Area: Yaounde,
Cameroon
Comp: Elder Jake
Naughton
Dearest Mother,
The week went well and
it was honestly the fastest week and the fastest transfer of my entire life. We
got transfers today and there is nothing happening so... nothing is happening.
Ha ha. I am still in Yaoundé, I am still with Elder Naughton and
nothing has changed. I will get to see Elder Lavering die and go home!
Sweet! That will be exciting.
Despite having an
awesome week, and a quick one at that, we did some service with an investigator
this week and ended up with some blisters and sunburns… but other than that,
that was it. Not much really happened.
Here we go!
1. How was your week?
The week was great!
Everything went really well and it really was the fastest week of my entire
life. I was emailing you just yesterday it seems.
2. What adventures have you had lately?
The only adventure we
really had was the service project and going up to a quartier in
Yaounde called Melen. It's a really nice quartier and I had the
thought that if I ever owned a house or something I would want to live there.
It's really nice and really tranquil. Cool place.
3. Seen any new places? Where did you
go?
Melen was
the only new place this week.
4. What service did you do this week?
We dug some earth for
14 hours over the span of two days. It was awesome.
5. Tell me about your apartment
The apartment is doing
good. We have water, we have power, and we have hot water as well. The light in
our room turns on about half the time but it's all good.
6. Who is someone you love to visit?
I love visiting M. and
Jn J. We have recently begun teaching them. They listen, they are attentive,
and they loved the commitments that we left with them last time. We also taught
them how to pray and both of them tried and said it was so simple and easy.
They loved the idea that we talk to our Father as if he is right there in front
of us. Very cool.
7. How do you want people to remember
“Elder Masse”?
I just want people to
remember that I loved them, that I was a hard worker, and that I was
obedient.
8. Do you have hot showers? Air
conditioning? What floor is your apartment on?
Our apartment is on
the third floor and we still have air conditioning and hot water.
9. Tell me something in French
Bon. J'ai voulu te dire que je suis toujours avec Elder Naughton et que tout va bien ici a
Yaounde. Il n'y a pas vraiment les problèmes pour lemoment, mais je suis contente que tu aies la santé et la
force do travailler si dur pour la mission and pour notre famille.
10. Tell me about your roommates
Elder Naughton is
a gymnast. Elder Tripp played baseball in high school. Elder Laverin wants
to major in exercise science. Elder Rakoto has 19 characters in his
name. And Elder Zeregui is just starting to learn English.
11. How are you feeling?
I feel great!
12. What made you laugh out loud?
Too many times to
count on four hands. I love this apartment and I am glad it is staying the
same.
I read “The Fourth
Missionary” by Lawrence E. Coburn. I would
encourage you to read this talk eventhough its 23 pages long, it has changed my
mission. Love it.
And I guess that is
it. Not a whole lot happened this week, it just went really really fast. I love
you Mom!
Until next time,
Love Elder Massé
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Hey Dad,
I just have one story
to tell for today. On Tuesday and Wednesday all six of us
went to help an investigator move a pile of dirt that was 6.5 feet high, 25
feet long, and 4 feet deep. I ended up with several blisters, and a nice
sunburn that has peeled wonderfully. We dug so much dirt. I wish I had
taken a picture so that I could have shown you. We dug an unbelievably
large amount of dirt. And it took 14 hours between the six of us. Nuts. We
worked so hard, and it was interesting to see how each of the Elders
worked.
It felt SO NICE to go
out in the sun and work hard. I miss it. I miss getting dirty, and working in
the yard, and mowing grass, and destroying weeds, and digging holes, and doing
all sorts of random things around the house. I miss it and it was incredibly
nice to do that again. I love proselyting, I love missionary work, but my
favorite thing to do for people is to do them some physical service that they
couldn't have finished or done for themselves. I know the Gospel is the best
thing I could ever give people, but I still enjoy working for people, sweating
for people, getting dirty, being of service, and working hard.
I have missed it. I
worked hard this week and I loved it.
I hope you are doing
well Dad. I love you. Have a great week.
Until next time,
Love Elder Massé
