Hello Hello Hello! I am none other than Elder Perkins
(If you can get that reference you will get a gold star...somehow)
Okay this week honestly flew by and I don't have much to talk about haha. Anyway just so everyone knows...It is HOT in Africa. I get back from our sector most days and my clothes are honestly drenched in sweat and I have to just sit for a while in front of my fan which is slowly deteriorating meaning that I have to now give it a little airplane jumpstart to get it moving. Also in regards to my title I have been drinking a lot of water you're welcome mom. I probably drink around 3-5 liters a day because it tastes so good I honestly can't help it.
I had my first baptismal service this saturday! Baptisms here are a little sketchy since we have to fill the fonts ourselves which means that the water is only up to just below the knee making the baptisms very interesting. They almost have to lay them completely flat to get them fully immersed. Also before the service we had a missionary activity with the members of the stake and we helped them answer some common questions here in Cote d'Ivoire. My companion and I roleplayed with members of being a concerned investigator couple wondering why we have to be married before being baptised so that was funny.
So we have a conference at the Abidjan Temple site tomorrow with the famous President Kearon of the Presidency of the Seventy and I was called to be in the choir for it! We are singing "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go" in french of course and I am so excited for it! I also can't wait for the temple to be done so the amazing people of Cote d'Ivoire can receive the blessings of the temple more easily! It is scheduled to be done while I am here so fingers crossed!
Just some little Africa funnies this week I accidentally blended together the word "thanks" and its french counterpart "merci" and said "menks" so that was crazy and also awkward haha. I stun the african missionaries here whenever they realise that I know how to play soccer and I gain their respect haha. OH also this might be apostate but I started to liken being an American in Africa to being Jesus Christ when he visited the Americas. Know well that I am NOT saying that I am like our Savior in any way, shape, or form he is perfect and I am far from perfection believe me. But when african children come up to me and feel my palms and skin all of the time it is kind of hard not to relate it to that sorry if I am speaking blasphemy but I haven't been struck down yet so I think I am good.
That's all folks! The days may be rough but I can never regret my decision to be here in Africa preaching this amazing gospel!
WEEKLY WISDOM: In the words of the Prophet Joseph Smith Junior, "Judge Righteous Judgement" Don't be too quick to judge, but still strive to know all that you can of a person and stick yourself in their shoes so that you can know how to act.
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