tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38073743187245688552024-03-19T09:17:04.635+00:00Kanzler's Korner of the WorldJoin us in our adventure in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa as we serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 18 months. Please note: This is not an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019352030784641664noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807374318724568855.post-81244130956478898652018-01-22T22:03:00.004+00:002018-01-22T22:03:55.463+00:00New Mission - Brooklyn, New York!!!! and Week #1 - Jan 15 - Jan 20<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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I am hunkered down in North Platte, NE due to blizzard conditions so have time to get out my first of many emails and pictures of our (Scott and Robin) mission to New York, specifically the Bronx.</div>
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For those of you who are not of my faith, some of my journal entries will speak of the Savior and the impact He has had on my life. I am hopeful this does not offend you; it is because of Him I am serving this mission.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scott and I were set apart as fulltime missionaries tonight by members of the Stake Presidency. They came to our home; it was wonderful to have them in our home. The Petersens, Luckys and us went to dinner prior to this event. I have come to love these 2 women dearly. Serving with them in the temple as coordinators was a sweet blessing for the 3 of us as we became such good friends. In addition to them being with us tonight, we had Scott's mom, sister and brother in law; our Bishop and his sweet daughter, Maddie; Bill and Lisa Busath. All the men were in the circle and it was a tender moment for me. After all left, Scott and Stan gave Mom Kanzler a blessing, and in turn Deb was given one. Mom Kanzler has been ill with a terrible cough (much like the one Scott has) and Deb was struck with Bell's Palsy a little over a week ago. After </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>everyone</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> was gone, Scott gave me a blessing assuring me of the welfare and well being of our home, animals and my sweet mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Arrived here in Lehi, Utah without incident, though it was difficult to leave home this morning. It is one thing to announce for the past 3 months that we would be serving a mission commencing January 15</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, it is another item to actually go forward with the decision. It is easier said than done as I live in this temporary realm of more consecrated service. Leaving family, friends and home is not easy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scott and I attended President Monson's funeral this afternoon; after it was announced that he has consecrated his life to service to the Lord for 67 years commencing when he was called as a bishop at the age of 22, I had a reality check and concluded I could certainly consecrate 6 months of my life to serving the people in the New York New York North Mission. Two quotes of President Monson that were shared today: “I feel we have done some good today,” and “Never let a problem 2 be solved be more important than a person to be loved.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On a lighter note, I was looking in our packed car for something this morning when I discovered tennis rackets and pickle ball rackets – what??? When I questioned Scott about it and questioned where in the Bronx did he think we would be playing either sport, he exclaimed we aren't in West Africa (third world) we are in the US; really, tennis courts in the Bronx? He also confessed he packed my golf clubs as well. I told him not waste the space in the car with them, but of course he didn't listen to me. Really, pickle ball courts in the Bronx? I don't think so!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It has been a whirl wind day getting checked into the MTC and settled in our room; in addition getting assigned to a district, having our first training meeting and then FHE where a rebroadcast of a talk Elder Bednar gave Christmas day 2016 at the MTC. It was powerful. He spoke of the difference of a testimony and conversion. A summary of his remarks follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- “There would be no atoning sacrifice except for the character of Jesus Christ.” Neil A. Maxwell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- What is the character of the Savior? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>He turns outward in love, service and compassion</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- In the Garden of Gethsemane after asking his disciples to wait for him and remain awake; 3 times he admonished them to no avail. Having just taken upon Him the sins, sorrows, ills of all mankind, having bled from every pore; and then betrayed by one of His disciples. As He is approached to be arrested, Peter draws his sword and severs the ear of one of the Roman soldiers. What is the character of the Savior? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>He turns outward</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> and restores the ear to the soldier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- This mission isn't about me! Get over myself and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>turn outward</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> towards others. The greatest conversion on my mission can be me if I get over myself and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>turn outward</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- If I am converted unto the Lord, I will never fall away; one who only has a testimony stands a chance of leaving the church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- Faith, then Testimony and the ultimate of Conversion</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- One's lifelong pursuit should be learning <strong>of</strong> the Savior not <strong>about</strong> Him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- With desire and diligence, my discovery of the character of the Savior will bind me to Him and I will not fall away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">During one of our general meetings, we as mission couples were counseled to be mindful of each other, hold hands and generally look like we care about each other. This was because a statistic was given that out of all the missionaries who come through the MTC only 20% of these wonderful young people come from homes where there is a mother and father and they go to church on Sunday; the other 80% come from single parent homes with additional challenges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A lot has transpired since Monday and when I think about it, it makes me tired. We had training every day until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2025712851" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:30</span></span> in the afternoon; it has been exhausting but Scott and I have had a wonderful time learning and discovering we are able to teach together even though we have different styles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- We bumped into the Plennerts from home; they were to have flown to their field of labor last Saturday, the 13</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, but Gerhart became very ill and they could not travel. They were quite discouraged, but he is well enough to fly and they leave in the morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- We drove to Santaquin last night and had dinner with Shirley. It was so good to eat at “home” and bypass the MTC food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We left Provo this morning at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2025712854" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:00</span></span> after having our last meal in the “missionary mess hall.” Most seniors had already left; will miss my association with them. 5 days in the MTC is pretty intense but a very endearing experience as we meet with the same missionaries every day; the Mollers (going to Bismark, ND serving the native Americans), the Schows (going to St. Johns Island, Nova Scotia); the Taylors (serving at home in Highland, UT) and of course, us (serving in New York, NY).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">My overall experience in the MTC – wonderful! The food was challenging and other than that, I learned a lot and am anxious to get to New York.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Weather across Wyoming was quite dicey and we ended up staying the night in Laramie, Wyoming; we had hoped to get to Cheyenne, but too stormy and dark.</span></div>
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April 20, 2014</span></b></div>
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has been a very full and busy Easter Sunday. It started with a trip
out the back road to the Grafton Branch for Sacrament meeting; from
there we drove over to the Polio Camp to visit the church members. A
group has been organized for them at the camp to ease the difficulty
many have physically trying to get to church in Grafton. About 35
were in attendance on just their second Sunday. It is quite humbling,
to say the least, to be among these sweet members, who live in a
government designated community for Polio victims so as not to
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preparation to eat dinner with the Ostlers and then view some of
April's General Conference. At one point 3 out of the 4 of us were
slumbering through Elder L. Tom Perry's talk and of course, Rachelle
just had to take a snap of us. We played some cards and had a
wonderful Easter Sunday.</span></div>
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missionary and humanitarian apartments are out of water at Hill
Station. I happened to walk into Issa this morning on my walk with
Rachelle; he owns the apartments and I told him of the water
situation; always some sort of excuse though he never tries to avoid
me; he lost one of his phones and because of the holiday today, he
will not be able to deliver. We also found out from the missionaries
that the pump for getting the water up to the Milla tanks is not
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Seaders (who live in the Hill Station apartment) had
called the Ostlers to see if they could do their laundry here today –
Rachelle and I get home from our walk and I check the water tanks as
per my usual routine every day, and we have approximately 1,500
litres left out of our 12,000 liters supply. Somehow my back up tank
of 3,000 liters is completely empty! No laundry at our home today and
no delivery until tomorrow because of the holiday and our delivery
man's truck is broken down – sheesh! This could be comforting to
the Seaders though knowing they are not the only ones without water.
The Hill Station apartment has a working well, but it is not on the
property, so a very long hose is extended from the well to the
apartment and a pump is used to get it up into the water tank that
sits on a tower. The pump is broken, so we go buy one and can't get
it to work Thank goodness for water stored in 2 liter bottles that
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much for water being delivered on Tuesday, or Wednesday or even
yesterday! What a week this has been with water shortage. I have been
very empathetic suffering right along with them. Additionally, I have
had calls from Grafton, Wellington Vida, Kossoh Town, and the Hill
Station Elders apartments telling me they need water; my water
provider, Adonis Manley has had his truck in the shop all week so he
can't deliver; Francis the plumber, who delivers to the mission
office and who owes us a credit of 12,000 liters of water was
supposed to deliver to the mission home yesterday, but to-date was
not returning phone calls. I got a hold of him this morning and he
assured me he would deliver by mid-morning, but by 3:00 there is
still no water. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">S</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ierra Leone citizens when asked about water source
when we inquire into new apartments - “of course there is, water is
life.” But when it doesn't effect the owner personally, it is not
important to them and we end up having to provide water to
apartments. I sat at my desk at the Mission Office, staring out the
window hoping and praying for ideas as to how to resolve this issue
and get water to these apartments and ours and quite frankly I had no
more ideas; with that I got up and went into my storage closet,
closed the door, and proceeded to plead with the Lord to intervene in
my behalf and on behalf of the mission. I acknowledged the situation
certainly wasn't as bad as the children of Israel in the wilderness,
but nonetheless, I didn't know what to do and we needed water and I
had expended all my contacts for delivery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One simple prayer of
pleading later, I walk out of the closet to Scott on the phone. Scott
is talking to Elder Evans and Hill Station is getting water as we
speak, and I had a message on my phone from Brother Manley that he
was sub-contracting another water truck in order to get water to the
mission home this evening. Coincidence? I choose to believe it is a
tender mercy.</span></div>
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drive to Makeni today was a happy one knowing water was not a problem
for the Seaders and the mission home as well as the other missionary
apartments. It is supposed to rain quite a few days next week –
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objective for Makeni today was to look at more sites for a chapel and
to attend the 2:00 pm baptism and the 4:00 YW's program. The baptism
didn't start until well after 3:00 pm because the well was low and
the missionaries couldn't draw water out of it sufficient to fill the
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water so low, it was sweet to watch him carefully, but with strength,
lay them back into the very shallow water. </span></div>
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time wise because of the baptismal service starting late, the YW's
program didn't start until well after 5:00 pm; once it commenced it
was delightful to see the YW talk about the history of the
organization, and share the YW values by explaining the color that
corresponded with the value; they all had tops on that matched the
color they were talking about, and a few managed to find balloons the
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to serve in Sierra Leone. It is a blessing to have them with us. They
came with the statistic from the MTC, that 4 out of 5 senior couples
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April 14, 2014</span></b></div>
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year ago today, Scott and I entered the MTC for what was to be the
beginning of 12 months of experiences beyond our wildest dreams. To
celebrate the occasion, we had an outing to the Great and Spacious
Building, to look, barter, and purchase West African creations. A
couple of the office elders who also had their P-day accompanied us
and helped immensely with the bargaining; it is expected of us to
barter and though I am getting better at it, still something I do not
like to do and when a young missionary is so good at it – well....
It was such a fun outing; we then came home to a quick dinner and
movie night across the hallway with the Jests, and Margaret had made
a yummy coconut cake.</span></div>
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April 16, 2014</span></b></div>
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made chocolate chip cookies last night after a late dinner that
finished around 9:30 pm. I set the cell phone timer for the first
batch for the prescribed 15 minutes and as usual, one side of the
oven cooks hotter and the cookies on the right side of the pan were a
little dark on the bottom; Scott determines that I need to set the
timer for 11 minutes, so he picks up my phone and sets it for me. I
start fiddling around in the kitchen and notice when I think the 11
minutes have expired and no buzzer; I removed the cookies from the
oven. This morning around 11:00 am, my cell phone buzzer goes off –
hmmm... he had set the timer at 11 hours the night before instead of
11 minutes!</span></div>
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washing my hair this morning, I lathered up my hands with hair gel
(made in Lebanon) and proceed to apply it all over my face thinking
momentarily it was face cream – took awhile to wash off all the
goo, but I had some stylin eyebrows!</span></div>
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day at the office finishing up CDE's for the month; only 170
baptismal entries for the month of March!</span></div>
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Jest's are leaving for Bo/Kenema tomorrow to presumably finish out
their mission so Rachelle and I combined our cooking efforts and
hosted a dinner for them – the 6 of us. Between food and
conversation (mostly about movies to view – Scott and I contributed
a total of about 3) we enjoyed a pleasant 3 + hours together. As we
are sitting around the table, Scott out of no where asks me the
question, “Who is Frank?” I have no idea what he is talking about
and when I ask, he says I was talking in my sleep last night and said
something to the effect, “No problem, Frank.” I really don't know
any one by the name of Frank.....</span></div>
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had quite a bit of rain this evening with a very strong wind –
strong enough to take a very large branch down from the tree outside
my kitchen window. Let the rainy season begin! It starts the season
mid April and I am so grateful. After dealing with the dry season and
no water for apartments, the heavy rains will fill Milla tanks and
blue barrels so missionaries will have plenty and not have to ration.</span></div>
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April 17, 2014</span></b></div>
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intent/purpose today was to spend it in the office and go through all
the Makeni baptismal records to compile lists of the members by
addresses in preparation for the future division of one branch into
3. Well, on the way to the office, I get a call from Elder Flament,
advising me that the sister missionary leaving Sierra Leone to serve
in Nigeria was leaving today and not tomorrow! Elder Flament told us
when we arrived at the mission office to pick up her paperwork, he
was in the bathroom when he had the impression to check her flight
schedule. I told him, follow those 1<sup>st</sup> promptings where
ever you find yourself! It is almost 11 o'clock and Scott and I go
into “think” mode to figure out how, if possible, we can get in
touch with this young woman and have her ready in two hours to get to
the Kissy building from Wellington, set apart by the mission
president who is already there conducting missionary interviews, and
get her paperwork and flight information to her that is at the
mission office. We are able to contact the young woman and inform her
of the mistake in days and ask if she can be ready in just a couple
of hours to leave on her mission. She isn't packed or even thinking
about it, but with a wonderful and positive attitude, she tells us
she will be at Kissy and ready to go. </span></div>
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paperwork at the office around 11:30 am and on our way out to Kissy
via Kissy Road. We don't even make it to Kissy Road when we come to a
screeching halt on Old Mountain Road, and we sat there for an hour
and a half – the road isn't even a mile long to Kissy Road, We are
texting the office elders and receiving calls from Rachelle wondering
if we are going to make it in time to get the young lady to the Kissy
ferry by 1:30 pm, and quite frankly, I am not so sure. A silent
prayer or two later, the traffic starts to move and by the time we
get to Kissy Road, we discover the problem is a waste management
truck – the irony of this country <i>managing waste</i>! Anyway,
because of the heavy rain and wind last night, the gutters, etc. were
all backed up with garbage that has accumulated over the past 6
months and was all over the road, and “waste management” was
cleaning it up, literally by hand and dumping it in the truck. </span></div>
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to the chapel at 1:30 pm, and here is this sweet young woman ready to
go and it just so happened that a funeral was in the process of a
member of her branch, so she was having a wonderful send-off of
members of her branch; I took a couple of pictures, got her and her
sister in the car and got them to the Kissy ferry by 1:45 pm. We
drove through a line of passengers waiting to purchase tickets, and
drove up to the vehicle/passenger window to purchase ours; that was a
tender mercy for us to go that direction, even though it was the que
for vehicle and people tickets; we told them nix the vehicle and we
just needed tickets for the missionary and her sister. I took a
couple more pictures of her and wished her a safe journey. Never met
the young lady before today, but I never cease to get a little teary
as I bid these Sierra Leone missionaries safe journey! I wonder how
many American families would have handled such a change in plans! Not
a murmuring word was heard today but a declaration to Scott when he
told her of the change of plans, “no problem, I will be ready.”
There is so much to learn of the simpleness of life from these
wonderful people and just plain simple faith!</span></div>
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of our guards, Abdulai who lives in a very humble home with a zinc
roof told us today that two of the panels blew off the roof of his
home and rain was flooding the children's bedroom, so he had to move
them to his room, and he and his wife spent the rest of the night in
the kids' room. He spent a good portion of this morning looking for
the pieces of zinc but could not find them (someone else's new find)
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April 18, 2014</span></b></div>
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had dinner with the Campbell's tonight. They are down to just 7
working days before they pack it in and out of Sierra Leone. We will
miss them! What a blessing to have met them in Freetown Market (their
first time shopping there) just a month into our mission. We call
them our embassy friends and they refer to us as their church
friends. Add to the friendship, they live just a stone's throw away
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April 19, 2014</span></b></div>
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the Easter holiday weekend, it has been kind of a “holiday” for
us as well. We did make some deliveries today to the sisters'
apartment in Lumley, went to the office for a brief moment, and
traveled to Basha's Bakery to purchase 3 rotisserie chickens. I am so
ever grateful Scott and I still like the taste of chicken because we
have eaten pounds of it over the past year – that and cucumbers –
oh and let's not forget white rice! Will I be happy to eat a salad
again.</span></div>
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went out to dinner with the Ostler's. The only ones dining at the
time and yet it took over an hour to have our food served and it was
the usual – cold. We are always having little wagers as to whether
the waiter can get our order correct; we weren't disappointed tonight
as Rachelle's meal was not what she ordered.</span></div>
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completely forgot it was Conference weekend with our routinely busy
Saturdays and Sundays. We attended the block of meetings in Makeni, I
conducted more interviews, and we delivered supplies to the
missionaries. After the block, we participated in the Branch Council,
rendering opinions, suggestions and counsel. We are almost in the
dark with only one overhead light bulb working, but there was a/c so
I was able to cool down a little bit but by now, having wiped
perspiration off my face multiple times, and run my fingers through
my “short” hair, I am looking like a female version of Einstein
and his crazed hair do!</span></div>
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Round net!</div>
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Square net took Scott 45 minutes to hang as I am out on the streets looking for nails to hammer into cement.</div>
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were only 5 minutes away from home tonight when the traffic came to a
dead stop. A Catholic school was having a program and all vehicle
movement ceased. It took us over an hour to finally get home!
