Elder Corey Miles - Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission: WK 74

This week we had another round of exchanges with the brand new missionaries to Ethiopia and I was with Elder Underwood from Oklahoma. We taught a pastor and another one of our friends that day so that was good. But then he made me try a snack that him and his dad used to eat which was peanuts in coke. You just kind of munch on them as you drink. Honestly, not bad.

Last P-Day we went to the Oromo Cultural center with my friend Dula! Dula is a recent convert that Elder Anbesse and I worked with back in August. He's making leaps and bounds of progress but this week he invited us to spend the day with him. He is Oromo so going to a museum with him about his culture was sweet.

This week we headed off to headquarters for interviews. I always love going back to Megenagna because when we're there it's always full of people to talk to.

We taught a young man named Jonah this week who speaks really good English. He met with missionaries before but was confused about the story of Joseph Smith, so we helped him to understand better. When he understood, the spirit touched him and he wanted to learn more.

Church was awesome this Sunday! Attendance was low sadly, but President Dudfield was there along with some other visitors. We had four friends come, and two of the members we invited showed up! During the Elders Quorum lesson, I bumped our friend Tekaw's elbow and told him to raise his hand to answer a question. He said, "No, I'm new" and then a few minutes later said, "Fine, I'll raise my hand after I am baptized." That was the green light for us. That man is prepared.

I read a cool definition of the Spirit of Elijah this week. It is "a manifestation of the Holy Ghost bearing witness of the divine nature of the family." I love that! As we do fun things as a family, as we love and serve each other, as we learn the Gospel together, and as we do family history work, those feelings coming testifying that the family unit is truly divine and appointed by God.

ቻው ቻው የኔ ትንሽ ድንቾች

I hope you all have a great week!

Elder Miles