Daniel Buchanan <daniel.buchanan@myldsmail.net>11/14/16
at 10:29 AM
Hey all!!
This was a pretty awesome week. Nothing too crazy, but
definitely good.
-I tried making breakfast tacos this week for breakfast. Not
sure if I think it was a good idea or not yet. It was really time-consuming and
the tortillas only ended up being pretty mediocre. I made a mess of the kitchen
and the tortillas were super heavy, so I had like two tacos and I was stuffed.
But earlier this week I actually found some honey BBQ sauce and that made a
mediocre breakfast taco pretty dang delicious. Also, our bishop fed us
yesterday. He gave us a heaping plate of jollof rice and some nice fried
coconut cookie-type things called polo. They were pretty enjoyable.
-This week we went on an exchange and I went to the other
area in our district called Haatso. That was fun. I went with Elder Ebinum and
they have one investigator, and she is like the smartest, coolest investigator
I've ever met. This is my second time meeting her. I was there for her first
lesson and we taught her about the Restoration and about Joseph Smith. That was
about two weeks ago. From then until now, it has been awesome to see how much
she has grown in the gospel and in the church. It's cool how open she is with
the missionaries. She told us about some of the crazy rumors she's heard. When
I first got there, she was pretty skeptical of the Book of Mormon because
people had been telling her it's an evil book, but by the end of the lesson,
she said one time she was reading and she forgot that she was actually reading
in the Book of Mormon and thought it was the Bible! So that was a cool
experience.
-We had a baptism yesterday! That was really cool. Her name
is Natalie. She doesn't really speak English. She speaks French and Ewe (Ewe is
one Ghanaian language that I really don't understand, so I can't even speak to
her in broken Ewe, so we need a translator, haha). One of the members baptized
her, and it was pretty interesting. On his right hand, he doesn't have any
fingers aside from his thumb, so I'm pretty sure that gave him a little
trouble. He had to try three times before he finally got her all the way under.
Regardless, she was able to be baptized and I could see how happy she was
afterwards. As I always say, I love how much happiness the gospel brings. I'm
also grateful for a loving Father in Heaven who loves us so much that He sent
His Son, Jesus Christ, to pay the price for all of our mistakes. Because of
Him, we can be lifted from any hole we fall into. Any despair we feel can be
healed because of the Savior, Jesus Christ.
I love all of you so much. Thanks for all the love and
support. You all are amazing. I hope you're doing well and that I hear from you
again soon!!
With love,
Elder Buchanan
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| The baptism yesterday |
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| Me being a fatty. I got donuts from a nearby grocery store called Shop n' Save, and it was quite enjoyable. |
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