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a phone call from Elder Nwosu today and he reports, 26 people were in
attendance at the first Sunday meeting of the Lungi group. Pretty
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birthday! Dave arranged a dinner at Bliss with all the senior
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Beautiful sun setting outside of Bliss Restaurant</div>
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Kanzler's at the birthday celebration!</div>
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Young Single Adult Summit came and went this week-end. To be quite
honest, it was disappointing and disheartening to observe the venue
of events and go away feeling somewhat empty. The local Stake took on
the responsibility of this event over 6 months ago and had plenty of
time to prepare especially with the written guidelines/program
established by Accra. It just wasn't well organized and planned and
the “college” campus where it was held, in my eyes, did not help
create an atmosphere of warmth and friendship. I could go on and on
and must not belabor what I saw.....I am sure there will be followup
emails with the Calls and concerns can be voiced with them. The
visiting authority who presided over the event was Elder M. Thomas
Ben-Davis, a member of the 5<sup>th</sup> Quorum of Seventy. He just
retired from his job last September as a chemist for a chocolate
company in Accra, Ghana. Just a delightful man filled with enthusiasm
and optimism. Would that the young adults of Sierra Leone could
mirror just a bit of this man's outlook on life. He was a breath of
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A look at the college campus grounds.</div>
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Dormitories at the Milton Margai College</div>
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Great looking piles of chairs behind the curtains where the speakers sat.</div>
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Over 350 single adults in attendance. Name tags were a 3x5 card with a safety pin.</div>
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Elder Ben Davis of the 5th Quorum of 70.</div>
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Ryan, Megan and the boys in Vancouver for Easter break,
it has been a challenge for me to stay focused on mission
responsibilities and not long for home and to be on a road trip with
them. It hasn't helped that the internet has been virtually down for
3 weeks at the Mission Office and the work I have there has been at a
stand-still until it is up and running again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yesterday,
I put crumbs out as usual on the kitchen window sill for my
neighborhood birds and walked away; within moments I heard a lot of
squawking and went to the window to see a hawk of some sort tearing
at something. I couldn't see well so I picked up a pair of binoculars
to observe more closely and realized it had captured and killed one
of my birds and the rest were quite upset. I was upset myself; I
realize it is the circle of life, but it was still disturbing for me
to witness.</span></div>
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March 31, 2014</span></b></div>
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setting up two apartments and transporting missionaries. It was
dessert evening upstairs with 5 departing missionaries – all from
America. Great group of young men. My friend Carrie Smith sent an
email from her missionary son, Chris who is serving in Argentina and
he shares his great insight into the various levels service, that I think is very profound and I wish to
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the Gospel, many times we see members (or missionaries) who
are convinced, those who are converted, and those who are
consecrated. Those who are convinced give what they can when
it´s convenient for them, those who are converted have a
strong testimony and always do what they are asked, but those
who are consecrated understand the ways of the Lord
sufficient to do many good things of their own free will.
They understand what the Lord wants them to do without
needing to be told, they give of their time, talents, mind,
heart, strength, everything because they love the Lord and
His Church. They are those who always are obedient to the
small and simple things that help us remain faithful in life,
and help those around them to do the same as well.”</span></div>
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I know, I am nuts but it is good for a laugh between Rachelle and me!</div>
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Trying my best on our walk to stop the steam roller!</div>
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Where is Flat Stanley when I need him?</div>
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new missionaries arrived tonight – 14 elders and one sister. While
cars caravand to Sea Coach to pick them up, I stayed behind to get
set up for their dinner. All went smoothly for which I am always
grateful. One never knows in Sierra Leone.</span></div>
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Elders Mills, Despain, Symons, Jones and Turner all going home!</div>
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Kanzler's with 5 departing missionaries!</div>
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paperwork was completed and dinner served, they were then driven to
various apartments to spend the night. We took the one and only newly
arriving sister to the apartment in Congo Cross to spend the night
and will pick her up tomorrow morning to drive her into the Mission
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and other various sundry items completed, and I went with the
Ostler's to deliver missionaries to the Congo Cross apartment and the
Goderich apartment. Once we dropped the sister off in Congo Cross, we
headed out to Goderich by way of Lumley. On our way, we happened upon
a beautiful mission scene – two missionaries teaching the gospel to
a woman along the busy, Lumley Road. It was a thrill to see.</span></div>
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We drove through Lumley to deliver new missionaries to Goderich and we came upon this wonderful scene. Elders Zenovieff and Mason.</div>
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with transportation to Bo/Kenema and frustration with our Upgun
apartment have played a role in this transfer period; it just can't
go without a glitch – something we have to deal with. I will be so
grateful when we peak our compliment for missionaries and maybe, just
maybe, we will have a 6 week period where we do not have to secure an
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April 3, 2014</span></b></div>
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Sierra Leone friend from Kissy left on her mission today; Marian
Browne. So cute and just 19 years of age. The family showed up at the
office today around 10:30 and I walked out into the lobby to just
Marian. When I asked where her mom and sister were, she told me they
were down in the car with no intention of coming in. So, I walked
down and invited them upstairs and hauled up Marian's one piece of
luggage. And to think Scott and I brought two very large suitcases a
piece, in addition to each with a carry-on and backpacks. I am
constantly having reality checks in this country. </span></div>
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Marian to receive her Patriarchal Blessing today and so when she was
called to go down to the Stake Center, she was about to go alone when
I informed her mom and sister that they could be part of this as
well. They came back up for orientation and had Marian's one bag
weighed. She still had weight room for more stuff (Scott and I had to
pay for overage). It was time to go to Sea Coach and her mom had no
intention of taking her, because she needed to get to work; so some
pictures, some awkward moments of mom and sister expressing their
love and saying good-bye, and they left! I am feeling quite sorrowful
by now for Sister Browne who goes back into the office as I try to
figure out how she is getting to Sea Coach in that Scott had already
left for an appointment in Kissy. President Ostler to the rescue
along with the assistants. By now I am quite emotional because the
likelihood of me ever seeing this sweet young woman is next to none –
I express my love to her, kiss her on the forehead with us both in
tears and send her on her way. Not quite the same way a missionary is
sent off in America – it seemed so distant between a daughter and
her mother.....does Mariatu love her daughter any less than American
moms? I don't think so.</span></div>
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Sister Browne off to receive her patriarchal blessing.</div>
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Bogh came in the office today and retrieved a package from home. In
my opinion I thought it was too big for his backpack but not so yeah
– he stuffed it in with Scott's help and then found red twine and
tied his pack shut; I asked him how he was going to keep from being
thieved (pronounced teeved), and he proceeded to demonstrate for me. (See video <a href="http://youtu.be/ts3UTzFnLrs" target="_blank">here</a>) Hilarious!</span></div>
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and very hot day! We are in Makeni for the week-end and it is so hot
here! I had 6 interviews with members of the branch and with no air
conditioning, oh boy....I think it is at least 10 degrees warmer than
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> After the interviews, we headed over to the hotel to
check-in and as we drove up who do we see, but President Charles, a
member of the Freetown Stake Presidency. He is in town to observe the
Seminary and Institute program of Makeni, and is staying at the same
hotel. So we had dinner with him tonight and had a wonderful yet
heart wrenching visit. The civil war came up in the conversation and
he shared with us personal stories and personal loss of loved ones.
The rebels actually entered Freetown two separate times and were
driven out in 1997 but came back with a vengeance in 2000. The second
return resulted in Brother Charles' brother and 93 year old great
grandmother being captured and made to walk 30 miles. It resulted in
his grandma dying and the brother being used to carry the spoils of
what the rebels took. At this point, with the exception of Brother
Charles and another brother, the rest of the family fled to the
mountains to escape the war, but had no food; Brother Charles and his
brother risked their lives every day in Freetown, to barter for food
for the family and then at night would climb the mountains to take it
to them. President Charles (first name Abibu) told us as he was
foraging for food on the streets, he saw corpses everywhere and
almost daily saw someone killed. He lost other family members during
this horrific time. And these loving people today live among the boy
soldiers (as they were called) because they are most of the akada
drivers (motorcycle transportation) in Freetown. He told us of the
story of a woman he knows not of the Mormon faith, who was on a
motorcycle one Sunday traveling to church; she got off the motorcycle
to get the money out of her purse to pay her fare, but had difficulty
doing so because her hand was missing; on closer observation, the
young man recognized her and realized he was responsible for her hand
being chopped off! He fell to the ground to beg her
forgiveness....still so hard for me to wrap my brain and heart around
what some of our friends suffered during the 11 year civil war.</span></div>
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we traveled this morning to Makeni we listened to the Tabernacle
choir and one of the hymns was, “I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go.”
So I took a video of our surroundings and Scott and I sang the chorus
at the end of each verse. It was a moment for us as we looked at each
other and sang, “I'll go where you want me to go dear Lord, over
mountain or plain or see; I'll say what you want me to say dear Lord,
I'll be what you want me to be.” (See the video <a href="http://youtu.be/zglcRrDPYlQ" target="_blank">here</a>).</span></div>
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from Makeni after only a 2 ½ hour drive. I am so thankful the back
road is drivable again. It cuts off at least 45 minutes to an hour of
travel time not having to drive Bai Burah and Kissy Roads. There were
at least 170 members in attendance today and thus the need to split
the branch; it is bulging at the seams. Scott and I will finish out
our mission spending 2 week-ends a month in Makeni training, and
preparing for the division of the branch. </span></div>
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got to the Mission Office yesterday and found an envelope on my desk
addressed to Elder and Sister Kanzler. I opened it up to a letter
from my grandson, Carson, and included in it was Flat Stanley! He
made it to Freetown, Sierra Leone in just 14 days. He is going with
us on the Kissy ferry tomorrow and will spend the day in Lungi. As
the story goes, he is a character from a book who is flattened
somehow, which actually makes it easier for him to travel by mail. He
needs to get back to Sacramento by the middle of May but in the
meantime, Carson and his classmates, track his trip throughout the
world with maps in the classroom.</span></div>
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Flat Stanley arrives in Sierra Leone!</div>
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the 8:00 am Kissy ferry to Lungi to get the apartment set up for
missionaries who will occupy it next week. Our SUV was stuffed with
items and Markus had his truck which was full and with 4 mattresses
tied on the top; he was actually pulled over because of it but
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a new discovery today regarding a dead car battery that was
discovered while preparing to exit the ferry when we landed in Lungi;
I thought we might end up stuck on the ferry and riding back and
forth all day. What to do when you can't get to the jumper cables
because they are buried under apartment supplies? Markus to the
rescue! He jumps out of his truck lifts the hood and starts removing
caps from the battery and pounding on it. Car still won't turn over –
he finally goes back to his truck and the next thing we see is the
battery from his car (he had taken it out). He comes over to the SUV,
with the battery in his arms, tilts it upside down so the terminals
are touching the terminals of our battery; signals to Scott to try
turning on the car and bingo – it starts! I don't know what we
would have done had Markus not been with us. We are so blessed to
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most of the apartment set up and then took off to catch the 5:30 pm
ferry but were turned away as there was no more room for vehicles.
Next ferry, 9:00 pm. There is actually an overland route from Lungi
to Freetown so we took that option though it was a 3 hour drive.
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in the office today getting everything together for two more new
apartments for transfers next week – one in Upgun and the other in
Kissy. The internet has been off and on all week, but it was on long
enough today to receive an email from President Ostler regarding our
friend, Moses Janneh who left on his mission just a week ago
yesterday. All I knew about Moses' family was his wonderful Aunt
Melville who took him in but I did not know why until the email I
read this morning that Dave had forwarded from President Robison of
the Accra, Ghana Mission Training Center. Quite humbling and
emotional. The Watsons are serving a family history mission. Scott
and I are so happy for Moses and very grateful for his example of
resilience and faith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“<b><span lang="en-US"><i>When
we first arrived, we decided to have the missionaries spend
their free moments on their intake day, working on Family
History. We have now received 5 groups of
missionaries. We started this program with the second
group because I was concerned that the day they arrived they
did not have much to do except register and verify records.
Since beginning this effort, the next four groups have
submitted the names of 331 deceased relatives for family
history work and 127 names for sealing. Yesterday, four of
our missionaries did the temple work for deceased parents.
Another 5 did the work for grandparents. One elder,
Moses Janneh, from Sierra Leon</i></span><span lang="en-US"><i>e</i></span><span lang="en-US"><i>,
not only did the work for his father, but had the work done
for his mother, and then was sealed to them as the Watsons
(our family history missionary couple performed the sealing
for the parents). With tears streaming down their
faces, the Watsons and Elder Janneh felt the presence of his
parents. His mother was killed in an automobile
accident a number of years ago and his father was robbed,
then murdered over two years ago. The body was
discovered the next morning. </i></span></b><i><b>Is
this an administrative headache? Only if we do not
remember it is about the one. Yesterday was pay day.”</b></i></span><br />
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transfers next week and one of the Elder Nwosu going to Lungi, we
took him and Elder Sumrak out to dinner. Scott and I grow quite fond
of the elders who serve in the office and it is bittersweet to not
only see them transferred but to go home.</span></div>
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and I videoed baptismal talks for Carson's baptismal service
tomorrow. It isn't fun to see myself on film – my forehead and
eyebrows are falling into my eyes and my lips will soon be under my
chin! Getting old stinks!</span></div>
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March 29, 2014</span></b></div>
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woke up this morning to check on the upload of the video to Youtube
to find that the internet was down and uploading was unsuccessful.
Not happy, so Scott took off for the mission office and I stayed home
to attempt another upload. The internet finally came back, but it
literally took all day to process and by 5:30 pm our time (just ½
hour away from Carson's baptism) I didn't think it was going to
happen. Two hours earlier, I decided to write a baptismal talk to
send just in case – well, 15 minutes before the service, the video
was uploaded and processed, so I sent it to Ryan's laptop in the
event he took it with him to the church. About 2 hours later after
Scott and I came home from grocery shopping, I check my emails to
fine one from Ryan - “we made it!” The video arrived in the nik
of time. Happy about that.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunday,
March 15, 20114</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freetown
East District Conference today and it was historical. The district
was divided into 2 districts and the new names are Kissy District
consisting of 5 branches and Kossoh Town District consisting of 4
branches. In 3 months or so, there will be an additional 3 new
branches in the Kissy District taking it to 8 branches. The church is
growing rapidly and it is a challenge to keep up with it. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Kissy
chapel, though still under construction, was, however able to use the
extension to seat most of the members, though overflow was outside
and standing until more chairs arrived. It is so exciting to be loved
and accepted by these wonderful people and be a part of their lives
for a moment in time. </span></div>
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ladies loved seeing me in it. I have no wish to offend them by
intruding into their dress culture but they are thrilled when I dress
somewhat like them. I will never be as beautiful in the garb as they
are with their black skin and eyes. Their high foreheads make wearing
the wraps so stunning; when I tried one on yesterday, I just couldn't
pull it off as well as they do. One sister remarked to me today as we
were having pictures taken of our Sunday dress that I was now Nyanda
which in Mendi means “you are our own and we are your own.” I
will leave a part of my heart in this country when I go home.</span></div>
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March 16, 2014</span></b></div>
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has been without the use of our printer at home since yesterday, so
he has been staring at his screen ever since uploading, downloading
etc. to try to get it to work. I, of course, am printing at will and
don't know what his problem is when after about 2 hours, he performs
a test print and has success! In the meantime, I need to re-charge
my tablet and cannot find the cord that was plugged into the same
power strip as the printer. I am looking everywhere for it when
suddenly Scott pulls it out of his laptop and says, “you mean
this?” He had it plugged in thinking it was the connection to the
printer. That explains why he couldn't print. So how was he able to
do a test print today? With all the efforts he made for 2+ hours, he
managed to connect wireless to the printer. He is so proud of
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finally made a phone connection with Shirley in Santaquin. She sounds
good – got through the surgery and just waiting for test results
and further plan of treatment. I have been blessed with her
friendship for over 40 years.</span></div>
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Zone Conference today and it was held in one of my “favorite”
driving spots – the Thunderhill Branch. </span></div>
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use a restroom and can't find one without disturbing the conference
so I look around outside for some privacy; not going to happen. I go
back inside the chapel, find the bathroom and it has the generator
stored in it. By this time, I am desperate, so I crawl over the
generator to get to the toilet, but can't sit (wouldn't anyway) so I
must straddle the toilet bowl! I am so grateful that I am still
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had a dessert farewell for Elder Aluka this evening. He is from
Nigeria and goes home tomorrow after serving a two year mission. He
told us of his home and family, a story that is not unique. When he
joined the church at 15 in 2002, his mom disowned him and he left
home (father was already long gone) and lived on his own until he was
24. In the meantime, he stops going to church, but always knows it is
true and he returns to activity and prepares himself to leave on a
mission just prior to his 25<sup>th</sup> birthday. No one in his
family knows nor really cares, so he gets himself ready and receives
a call to Sierra Leone. Just barely 6 weeks out and he must return to
Nigeria for hernia surgery, but stays with a friend. 7 weeks of
recuperation and he returns to the mission. Mother's day rolls around
and he calls his mum; she asks where he is and he tells her he is out
of country doing missionary work. Fast forward to this evening;
tomorrow he returns home and who will be at the airport to greet him?
A fellow missionary who served here. Where will he live? A friend who
was his seminary and institute teacher has invited him to live with
his family until he can find work and get back into school. The
stories of hardship, resilience and faith are endless.</span></div>
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Megan and Ryan last night to get more details on some health issues.
