I don't know if I ever talked about it much before but I strongly believe that Frosted Flakes are one of the greatest foods to ever be cooked up by mankind. The way the vanilla coated flakes mix with the milk....woof it's too nice. And I can say this whole Kenya trip has been worth it because I was reunited with my favorite cereal because here they have all the foods I know and love.
We stayed in the hotel and did all of our activities from there until Saturday. To bide our time, we did many different things. We got to play some sports in the hotel courtyard so I was back at it with Spikeball and Ultimate Frisbee. We had enough time to really dig into the Amharic language and I can say I learned more about it in three days than ever before. On top of that, we dabbled a little bit in the Afaan Oromo language which is also widely spoken in Ethiopia. We kept enjoying the nice food, and we often saw monkeys sneaking around to get in on some of the food action.
To cap off the evenings, after dinner we usually had nightly devotionals, one with Elder Carpenter of the Seventy, one with the area's mental health specialists, and one with the movie "One Man's Treasure." Please tell me if you've ever seen that movie because I have never heard of it in my life. Saturday morning was the highlight though when our mission got a special Zoom devotional from Elder Rasband himself, along with some of the other officers of the church. He shared some really cool information about our evacuation because he's the quorum member over this area of Africa.
On Saturday we moved to a more permanent location because sadly we will not be staying in a nice hotel the whole stay sadly. Our apartments are still in Nairobi, near the chapel here. Just before coming here, we had transfers, and my new companion is none other than the man Elder Kearl himself, the MTC group homie. We came here and are just trying our best to contact our friends back in Ethiopia. But currently we can only contact about 25% of them but we'll keep trying. In Nairobi, there is a restriction on the amount of people that can meet together, so we couldn't join an existing ward for Sacrament Meeting. Instead, we held our own Addis Ababa Ethiopia Mission ward meeting.
The devotional with Elder Rasband might have been the highlight of the whole week. The Apostles are so powerful during General Conference, but it's just different when they speak to you more specifically. He encouraged us to "remember, remember" the things we face now, because they will shape us now and maybe have more of a bigger impact on our future. When we strive to remember our experiences, whether spiritual or temporal, it can be a strength to our testimonies and help keep us mindful.
Have a good one week everyone! The lord is our captain. I'm boutta go on a Safari.
እግዚአብሔር ይባርካችኋል
Galata Waqaayyoo
Elder Miles
Pre-safari photo Big ole snail Mosquito net princess bed Our room has legit barricade doors The new apartment complex Christmas in Kenya already The hotel room Photoshoot of a photoshoot
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