I think these emails are starting to develop a bit of a food theme. Here in Ethiopia, they love to write things in both Amharic and English, and sometimes that English isn't great so you get some hilarious spellings. For one, we were playing ping-pong in the Church parking lot yesterday and I realized the table (which was so incredibly weather damaged by the way) had "Table Tannis" printed on the side. And a restaurant we ate at had a nice selection of "Berger" and even a "Bizza Box." Pics included below. We were dying laughing.
Along with the pizza theme, we decided to splurge this week and get some Pizza Hut this week. You heard me. There is a Pizza Hut here in Ethiopia. And there was a Coldstone right next to it. They were in a mall that was easily the nicest place I've been to here.
Our Baptism didn't go through this week. Danny just didn't show up which was a MAJOR bummer because we have no way to contact him. He doesn't have a phone so we would schedule him at our meetings and he was always consistent with the time we setup. He made it all the way through to the baptismal interview and then just didn't show up for his Baptism. I was really looking forward to it so that was a bit of a damper. If anyone has any advice on finding an unfindable man let me know.
On the flip side, we put a man named Wendimu on date who has some of the most incredible faith. He works for another church so getting baptized puts his livelihood at stake. But he has a testimony of the truth of the Book of Mormon and has faith that God will provide for him as he takes these steps.
This week was hard. I often times feel slightly useless because I don't speak the language and I don't quite get how the work goes here. It can be really hard communicating ideas to my companion. This is what the spirit has directed me to: PATIENCE. Patience is a Christ-like attribute and a Godly quality. It allows us to enjoy life during trials. It shows trust in God's timing and allows for spiritual growth with diligence and consistency. Patience is a quality we can develop with practice, use of the atonement, and God's help.
Have a great week everyone!
ጤና ይስጥልኝ
Elder Miles
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| You can't outpizza the hut |
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| "Bizza Box" and "Berger" |
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| Anbesse and I |
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| "Table Tannis" |
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