haha i think it's funny that you say that life seems to be treating me good. its funny cuz this whole last week, we haven't had water. our tanks have been dry since last tuesday. We've been taking sponge baths and drinking our water storage. we were just about to pack a bag and stay with the other guys but, sunday morning the water began to trickle in so now were doing good. Water is so precious, unfortunately i never realized it until i didn't have it. the worst part about the situation was trying to do the dishes. it's so hard to wash something with limited water. But even with the water problems, we had ourselves a great week. We had a baptismal service on Saturday and on sunday, one of our recent converts received the priesthood. it was a really good weekend.
haha, mom i was ironing my shirt this morning and i thought that if you could see me, then you'd just laugh. do you remember the little squirt bottle that you sent me with? well it's worked great until a few weeks ago. now instead of shooting a mist of water, it has a jet-stream. so i hang my shirt off of the ironing board, stand about 5 feet away and spay my shirt from a distance before i iron it. it works good :)
anywho, so this week will be interesting. about a month ago there was a member who past away. he lived in south africa for quite some time and he was endowed. Well the burial and funeral will be this weekend. So we missionaries, as the only people who are endowed in Kisumu, have been asked to dress the body in preparation for the burial. Still not sure about how i feel about it, but it needs to be done, so we're gonna do it. It'll be a good service project for the week though.
Well, this week i've been impressed with the blessings that come from keeping the commandments of God. Obedience is never blind if we know the consequences of our actions, there is always a result from every decision that we make. its up to us to know the results of the choices that are before us. sometimes, we have to make a hard choice that hurts now so that we can get to a better position in the future. as we consistently choose to follow the Lord and his servants, the prophets, then we'll always be standing in a holy place. We'll be choosing to keep the commandments, not because someone else is, not because we're told to, but because we know and are aware of the results. if we have the vision of where we want to be, then we'll be able to make the choices that will get us there as soon as possible. The Lord knows where we are and the situation that each of us are in. He knows what we're going through and he also knows how we feel. if we turn to Him for guidance and counsel then we'll always be pointed in the right direction. alrighty, have a great week and take care not to freeze to death. :) love ya
Elder Larsen
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