Though we are thousands of miles away, I am comforted after talking
with her and listening to her options.</span></div>
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Carson is getting baptized on the 29<sup>th</sup> of this month and
Scott and I have been asked to prepare a 10 minute baptismal talk. We
will video it to and upload to Youtube to ensure it is playable on
that special day.</span></div>
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took my Doxy this morning on kind of an empty stomach – that was a
big mistake. Within minutes, I had terrible stomach pains and nausea
that lasted most of this day, and we made a trip to Kissy to see our
friend, Moses Jenneh off on his mission. He will be serving in
Nigeria. He was quite emotional which is unusual for a West African
man; his friends and relatives were somewhat mocking him for doing so
stating such words as “be a man.” I tried to reassure him it was
alright for him to cry; shows he cares for his family and friends and
loves them. I wish him well; Scott and I will likely never see him
again. He was one of the first members we met out east and he was
always happy to see us, greeting us with his wonderful smile and
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March 21, 2014</span></b></div>
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I got home from walking this morning, I went into the kitchen to wash
my hands and as I turned on the tap and leaned over the sink, out
jumped Gary (the gecko). He scared the bajeebers out of me; I think I
might have jumped a little higher than him and I know I let out a
yell louder than him. His eyes were bulging out of their sockets and
he couldn't get out of the sink. Scott to the rescue as he scooped
him out with the strainer and placed him on the outside window ledge.
Hopefully he sneaks back in somehow as he keeps the cockroach
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are in Makeni for the week-end. Today's objective was to look for
apartments and buildings that can be used for chapels. The plan is to
split the current branch and make 3 branches out of it. Elder Hill
was a great help as he had scouted out places in advance for us to
view. It is so hot here and I would say at least a 10 degree plus
difference than that of Freetown. After looking around for most of
the afternoon Scott and I drove downtown Makeni to do some “window”
shopping – not! Just parking the car is a challenge and once out of
the car, the motorcycles are everywhere honking before they hit you –
they do warn before impact. We gave up and checked into our our -1
star motel. I am grateful it is only for one night. The last time we
were here, I ate something that caused me problems for two weeks, so
this time I came prepared with bread, honey and peanut butter. I
figure for 24 hours, I can survive along with water. Scott isn't too
happy about it though I gave him the option of eating out and I would
just take my sandwich along.</span></div>
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March 9, 2014</span></b></div>
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attended both Kissy 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> branches today;
Moses Jenneh spoke in Kissy 1<sup>st</sup> – he leaves in 2 weeks
for his mission to Nigeria. We met him within a month of coming on
mission; quite a precocious and cocky young man, but Scott has been
working with him and encouraging him to serve a mission and it has
resulted in him ready to go. We were very pleased with his talk and
happy to have him going. His sister just left 3 months ago. Their
“mum,” Sister Melville is a remarkable woman – a convert of
about 4 years raising her children as a single parent.</span></div>
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between blocks of church, a set of elders took us by an apartment
they had found. Not the best of roads (so what else is new), but very
nice looking on the outside; I stayed in the car while Scott went
with the missionaries to look around the compound. The owner happened
to be around and lives on the premise, so he showed them the
apartment. Looks like it is going to be a win-win and negotiations
will take place later on this week. While I was sitting in the car,
some people were hanging out around the car and when Scott comes back
he notices a distinguishing shirt on a young man – Sacramento Kings
– go figure.</span></div>
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Day! That means laundry, cleaning of apartment, grocery shopping, and
attending the Super P Day sponsored by the Freetown Zone. We, of
course, picked up their lunch for them and then watched a movie –
Elder Tucker, one of our office elders was in attendance and sitting
2 rows in front of me. During the film there were a couple of scenes
of a man annointing and blessing the sick. Each time, as the
ordinance began (in the movie, mind you), Elder Tucker removed his
baseball cap. I was touched by his respect and reverence for a sacred
act that was performed in a movie.</span></div>
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the office today until 3:00 and then traveled to Kissy with the
Ostlers for a 4:00 pm training of the District leaders in preparation
for Saturday's training of the branch leadership. Typically, the
leadership in the district and branches “lecture” rather than
“train”, so Rachelle and I worked with Primary, YW and Relief
Society while Dave and Scott took on the priesthood organizations.
The purpose for our getting involved was to get the leaders ready to
train the branch leadership on Saturday. Rachelle and I trained in
tandem and it was such a delight to be with these wonderful women.
Now we hope and pray they are prepared on Saturday. We left the Kissy
building around 6:00 pm and didn't get home until 8:30 – long day.</span></div>
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today and then home by 4:00 for a four hour meeting with the Jests
and Ostlers to discuss the training we have conducted and where, and
the calendaring of future training. There is so much that needs to be
done and it requires small-small steps throughout the process. The
Jests will be re-locating to Bo until such time as an apartment is
secured for them in Kenema where they will have primary
responsibility to train the leadership and develop a program for
returned missionaries who many times return home to Sierra Leone and
get “lost.” Scott and I, on the other hand will be traveling to
Makeni every other week-end likely for the duration of our mission to
locate 2 new chapels, create 2 more branches; prepare the 3 branches
to become a district, and find another apartment. We will also
provide hands-on leadership and guidance to the current branch
priesthood and auxiliary leadership to ensure Makeni saints adhere to
the Church handbook of instructions and stay on a correct course.
Additionally, we will continue to provide support to the Kissy
District to prepare them to become a Stake.</span></div>
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up supplies from Marian for another possible 4 new apartments. We
stayed downtown in order to be close to pick up people coming on Sea
Coach slated to arrive around 5:00 pm. Just as we were headed that
direction we got a call from Daniel letting us know that the flight
had been delayed and they wouldn't arrive until 8:00 pm; so we went
out to dinner and then drove to the dock and waited for them. By the
time we got them all in the car and drove them to Country Lodge to
spend their nights, we didn't get home until 9:00 pm. It is really a
challenge to get home at such a late hour and then just get ready for
bed. I need to prepare dinner, want to read, check out my emails,
look at FB, download my photos and just generally wind down which
means I don't get to bed until 11ish and then up at 6:40 am to walk.
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once it is set up, Rachelle and I can do laundry (washing and drying)
simultaneously with out tripping the connection and the power going
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to Kissy before 1:00 pm for District training of the branch
leadership and Rachelle and I provided shadow leadership and coaching
in the event the training turned to a lecture. I was so pleased with
the sisters! They used visual aids, did some role playing as only
Africans can, and had audience participation. The theme of the
Saturday training and the adult session was retention. With so many
baptisms a month, retention is quite a challenge. I just can't
express enough what a joy it is to be around these wonderful women!
In attendance was a woman from Lungi, who sought out President Ostler
to speak with him and she was thrilled to find out that starting in
April, Lungi will have missionaries and she won't have to travel by
ferry every 4 months or so to attend church. Here name is Zainab.</span></div>
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back road is open again (so exciting) so we took it, got home around
7:30 pm and met the Call's at Country Lodge for dinner. As we were
walking into the entrance to the hotel, we strolled by the kitchen
that seems to be under construction and remodel and I saw the biggest
rat to-date! Apparently it is obtaining food from the kitchen. Last
time I eat there!</span></div>
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attended church services at the Kissy 2<sup>nd</sup> branch today;
the branch president, our friend, Sahr Fomba, blessed his little
girl. I wasn't aware of it in advance, but he had confided to Scott
earlier in the week she would be named after me! Elizabeth Robin
Fomba. He spoke so softly while giving her the name, I was still
unaware what her name was until Scott leaned over and told me. So,
long after we have left Sierra Leone, our names will remain. </span></div>
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left church and drove out to Tokeh Beach to spend a couple of nights
with the Ostler's and their daughter Ruth who is visiting for the
week. It is quite nice to sleep without a net. Because of the area
and the salt water, mosquitoes don't seem to breed – really a nice
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and I along with Rachelle and Ruth took a leisurely walk along the
beach. We came to a point where there seemed to be lava rocks, tide
pools and nice sand. I was searching out sea urchins when all of a
sudden, I stepped and sunk down to the top of my knees in “quick”
sand. By the time I was able to pull out my right foot, my sandal did
not survive. Sad day as it was part of the pair I bought months ago
when we first arrived for only 10,000 ($2.50) leones.</span></div>
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took a boat today to Banana Island (see a video <a href="http://youtu.be/glj2JXtkqLA">here</a> and another video <a href="http://youtu.be/Ic9WtvasQsM">here</a>); an hour and a half trip to the
historic landmark where this island used to be owned and controlled
by the Caulker family of Afro-Anglo descent who were slave traders.
Before the absolution of slavery, slaves were inspected on this
island and it served as a transit center for purchased slaves who
were then transported to other countries including Great Britain and
America. Those deemed healthy and strong continued with their voyage
while those considered weak and unfit were stacked in a hole on top
of one another and left to die. Our guide showed us what he felt was
the remains of one of those pits. Today approximately 500 people live
on the island and there is a school for the children, church and a
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we walked around there was no shortage of chickens as is the case
throughout Sierra Leone and I finally captured a hen gathering her
chickens under her wings. <u>Matthew 23:37</u> “O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them which are
sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children
together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and
ye would not.” There are so many other ways to teach this principle
– I think of fellowshipping the newly baptized and how I need to
take them under the care of my “wings” until they are well
established. I was beginning to think hens didn't gather their
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another fun and relaxing day for us; Scott reminded me it was the 1<sup>st</sup>
time in 10 ½ months that we took 2 days in a row to rest and relax.
I/we needed it, but I am back home and my head is swimming with
assignments and projects to do for the rest of the week. </span></div>
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this morning at 5, out the door by 6:20, picked up the AP's and made
it to the Kissy ferry for a 45 minute trip to Lungi to meet Brother
William Vandy, one of approximately 10 members of the church in Lungi
Town; Lungi houses the only airport in Sierra Leone which receives
and returns missionaries serving in Sierra Leone. The mission has
decided to send missionaries to Lungi for the first time and Brother
Vandy is very happy! He served his mission in Nigeria and returned
home to Kenema but moved to Lungi to work for his brother and go to
school. It is here that he met his future wife and converted her to
the church. Brother Vandy returns to Kenema periodically to visit his
family and attend church as well as pays his tithes and offerings.
Because the church is not officially recognized in Lungi, there are
no church services, and thus his records are still in Kenema where he
can pay his tithing. He took us around the area and showed us 4
potential apartments to possibly house missionaries for the next
transfer in April. Missionaries in the area will then allow the
approximately 10 + Saints to meet, partake of the Sacrament and hold
future baptismal services. We dropped William off at the airport as
we made our way back to catch the 2:00 pm ferry and had photos taken
with him and expressed our appreciation for his faith and
perseverance. He was overcome with emotion expressing his gratitude
for 4 missionaries coming to Lungi and to soon be able to partake of
the Sacrament on a regular basis and baptize his wife. It was a very
touching moment.</span></div>
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had her surgery on Thursday, and I think my friend Shirley, had
her surgery yesterday or sometime this week. Being so far away and
with the time zone difference, there are anxious moments as I await
notice of the outcomes of the procedures. They are on my mind, heart
and in my prayers....</span></div>
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traveled to Kissy this morning to conduct training of the branch
leaders of the Kissy 2<sup>nd</sup> Branch. They are so eager to
learn and though our teaching and training methods are very basic and
simple, it is fun to be with them and hopefully help them and watch
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renovation of the Kissy Chapel is ongoing and I met the replacement
construction manager today, though I can't remember her name. She is
from Brighton, England and took over this project that should have
been completed in September of 2013. She assured me today that by
District Conference next week-end, windows will be in, tile laid, and
fans installed. She was a delight to talk to today.</span></div>
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think today was one of the best Sunday's I have had for worship
services since being in Sierra Leone – the reason why? No
generator! We visited the Thunder Hill branch this morning at 9:00 am
and the fans and lights were working but not because of the
generator; NP power had kicked in. It was so peaceful and reverent in
the chapel and without a microphone working I could still hear the
speakers (surprisingly Scott and I were the concluding speakers –
didn't know it until the branch president asked us to come to the
podium). As I was sitting in the chapel watching people arrive, a
sister sits in front of me with her toddler and husband. It is
obvious they have walked as he literally takes his finger and wipes
it across his forehead and the sweat runs off of it. She has
perspired through her dress and it is moist because she has probably
carried her child on her back during the walk to church. I sat there
thinking of saints at home, who call for rides to church and can't
come (or won't come) if someone doesn't pick them up. This family I
watched today will likely never own a vehicle in their entire life,
but church is important to them, and they don't give it a second
thought about the probable 30 to 45 minute walk to church. </span></div>
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drove to Kissy to meet with both branches; Scott attended Branch
Council meeting in Kissy 2 and I was making a video of the Young
Women in Kissy 1. Once again, lights and fans on but no generator.
What a difference! Pray for more consistent electrical power in this
country. I had a request from a sister in New Mexico to video a group
of Young Women reciting the YW's theme as well as share some of the
challenges they face. I was expecting comments like – no running
water, no electricity, no inside toilet, no car, no refrigeration, no
money (average household makes $1.50 a day); must fetch water every
day at the community well; cook over a charcoal burning fire. None of
these challenges were even mentioned. They were challenged by friends
of other faiths or being the only member in their family. To view the
video, you would think these beautiful young women were quite well
off for living in a 3<sup>rd</sup> world country, but they are not;
yet they do not know what they don't have and they simply live the
Gospel and are simply happy!</span></div>
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the Seader's over for dinner tonight; they are the replacement couple
for the Burns, serving a humanitarian mission. Ostler's got home
after picking up another 2 missionaries at the dock so I fixed them a
couple of plates and then we headed upstairs to play some cards and
chat. </span></div>
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February 24, 2014</span></b></div>
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day! Walked this morning, fell this morning, shopped this afternoon,
stiff tonight from the fall, but all is well.</span></div>
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and I had a fun day shopping downtown. Visited with my friend the
Dock Lady and as usual, she had a bling-bling bracelet for me and
food/drink to eat. Lots of fun shops downtown with African material
to buy; the colors are so beautiful. I have never been comfortable
with negotiating lower prices, but it is the way of life here and I
am getting better at it though I still probably end up paying too
much. My day's purchases were scraps of material to make napkins, a
pair of shoes off the street, and some kitchen items for home. Oh,
and a beautiful West African blouse, though I found a teeny, tiny
spot on it that “bugged” me, so the merchant said - “give me
until Friday and I will make you one exactly the same.” I am good
with that. </span></div>
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February 28, 2014</span></b></div>
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have been challenged all week preparing the Mission History and
getting it ready to send to the church historical department. Just
when I think I have it all together and ready to email, I try to
attach the document and it is too big; consequently, I begin the
process of determining which photos I am going to delete and in doing
so, the file is still too big. Today was my goal day to send it in
and here it is 9:00 pm and it will have to wait another day.</span></div>
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I just say this has been a difficult day and week? I have not felt
well, so Rachelle brought down a pill yesterday to “relax” me and
let my system settle down; it relaxed me alright! I took it around
3:00 pm fell into a deep sleep came to at 9:30 pm and managed to eat
some dinner then to bed at 11:30 and slept until 8:00 am. I got up
and was still feeling the affects of that tiny little blue pill. I
was “dopy” until around 3:00 pm today when it finally began to
wear off. That is the most sleep I have had in ages! I do feel better
though. That tiny blue pill carried quite a wallop!</span></div>
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don't think there has been a day on my mission when there has never
been a problem of some sort or other; I get calls or text messages
every day from someone requesting something, needing something, or
wanting something fixed. It is like always having a file open on my
desk. It reminds me so much of my career for 40 years. I am not one
that can leave it at the office, step away and relax. I am wound
pretty tight (I am sure there is someone out there in addition to
Scott who will verify this); how I wish I could just let it go and
pick it back up in a day or two. But I have been this way my entire
life so what makes me think I can change now? Next mission? 6 months
– Dream assignment? Sitting in a lounge chair somewhere with my
feet up, pushing a button to let people in the door. Though that
could become stressful if the door didn't open when I pushed the
button.....</span></div>
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March 1, 2014</span></b></div>
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had a driving adventure with Scott of late, so he thought we should
have one today. We drove to Kissy to check out an apartment that one
of our missionaries found. We dropped off some supplies to
missionaries at the church building then began our little jaunt up
the road a piece to look at the apartment. We came upon a church
member to ask him for further directions and he kind of led the way
and when we came to the street of location, Winter Street, the member
took one look at it and declared, “not drivable.” For some
abnormal reason, that doesn't deter Scott; he gets out of the car
looks up the road, comes back and gets into the car and declares,
it's drivable, no problem.” He turns on to the road, I have him
stop the car, and I get out and walk, while he is behind me driving
the car. At one point, people are just hanging out and as he
approaches this very narrow space that is all broken up, he starts
one way, but they call out to him to come “this way.” It is just
nuts what he thinks is drivable and what really isn't. (Click <a href="http://youtu.be/VSs8ZrcdfTM">here</a> for the video)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunday,
February 16, 2014</span></b></div>
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have been under the weather for a week now with stomach issues so I
stayed home and enjoyed the silence of our apartment because I had
Scott go ahead and turn off the generator though I would be home. It
was quite pleasant though without the vibration of the generator
though I was re-acquainted with the constant ringing in both ears. It was
still a peaceful day.</span></div>
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left at 7:30 and didn't return home until 4:30 pm and informed me the
Allentown Branch was created today; this means those living within
the boundaries will no longer be going to the Kossoh Town branch
which was too far to walk and it cost them at least 2,000 leones
round trip to attend church. There are now 10 branches in the east;
when we arrived 10 months ago there were 8. Before we go home this
year there should be at least 6 more branches and the District will
probably be split. The church continues to grow. </span></div>
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day with transfers and the welcoming of 17 new missionaries. By the
time we fed them and got them registered, then transported some
sisters to the Lumley apartment for the night, we arrived back home
at 9:30 pm. Can't complain, though as the Ostlers and Jests are still
out. I continue to be tired all the time just trying to keep up and
help with the work.</span></div>
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spent most of this day at home working on the mission history. I have
been gathering photos and entries throughout the past 10 months of my
mission and now I must bring it all together in a narrative and snaps
to send to Accra and then I believe on to the church historical
department. It has been a daunting task as I want to make sure I have
included all the necessary information and include all the
missionaries who have not only served here and gone home in 2013, but
also Sierra Leone missionaries who returned home in 2013, and Sierra
Leone missionaries who left in 2013 to serve missions. It's enough to
turn my hair gray...oh wait, it is gray...then grayer.</span></div>
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had dessert upstairs tonight with the outgoing missionaries – Elder
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February 21, 2014</span></b></div>
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held a testimony meeting this morning at the mission office. We
thought the 2 departure times for sea coach were 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm
so we held back Elders Wootton and Clawson because they had a later
flight. The Ostlers took the other two missionaries to sea coach and
by 2:00 pm I had a call from President Ostler that there was no 4:00
pm departure but 6:00 pm, so we had to quickly get Wootton and
Clawson in the car. The good-bye to Elder Wootton was not what I had
hoped (no picture with him) because he wasn't feeling well, so we put
him in the front seat with Scott and I bid him good-bye and safe
journey. It is an emotional time to bid missionaries I have served
with farewell.</span></div>
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have been experiencing ongoing problems with our generators at home.
