So this last week has been really interesting. Tuesday, wednesday and thursday i ran around with a couple of nairobi elders and ran errands and helped to prepare for the mission tour that we had on Friday. We had to take Elder Mutaduba to the hospital cuz he was sick, we had a few appointments and met people in town, then we also helped the sisters who were preparing the food for friday's meal. it was an interesting week, but i'm glad to be back in my area where i can teach people all day long and not have to worry about anything but our investigators.. Friday's meeting was pretty cool. Elder L. Whitney Clayton presided. He and Elder Koelliker and their wives were there. It was a great meeting, they talked about establishing good habits and patterns now, so that we can follow the Lords pattern. it's amazing how there are patterns all around us. they focused a lot on marriage and being equal partners with our spouse. then there was a time to ask questions and they responded and it was pretty cool. there wasn't any doctrinal questions, he said he didn't want them but the questions focused more on the church's organization and how things work within the church. he also spoke a little about a few of the reasons about the changes that came with the new simplified thingy for us missionaries. anywho, it was a great meeting and i enjoyed it. Elder Clayton is a great man and i enjoyed learning from him and Elder Koelliker. Saturday we had the privilege of avoiding the Easy Coach bus. Elder and Sister Fox offered to drive two missionaries up to Kisumu and Elder and Sister Tuttle (Humanitarian Aide Missionaries) were going up right behind them. so our whole district was able to ride in the back seat of a truck instead of in the bus. Elder Msibi and i rode up with Elder and Sister Tuttle. They're a great couple from Farmington, UT. They arrived in Kenya about a month ago, so they haven't been here for long. but they are so lively and excited to be here and dive into the work. they are very into the outdoors, so needless to say, we got along great. When we arrived home we found two friends running around in our compound, Morice our guard/branch mission leader/neighbor bought them and we decided to buy them from him and feast. it was funny to see two birds when i opened the gate. but speaking of a feast i forgot to tell you about the feast we had thursday night. we went to a restaurant and on thursdays their special is endless ribs, so we all got it and we ATE. it was so good, i haven't had such tender meat in a long time. i think i finished about ten racks or so. if they woulda come a little quicker i think i could've put a few more racks away. but it was nice, i'll send a few pics of it. That night was also Elder Dalling's birthday, i don't know if you remember him, he was the elder that i met up with at the airport in SLC. I also attached a photo of a service project that we did a couple of weeks ago. we went and dug in a shamba (field) at a local hospital. they grow some food there and needed some help preparing the soil, so the elder's quorum got together and we took our jembe's (hoes) and slashers and prepared some soil for planting, its really good that we did, cuz the rains are now here.
So i hope that you guys have a great week and that you look for and do your best to develop and follow patterns that the Lord has established and wants us to have in our lives. i know that one easy pattern is the pattern of prayer. as we do our best to develop and maintain a pattern of prayer that is one that builds a personal relationship with our father in heaven then our lives will be blessed and we will be in a position to gain and receive guidance and counsel in our lives. prayer is so important, sometimes i feel like we don't understand the power that comes through a simple prayer. but as we pray and allow our Father into our lives, then we also allow Him to bless, help, and guide us at all times. i love you all and i hope that you have a great week.
Love
Elder Larsen
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