time since I've heard their voice, and it was great hearing from them again. We
get to call home on Mother's Day and Christmas... before my mission, I just
kind of thought Mother's Day was about in the middle of the year and Christmas
was at the end, about six months-six months... that's not the case. It's closer
to 4 months-8 months... xD so it'll be a long stretch before I get to hear
their voices again, but as I've already come to see, missionary work flies by
when you lose yourself in the service of the Lord.
I'm so grateful for the opportunity I have to be here to
share the gospel with everyone around me. The gospel has brought me
indescribable joy, and I want everyone around me to feel the same joy and
happiness that comes from following the Savior, Jesus Christ. I know He lives
and that He loves each and every one of us. I think I say that ever week, but
every week I just come to know that fact more and more. It's absolutely true.
As always, thank you so much for the continued love and
support you always give me.
With love,
Elder Buchanan
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| Inside my apartment |
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| In front of our apartment |
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| The kitchen in our apartment |
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| Study area in our apartment |
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| No Mom, this is not my apartment. |
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