Rachelle and I can never do laundry at the same time or the power
goes out and we are in the dark. About a week ago, I woke up at 4:00
am in the morning and it was so quiet and peaceful; I then realized
that my night light wasn't on and I couldn't hear the generator.
Scott, of course, is sleeping like a baby until I wake him up and
advise him the generator is off. Not good to have no lights working
around the compound even though we have 24 hour security. He was able
to turn on the 2<sup>nd</sup> generator but the next day it was
determined that we were completely without generator 1 and it
required either replacement or extensive/costly repairs. So, tonight
I hear quite a bit of noise that seems to be coming from our compound
and I go outside to investigate and find a very large truck backed
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Generator the size of our car should allow Rachelle and I do laundry at the same time!</div>
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should be up and running tonight and supposedly able to run 24 hours
a day, which will help with my refrigerated food. Typically the power
is off during the day about 8 hours so I run the risk of foods going
bad and my frozen stuff thawing. I have resorted to freezing bottles
of water that I put in every day before Scott and I head out the door
which holds the temperature to about 10 degrees more than what it is
when the power is on. This just adds to my gratitude for the
conveniences I have at home. I am so blessed to live in America!</span></div>
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February 22, 2014</span></b></div>
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would I ever think a gynormous generator could be delivered, hooked
up to the fuel supply and run without any problems? It ran all night
on the fuel we manually filled it with, but when the fuel guy came
this morning to hook up the line that feeds the fuel from the 500
litre tank, and promptly left, within 2 hours the generator surged
and went down. At least two more trips to the mission home to adjust
the line, it still won't stay on. Problem is, the repair guy doesn't
stick around long enough to watch it all happen. Break out the
headlamps!</span></div>
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I am ready with my headlight in case the new generator fails. I am hiding my multiple chins.</div>
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February 9, 2014</span></b></div>
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services in Makeni and with 9 confirmations, most of the meeting was
used for the performances of ordinances along with the Sacrament.
After the block we drove over to the sister's apartment because they
were having water issues. Scott was able to fix that then they tell
us about one bathroom with issues; from there as we are about to
leave, another bathroom issue; top it off with the 4<sup>th</sup>
item, they can't get the oven to light. I could tell it had not been
used since we delivered it weeks ago because it was so clean. Scott
was able to get the pilot light lit, but it wouldn't stay on when
turning the temperature dial. Scott realizes after trying everything
possible the dial had been put on backwards...we arrived home around
7:30 pm after stopping by the mission office to pick up a filter
system for the Seader's. They were upstairs for a get acquainted
dessert. They are replacing the Burns who return home this coming
Friday.</span></div>
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Makeni Junior Primary<br />
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Sunday services in Makeni. When this branch first opened in November maybe 45 members. As of today over 100.<br />
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February 10, 2014</span></b></div>
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spent a good portion of the day sitting at the Seader's apartment
watching over workers as well as waiting for workers while Scott was
at Parliament trying to track down an apartment owner and finalize a
deal. I did get a book read while I waited – The Lost City of Z –
very good read and kept my interest. One I would like to review in
Book Club when I get home unless it has already been reviewed. </span></div>
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Day in Sierra Leone – at the office by 10:30 am for a pre-transfer
meeting. Transfer week next week and there are so many moving parts;
add to that 18 new missionaries coming on Tuesday, and the set up of
two new apartments.</span></div>
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Water delivery at the mission home.</div>
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Water delivery at the mission home.<br />
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Water delivery at the mission home.<br />
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Water delivery at the mission home.<br />
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had a senior couple luncheon for the Burns. They left today having
completed their mission. Such wonderful, devoted people. This is
their third mission. When we first arrived 10 months ago, they took
us under their wings and were of great help as we settled in to life
in this mission. I will miss them, but know where to find them when
we complete our mission as they reside in Meadow, UT.</span></div>
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Our dear friends Elder and Sister Burns. They return to America today!<br />
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to Kissy for a 4:30 YSA Devotional that didn't start until 5:30 pm;
we were asked to speak but didn't know it until we got there. I
thought the purpose of the meeting was to follow up with the YSA reps
and find out how many singles had signed up for the YSA Summit
scheduled for April. Instead it was themed around Valentines Day and
“love.” There were love stories and one of the couples were
newlyweds and they handed out little favors that were key chains with
their picture on them and the following words: “Some words of
advice to men – 'Treat women d same way u would want your daughter
to be treated.'” On the flip side - “Your words are my food, your
breath is my wine.” Speaks volumes.</span></div>
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Valentines is alive and well in Freetown, Sierra Leone<br />
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We attended a YSA devotional and the theme was Valentines.<br />
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We were hearted at the YSA devotional.<br />
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We were hearted at the YSA devotional.<br />
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My Valentine from Scott on the front of the refrigerator.<br />
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Valentines Day doesn't get much better than this!</span><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Saturday,
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months </strong>ago today, we entered the MTC in Provo, UT. Today we traveled
twice to the Lumley apartment to store some furniture that belongs to
the landlord and to ready it for 4 missionaries next week. The Burns
lived in this apartment, and it was kind of nostalgic to return and
not find them there. It is quite a challenge to drive the roads that
lead to this apartment and we drove down a few of the wrong ones
before we found it, resulting in the right front fender pulled away
from the vehicle; on the way home, we met up with a very large
Chinese dump truck and before we were finished, it had crashed into
the driver's side view mirror (thankfully it flexes) but the mirror
came out. I just love being a passenger......</span></div>
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Friday. He personally baptized 11 Salone's today. It was a beautiful
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Beautiful scene of a baptismal service!<br />
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Had to clean the centipede out of the font before baptizing.<br />
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Last baptismal service for Elder Whootton. Taken through the glass of the font. The white veils are those of other baptismal candidates on this side of the font.<br />
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with church membership in California, Scott and I fasted today for
the much needed rain. It isn't easy to fast for 24 hours in this
country due to the heat and humidity and I was weak and spent, but
happy to participate in this special day.</span></div>
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added to the day was a trip to Waterloo and the blessing of President
Kamara's son. He named him John Scott; he is the second boy that has
been named after Scott. Scott served his mission in New Zealand, and
converted and baptized Irie Thomson and her first child, a boy was
named John Scott as well. Since we have been on our mission, Irie
contacted Deb who contacted Scott and in turn, Scott and Irie have
been reunited through FB and email after 40 years.</span></div>
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Richard Carlos with Michael Ron</div>
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Scott's namesake - John Scott Kamara<br />
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Elder Burns saying goodbye to the Waterloo branch. The Burns return home on the 14th of February!</div>
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arrived home and I immediately plopped on the bed and slept for a
solid 2 hours! I then baked a cherry cobbler to take to the dinner
invitation we had with the missionaries of the Mends Street
apartment. What a wonderful 2 hours we had with them. Elder Maxfield
was in charge of the dinner and he fixed ground nut soup over rice;
we provided the dessert, ice cream and watermelon. It was just so fun
to be with them. Just wish we could interact with all the
missionaries – when we do we try to make the most of it and let
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Elder Maxwell was the head chef along with Elders Strain and Anderson<br />
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Got home from dinner and discovered one filthy toe. I must have stepped in a toe hole!<br />
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Christmas, Valentines and Easter today because of packages that came
from loved ones in the states. A Christmas package that arrived from
the Smith's was mailed on the 1<sup>st</sup> week of December; also
received a package from Sherry and Rex Favero for Valentines but when
digging through the sweets, at the very bottom were Easter pencils
and a note Happy Easter just in case the package doesn't make it in
time for Valentines. Top this off with a package from some of the YW
and YM of our home Ward, the Mission Oak Ward that included wonderful
notes of love and support and some ties for missionaries. I barely
got the ties out of the box when they were snatched up by
missionaries who had just gotten out of Mission Leadership Council.
Really doesn't make any difference how old a missionary is – it is
exciting to get mail and packages. </span></div>
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Guess what came in the mail today!<br />
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February 6, 2014</span></b></div>
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with Wendy and Bob Bagozzi last night and that was fun; they are
serving their second mission in Hungary. The more I serve as a senior
couple with Scott, the more respect I have for seniors who serve a
second time and even more missions.</span></div>
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I was in the office and responding to lots of questions from the
office elders who are learning a lot and doing a marvelous job with
what they currently know since the Lauritzen's left so suddenly.
Scott went out East to look at another apartment and possible church
building; I worked on the Mission History that I need to submit no
later than March. Scott shows up after being gone all day with a tale
of driving with a policewoman in the car because she “caught him
using his cell phone while driving.” They get in the car with you,
and then you must drive to the local police station in order to pay a
fine. She takes his driver's license, he takes her badge and off they
go to Waterloo. Mind you, she is stationed in Kissy. So when he
informs her they are on their way to the police station in Waterloo
(an hour away) she exclaims she can't go there and to stop the car!
She won't give back his driver's license and he won't relinquish her
badge (stand-off). He somehow wins the battle, she gets out of the
car and they give each other back their document. My question to
Scott after he told the story was: “Would you have done the same,
if it had been a male policeman?” </span></div>
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dined out with the Ostler's at the Country Lodge – it is jazz night
on Thursdays and the music is quite good and small-small on loud.</span></div>
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February 7, 2014</span></b></div>
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like a day of feeling completely overwhelmed for no significant
reason and then have Edward and Blessing Kanu come into the office
unannounced from Kossoh Town to pay us a visit to help me get things
back into proper perspective. How they had the funds to get to
Freetown is beyond me – Edward has been without a job for over 3
years now, though his wife works occasionally for some organization
that she sometimes either gets paid in leones or food. Edward stated
when they get 20,000 leones ($5.00) here and there, they pay their
tithing of 2,000 leones ($.50). Tithing is tithing and the blessing
predicated upon obedience is no different for the Kanu family then
the Kanzler family – I believe the Kanu's blessings are even
greater because of their great faith amidst great poverty.</span></div>
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Brother and Sister Kanu<br />
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downtown to the Dock Lady to purchase more items for apartments. I
always leave the shop feeling loved with her kisses on both cheeks
and a warm hug. I usually end up eating some strange food item when I
am in her shop. Today it was kebbe and a bottle of soda pop. I
generally do not eat anything offered me off the street so-to-speak,
but she is so insistent and I don't wish to offend her. Most
times I can walk out of her shop leaving the food behind as though I
forgot it, but not today. Before
I left, she went to the back of the shop and came out with a Nigerian
bracelet she had purchased for me. I wore it back to the office and
Elder Nwosu noticed (he is Nigerian) it and commented, “Sister
Kanzler, nice bracelet – it has a lot of bling!”</span></div>
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February 8, 2014</span></b></div>
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up early and drove to Makeni to train the branch leaders; I had the
specific assignment of the Relief Society; our task? To train the
sisters on how to invite the spirit into their Sunday meetings. All
the while the training is going on, the noise from the street is
making me crazy, but they don't seemed phased. These people have the
uncanny ability to ignore the racket, unlike me. After the training
there was a baptismal service at 5:00. Nine souls entered the waters
with life going on all around us in the neighborhood and the busy
main thoroughfare that runs right by the church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The
new humanitarian senior couple who arrived last night opted to move
into their apartment today and it wasn't as complete as it should
have been. I completely forgot about a water filtering system, let
alone a sleeping net. And let's just top it off with no running
water. It is hard enough making the necessary adjustments in order to
function in this country, so when I was called today and told they
were in the apartment without some basic items, I hung up the phone
quite disappointed with myself.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunday,
January 26, 2014</span></b></div>
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at Kissy 2 this morning; we will be working very closely with the
branch leadership to assist them and train them. There is a
remodeling project currently going on at the Kissy building and the
crew finally broke through the back wall in order to connect new
construction with the old – only problem is, they cut through the
electrical system so when we attended church today, there was no
microphone nor fans working. Nothing ever quite goes completely as it
should here on the Sabbath.</span></div>
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the Ostler's at the sea coach this afternoon to see them off and to
drive their car back home. They are on their way to Accra for a few
days of training and much deserved rest. We later had dinner with
Robert and Berta for a much appreciated roast beef dinner. When they
came back from their 5 week leave, they brought back the beef – it
was wonderful! Home made gravy. I used to always say I only ate to
live, but not now while here in Sierra Leone – I live to eat if it
is good American food....</span></div>
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January 27, 2014</span></b></div>
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baked 12 dozen cookies for one elder today – his mom sent him
package mixes but his apartment has no oven so I volunteered. He will
probably have them eaten within a week.</span></div>
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January 28, 2014</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So
what have I done on this, the final day of my 62<sup>nd</sup> year of
birth? Worked in the office, answered a bazillion texts from
missionaries, sorted over 200 CDE entries for the month of January,
distributed mail; cooked dinner; prepared a gynormous lunch for
tomorrow for our trip to Makeni; we are taking office assistants with
us and they seem to be hungry all the time and never bring a lunch
and eat everything I offer them! Been across the hall to the Jests to
help them with their water. I am eating a Bounty Bar as I write this
– just like a Mounds Bar with coconut and dark chocolate, yumm!</span></div>
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January 29, 2014</span></b></div>
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it be 63? Not
me! Where
did the time flee? Let's
see. Got
a bad knee, with
glasses I can see. Memory? Oh,
and gray hairs at least 103. But,
am a senior missionary, and getting
Social Security.</span></div>
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the day in Makeni which turned out to be an 8 hour round trip drive.
We took the office assistants with us which is always fun; they did
some training and we went for the express purpose of locating a
senior couple apartment. At one point we met up with Elder Clawson
and his companion and drove them back to their apartment. Scott went
into the apartment with them and they were gone for what I thought
was a long time; they finally showed up and Elder Clawson had a
cereal box in his hand and presented it to me with a happy birthday
wish. I opened the box and it contained packaged food from home; I
knew it had come from his mom and I know how much the missionaries
love to get packages and American food, so when I saw it, I was moved
and told him I just couldn't accept it; he was insistent and when
Scott saw the Oreo cookies that sealed the deal. I was so touched by
his act of kindness and generosity. </span></div>
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made the sister missionaries very happy; we replaced a broken fan and
drove downtown and finally found a mirror for them. And while I was
at it, I found neon vests for our airport contact to wear so our
arrivals can spot him.</span></div>
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<i>How many missionaries does it take to put a fan together - more than 3 as they left off the handle.</i></div>
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the way home as we drove through downtown Freetown, I thought what I
saw were hundreds of birds – not so – bats! (See video here - <a href="http://youtu.be/LxNz3RPxfik">http://youtu.be/LxNz3RPxfik</a>)</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Elder Sumrak managed
to stick my camera out the window and capture their unorganized
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managed to find a birthday card for me and a bar of Cadbury dark
chocolate and I received a lovely hand/bath towel set from Rachelle –
Egyptian cotton in a bright cranberry color! One might think what is
the big deal about a bath towel! The color, the softness; there are
no luxuries in this country but this gift is one and I love it!</span></div>
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January 30, 2014</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Spent
most of the morning at the Chinese hospital with one of our American
missionaries. He had an ingrown toenail that needed removal. I
stepped away for a moment when he was taken into the operating room
and when I returned, I saw his companion with head bowed , praying
for his welfare. Total cost of the procedure - 527,000 leones (or
$123.00) which included registration, pre-op visit, operation and
post op medicines. No English so I needed to be there to ensure they
only removed his toenail and not his toe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scott
found another apartment in Hastings and I saw it for the first time
today; I really liked it and thought how wonderful it would be for a
couples apartment – quiet, already out east (avoiding Kissy Road) –
but now it will be a sweet place for missionaries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Picked
up the Ostler's from Sea Coach and then went to dinner. They had
spent 4 days in Accra for training and Elder Bednar was the presiding
authority. He reiterated the hastening of the work, particularly in
West Africa. He counseled the mission presidents to treat people as
agents (individuals who make decisions) and not objects.</span></div>
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January 31, 2014</span></b></div>
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an intense meeting this morning at the mission office with Ostler's
and Jest's regarding the training of branch and district leaders; my
little brain was on overload....unfortunately, the older I get the
less efficient I am becoming and the challenge I have to process,
sort and organize. I don't like it!</span></div>
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February 1, 2014</span></b></div>
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met the Burns at the Hill Station apartment to review what needs to
be done before their replacement couple arrive on the 7<sup>th</sup>.
