This week was cool. My companion and I are getting along pretty
well and working well with one another. Things are really going well and
I'm really happy with the progress that we are making in our area and
as companions. We can fight but it's all friendly of course :)
We had the opportunity to go out with the Senior couples this week
on Tuesday to proselyte. Elder Obasohan and I went with Elder and Sister
Barker mainly to visit with some less active members of the church
because that's mostly what they wanted to do. It was a really great
experience and I learned a lot from them. They always highlighted a
truth of the gospel in whatever we were teaching that really helped to
focus on the true purpose of our message. I'm not sure how well the
people that we were talking to understood them, but maybe their words
were meant for me more than they were for the investigators that day.
Sister Barker was funny and reminded me of my mom a little bit which
made me happy.
Besides that this week was pretty normal. I cooked fried rice today
and it's pretty good actually so I guess I'll come home a full blown
cook and barber so there's that.
We also saw two guys start to fight and that was really funny for
some reason to me. They both were too scared to take the first hit so
neither swung for a while until one of the guys pulled out his knife.
After that they both started to look for something to hit the other
with. One tried to grab a chair that someone was selling but they said
no. These old women were clapping and doing some chant encouraging them.
I think after they couldn't find anything they just kind of gave up on
the whole thing. Probably fighting over 5 or 10 Liberian dollars I don't
know. Cool stuff always happens in Africa you know.
I am really grateful to be in Africa this Christmas. Let me tell
you why. Every Christmas I always try to focus on the Christ in
Christmas like everyone says right? But amidst the holiday season I
always seem to get lost in the presents, decorations and general season
for reasons other than Christ. However, this year I am in Africa and
although I will not be with my family there will be no presents. There
will be no concern about anything but our Savior Jesus Christ and my
family and friends and family at home. I can't imagine children here
will get many presents but they are the happiest people on the earth
regardless. My goal this year is that I don't worry about anything for
myself but only things for others. Sharing the gospel and putting a
smile on others faces is all I need this year. It may sound cheesy but I
really feel so blessed to be in such humble circumstances this year. I
hope you can feel some of that too.
I'm so happy to be serving the Lord for two years and I'm so
blessed to be doing it an a country with such wonderful and humble
people. I hope one day I can be as loving and compassionate and kind and
charitable as they are.
Happy Holidays!
Elder Bush
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