Elder Corey Miles - Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission: WK 24

Another week another thousand birr. What's up everyone! This was a pretty slow week considering we were stuck inside for most of it, but thankfully the elections went peacefully and we're back to normal doing the Lord's work.

We're entering rainy season here in Ethiopia and it dumps buckets at a random hour pretty much every day. We've had some really cool thunderstorms too and I've seen some of the most gorgeous lightning I've ever seen, which sounds kind of weird now that I think about it but it's true.

Highlights of lockdown:

1. I had plenty of time to read the Book of Mormon and Bible in Amharic and my comprehension has gotten so much better. I bought the tiniest pocket bible which looks sick but is even harder to understand because it’s written in old Amharic.

2. I learned how to solve a Rubik's cube again.

3. We had some good lessons over the phone. We met with Robel and got him an Amharic Book of Mormon. We started teaching a new person named Chiang who seems very interested and is way cool.

4. We ate like Kings and had a taco night.

The last highlight has to do with my spiritual thought for the week! With the anniversary of Joseph Smith's martyrdom and the lockdown, we were able to learn a lot about church history, and the mission set up some virtual tours for us. The Internet didn't really allow for us to actually watch them, but it got us thinking about it! Joseph Smith sealed his testimony with his blood. On the way to Carthage, Hyrum read a passage from Ether to comfort the company. They would NOT have done that had they fabricated it. Both of them knew exactly what they had experienced and could not deny it. I testify that Joseph Smith was God's prophet to begin this dispensation. He did so much and experienced so much hardship to help man come closer and learn more about God. I'm grateful for the evidence of God's love that the Restoration is true.

Have a good one y'all

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Elder Miles