Returned home and relaxed for an hour before we headed out to Kissy
for a 3:30 pm meeting with the single adults as we ramp up and
prepare for the SA Summit for all of Sierra Leone scheduled for April
11<sup>th</sup> – 12<sup>th</sup>. It is the first of its kind in
this country and Scott and I have been asked to participate in the
foundational work as well as the conference itself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On
the way to the Kissy Chapel, way we had a chance encounter with
missionaries and discovered some unhappiness. Scott spent some
precious moments with one of them and then I suggested he give him a
blessing. That resulted in tears being shed and a very grateful
missionary. He told Scott he had prayed for someone older he could
talk to so we were humbled by the chance meeting with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A simple game of tetherball - West African style - see video here - <a href="http://youtu.be/XNfBqRbUrvc">http://youtu.be/XNfBqRbUrvc</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://youtu.be/XNfBqRbUrvc"> </a></span></div>
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January 19, 2014</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pretty
low key Sunday with church at the Kissy 2 Branch then back home for a
couple of hours before dining upstairs with the Ostlers, Jests and
Burns. Very nice evening.</span></div>
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January 21, 2014</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We
arrived home before the Jests after their “2nd day on the job.” I
met Margaret in the hallway to give her a pineapple and asked how her
day went; great question to ask! She had driven a part of the way
home – mind you she is from England – so she drove home on the
wrong side of the road with the steering wheel on the wrong side of
the dashboard and the stick shift requiring the right hand rather
than the left. She was excited to be in Africa and wanted to drive,
but didn't take into account narrow roads, people on both sides of
the road, cars broken down and just left etc. Needless to say, with
her husband making noises beside her (like I did with Scott for at
least 4 months), he exclaims, “You just hit that person!” “I
did?”, which causes her to over compensate and she ends up driving
off the side of the road about 2 feet down. Luckily, it wasn't one of
the 20 + foot drops into peoples homes (shacks), or the Jest's
mission might have ended within 72 hours of arrival. I was impressed
she wanted to drive so soon on mission but my guess is, it will be a
few more days before she tries it again.</span><br />
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was a very physical day of cleaning out the cage and moving out boxes
and boxes of dated seminary and institute material that took up quite
a bit of space that we loaned to Presient Charles who is over S&I;
we need the space for storage and no sooner started to haul the boxes
away in the mission pick-up truck, when Insons shows up with stoves,
freezers, and generators. The vacant space is now filled with mission
supplies. Rachelle was my side kick today and in spite of being so
hot and dripping with sweat, we go a lot accomplished and with just a
little more organizing, anyone will be able to find what they are
looking for in the cage.</span><br />
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<i>Shaka did not break a sweat. The elders looked like they had been rained on.</i></div>
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January 24, 2014</b></span><br />
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<i>See that dirt road! We had just walked down then up. Quite a work out.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Busy
day at the office with elders coming and going, a trip to the Nali's
Beauty Salon where Rachelle and I had to wait beyond more than I was
willing so I left her and went back to the office in order to get
more work done and all the mail sorted for President Ostler to take
it with him to Bo/Kenema tomorrow. Lots of mail and packages to get
organized.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Quite
a few missionaries showed up at the office around 4:30 pm for a
correlation meeting with the ward mission leader at 5:00 pm; he
didn't show so they talked with us for awhile. I received a package
from my aunt LaRae today and at the bottom were some individual
packages I decided to share with 4 of them; they got smooshed in the
process of being mailed, but as I looked over at the missionaries,
they were licking every last bit of chocolate off the wrapper and
they quite enjoyed the treat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scott's
mom had a slight heart attack yesterday but thankfully managed it and
is now back home. With this information and my aunt sending me a
package, I thought it was high time I called my mom and aunt and did
so. Always so good to hear a voice from home though it increases the
longing for home. My brother later emailed me that Mom was thrilled
with the call even though she did not remember a thing we talked
about! Sure miss her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tried
to do a load of wash tonight, but the washer stopped with a code that
insufficient water was getting to the machine. So I turned off the
washer and pulled out a very tiny screen not much bigger than the end
of my thumb; it was covered over with dirt or whatever and Scott
pulled out another screen which he decided to clean. So while I was
at the sink with my little project, I found a toothbrush and added
liquid soap to clean out the screen; he comes over with his little
project and somehow with timing and position, I brush the screen and
the soap flies up into his eye! You would think he was going blind!
However, when I took pictures of his face, along with the theatrics,
it looked pretty bad...</span><br />
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January 25, 2014</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Another
Sierra Leone marriage celebration today – this time in Kossoh Town.
Started at 1:30 pm and was going strong when we left at 6:00, getting
home around 7:30 pm. So many beautiful women in this country; with
their beautiful black/brown skin and the brilliant colors they just
look stunning to me. When it is wedding time, they dress to the 9's.
They love a party and they love to dance. </span><br />
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<i>Ali works for us. He is the branch president of Kossoh Town. Beautiful family</i></div>
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<i>Best Friends!</i></div>
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<i>Having a chat with beautiful, Feimata Doe</i></div>
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<i>Sister Margay</i></div>
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<i>Reception hall filled and waiting for the couple to show up</i></div>
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<i>Sister Sivalie</i></div>
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<i>Some of my favorite sisters - Sivalie, Dassama, Margay and Browne</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Seems like I like to dance
too – while waiting for the wedding party to show up, the reception
hall was packed so we were outside where it was “cooler.” I had
to get some information from one of the guests and he happened to be
at the very front of the hall. Music playing, I stroll up the isle
and just can't help myself – I start to move with the rhythm and it
ignites clapping, and motion from the audience. I am certainly not a
show stopper, but truly, the music here just does something to me and
I love being part of this culture of dancing and celebration. We had
a first with this celebration – we were asked to sign the
“register” to witness the marriage. Quite a large document with
little tiny squares to sign. There must have been at least 100 little
squares for signatures.</span><br />
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<i>The reception register!</i></div>
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Shout
out to January birthdays! Dara, Herb, Mel, Melene, REX, Sherry,
REX, and last but not least - Bethanne (my daughter-in-law)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019352030784641664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807374318724568855.post-75660607950012313192014-03-03T19:45:00.000+00:002014-12-13T04:30:19.764+00:00Week #40 - Yay!<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunday,
January 12, 2014</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We
are presently at The Place – a resort (hard to believe, I know) in
Tokeh Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Attended church in Kissy and
after arriving home, left around 3:00 pm with Dave and Rachelle for
an overnight get-away. Quite a rough ride to go a total of 20 miles
to get here, but I think it is going to be well worth it, if I can
wind down for just a day and try not to think about missionaries,
apartments, and everything else going through my brain mission
related. After checking into the resort and dropping off our
belongings in our bungalow, the 4 of us took a leisurely walk on the
beach. A very clean beach with beautiful off-white sand! It was
wonderful....the locals had been out fishing all day and were
returning with their nets and catch of the day; it caused me to
picture in my mind Simon called Peter, and Andrew as they were doing
the same so many years ago and the Savior beckoned them to follow Him
and He would make them fishers of men. Maybe not quite the same
purpose what I saw tonight but the fishing done just the same, with
hand made boats and nets. In fact I came upon some men sitting on the
shore, repairing their nets.</span></div>
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Beautiful sunset.<br />
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Cute little girl on the shore.<br />
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Fisherman and their catch emptied and the boats are at rest for the night.<br />
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Fishing boats at rest.<br />
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Fishing net repair<br />
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Fishing net repair<br />
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Fishing net repair<br />
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Grandma and baby sitting in boat.<br />
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Kanzler's<br />
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Returning to shore after fishing all day.<br />
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Robin.<br />
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Scott is happy!<br />
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The fish that is caught is sold in Freetown, smoked and re-sold on the streets.<br />
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the close of the day, I think the highlight for me was taking a very
hot shower with unlimited time and water! And the water flow coming
out of the shower head wasn't a drizzle! Add to this highlight, the
air conditioning was so efficient that I actually got cold during the
night (1<sup>st</sup> time in 9 months I was cold) and had to use the
blanket; oh, let's not forget no generator noise and we didn't sleep
under net (I would have preferred that, but the resort didn't provide
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Monday,
January 13, 2014</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another
wonderful day, with a morning walk along the beach with Scott and
after breakfast a walk to the village to check out the “mall” and
all the “wonderful shops.” We visited a sum total of one shop
where the proprietor had some clothing and sandals but we did not
purchase anything. The real find came as we were walking back to the
resort and came upon a small shed just outside the entrance whereupon
the owner persuaded us to stop and look at his carvings. Rachelle and
I weren't too impressed nor did we believe it was all his original
work; but then outside the shed was a partially finished carving of a
West African woman created from a single piece of wood weighing about
250 pounds. She had a baby on her back, juggling a basket on her
head, while holding on to a fish she was taking home for a meal. It
really was beautiful and I remarked to Rachelle, how wonderful “she”
would look in the new mission home. That was all she needed to begin
the bargaining process resulting in the purchase. It really was a
find and a bargain but as we are walking through the resort gate and
passed the parking lot, Scott looks over at the car and asks Rachelle
how she thinks we are going to get it in the car and get it home. She
didn't think about that but because we hadn't paid for it yet, if it
didn't fit, we just wouldn't be taking it with us.</span></div>
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Scott loves the ocean!<br />
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check out of the resort and stop to make the purchase; there is no
turning back now because Rachelle is having the guy carve his name on
the base of the piece, we are re-arranging the luggage and laying
down Scott's seat so she can fit in the car. I am thinking which one
of us is going to be left behind – Scott or me! With the locals,
Scott and Dave, they get her in the car and Scott and I will be
sharing a seat for the hour and a half ride home, all the while
trying to keep 250 pounds of wood from rolling back and forth. We
stop along the way to make some adjustments and Dave comes up with
the brilliant idea to strap her in with seat belts. Due to the length
of the wood, we are able to strap her in with two which helped make
the ride home a little more comfortable.</span></div>
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We took a walk and found this artist and partially finished wood carving. Rochelle had to have it and it will have a special place in the new mission home.<br />
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We stopped along the way and put two seatbelts on her.<br />
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January 15, 2014</span></b></div>
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month anniversary! Where has the time gone?! I have 9 months of
journal entries to account for almost every day. </span></div>
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was in the office all day; with the Lauritzen's gone and office
elders filling in, I feel like I need to be there until another
senior couple takes over office duties. I ran my monthly report for
CDE's and printed out the record of 204 entries for the month of
December and I am still behind.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thursday,
January 16, 2014</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The
Campbell's did such a great job of deep cleaning the Lauritzen's
apartment, I have hired them to clean the mission office every
Friday. They will be coming in tomorrow. They showed up at the
mission home on Tuesday dressed in their Sunday clothes to clean and
for 5 + hours they received pay to the equivalent of $3.00 an hour;
isn't the minimum wage in California $8.00 + something?</span></div>
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Campbell's arrived at the office today around 1:30 pm and didn't
leave until around 5:30 pm thoroughly cleaning the office; window
ledges, fan blades, chair seats, desk tops, copy machine besides all
the other regular items. They worked along side each other throughout
the process and because of the deep cleaning, I was authorized to pay
them more than what we originally agreed upon. I also offered them
the mission office safe to secure some of their earnings and begin to
build up a little nest egg; culturally, when a member of a family is
earning money, he has an obligation to financially assist members of
the immediate family as well as extended family members. These two
have struggled for months just to survive and I secretly didn't want
them to have to give their money to family members; so as I left them
to discuss the offer, they came to me with money they wanted to put
away. They had accounted for their tithing and transportation to get
home with some extra, and then gave me the rest to put in the safe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I
dressed in my skirt that the Dock Lady (Marian Ghazzawi) gave me
because we had plans to visit her today but that didn't work out. It
is so long that when I sit in my chair and roll around, the material
gets caught in the wheels and then I have to yank it out, besides,
with so much material, it is hot. So, in the company of Rachelle, I
mention this and she comes up with the brainy idea to cut away some
of the material and thus shorten the length. Great idea! Then we
played around a little bit with a head wrap – not a great idea.</span></div>
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Still have the slip to cut off.<br />
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I got in the office on Friday and kept getting my long skirt caught in the wheel of my chair so we began the alteration process.<br />
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home to a scrumptious dinner of Campbell's Tomato Soup and macaroni
and cheese. It really was good! Maybe not so good for us, but great
tasting!</span></div>
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January 18, 2014</span></b></div>
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a meeting in Kissy today at 10:00 am to begin the implementation of a
training model to assist the district in preparation to become a
Stake. President Ostler presided and trained with the expectation
that Scott and I continue with future branch council meetings. It is
a focus on one branch at a time and Kissy 2 seems to be the most
ready of the 9 branches in the East.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When
we arrived at the Kissy chapel, Kissy 1 branch was cleaning the
building. With the dry season in full swing, as hard as they worked,
by the end of the day there would be a dusting of red dry dirt.
President Dassama was leading out with the cleaning and I was
intrigued with the pants he was wearing – denim capris! They looked
familiar and upon closer observation, I realized they were mine! The
Lauritzen's left behind a large suitcase of clothing and I
contributed to the cause; Scott in turn took the suitcase to
President Dassama last Sunday so he could distribute the clothing to
those in need. Apparently he liked my capris not knowing they are for
women. I am flattered by his taste in clothing...</span></div>
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Sarah ran to Scott for protection after one of the youth picked her up and placed her in an empty water barrel.<br />
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Jests arrived tonight from England to serve for 12 months. They
volunteered and Elder Jest has taken a one-year leave of absence to
serve. They actually have a nephew serving out in Bo. We are grateful
to have another senior couple.</span></div>
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the day in the mission office and as soon as I get there, Sister
Lauritzen promptly tells me they received a phone from Elder
Lauritzen's family and his older brother had just passed away. This
sibling is the father of the niece who passed away 2 weeks ago! So
difficult for me to wrap my arms around – 3 deaths in a family in 2
weeks!</span></div>
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Tues</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">day,
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Lauritzen's left for home today and we received 22 new missionaries
tonight from the MTC in Accra, Ghana. It was a very busy day; so many
moving parts and I am exhausted!</span></div>
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day! 22 new missionaries had to be assigned to companions and other
existing missionaries were transferred to new areas and or/or given
new companions. Very long day and add to that, I drove two new sister
missionaries out east to the Thunder Hill apartment in very congested
traffic with a standard transmission truck. Thankfully Rachelle was
with me and kept me company on the long drive; once we got back in
Freetown it was to Crown Express to pick up pizza for Elder Aniabre's
last dinner meal as a missionary. He returns to Ghana tomorrow after
serving 2 years in Sierra Leone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scott
had to leave before me this morning and with the extra truck I drove
home yesterday, I drove it to the Mission office this morning; my
first solo trip from the apartment to the office. We live on a hill,
that reminds me of San Francisco, which I would never drive there
unless I had an automatic transmission; Scott was kind enough to turn
the truck around so it faced forward upon launching myself out of the
compound this morning. So as I start up the truck and the guard opens
the gate, I gun it and start to turn to the right so I can get out of
the gate and up the hill in one motion and not have to roll back and
put on the emergency brake; in the process, I forgot about a cement
block which I zoomed over that kind of bent something that in turn
was rubbing against the back tire; the guard motioned for me to back
up (big mistake) so he could straighten it out which I thought he
did, but he kept on motioning me to either back up some more, or turn
off the truck. I saw my opportunity with the gate completely open and
just threw it in first gear, squealed the tires and zoomed up the
hill onto the main road while I had the nerve to do so. Along the 30
minute ride, I actually passed a vehicle on the curvy road with no
problem! I was so proud of myself. Upon my return home, I noticed a big
chunk out of the cement block....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While
we were recovering in the office from transfers yesterday, the
Campbell's appeared out of no where! They are a sweet couple who live
in Kissy, have no jobs, and we see them a lot at the Kissy Chapel
(they actually do their laundry there when there is water). In our
attempt to find apartments, we have engaged members to help us and if
their “finds” result in a signed lease agreement a “finders
fee” has been set up to reward them. Well, the Campbell's found an
apartment in Upgun that we are very interested in leasing so they
came into the office to inquire as to the status. I was shocked to
see them and asked how they got to the office. They walked
approximately 7 miles! We weren't able to give them positive
information about the apartment, but we did arrange for them to come
to the mission home and clean the Lauritzen's apartment to ready it
for the Jests who will be arriving next week. We “advanced” the
Campbell's money so they could take transport to the mission home
next week and get home today without walking. It was a sweet moment
to come up with a plan to help them financially by providing them
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are limping along in the office with the Lauritzen's gone. The office
elders had only 3 days of training so it is a challenge to say the
least figuring out all the procedures to keep a mission running
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the office to help out the office elders for awhile, who are sitting
in for the Lauritzen's. From there, we drove out to Calaba Town to
look at a building as a potential meetinghouse and then to Waterloo
to do the same. The Waterloo building has great potential. It is
located in Kissytown, just beyond the 5/5 area and would service a
lot of saints who travel 3-5 miles to get to the Waterloo chapel. One
might think 3-5 miles is no big deal, unless you have to walk it, or
get two transports to get there; 2 transports are the equivalent of
2,000 leones one way, which translates into $1.00 which is 2/3's of
ones total average daily income of $1.50, so that is a lot of money. </span></div>
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looking at the Kissytown building, Richard Carlos and President
Kamara told us of a recent convert who lived just down the road so we
paid her a visit. She suffers from some sort of degenerative hip
disorder and has a marked limp. Upon seeing her today, I remembered
attending her baptism, and she walked to the river! We found out she
was taking a motorcycle transport the other day, and just at the
intersection of her home when she was dropped off, the guy lost
control of the motorcycle and she fell off with the cycle on top of
her and landed on her bad hip. Such a cute little young lady, sitting
on a bench outside her mom's home; we took a few moments to give her
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A very nice light fixture in the Kissytown home that is for rent! I was pleasantly surprised!<br />
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was laundry and food prep day; we had 6 missionaries from the Hill
Station apartment for dinner – they come from Zambia, Uganda, Fiji,
Tonga, and Utah. Very diverse backgrounds and families. A delightful
evening and when I called upon them to leave us a message it was
themed around companionship’s and avoiding/resolving conflict. I
learned a lot from these wonderful elders tonight as each one shared
personal experiences from their own families as well as their
missionary companionship’s. What they are learning on their
missions will serve them well when they are husbands and fathers.</span></div>
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Hill Station Apartment Missionaries<br />
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Elder Penia after dinner.<br />
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services in the Wellington 2 Branch, and then traveled home by way of
the mission office where I input more CDE's; this assignment never
lets up as this mission continues to reap a very large harvest of
converts. When we left the office I still had another 60+ to enter
before the end of the cut-off date of January 10<sup>th</sup>; this
is not even counting the CDE's that should be turned in tomorrow from
the missionaries coming from Bo/Kenema for the Mission Leadership
Council meeting. </span></div>
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and I have been reading old Ensign issues of conference reports. I
read the 70's, am now on the 80's and he has been reading the 90's.
