Transfers, Jokes, Bonaberi, African joke, Love
the rain, what it means to be a Masse
missionary
(THANKS TO THE WHITESIDES FOR THE GREAT PICS!)
Area: Douala, Cameroon in Bonaberi 1 Sector - AFRICA
Companion: Elder Philippe Thibault
Current Comp: Elder
Philippe Thibault in Douala, Cameroon; Bonaberi Sector 1
Philippe Thibault in Douala, Cameroon; Bonaberi Sector 1
August 5, 2013
“Dearest Mother,
The week has been a
really strange week and just a strange time for me in general. This transfer is
over and it felt like it just started. I have really appreciated the
opportunity that I have had to work with Elder Thibault. He is a wonderful missionary
and sadly tomorrow will be the last day that we are companions.
really strange week and just a strange time for me in general. This transfer is
over and it felt like it just started. I have really appreciated the
opportunity that I have had to work with Elder Thibault. He is a wonderful missionary
and sadly tomorrow will be the last day that we are companions.
Yes it is true! I am
getting a new companion! Here is what is going down. (I’m still in
Africa, still in Cameroon, still in Douala (by the ocean), and still in his
same part of the city and the same apartment… just working on the other part of
the sector with my new comp)
getting a new companion! Here is what is going down. (I’m still in
Africa, still in Cameroon, still in Douala (by the ocean), and still in his
same part of the city and the same apartment… just working on the other part of
the sector with my new comp)
New Companion: Elder Casey
Garland (Canadian)
Garland (Canadian)
Serving in Douala, Cameroon
in Bonaberi Sector 2
in Bonaberi Sector 2
1. TRANSFERS!!
I am staying in
Bonaberi, but I am switching sectors. Elder Andriamamonjy is going home this
Thursday and Elder Colindres is going to the other side of the city to work
with Elder Stephens in Bonapriso. Elder Thibault is staying in Bonaberi with me
and a branch missionary is coming to work with Elder Thibault for this
transfer. Elder Garland is my new companion! He is coming over from Bonapriso
to work with me so that should be really exciting. I will be working with him
in Bonaberi 2, and it's still one branch so I will see everyone every week on
Sunday. By everyone I mean all the investigators and people I have come to
love. So that is transfers! The rest is pretty cut and dry. We received five
new Elders and the entire mission is training minus three companionships.
Pretty nuts. That is transfers though! I don't have much else to say about that
so I will move on.
Bonaberi, but I am switching sectors. Elder Andriamamonjy is going home this
Thursday and Elder Colindres is going to the other side of the city to work
with Elder Stephens in Bonapriso. Elder Thibault is staying in Bonaberi with me
and a branch missionary is coming to work with Elder Thibault for this
transfer. Elder Garland is my new companion! He is coming over from Bonapriso
to work with me so that should be really exciting. I will be working with him
in Bonaberi 2, and it's still one branch so I will see everyone every week on
Sunday. By everyone I mean all the investigators and people I have come to
love. So that is transfers! The rest is pretty cut and dry. We received five
new Elders and the entire mission is training minus three companionships.
Pretty nuts. That is transfers though! I don't have much else to say about that
so I will move on.
2. Your new
comp?
comp?
Elder Garland is an
amazing missionary and it will be exciting working with him.
amazing missionary and it will be exciting working with him.
3. How are you
feeling?
feeling?
I am feeling just great!
It's a strange time, and the fact that ten months was a couple days ago hit me
pretty hard. It's just hard to believe where I am and how far I have
come.
It's a strange time, and the fact that ten months was a couple days ago hit me
pretty hard. It's just hard to believe where I am and how far I have
come.
4. What is
something AMAZING that happened this week?
something AMAZING that happened this week?
My sister became a
Missionary! That is pretty amazing! Everything else that happened with me
pretty much pales in comparison the glory of my sister becoming a
missionary!
Missionary! That is pretty amazing! Everything else that happened with me
pretty much pales in comparison the glory of my sister becoming a
missionary!
5. Tell me an
African joke- or something you do that makes others smile…
African joke- or something you do that makes others smile…
One of my favorite jokes
though is the following.
though is the following.
What is green and has
wheels?
wheels?
...
Grass. I lied about the
wheels. Ha ha.
wheels. Ha ha.
6. What are you
doing today?
doing today?
We woke up and cleaned the
apartment. I cleaned the kitchen and it looks pretty good now. We just finished
at the marche and now I am emailing you. After this we will head over to an
investigators house for a mangez-vous and a goodbye party for Elder
Andriamamonjy.
apartment. I cleaned the kitchen and it looks pretty good now. We just finished
at the marche and now I am emailing you. After this we will head over to an
investigators house for a mangez-vous and a goodbye party for Elder
Andriamamonjy.
Following that we will
probably be heading home to make yogurt, cook dinner if we aren't full, and
just hang out at the apartment before bed. That looks like our day. We might
make cookies too if we have time.
probably be heading home to make yogurt, cook dinner if we aren't full, and
just hang out at the apartment before bed. That looks like our day. We might
make cookies too if we have time.
7. What was your
favorite food this week?
favorite food this week?
I made a weird white sauce
with tomatoes and potatoes over rice that we used as filling for tortillas we
made. That as actually pretty good. I was surprised. I have become quite the
chef in the kitchen thanks to lots of experimenting and my trainer Elder
Nash.
with tomatoes and potatoes over rice that we used as filling for tortillas we
made. That as actually pretty good. I was surprised. I have become quite the
chef in the kitchen thanks to lots of experimenting and my trainer Elder
Nash.
8. What are some
sites that are near your apartment? Or things you walk by everyday?
sites that are near your apartment? Or things you walk by everyday?
The biggest noticeable
thing is probably the bridge, but we are pretty far from that even. There
aren't a lot of landmarks per se that I can give you. There is the boulangerie
called the Luafor we go to.
thing is probably the bridge, but we are pretty far from that even. There
aren't a lot of landmarks per se that I can give you. There is the boulangerie
called the Luafor we go to.
9. Tell me
something about Africa.
something about Africa.
The weather right now
actually reminds me a lot of Oregon. It's exactly the same. It's been cloudy for
weeks, rainy, (which I love), and cold! The only real difference right now is
the humidity and heat that comes and goes.
actually reminds me a lot of Oregon. It's exactly the same. It's been cloudy for
weeks, rainy, (which I love), and cold! The only real difference right now is
the humidity and heat that comes and goes.
10. Tell me
something about what it means to be a Masse` missionary.
something about what it means to be a Masse` missionary.
You are determined and
don't ever quit. Being a Massé is a complicated thing to explain. I am
not even sure I can really explain.
don't ever quit. Being a Massé is a complicated thing to explain. I am
not even sure I can really explain.
11. Tell me
something you want me to tell everyone at home?
something you want me to tell everyone at home?
What smells like red paint
and looks like blue paint?
and looks like blue paint?
Blue paint. Lol.
Hope you are doing well and
that you had a great time in Utah. Heavenly Father is watching you at all
times.
that you had a great time in Utah. Heavenly Father is watching you at all
times.
Until next week,
Love Elder Massé
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