Freetown Rocks

Another week has passed her in Sierra Leone and
everything is going great. Belliar Park is doing nicely and we are
keeping plenty busy, trying to meet up with all of our investigators,
train a new mission leader, meet with our bishop, re-activate less
actives who were baptized before I was even born… we are plenty busy
here haha. Had my first district meeting here in Freetown on Tuesday,
and it went very nicely. It was sweet having sisters, zone leaders,
and assistants in the meeting, and made for a very spiritual and
effective discussion.
The people in our area continue to kalo kalo us like crazy! Our
teaching pool expands everyday because everyone ditches out of our
appointments and we are forced to go and find new people to teach,
making our pool over flow too much! But, we are doing our best to
narrow down the serious ones and focus on the legit ones, no bad.
Had a sweet referral come from East Freetown though, 
and he was already taught almost everything and desired to be
baptized and he is just a boss. Boy learns so quick and wants to go
and serve mission and he will be baptized this Saturday, so its super
exciting. He looks like he is 30, but his information says he is only
19 hahaha, oh sa lone records, you can never really tell. Making
baptismal records here is quite painful, since they don’t have
records, and mostly just guess, since only 1/3 of them can actually
tell you their birthday, which is kinda sad when you think about it,
but then again, its not essential to know I guess…well except for
everything in life! Like school, job, church, um everything really,
but no bad.
Last Monday Elder Dancan and I had some extra time to go to town after
emailing so we just went looking around at some jerseys, and then our
eyes caught something awesome, and we just had to get them… Bob Marley
collared shirts! Why we got them? Who knows, but it sure was funny
when the zone leaders came home and found us closing for the day :)
hahaha, good times.
Mother! I got your package, tankey tankey tankey! I was just running
low on protein bars so I am super happy for the restocking haha and
oatmeal is just heavenly, and can turn my gloomiest day in today my
best :) those zotz candies are super yummy though, I have never had
those before ! super delicious momma tankey tankey. I enjoyed the
pictures as well haha, oh our family is so great.
Teaching at one house, and gosh it is complete chaos!
She is preparing to be baptized and all the 10 some kids there are
members and some of the older guys too, but the kids are just crazy,
jumping all over me and my companion, biting and scratching us and ah,
its just too much for me to handle hahaha I started hurling
kids this way and that way and oh my oh my, by the time we leave I am
just exhausted, completely drained in every way haha.
Tried some new sort of food they call like ground mango. Which is
where they cut up a mango into slices, then put pepay, dried fish,
magi, salt, water, and those sort of things on it, and its actually
kinda tasty haha :) I rather enjoyed it.
Had a baptism for Samuel on Saturday which was very nice,
except for it was delayed since we couldn’t find the plug to the
baptismal font :/ but, all is well. We then formed our assembly line
like usual to carry the buckets from the font to the tank, so that got
done pretty quick, but Samuel hurt his foot very badly and couldn't make
it down the mountain for his confirmation :( so hopefully next week he
will be doing better and able to make it!
Enjoyed TOO MUCH pineapple this week haha, every night almost I was
eating like a giant pineapple, and I love just freezing it. Not just
cold pineapple, but frozen pineapple, whew that is some good stuff,
that can make a tired crying old/young missionary man smile… oh the
small things in life :)
Have been studying the Book of Mormon manual and gosh it is so good!
Played some football today and it was sorta fun. The field is just so
terrible I just can’t describe it. Just bumpy and hilly and rocky and
cans and bottles and razors and cds are all over the field, including
rocks bigger then the football itself, not to mention if you miss the
goal you drill somebody house, knock over someones clothes on the
line, or knock over a pot of rice like today (well at least it wasn’t
me ;) ) hahaha so very uh not relaxing, but trying to find a new place
for next week to enjoy ahhaha.

Wow, I can't wait to do that new puzzle with you Mom  haha, I forget the
ones I have done...I think I did a chicken one with Laura, and maybe a
cow one? or alligator? or something? remind me mother!:) and Cristiano
Ronaldo and Rooney?! whatawhat!? that would be so crazy :) keep me up
to date on that, but I believe if that happens sa lone will text
everyone for free haha, we know where their priorities are.

But, all is well in Sa Lone, we have some super sweet investigators
right now and I'm really enjoying the people... :) haha I
love you family and I hope you all enjoy your time reunioning and what
not on all sides and don't let these moments pass. take advantage of
them. take pictures. write it down in your journal. these are the
things that last forever, our family. take care everyone. love you
lots!

Love,
Elder Jesse Sumrak