Last night we read one from the 90's and as I was looking ahead in
that same conference, I found a talk by Vaughn J. Featherstone
entitled, “Prisoner of Love” April, 1992 Ensign. 21 years ago,
and the plea for senior couples to serve missions. I actually read
the same plea from a conference talk in the 70's. Elder
Featherstone's remarks really struck a chord with Scott and me as we
read it. Just to quote:</span></div>
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“We
are prisoners of love. Come, my beloved brethren (sisters). Let our
generation do something great and noble, come join our ranks. Let us
march by the thousands out into the vineyards to nurture, teach and
bless the tender branches (so true in a mission consisting of more
branches than wards). Let us protect and bless the fruit of the
harvest. Let us gather the sheaves into the garners, away from the
storm, safe from the whirlwind, a holy place where the storm cannot
penetrate.”</span></div>
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“There
has never been a greater need than now (21 years ago) for an army of
mature couples to go out into every far corner of this earth and
retain the fruit of the harvest.”</span></div>
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“There
is a holy hand behind the divine purposes of God. We can be His
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“........As
we come to the latter years of life, we come to a mature spiritual
understanding. We have these next years to do something great,
important and significant for God, our religion, <b>our wives
(husbands) and children</b>. We ought to raise a new title, not a
title of liberty, but of love – a banner that will remain long
after we are gone.”</span></div>
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“<b>Who
knows, but what God will grant for us and ours what we do for others?</b>
Come, lift your banner high and march with us into the mission field
in the spirit of love and caring.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I
needed this talk to rekindle the flame of commitment, service and
consecration. I pray God will grant for Scott and me and ours what we
do for others here in Sierra Leone!</span></div>
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December 31, 2013</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New
Year's Eve – our first and only 31<sup>st</sup> of December we will
spend in Sierra Leone. We went out to dinner with the Burns and
Ostlers; we came home through terrible traffic when we attempted to
take a short cut by driving down the wrong side of the road with
oncoming traffic, a very angry policeman diverted us into a parking
lot. While another motorist in the same predicament was out of his
car arguing with the officer, Scott backed up and out of the parking
lot and we proceeded to where we came from, taking a much longer
route home. I promptly laid on the couch, began reading, fell asleep
and came to about 11:45 am. I don't even think I wished Scott a happy
new year, and went to bed. Exciting times!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last
Mission Leadership Council was held today for the year, bringing in
all zone leaders, sister trainers, and assistants from the entire
mission. I believe it will be the last of its kind; the continued
growth of the missionary force will warrant a council to be held in
Bo/Kenema due to the logistics required to transport missionaries to
Freetown.</span></div>
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January 1, 2014</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Can't
say that this past year has been <i>uneventful</i> with 8 of its
months living in Sierra Leone as missionaries. Today was very
eventful, fun, joyful, and emotional.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Richard
Carlos and his family invited us to their home for a day of
celebration, but on our way, we stopped in Grafton to deliver beds to
the elders' apartment and transfer their water system from a hand
pump to a switch with an adapter attached to the faucet; the Burns'
were with us and needed to stop at the polio camp in Grafton because
the Waterloo Zone was providing service by painting one of the
buildings in the camp. I am so proud of our missionaries; I feel so
blessed to serve with them. Our Grafton elders were there as well, so
Scott and Elder Burns left us to “oversee” the painting while
they attended to the bedding and water issues in the apartment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I
experience so many emotions when I visit one of these camps; first,
such admiration for these people, dealing with their afflictions and
how they survive and exist. I looked for the two little boys I met
when first out on our mission and within the first week but could not
find them anywhere. I then witnessed a scene that was heart wrenching
– Rose, who seems to be the matriarch of the camp was holding a
little boy in her arms, not much older than 6 months. She named him
John. I asked Sister Burns if he was her son and she informed me he
was delivered to the camp by someone who found him abandoned along
the side of the road by a bridge......words can't describe what I
felt for this little guy with Rose confined to a wheelchair doing her
best to care for him because it was obvious he was sick. I asked
Scott and Elder Burns to give him a blessing; there are no “homes”
to enter where it ccould be more private, so while the missionaries
were painting, women cooking, and kids all around, the little guy was
annointed with oil and given a blessing. What more could we do, and
what is the future for this little one? </span></div>
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John from the Polio Camp.<br />
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New Year's Day - found this beautiful boy at the Polio Camp.<br />
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New Year's Day - Missionaries painting a building at the polio camp in Grafton.<br />
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New Year's Day - Missionaries painting a building at the polio camp in Grafton.<br />
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New Year's Day - Missionaries getting ready to paint buildings at the at the polio camp in Grafton.<br />
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New Year's Day - Missionaries painting, using a stick as the paint brush pole.<br />
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New Year's Day at the Polio Camp - unusable wheelchairs<br />
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Rose and John<br />
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left the camp and traveled about 20 minutes to Waterloo and the
Carlos family compound; very humble circumstances, but Richard is so
hospitable and kind. Chairs were set all around outside his home and
invited guests included neighbors, members of the branch, dignitaries
from the community, the Burns and us. He had us all stand up and
introduce ourselves; of course there was very loud music and of
course there was dancing as well as a short program. It was just a
wonderful place to be on New Year's day. Scott and I have danced so
much in the last 8 months I won't be able to keep him away from
Church dances when we get home. Apparently, my bunny hop is known
throughout the East, because unbeknownst to me, Richard gets up and
announces the last shared talent of the day – you guessed it. Some
of the young women who attended the activity in Lungi earlier in the
month prompted the announcement and joined with me once again. When
finished, Richard thanked me for dancing the “body hop,” and it
took a few moments to get through to him over the blaring of the
music that it was the bunny hop. But, body hop isn't such a bad idea
the way I look and all my motion.</span></div>
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New Year's Day dancing cheek to cheek<br />
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New Year's Day gathering at the home of Richard Carlos - families and friends.<br />
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New Year's Day gathering at the home of Richard Carlos - families and friends.<br />
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New Year's Day gathering at the home of Richard Carlos - old and young.<br />
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New Year's Day gathering at the home of Richard Carlos - this is a rare shot!<br />
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New Year's Day - Scott's new move.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While
sitting around and talking, I saw some commotion with a little boy
with his head under a bush and I see that he is pulling a rope that
has a chicken attached. I am thinking he tied up the future meal for
someone, but I am going to rescue it; I proceed over, get on my hands
and knees and stick my head in the bush to find 2 chickens tied to
the bush with the rope around one of their legs. So while the boy is
pulling on the rope, I am telling him to stop and I am trying to
untie the chickens! I was amazed at how they didn't peck me as I
tried to free them but to no avail so I called over Sister Burns to
help me...that didn't work and I gave up quite upset about the
chickens. Scott is wondering what is wrong with me but I can't speak.
In the meantime, Sister Burns comes back and we find out the chickens
belong to the Carlos family, and if they don't tie them up, they will
be stolen. There I am a guest at their home trying to free the little
the feathered creatures!</span></div>
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day ended on a very happy and joyful note.</span></div>
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January 2, 2014</span></b></div>
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is with deep sadness I record the news I received this morning on my
walk with Rachelle. Elder and Sister Lauritzen, the office couple,
were informed today that their 39 year old daughter passed away
suddenly in her sleep. They were scheduled to go home the first week
of April, but due to this event, they will be leaving next Tuesday
after serving for 19 months. Wonderful, faithful, dedicated people;
you don't expect something like this to happen while serving as a
senior couple on a mission – “we should be exempt from such
things by the mere fact we are on a mission, right?” Of course not,
but it is still very difficult - though the Lauritzen's are taking
it all in stride, as they wrap up 10 months in the mission office in
4 days as well as train 2 office elders to take over their
responsibilities until such time as another senior couple come to
Sierra Leone. This is not the way a senior couple wants to end their
mission. Additionally, two weeks ago, Elder Lauritzen's brother lost
his daughter suddenly to death.</span></div>
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December 22, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We
attended church with Kissy 2 Branch and low and behold the newlyweds
showed up! Decided to come to church before leaving on their
honeymoon – NOT! They probably spent their first night together as
husband and wife in one of their parent's homes. I did notice that
Brother Kamara had taken his blue tooth out of his ear. He wore it
for his wedding announcement pictures as well as his wedding
yesterday – nice accessory.</span></div>
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had dinner today at the Ghazzawi's – wonderful Lebanese food and
people. It is always a treat to be with them. Marian gave me a skirt
for Christmas and Manal gave me a pair of shoes – I feel pretty
special.</span></div>
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December 24, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What
do you do in Sierra Leone on Christmas eve? Leave at 8:00 am in the
morning to meet up with “finders” and investigate apartments they
have found, and blessed day, we rented one for sure with a second
pretty secure as soon as we determine the price. Here in this
country, you rent for two years from the get-go and you pay the
entire two-year lease amount up front prior to taking occupancy. When
we arrived in Sierra Leone 8 + months ago, there were 11 existing
apartments in Freetown East and West. As of today and our involvement
with finding apartments, we have found 11 more (with at least 10 more
before we complete our mission). I say “found” loosely, because
of the belief I have, we are just instruments in the hands of the
Lord; we do the walking, driving and asking and the people come
forward who either own the apartments or who know the owners. In
September when we were first given the assignment to find 4
apartments and got a bonus of one, I was very stressed and anxious
the entire 6 week transfer period. But as we get more entrenched in
this part of our service, it is quite wonderful to see the
acquisition of an apartment unfold; it is truly a miracle.</span></div>
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got home tonight to internet for about one hour and then it went down
so I have not been able to complete my email for the week and all the
accompanying pictures. Hopefully we will have it tomorrow so we can
contact our families.</span></div>
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December 25, 2013</b></span></div>
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up this morning to no internet; that isn't good with our desire to
make contact with our families today....</span></div>
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had a brunch with the Burns, Ostlers and Lauritzens which was nice.
Food was good as well as the company.</span></div>
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this morning with Rachelle – not too much traffic – even better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Very
uneventful Christmas day – able to Skype Loren, Ryan and Megan, Dan
and Bethanne, and Deb/Stan/Mom Kanzler. My family on the other hand –
I zigged when they zagged and we did not get to speak to each other
today; it made me sad.</span></div>
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continues to be slow and quiet. Scott drove out to Calaba Town to
finalize the apartment with a contract; I stayed in the office and
don't really recollect what I did....not good.</span></div>
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December 27, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In
the office again after two apartment inspections out east, for a
transfer week meeting in order for everyone to be on the same page.
There is a lot that goes into transfers, besides the acquisition of
apartments such as, setting up the new apartment(s), new missionaries
coming from the MTC, companionship assignments not only for the new
one's, but existing missionaries, orientation, food prep,
transportation of new missionaries to their areas of assignment, and
farewells for any missionaries going home. Whew! We the senior
missionaries are always relieved when the week is over with
relatively few hiccups. Oh, and by the way, transfer week is next
week!</span></div>
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went to lunch with the Burns and Ostlers after the meeting and from
there drove down to Aberdeen near the hovercraft dock and did a
little after Christmas shopping. No sales per se, just a lot of
bargaining in order to reduce the price. Bought some fun stuff, one
being a great looking West African shirt for Scott.</span></div>
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in the office today around noon, and I spent a good portion of 5
hours putting away supplies for 3 new apartments, while I kept out
all that was needed for the Calaba Town apartment that will be
occupied in next week's transfers. There really is a lot to getting
an apartment ready. </span></div>
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are hardly into the dry season and we are already having water
issues; the more apartments we acquire, the more water problems we
will continue to have; my challenge is discouragement over this and
concern for the missionaries particularly when I can't seem to solve
the problem within a day.</span></div>
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Downtown Freetown on Siaka Stevens Road<br />
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Back road beautiful scenery<br />
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Drying clothes on a beautiful winter December day.<br />
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Young boy and his brother each with 40 pounds of water on their heads.<br />
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Young boy, his brother and their mom each with 40 pounds of water on their heads.<br />
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Just being missionaries on our trip to Calaba Town to check out an apartment.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunday,
December 15, 2013</span></b></div>
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months today we have been on our mission! Where has the time gone
(sarcasm) and how did we fill our time (more sarcasm)? I try to stay
in the moment and not look too far forward, but the holidays are
difficult as I long to be home with family and friends.</span></div>
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attended church in Waterloo today; between the boom-box p.a.system,
and the first speaker, Divine Gloria Fredrica Walker, I wasn't sure
the ringing in my ears would stop. Church is always interesting –
most of the time Sacrament meeting consists of the introduction of
visitors for the first time, the confirmation of new members,
welcoming the new members, sustaining any new convert brothers to the
priesthood, and not to forget announcements. Once a speaker gets
his/her time, members of the branch presidency have no hesitancy in
standing up and passing a note to the speaker that their time is up.
This usually happens within about 7 minutes into the talk. Women are
“openly” feeding their little ones, cell phones are going off,
metal legged chairs on tile make a horrible screeching noise when
moved and the chairs are so crammed together it is impossible not to
make noise. Just your typical reverent, feel the spirit, Sacrament
meeting.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Monday,
December 16, 2013</span></b></div>
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Scott and I helped out the Freetown Zone missionaries this morning,
we went grocery shopping. This consists of 3 grocery stores – Mona
Prix, Freetown, Nassim's - Bashim's Bakery as well as my produce
vendor who hangs her umbrella at Nassim's market. Bashim's has
roasted chickens that we eat a lot and I buy all my bread from them.
We spent a total of 948,500 leones which translated in dollars is
$221.00 or two chickens and sandwich rolls; 4 pounds of ground beef
(I think it is actually goat), frozen vegetables, butter, yogurt,
cola, mayonnaise/mustard, candy bars; 25 pounds of rice, spaghetti
sauce and noodles, Pringles, cream of chicken soup, tahini paste (to
make hummus); canned peaches, mandarin oranges, cans of beets, kidney
beans, garbanzo beans and oatmeal; crackers; grape/cranberry juice;
and 10 rolls of toilet paper and a box of kleenex. </span></div>
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am already having an emotional day with news from home of loved ones
with health challenges, so when we pull up to Mona Prix and see
little goats tied up out front, I know what their fate is and as I
get out of the car and look back, there are slaughtered goats with
pieces of cardboard covering them up – that did it for me; the
tears began to flow and ran down my cheeks the entire time in the
store. I know animals get slaughtered in the states, and yes, I still
eat them, but it is a little more harsh here and difficult for me to
witness. In the last two days while reading Christmas stories Megan
has emailed me I note the following two quotes regarding animals:</span></div>
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“Kindness
pardons others' weaknesses and faults. Kindness is extended to all –
the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well
as the high.” President Ezra Taft Benson </span></div>
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“I
believe in the beauty of nature – the flowers, the fruit, the sky,
the peaks, and the plains from which they rise. I see and believe in
the beauty of animals.” President Gordon B. Hinckley</span></div>
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Leone has quite a ways to go when it comes to the kind treatment of
animals, let alone one another!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday,
December 17, 2013</span></b></div>
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had a 4:00 pm appointment with the single adults out East today; as
we approached, the Primary kids were practicing their Christmas
program and were dancing to, Feliz Navidad – really cute and of
course I had to video it. </span></div>
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Primary kids showing up at the Kissy Chapel for their Christmas program practice.<br />
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drive out only took about 45 minutes to go 10 miles, but coming home
it took 2 ½ hours and we were in the dark! I found Christmas music
with jive on one of the radio stations, which helped keep Scott a
little more calm and we were able to avoid him running down a
motorcycle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When
I got home tonight I had an email from my grandson, Dallin (11 years
old). He told me he was looking online for survival items to help us
on our mission. Included in the list of 28 items for the Zombie
Survival Kit, of which we have the majority, was a suggested firearm
that uses common ammunition such as a 12 gauge shot gun or a .308
rifle. Don't think I could have packed that when I came on mission 8+
months ago, however..... he is thinking about our well being here and
I am so grateful for his love, concern and daily prayers in our
behalf.</span></div>
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and I were back walking this morning after a 10 day “rest” (she
was in Bo/Kenema). Good to be back at it; I keep forgetting to
mention a no trespassing sign we have seen in the past. “Private
property; keep off! Violators will be persecuted!” Got a chuckle
out of that.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday,
December 18, 2013</span></b></div>
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was the Kissy/Waterloo Zones' Christmas Celebration. We met at the
Kissy building and it was so much fun to watch the missionaries
mingle and celebrate. They were having a great time reuniting and
just enjoying each others' company. This was the 1<sup>st</sup> of 2
celebrations where we handed out the gift items that came from home.
