04.26.10

Well this last weekend we finally were able to watch general conference.  It was great i enjoyed all the sessions, the only one they haven't shown yet is priesthood. If they don't show it this sunday then I'm gonna steal the dvd and find me a TV and a DVD player so i can watch it.  When we started the saturday morning session, there were 8 people total, 4 of us were missionaries.  but by the end of it there were a bunch more people.  sunday's attendance was much better.   Right now we are teaching a part member family, the parents were baptized last October so right now we're working with the kids.  Its really fun, we get to make the lessons more interesting and applicable to the kids.  Tomorrow is zone conference, it should be good i'm excited for it.  Elder Mutadhuba and i are getting along great, I'm really enjoying his friendship and also how well we work together.  I've taught him how to play a few card games and he is catching on really quickly.  Even though we have fun we're still working our butt's off at the same time.  so Paul Peterson was at church on sunday.  he brought that stuff that was sent with him.  thanks mom, your  awesome!  I knew you said that you sent tang, but i didn't expect so much.  thanks for the pic and the letters as well.  I put the pic in front of my study table so now i can look at you two everyday while i'm studying.  :)  well have a good week love ya tons!!

Elder Larsen

Casey and Elder Mutadhuba

Elder Mutadhuba in their flat!

04.19.10

Well this week has been interesting.  So Monday morning we left for Arusha, Tanzania.  It was about a 6 to 7 hour bus ride.   We stayed with the Elders down there.  me and Waiswa were with Elders Obinna and Clark and bakker and Mbao stayed with Elders Sithole and Kamara.  We didn't have really any time to see much but i was able to get a few pics and a braclet.  Arusha is a beautiful little town, I'd love to serve there.  Its basically in the foot hills of this huge mountain and its so green and purdy.  I got back from Arusha tuesday evening after being left at the border by my bus.  He left five people there, four missionaries and the dude sitting next to me.  We weren't to happy about that so we started calling the bus company and we got the drivers number.  Elder Waiswa talked to him and let him know how we felt.  He told us that he was a few KM down the road.  so we got a taxi and caught up to him, but then we lost the phone in the taxi.  but its all good, we made it back to Nairobi safely.  wednesday was pretty cool.  I was at the AP's flat cuz my comp hadn't arrived from the MTC yet and Elder Chikenge had to wait till thursday to fly to Dar es Salaam, so we hooked up and we went and worked in my area.  that was an awesome day.  I love that kid he's so cool.  I only got to go on exchanges once with him up in Kitale so i was happy that i was able to spend the day with him.  Thursday i went to the airport with the AP's,  we took three elders there and pick up three coming to Kenya.  Then i finally got to meet my kid in the office.  Elder Mutadhuba, he's from Uganda.  Pretty cool guy, he's way more prepared to serve a mission than i was.  he served as a branch missionary for a couple transfers before he came so he is a great teacher.  I tried to take him tracting on friday, but it didn't work, the first two doors that we knocked, we ended up teaching them lessons and we got return appointments.  I think this is the longest email that i've ever written for this blog thing, hope you guys aren't bored yet.  So the last few days have been fun.  Sister Magaqa left my district and Sister Nakisige came to be with Sister Lawino so now there are three Ugandan's in the district. 

I remembered what i was going to tell you last week.  so the week before, Elder Kikwaku was sick on thursday, so i finished the puzzle you sent me, i also finished a two liter bottle of coke and a back of twizzlers.  :)  it was a great day.  the puzzle looks great. 

I'm still excited about the turkey killer, the story was great!  Now we gots two more tags to fill so good luck. 

Well i'm outta things to say for the moment, so have a dandy week, Love ya

Elder Larsen

Arusha, Tanzania Pictures

                   Maise that is grown there!

         Elders Bakker, WAiswa, Mbao, Obinna, Kamara, Sithole, Clark and Casey Larsen

 Foothills of the mountain

The puzzle we sent him.  I didn't even know he drank Coke!!!

04.12.10

Well this week has been interesting.  Something happened earlier in the week that I was going to write about....but i forgot.  Right now I'm in Arusha, Tanzania.  My visa expired today and the immigration department isn't giving the church work permits anymore.  So the AP's put me on a bus this morning with 3 other Elders.  Tomorrow morning I'll get on another bus and head back to Kenya.  Thats the only way that I can renew my visa, jump the boarder and then come back.  It's kinda a crazy deal.  I heard that the church is going to bring in a lawyer from South Africa to see if they'll be a little nicer to us.  I think they're just looking for a bribe, the immigration department is number two for corruption in Kenya.  I've been taking a ton of pics on the way down.  Arusha's pretty, nice and green!

Dad, I'm so freakin excited for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I can't believe you killed a turkey already. I wish i could of been there to see it, did you video tape it? I'll try and look at the pics in a bit.... if this internet will let me. 

We get transfer news tonight so next week I'll let you know what happens.  But i got grandma's letter, it was sweet, i love letters.  thanks a ton!!

Well i better get, love you guys, have a good week.

Love 

Elder Larsen 

04.05.10

Hey everybody, Happy Easter.  I hope all you guys got to watch conferance, cuz i didn't.  but i'll get to see it in a few weeks, so no worries.  So this last week hasn't been all that great, i've been feeling kinda sick.  We met a pretty cool kid this week, he is a maasai and he wants to give me some land so i can build a home there.  Its hard to tell him no, he won't take no for an answer.  He said it would take like 2-3 hours to get there from my area and i think he's dead set on taking us there.  But we won't be going, but he's a great kid, he came to church with us yesterday, i hope that he progresses. We'll be meeting his family this week.  I got my package today and i must say, i love chocolate.  Well i don't know what else to say so you all have a great week!  Love Elder Larsen