Daniel Buchanan <daniel.buchanan@myldsmail.net>10/17/16
at 3:31 PM
Hello all!
This week was fairly uneventful, we didn't have too much go
on, so I'll try to make the email as exciting as I can with the little I have.
-This week I got to try eating something new: pig snout.
Commonly, when people serve banku with soup, they'll put some sort of meat in
the soup, whether it's beef, pork, fish, chicken, etc. This time, we were fed
banku with "light soup" and we had pork in the soup. As we begin
eating, we see a big chunk of pork so we take a look at it, and lo and behold,
a pig snout in our soup! It was actually surprisingly enjoyable. I'll attach a
picture for anyone who wants to see (or try to, anyway). They don't let
anything go to waste here. They eat everything, meat, organs, bones, all of it.
-This week church was quite enjoyable. It's really cool
looking back and seeing how much I've grown. A year ago, I really didn't know
how to teach, but yesterday it was sprung on me last-second that I have to
teach Sunday school. A year ago I wouldn't have been able to effectively teach
on the fly, but I'm able to do so now! I was asked to teach about baptism since
we had some baptisms going on after church! So it's becoming easier and more
enjoyable teaching.
-Speaking of baptism, we had two yesterday!! We had three
scheduled, but because of an unforseen challenge, we had to postpone one for a
week, but that's okay. So then next week we may be able to have her be baptized
along with another woman who wants to be baptized! It was so exciting because
like I mentioned earlier, a woman named Deborah was recently baptized and she's
been bringing her two sisters to church and I've seen how happy it's helped
them to be. I've said it so many times before, and I'll continue to declare
that happiness truly comes from following the Savior, Jesus Christ. There's no
other way to find lasting joy and peace.
I love you all so much! I thank you all for the love and
encouragement. It means so much. I hope you're all doing well and that I hear
from you all again soon!!
With love,
Elder Buchanan
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| Elder Tolzmann and I with Vero and Godwin, the two we baptized yesterday. |
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| The promised pig snout picture. Looks real appetizing, right? |
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| This is from zone conference this past week. Remember when I used to be the only white guy? Yeah, not anymore, haha. |
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