Scott and I told them of our dear friends from our Stake who wanted
to share in our mission by offering gifts for all the missionaries in
the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission. We really are blessed with
wonderful friends. After the gift bags were handed out, they
spontaneously burst out in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” I
love these missionaries – stripling warriors as far as I am
concerned and Helaman would have been honored to have them join his
band of 2,060. See the video here - </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niDcjBO1yKE&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niDcjBO1yKE&feature=youtu.be</a> and here <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7PoArEkU&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7PoArEkU&feature=youtu.be</a></div>
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got back into Freetown, dropped off the office elders and made it in
time for our birthday dinner appointment at Crown with Marian
Ghazzawi (dock lady) and her daughter, Malan to celebrate dock lady's
birthday. Just a delightful evening with my Lebanese friend.</span></div>
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Marian Ghazwawii birthday celebration<br />
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up this morning to “fog” and wind! Love it! Shorts and t-shirt
weather for Americans here in Sierra Leone, but all the locals have
on coats/parkas and ski caps. They think it is cold!! It is the month
of Harmattan which is defined as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">"In some countries in
West Africa, the heavy amount of dust in the air can severely
limit visibility and block the sun for several days,<span style="color: navy;"> </span></span><span lang="en">comparable to a heavy </span>fog<span lang="en">.
It can even break the trunk of the pine trees, growing in that
region, through their dryness. The effect caused by the dust and
sand stirred by these winds is known as the Harmattan haze."</span></span></div>
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as defined, it is very dry and what I thought was fog is dust. I felt
its affects when we walked this morning and I had to stop because I
could not swallow. Our white car is covered in a butterscotch colored
fine dust. Eyes, nose and lips very dry – but it is cooler!!! I am
thankful for cooler weather.</span></div>
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drove out east for two apartment inspections in Waterloo. The back
road is drivable now and cuts down drive time by ½. It is so
beautiful driving in the country. I captured pictures of spring
gardens growing in December and West African women (of course the
women) working in their gardens. Loved the drive out east today.</span></div>
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The vicor's home just down from the very old church he serves.<br />
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Women working in the gardens<br />
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Who do we meet on the back road when stopped - Sahr Doe!<br />
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problem in the kitchen tonight – the water heater has a leaky hose
– Scott the plumber is hard at it right now 9:20 pm and I am
staying out of his way; I peeked in and saw black liquid running
down the wall – not good....</span></div>
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Scott the plumber<br />
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There really is a Santa Claus - my mom and brother send us fruitcake!<br />
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morning and a trip to “Emigh” Hardware resulted in finding the
right parts to fix our problem in the kitchen – yay!</span></div>
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was the final mission Christmas celebration in Freetown that
consisted of the Lumley/Freetown zones. I snapped quite a few
pictures while they were gathering and Scott handled the gift giving
from home; I stayed at the mission office so the Lauritzen's could be
part of the party and actually enjoyed being by myself and taking an
inventory of the mission's water filtering supplies in order to place
an order for the upcoming year. There is a lot that goes in to
ensuring clean water for all the missionaries and all the pumps,
hoses, filters, and systems come from Salt Lake City.</span></div>
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took 2 missionaries home after the celebration and stopped at
Nassim's Market to get a snap with the jiving Santa's outside as well
as a video. See the video here - </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpyAGHEztws&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpyAGHEztws&feature=youtu.be</a></div>
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December 21, 2013</span></b></div>
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was the wedding of Sidikie Kamara and Elizabeth Campbell, and I was
on the program to toast to the health of the guests during the
reception. Well, the wedding started at 1:00 which actually meant
2:30 (any scheduled time here usually means it will start an hour
later). We are sitting in the chapel listening to a choir sing
Christmas carols when I hear drums and a trumpet blaring outside and
it isn't stopping. I go out to investigate and find the wedding party
(minus the groom) all huddled together and rocking to the racket of
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The branch president, I thought, gave great counsel that certainly
applies to this country. While speaking, bridesmaids would stand up
and take turns fanning the bride; usherettes, in the meantime seated
late arrivals and later served refreshments to 300+ guests. Ceremony
complete, and the newlyweds were ushered out of the chapel to sign
the registry and other necessary paperwork to make the marriage
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Wedding Party - Bride, Elizabeth Campbell<br />
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Mom attending to her daughter<br />
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pulpit, went into the branch president's office to sign the registry
as well. It is now 4:00 pm and I am thinking we may make the
missionary's fireside in Kossoh Town yet. Not so as the entire
wedding party got in the 3 decorated vehicles and left the church to
drive around Kissy. We waited and waited and I said to Scott, if they
don't get back by 6:00 pm we need to leave; no sooner got that out of
my mouth and they showed back up, however, the reception has a list
of 13 events and I am #10 – that is at the very least another hour
and a half before they get to me. I was truly honored to be the only
“white man” on the program, but we opted to leave. It was a very
colorful day not only with what took place, but with the women in
their native dress – absolutely beautiful! As I sat in the chapel
and looked around at many men and women I have come to know and love
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Wedding party - beautiful Marian Brown<br />
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Wedding party - Elizabeth and Marian<br />
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Wedding Party - One of the bridesmaids. They stand and fan the bride during the ceremony.<br />
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Guests.<br />
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past St. Mary's market just before driving up the hill to home, the
store was lit up with Christmas lights! </span></div>
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decided to stay local today and attend the Freetown Stake Conference.
Elder LeGrand Curtis was the visiting general authority who lives in
Accra, Ghana. Our friend, Sahr Doe was one of the speakers and we sat
in front of his wife and children. Little Bob who is only 2 wanted to
be on the stand with his dad and because we were on the front row, he
had ready access to him. Scott and I managed to keep him entertained
through most of the 2 hour meeting with him sitting on Scott's lap.
Sahr has become a dear friend to us and we were able to meet his
entire family today. </span></div>
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Elder Kanzler and Bob Doe<br />
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Sahr Doe Family and The Kanzler's<br />
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soon as Stake Conference was over, we drove to the office so I could
enter more convert baptisms. From there we drove to Goderich to
deliver some much needed cooking gas to the missionaries. Being the
housing coordinators is a never ending job; not only finding new
apartments, but maintaining them and ensuring the missionaries have
all their needs met in them; water and power are ongoing concerns and
issues.</span></div>
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December 11, 2013</span></b></div>
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to have a fun day? Take a trip to Makeni with the Burns and the AP's
and ride all the way in the back with your knees under your chin!
That is what I did today! We had an apartment signing and needed to
go to Makeni so we invited others to come with us and so enjoyed
them! One of the perks of being a senior missionary is taking every
opportunity to spoil the younger missionaries – food is a spoiler.
They will eat anything and everything I offer them. Another spoiler
is a car ride back to their apartment when it is pitch black outside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When we got back from our road trip, Scott had to go up to the
mission office so I stayed down in the parking lot in the car;
missionaries show up and of course they are wondering where we are
going because they would like a ride - “get in.” No sooner do
they, when 2 more show up on the scene who are in the same apartment
- “get in.” They were from the states, so they understand my
sarcasm and sense of humor and we had a delightful few moments
together driving them to their apartment. I just love these guys!</span></div>
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Elder Sumrak and I were crammed in the very back of the car.<br />
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Elder Sumrak not used to riding in the car for 3 hours.<br />
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December 12, 2013</span></b></div>
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Scott drove out east with Markus to look for more apartments, I
stayed home to wait for the plumber to come and fix the upstairs
kitchen faucet while the Ostler's are in Bo/Kenema for 10 days. The
Burns came over later today to do their laundry. They are now
completely out of water, and Guma refuses to drive the road to get to
their home to deliver water to them. So, with the Ostler's gone,
Burns were able to use my washer and Rachelle's simultaneously as
well as the dryers and get much needed laundry done.</span></div>
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was so nice to stay home and be casual in my dress. I put on my
cleaning outfit (bleached spots on both pants and shirt) and cleaned
bathrooms using more bleach! </span></div>
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came home to a surprise dinner – meatloaf and baked potato – one
of his favorites. I must say it was very good; we have been eating so
much chicken of late I forgot how good beef (hopefully it is beef and
not goat) tastes!</span></div>
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I asked these two to do some alphabetizing for me.<br />
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They finally got it all together for me.<br />
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Elder Nwosu was under the weather or he would have been involved in the project as well.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I look like a pin head – the guy is Lebanese and
doesn't speak a lick of English and apparently my “not too short on
the sides” was misinterpreted; it didn't help that I took a little
snooze either. They say the only difference between a good hair cut
and a bad hair cut is 2 weeks. This one may take longer.</span></div>
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Kallon (served as a branch missionary with Elder Hill), who is now
Elder Kallon left on his mission today to Nigeria. When we got to the
office, he was taking his luggage down to the parking lot, and I
recognized the suitcase – Randy and Carrie's. It will be well used.
Too bad (not really) I won't be around to see it in two years when he
returns.</span></div>
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up the rest of the Christmas bags tonight. They will be handed out
next week when the missionaries from the west and east gather for a
little Christmas celebration.</span></div>
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Ready to wrap the sisters presents!<br />
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The last of the ties, socks, pencils, pens and rings all "wrapped" and ready for delivery.<br />
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we dropped off a medical kit to the sisters in Lumley and then out
East to Kossoh Town while Scott worked with the branch record's clerk
to get some members transferred to Waterloo. We also took some
medicine to one of the missionaries along with some sheet music I was
able to download for him and 3 recipes (easy doughnuts, easy scones,
and corn dogs). I don't know how these missionaries think they are
going to find all the ingredients to make these tasty treats, but why
burst their bubble.</span></div>
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the way home, we stopped off at the Kissy building, thinking the
District was hosting a dinner for the leadership; it was the Kissy 2
Branch having their end-of-year party. We stayed for a little while.
The branch president, Fomba, gave us some great news. His wife is
having twins; Sister Fomba delivered a baby last February and it died
2 days later, so they are very happy about twins. He also told us of
a dream he had while at the temple for the week – a dream about his
deceased grandmother who he hadn't prepared the necessary paperwork
for her to receive her temple ordinances. She had come to him in the
dream and told him not to forget her. My guess is, there are more
stories of this type we just haven't been told yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As
the Sierra Leone saints say, today has been sweet! We visited all the
branches but two to meet with our temple saints to find out how they
enjoyed their week-long journey. If embraces and tears were any
indication, I think it was a very rewarding trip. Words can't express
the love and gratitude we felt from these wonderful people for
providing them this likely once-in-a-lifetime experience. In a past
conference, President Monson has asked if we had the means and felt
so inclined, to donate to a general temple fund. The benefit of that
fund was manifest in this temple trip. Each of the participants had
to secure their passports, and make a “sacrifice” of money to
show commitment and faith. They also had to get themselves to the
ferry Monday morning to start the journey as well as pay for any food
they would consume throughout the week. The rest of the travel was
covered by the church temple funds and fast offerings – Kissy
Ferry, transportation from ferry to airport; airline tickets;
transportation from Accra airport to temple; then all the return
transportation needs. The temple has a housing facility they were
able to stay in that was part of the covered trip. Without this, they
would have never been able to go. I am so grateful for all the
wonderful saints throughout the world who contribute to this fund!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Back
to the saints and their trip – their beautiful brown eyes shone so
bright as they came to us and put their arms around us! Our beloved
Bai Sesay told us he had no words to express his gratitude so he
prayed that we would be blessed, our children would be blessed and
our children's children! He went on to tell us he would never forget
us. </span><br />
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was a very humbling and emotional day – I told Scott if we came
here just for these 50 people, it has been worth all the struggles
and challenges. We take no credit for this as there were many
miracles along the road to this trip; we made ourselves available for
the Lord to use us to bless these wonderful people. I think they
“floated” the entire time they were in Accra and bonded as a
district as we would at home, when on a Stake adventure such as a
trek, etc. As I have said before, they don't have much, so when I was
told they decided to leave their left over dried foods they brought
in the kitchen at the temple housing with a note, “please feel free
to use the food in this cupboard,” I was quite touched.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A
humorous experience Julius James told me about – a group of the men
took off to the local market to buy some supplies while the rest
stayed back; they came to a zebra (what is a zebra you ask?) which is
their name for a cross walk, and they were so surprised to have cars
stop and wait for them to cross. That doesn't happen in Sierra Leone!
You fear for a loss of limb or life when crossing the street here.</span></div>
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had dinner out tonight with the Burns, Schlehubers, and Ostlers. The
Schlehubers go home tomorrow after a dedicated and hard working 23
month mission. They will be missed in Bo where they essentially
served by themselves with minimal contact any other senior
couples because of the distance a 4 hour drive. Very admirable. They head home to Sun City, Arizona
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Schlehuber's and Kanzler's</div>
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150 red pencils I need to sharpen for Christmas gifts.</div>
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Cold inside the car coming home from dinner so when Scott stepped out into the hot and humid air, his glasses fogged up.</div>
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day at the office until Rachelle and I drove home while Scott and
David were at a District Priesthood meeting at out East. </span><br />
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retainer wall is now being constructed on Pademba Road right outside
the gate to the mission office which has taken a “two” lane road
and narrowed it down to one lane. So I pull out and what's coming at
me but a poda poda and it is not about to back up, so I have to and
then must not only back up but inch my way over so he can pass and if
I wanted to, as he drove along side me, I could have put my hand and
part of my arm through the driver's side window he was that close.</span><br />
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get beyond Pademba Road and we are winding our way up to the mission
home, when I stop to let a lady cross the street because traffic
slowed and the oncoming car has stopped as well. She no sooner gets
beyond my car, when I see a motorcycle out of my side-view mirror,
and I can see it coming and he isn't stopping and he plows right into
the woman and knocks her in the air and she comes down 50' in front
of us. Miraculously, after all her worldly goods that were on the top
of her head went all over the road, she stood up and got to the side
of the road. The guy on the motorcycle was a little ways up on the
side, more worried about his bent handlebars and light! Not something
I see every day (but I am in Sierra Leone) nor do I care to see it
again – a shock to my system.</span><br />
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we get beyond the lady being run over and arrive home, get our stuff
out of the car, and open the steel door, go to turn on a light and
realize the generator needs to be turned on and neither one of us has
done that before. There are 2 to choose from and of course we picked
the wrong one, so Rachelle makes a phone call to the guys and gets
instructions from them. Check the oil, push the green button, and
then the button with the hand on it; generator starts right up, but
no lights. Hmmm....we must pull up some lever, which I can't see, but
fortunately the guard comes to our rescue and flips it up and we now
have full generator power. P.S. to this experience – when Scott
gets home he relates to me that President Ostler says to him after
hanging up with his wife, “They aren't going to need us anymore.
They can drive without us and now they can start the generator
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Turning on the generator for the 1st time.</div>
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Checking the oil.</div>
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Baby bat.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Three
more locks, and I will be in my apartment, but once Rachelle turns on
the hall light and begins to head upstairs, she stops short and tells
me there is a baby bat on the stairway. I am telling her it is just a
piece of black plastic bag blowing around – no she says, it is a
bat. Upon closer inspection, it is in deed a baby bat! Neither one of
us want to hang around for that (I am thinking where there is a baby
bat, there is a mama bat close by), so we yell for the guard to come
and help us get rid of it while Rachelle and I hide out around the
car. Thanks to the security guard, Rachelle and I finally were able
to get into our apartments. All this excitement happened in less than
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Freetown
East District YW activity all day – 120 + were in attendance as we
traveled by ferry over to Lungi and the little village of Targin. As
we exited the ferry, we had just a little walk to an area where the
tribal chief allowed us to use area for our gathering as well as the
school to set up the musical equipment and for the use of school
benches. It was a very hot day. When we arrived, I observed local
women in an argument over piles of rocks but of course I had no idea
what they were upset about because they were speaking Krio. Kids were
swimming in the ocean, and the shore was covered in litter. Two hours
later when I looked at the beach, the tide was out, and the area
where the kids had been swimming, was just covered in garbage and
debris; so polluted and filthy. I had only read about such things
until I came here. It was another wake-up call about living in a 3<sup>rd</sup>
world country. I am glad I took along an extra pair of shoes because
my beach comber shoes were placed in a plastic bag and left outside
of our apartment until Monday when I can thoroughly clean them with
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Kids swimming.</div>
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children in tow; Scott found a beautiful conch shell, and when the
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My little shell seeking friends!</div>
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Scott and his buddy, Sylvanus</div>
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Grafton Branch today; one of our missionaries is acting as the branch
president and we wanted to offer our support. From there, we drove
back to the office to create some more documents to help the saints
for the Temple trip tomorrow; then back to Kissy for a 2:00 pm
meeting with the saints going on the trip. It is so exciting to be
part of this trip getting it organized and coming to fruition. The
planning started in July with making the reservation at the Accra
Temple. I am so proud of Scott who was the major player between the
two of us getting this trip organized and the saints ready to go.
