First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIE! I love you so much bro! I
will never forget the good times we had together. Also you're just amazing
at skiing and a baller at lacrosse and you make us all look bad. But also
you just have the softest heart and you help me to remember to always look out
for people that need a hand. I love you bro thanks for being you!
This week was awesome though. I have been getting along with
my companion pretty well and I feel pretty lucky to be working with him. He's
super cool because he speaks french, he's from Haiti, he eats normal food,
and he has a lot of the same cultures as us... I mean we are all from the
american continent. I just think he's a cool guy and this week has been fun.
Water has been a little better this week... We haven't really had any
again but we found out that it comes on specifically at 1:45am so we have been
able to wake up and fill up the tanks for the couple minutes it's there.
The work here is going better! We still have Fr. Rodesse
progressing and getting ready for his baptism the 22nd which is exciting! We've
been really trying to get these 2 girls to accept baptism too so they can be
baptized the same day but their mom is being super difficult. Their Dad is a
member and he is down for it to happen, but the mom is telling them they
shouldn't be baptized so it's pretty tough. We just hope they can really pray
and receive the confirmation that they receive to decide for themselves what
they should do. Something that I've loved about teaching Sarah and Aillah are their questions. Ailla is 10 and she asks the best questions like "why are
we here" or "what is God like?" or "Why can't I see
him". I love talking to her because she really is just so innocent and
wants to know the answers to these questions. It makes me understand why God
tells us to be like the children.
The days in Africa are HOTTTT, we don't really have
water, sometimes the food gets my stomach pretty turning and walking for an
hour and a half to get to lessons gets tiring but honestly the story of the
restoration makes it worth it. Something about Joseph Smith and the pillar or
light that he saw gives me SO much peace and happiness. I know that its real
something about it just makes sense to me. I love it, its awesome!
I love you guys, I pray for you every night and I'm happy I am
not alone in this!
Bisou,
Elder Freedman
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