Hello
Everyone!!!
It
is SO SO good to hear from all of you!!
SO I
am in Magelang!! And it actually hasn't rained as much as all of you seem to
think!! Magelang is great! It's the smallest city in the mission I think, but
it's still super crowded!! Bikes were a little scary at first, but I'm quickly
getting used to that!!
I
see you threw out my shoes... I'm still a little mad ;)
Those
peaches just look great!! I haven't found where to by fruit here like I want
to...
All
Indonesians are Small! Elder Boenari is probably 5'2" and Elder
Sukarlis(Elder Drew's comp) is probably only 5'.
There are a lot of bugs
everywhere, but I 've really only had to kill one big spider so far. IT's not
bad, after a day you don't notice. there are stray Kats everywhere!!! (Haha
cats, in Indonesian K makes a ke sound, c che) And lots of little lizards in
the houses!
The
Bathroom is not bad, it's a porcelain hole in the ground haha and the shower is
only buckets but I like it!
My
last couple of days in Jakarta were great!! We did have our first Indonesian
rain and neither Elder Scott nor I had brought an umbrella- we got soaked!! But yeah, it was awesome!! And the shoes and
the bag are holding up very well so far!! I've lined the bag with a plastic
bag, but I think the leather does it's job well!! In Jakarta was awesome because
we got to ride buses and contact a lot!!! I love contacting - even though it's
hard. Especially when you can't really speak the language at all!! I loved it
though!!
Magelang
is great!! We have a small branch where about thirty regularly come to
church.... A lot of people were gone last week though, so really small. I guess
we do meet in an apartment Mom... but it's got one big room up top for sacrament
and two class rooms downstairs. We have a linger longer afterward which is
great!! I love the members - they are awesome!! Our investigators came to the last part of church, which was great! We really wanted them to come
to Sacrament meeting though! They are great!! We rode 20 minutes or so to visit
them last night! They have two little girls 5 and 3 who are both
adorable and crazy! and one spent a good part of our visit last night trying
to kiss me haha, but I didn't let her! It makes teaching a little hard! One parent wants to get baptised but one doesn't really want to commit... We had a good
talk last night though. I'm starting to understand better everyday though,
which is really great!! I need to work harder on actively studying the
language... I love it though!
So
Magelang is up in the mountains . WE have quite a few volcanoes close
to us ( don't worrry. only aone is active) and it's pretty far away haha). We are going to climb a small hill thingy in town called "tidar"
today with Elder and sister Jeffrey(senior couple). So Magelang is what they
call dingin(cold). I don't think it's cold haha but it actually is really
nice!! I love it!!
We
haven't contacted anyone since I've been here and Elder Boenari and I have made
a goal to use our time better and try to contact more... it's a little hard
from bikes! Elder Boenari (i don;t say the K) only has ten weeks or so left!
a little crazy!!
Someone asked last night why I was on a mission and I was very happy to answer!! I just
want everyone to know that I have a burning conviction that the Message I am
sharing with the people of Indonesia is absolutely true. I believe that the
Gospel and church of Jesus Christ was literally restored to the Earth by God
through his Prophet Joseph Smith. That in itself is so important to share - it
is truly God's work. But for me personally, it has blessed my life and my
family's life So much. We are who we are today because of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ!! And because I am doing my best to Follow Jesus Christ, I want to share
this message of happiness, and peace and also salvation with the whole world. I
have already grown to love the people of Indonesia! I want them all to be happy
as I am!
i
love you all!
Elder
Brown
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