Tomorrow we rise early to meet everyone at the Kissy Ferry and ride
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Sunday morning washing and bathing.<br />
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The local laundry room near Grafton. All are welcome!<br />
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One last meeting for the temple trip.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Today
was the day! Our beloved saints in the East flew to Accra, Ghana to
attend the temple this week. Yesterday, when we met with them for one
final meeting, Scott and I talked about the Parable of the 10 Virgins
and how the 5 were not prepared though they did have oil in their
lamps. We wanted these wonderful people to have everything ready by
dotting all i's and crossing all t's. Well, they came this morning
with their lamps full with extra oil. We were to meet at the Kissy
Ferry dock by 7:00 am. Scott and I were up at 5:00 am and out the
door by 6:00. By 7:00 am all 50 of them showed up on time with all
passports, yellow fever cards and any other identification they would
need! I can't describe how Scott and I felt seeing them all bright
eyed and bushy tailed ready to go. I thought about them last night –
this is not only a Temple trip, but a vacation for them. They get to
stay in temple housing with air conditioning, running filtered water,
real beds with sheets, showers/baths, 24/7 electricity – I am so
excited for them! This opportunity will likely never happen for them
again and I hope they enjoy every minute.</span></div>
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The James Korama Family<br />
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Albert and Isata Pessima<br />
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Augustine Bunduka<br />
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Brother and Sister Dessama<br />
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Brother and Sister Ngegba<br />
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Brother Kamara and his daughter Musu<br />
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Alex Kandeh<br />
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Kissy at sunrise.<br />
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Jose Angelo Silah<br />
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Kissy waking up.<br />
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Lillian Missah with friends.<br />
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Mary Margay and her daughter Louisa Turay.<br />
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President and Sister Thomas.<br />
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The Fomba Family.<br />
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The James Family.<br />
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The Fomoh Family.<br />
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The Manley Family.<br />
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Theresa Kallon<br />
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The Bai Sesay Family<br />
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Isha Sesay on the Kissy Ferry with her family.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We
got home tonight at 5:30 pm and had yet to receive a phone call so we
were pretty confident they got on the plane and were likely landing
or had landed and were checking into housing. We kept our fingers
crossed, sat down to dinner and just eating when Scott received a
call from President Dessama – gulp. He just called to thank us for
providing this opportunity for them and to let us know they had
arrived safely. Today was payback to witness the results of a lot of
prayers, hard work and perseverance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bai
Sesay and family were all together and I asked him the rest of the
story regarding his daughter Isha. He did in deed take his whole
family back to the school and asked one more time to have his
daughter excused from school for a week. The assistant principal
stated she had wanted to see how committed he really was to his
religion and consented to let Isha go after Bai had to go to all 13
of her teachers, arrange for them to test her upon her return, and of
course, had to pay them each a sum of money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
only downside to this day? While on the ferry, my cell phone was
stolen from a side pocket in my pack. Could have been a lot worse if
my tablet and money pouch were missing. It was actually kind of nice
to go a day without a missionary calling me about something. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Second
downside to the day – one of our African missionaries lost his mom
today. She had been sick for about 2 weeks and then was taken to the
hospital where she passed away. Sad day for this young man.</span></div>
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Elder Mogotsi - his mom passed away this past weekend.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday,
November 26, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Today
was a Christmas-like day around the apartment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I
turned the water pump on yesterday morning, and then again last night
because I noticed very low pressure when I turned on the shower even
after pumping twice in one day. I went to bed concerned I had burned
up the pump motor thinking I was pumping water from an empty tank.
Yikes! I didn't sleep well, and when 6:30 am rolled around I made
Scott get up and go out to check on the tank and the pump.
Thankfully, the water tank was not empty and the pump was not
working. A plumber was called and he showed up and it was decided we
needed a bigger pump. He left to get that and returned; in the
meantime, Yah Yah calls and tells us he is almost at the door to
bring a new refrigerator. He shows up with it, takes it out of the
crate and come to find out, the freezer is on the bottom with pull
out drawers; I can now look in the fridge without bending over at a
90 degree angle. I couldn't ask for a better gift than a new fridge.
While the plumber is installing a new pump outside, we bring a leaky
sink to the attention of Yah Yah and that gets fixed as well.</span></div>
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A new refrigerator! Sweet!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One
of our branch missionaries needs to get his police clearance before
he can go on his mission to Nigeria, so we had him wash our car
inside and out to earn money. Additionally, he doesn't have a
suitcase for his mission, so we donated the suitcase we “borrowed”
from Randy and Carrie when we spent a few days with them prior to
going into the MTC. Oh the stories that suitcase will be able to tell
through the years if it lasts that long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">No
phone calls from any of the temple trip saints with any problems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Great
day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday,
November 27, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I
saw Elder Mogotsi (from Botswana) who lost his mom earlier in the
week. I had gone over to the church building where Orientation was
taking place with 24 new missionaries and their trainers and he was
sitting towards the back of the room; he caught my eye and I got
close enough to him to take a hold of his hand, and express my
sympathy through my eyes for his loss. He came up to the office after
the meeting in order to find some privacy and call home to his
family. He saw Scott and took a hold of his hand and then Scott
reached out and took him into his bosom and held on to him. Tender
moment.</span></div>
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Yes, it is transfer week and the welcoming of new missionaries.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It
is 10:00 pm and we just got back from taking home two missionaries
returning to Ghana tomorrow – Sister Attiogbe and Elder Coffie
after completing their missions. We had the 3 assistants in the car
with us as well. I can't say enough about the wonderful young adults
who serve in Sierra Leone. Senior couples throughout the world, I am
sure say the same about their missionaries – I have come to love
them so deeply. We sang a hymn tonight at the fireside for the
returning missionaries – Each Life That Touches Ours for Good –
for the first time in 30 + years I didn't think of Barbara Stoddard
while singing it – I thought of Julie Labrie-Porter; I am so
grateful for her.</span></div>
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Elder Coffie<br />
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Sister Attiogbe<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Thursday,
November 28, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Spent
Thanksgiving afternoon with the Campbell's. We had a delightful meal
and enjoyed the company of our Embassy friends.</span></div>
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Yes, we are eating a real Thanksgiving meal minus loved ones from home.<br />
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Relaxing on the couch!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Friday,
November 29, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Senior
couples after Thanksgiving day dinner with the Burns, Lewis' (eye
doctor from Gilbert, AZ here for a week teaching and training local
doctors), Lauritzen's, Schlehuber's (they return to Sun City, AZ
after 23 months), Ostler's and us. Good food and great company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Saturday,
November 30, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We
had a meeting scheduled in Kissy at 11:00 this morning so we left
before 10:00 to get there. We sat around for 2 hours and still
weren't invited in, so we gave up and came home. Frustrating to say
the least.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Berta
and Robert came over later, though, and installed a new printer we
purchased from them. Only our 3<sup>rd</sup> attempt at using a
printer from home, but this time it seems to be working and that
makes Scott very happy. I think the fact that Robert installed it
might be making the difference.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019352030784641664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807374318724568855.post-28426030343139865952013-12-03T05:36:00.000+00:002013-12-03T05:36:09.364+00:00Thanksgiving 2013<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dear Family and Friends,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scott and I just got
home from a Thanksgiving feast with our friends Berta and Robert. The
food was wonderful as well as the company, however it wasn't quite the
same as being home with loved ones.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Living in a 3rd world country opens one's eyes to the
reality of how blessed we are to be Americans. Truly it is a choice land
above all other lands and we feel so fortunate to live in the USA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What are we thankful for this day?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- The restored Gospel of Jesus Christ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Prayer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Love</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Scott and I have each other</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Our families</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Dear friends</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Freedom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Health</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- The wonderful people of Sierra Leone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Temples</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Seasons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Fall colors</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Clean water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 24 hour power</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- American Toilets (no joke)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- Simple things of life that bring us joy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A quote from Cicero: "A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u>An anonymous poem.</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I was a young turkey, new to the
coop...<br />My big brother Mike took me out on the stoop...<br />Then he
sat me down, and he spoke real slow...<br />And he told me there was
something I had to know...<br />His look and his tone I will always
remember...<br />When he told me of the horrors of, Black
November...<br />Come about August, now listen to me,<br />Each day
you'll get six meals instead of just three...<br />And soon you'll be
thick, where once you were thin...<br />And you'll grow a big rubbery
thing under your chin...<br />And then one morning, when you're warm in
your bed...<br />In will burst the farmer's wife, and hack off your
head.<br />Then she'll pluck out your feathers so you're bald 'n
pink...<br />And scoop out your insides and leave ya lyin' in the
sink...<br />And then comes the worst part," he said not
bluffing...<br />She'll spread your cheeks and pack your rear end with
stuffing...<br />Well, the rest of his words were too grim to
repeat...<br />I sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat...<br />I
decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked...<br />I'd have to lay
low and remain overlooked...<br />I began a new diet of nuts and
granola, <br />High-roughage salads, juice and diet cola...<br />And as
they ate pastries, chocolates and crepes...<br />I stayed in my room
doing Jane Fonda tapes...<br />I maintained my weight of two pounds and
a half...<br />And tried not to notice when the bigger birds
laughed...<br />But it was I who was laughing, under my breath...<br />As
they chomped and they chewed, ever closer to death...<br />And sure
enough when Black November rolled around...<br />I was the last turkey
left in the whole compound...<br />So now I'm a pet in the farmer's
wife's lap...<br />I haven't a worry, so I eat and I nap.<br />She held
me today, while sewing and humming...<br />And smiled at me and said,
"Christmas is coming...."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Love, Robin and Scott</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019352030784641664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807374318724568855.post-30019931381311996292013-12-03T05:32:00.000+00:002014-12-13T04:26:16.164+00:00Week #32 - The Joys of Being a Missionary<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunday,
November 17, 2013</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We
were up and out the door today at 7:35 am on our way out East to get
the Temple Checklist form to the saints leaving for Accra, Ghana on
the 25<sup>th</sup>. The road to Grafton was blocked, so we only got
to Kossoh Town, Wellington, Thunder Hill, and Kissy. The saints who
are going on the trip are getting so excited. We won't be going with
them, but we will be traveling with them across the ocean on the
Kissy Ferry where they will catch a bus to the airport to fly to
Accra. </span></div>
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friend, Sahr Doe spoke in the Kissy 1 Branch today. It was the
Primary program so his remarks were geared toward the little ones. He
shared with us an experience he had with his two year old son, Bob a
couple of weeks ago. Sahr was down sick with Malaria and was laying
on the couch when Bob came home from school and saw him. Bob asked,
“Are you sick Papa?” When Sahr told him he was, this little guy
laid his hands on Sahr's head (as he had seen his dad lay his hands
on his mom to give her a blessing), and with the faith of a child
said, “Papa-God, please bless my papa, in the name of Jesus Christ,
amen. Sahr went on to say the future of Sierra Leone and the future
of the Church lies in the little children and how the parents treat
them and raise them.</span></div>
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November 18, 2013</span></b></div>
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miracle day with the location of an apartment in Makeni. We traveled
there today with the Burns; they had some business at the Polio Camp
and we needed to look for an apartment. Little did we know that our
time with the Burns and our Polio friends would result in the
probable rental of an apartment. We met with Matthew from the Polio
camp and followed him and his driver to the MJ Hotel in order to
exchange American money for Sierra Leone money. The Burns had been
gifted a large some of money specifically targeted for the camp to
assist them in getting electricity and so we drove to the hotel to
meet with the manager and exchange the money. In the meantime, the
manager asks the Burns' what business we have in Makeni and they tell
him we are there to look for an apartment as our new branch had just
recently been established and our plans were to place more
missionaries in the town. Well, this gentleman tells us he knows of a
man who has a “home” for rent, not too far from the hotel and
very close to the church building. Well, the man showed up within a
matter of minutes and took us to see the place; he actually lives in
the compound himself, has two wells Milla water tanks, electricity
24/7; 24 hour guard service, retainer wall as well as razor wire (I
know, it sounds like a war zone around here). We were thrilled and
the price was right!!! It will work for the transfer period in
January.</span></div>
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All the busy workers at the polio camp making cards.<br />
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Found looking for shoes.<br />
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Sister Burns and I are somewhere down this road.<br />
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In front of the newly remodeled Makeni branch.<br />
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time I visit a polio camp, I am so impressed with the people. They
are genuinely happy and they have so little. I walked into one
working room and there must have been about 30 people sitting around
tables, making hand-made greeting cards to be sold in the US. A
couple of men from the states spend weeks at a time working at the
camp helping with the cards; they take them back with them and
promote them through the Rotary Club in their city. These men have a
very successful commercial cleaning business and because they have
felt so blessed, they have wanted to give back and chose Makeni.</span><br />
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got back home late, but had not only a successful day with the
apartment find, but a fun day with the Burns. They go home to Meadow,
UT in February; such good people who have also served an 18 month
humanitarian mission in Slovakia.</span></div>
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in the office today; upon arrival I approached my white board to add
more apartment needs, when I beheld some humorous artwork by Elder
Wootton. He is a funny guy and fun to be around; Elder Nwosu was
happy to see us as well. I think they might miss us when we are not
in the office; probably because we usually feed them half of our
lunch. It is so hard to eat in front of members as well as
missionaries. They seem to always fail to pack a lunch and they are
always hungry.</span></div>
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I look like one of the Everley brothers!<br />
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are in the final countdown for the Temple trip on Monday. Bai Sesay
stopped by the office today; he was just released Sunday as a branch
president after 3 ½ years; he has only been a member of the church
for 4 ½ years. A wonderful man, married with 5 children. He and the
family are going on the Temple trip, but he came in to tell us of the
challenge and frustration he had experienced today when approaching
the Assistant Principal (ap) of the school his 13 year old daughter
attends. Exams are next week, and originally when Bai approached the
school to have his daughter excused, it was denied. But he went back
later to explain the situation and permission was given by the
principal, though she would have to take her exams the week prior to
the trip (this week). He went back today to make arrangements for the
exams, and the ap flat out denied his daughter permission to go. If
Bai chose to take her out of school next week, not only would she be
denied the opportunity to take make-up exams, but she would fail the
entire year, and would be expelled from the school and any future
attendance; Bai even offered to pay each of her teachers (13) a sum
of money to change up the questions on the exams so there would be no
cheating either by his daughter or any students who might want to get
exam questions from her. The ap told Bai today, he had a choice. He
told us this morning, he made his choice, the only option he could
make, to take her with him next week to the Temple. He commented on
the long awaited anticipation to go to the temple with his family,
and “she can't take that away from me!” He is going back to the
school one more time tomorrow with his entire family to introduce
them to her and to tell her how important they are to him, and that
the temple has the authority to seal his family together forever.
Scott and I were so touched by the faith, devotion and dedication of
this man. We assured him through our own faith and testimonies, that
where one door was closed for his daughter, another better, bigger
door would be opened to her.</span></div>
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had to go to the dentist today; early on in our mission, one of his
crowns came off, but he managed to save it; our friends at the
embassy, have a list of “trusted professionals”, so we selected
the recommended dentist and off we drove downtown. I stayed in the
car to guard it and our laptops while he went in. Tried to re-fit the
crown, but that didn't work, so an hour and a half later, he comes
back to the car to inform me he has to have a new one. It is going to
cost us $850.00 American. Thankfully, he doesn't require Novocaine
which surprised the doctor, but no injection with a needle. He was
given bottled water to rinse out his mouth...the joys of a third
world country.</span></div>
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was supposed to pick up my order from the Dock Lady yesterday, but
was so busy at the office and I didn't think she had called me. I
found out this afternoon when I went down to check on my order and
saw her, she was quite relieved to see me and she actually called me
twice yesterday, but I didn't recognize the number so I didn't
respond. She had been praying to God for my welfare as she feared
something had happened to me. That was one of those aah moments and I
was grateful not only for prayers from home, but prayers in Sierra
Leone for my well being.</span></div>
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read this evening on Face Book that a dear childhood friend lost her
fight with cancer and passed away last night – Julie Labrie Porter.
She and her family fellowshipped me at Church and became dear
friends. I felt impressed to visit with her just days before we left
on our mission and now I am so glad I did. </span></div>
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drove downtown this morning to pick up the items I purchased from the
Dock Lady in preparation for the 3 new apartments we are setting up
this transfer. Driving down Shaka Stevens we see thick black smoke
from a distance; a little concerning though we see smoke all the time
because garbage is constantly being burned on the sides of the
streets and roads. Lots of people coming towards us as we continue
our drive as they are curious; when we get close, I realize it is the
post office! It is the only post office in all of Sierra Leone and
flames are coming out the windows and we hear glass shattering! All I
can think of are Christmas packages that are waiting for us to pick
up!!! We find out later that they are kept at the very back of the
building and it looked as though it was contained in the front –
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Freetown post office on fire!<br />
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The only post office in all of Sierra Leon.<br />
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at dinner tonight at Gina's, a new restaurant featuring crepes and
yogurt; didn't compare to crepes from the original Crepe Danielle's.
Scott ordered a milk shake for dessert and it was very thin with
something that looked like a golf ball floating in it. Not good, not
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attended the baptismal service in Thunder Hill this morning. Good
thing 10:00 am actually meant 11:00 am as we were running late and
thought we would probably miss the service, but we got there in
plenty of time. It was a very emotional and touching service. There
were 9 candidates who were baptized and 6 out of the 9 had to be
re-baptized due to the shallow water – we are just coming out of
the rainy season and already there is a shortage. Due to this
problem, when laying the candidate back to be immersed, it is so far
to go that they feel like they are out of control and struggle to
stand back up and thus something isn't completely under the water.
One young man was also very afraid and petrified of the water – I
felt so bad for him as he had to be re-baptized and struggled to
maintain his composure; the 1<sup>st</sup> attempt he came up gasping
for breath and he held on tightly to Elder Seraphine who was so kind
and loving with him. Another young lady, living with her grandmother
was told this morning that she couldn't be baptized because she
hadn't gathered water yet; but she stood her ground and told her
grandma, she would gather it when she got home. This sweet little
thing did not have Sunday clothes to wear, so the sister missionaries
who taught her loaned her some of their clothes. We were asked to
share our testimonies at the conclusion of the service – I was
filled with joy and love for these wonderful saints. More people
baptized than there were clothes, so as one came out of the water,
he/she would quickly change out of the wet clothes so another could
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Elder Seraphine<br />
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Footprints in the sand of the Thunder Hill baptismal candidates.<br />
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Julius James with his nephew.<br />
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This brother was petrified of the water. Elder Seraphine lovingly comforted him.<br />
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This is how we dry baptismal clothes.<br />
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Thunder Hill baptismal service.<br />
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Very touching scene - a missionary and a convert!<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Daily
water gathering is not an easy task, as people show up at the local
water well and wait for Guma water to release the flow. It's mostly
kids who do the gathering and they fill up 5 gallon containers and
then carry them home on their heads. This usually takes place two
times a day and it is hard work form them.</span></div>
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by the Mission Office on our way home to do some final preparation
for transfers next week and setting up 3 new apartments. We already
have one apartment secured for next transfer in January 2014; I keep
writing about apartments, but believe me, it is ongoing and
constantly on our radar. We feel so blessed to be led to them as well
as locals coming forward helping us to find them.</span></div>
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