Lolly Poopdeck

February 12, 2018

Hey fam, what's up? I hope you are all doing great, and from what I hear in the emails, it sounds like you are. Eric Vance was telling me something pretty neat about his grandpa's brother or something?... (missionary who found Elder Fraga's parents) Crazy! Sorry I didn't email last week, it has been fast and furious... 

Monday-Wednesday: MLC in Nairobi

Thursday: exchanges with the assistants

Friday:zone conference

Saturday-Sunday: district conference

It has been exhausting... But along with that, we were really trying to use every single second we possibly had in our area, and we felt pretty darn good about our numbers this week. In fact most of them were above the rest of the zone -_-.... I think we have some work to do... But Eldoret is nice and cold! I actually really, really shiver when I'm trying to go to bed and when I am waking up in the morning! Oh gosh... I just looked up the temperature and it's in the 80's.... That's not good.... I hope I still have a couple of dozen coats for when I get home, because October is going to make me into an icicle. I actually can't wait till I'm home... To listen to music, to chill with the family, to drive the canyon again. I have actually had a lot of nostalgic smells come into my nose this week... One of the art class at Corner Canyon, another of the climbing gym, another of the dentist office (most specifically the one that Sara's dad worked at or something from when we were little), and another of our trash can when it is filled with Diesel's stuff on a hot summer's day! So yeah! Pretty crazy! I really miss you guys, and I can't wait to see you again...

Before I go I wanted to show ya something cool. Another missionary sent this to me, but I'm not sure where or who it's from so,

"In my scripture study I was reading Alma 36, which is one of my favorite chapters so I was pretty excited about that. In seminary and at BYU in my Book of Mormon class I learned that Alma 36 is a Chiasm which is an old form of poetry. To explain it simply, it starts and ends with the same topic and then the second verse/subject is also the same as the second to last verse/topic and it does that all through the chapter until you get to the middle section which is the most important. In Alma 36, the middle section/verses are all about Jesus Christ and how He can change our pains into joys. Because I am kind of a nerd, I wanted to know what the exact center word would be. So I figured it out using the computer and there is an odd number of words in the chapter so the center is actually two words. And they are perfect! The center is "I REMEMBERED." When I figured that out I ran around the whole VC telling all the other Sisters. I just couldn't believe how perfect that was. The main reason being, when we partake of the sacrament we promise to ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM. That is how we are able to apply the Atonement in our lives. We remember what He has done for us and we remember that because of Him we are not alone. The Book of Mormon also counsels us numerous times to remember the miracles and tender mercies that God has performed for His children in the past. I know for me, one of the ways I can get through the hard times is by remembering all my blessings and remembering the answers to prayers I have been given in the past. So my missionary challenge for you this week is to REMEMBER, when things are hard please remember what God has already done for us, remember the miracles you have seen in your life, and please remember that God is aware of each and every one of us. Remembering is powerful."

Pretty cool, but anyways

-AIDAN