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This week was pretty awesome actually so buckle in because this one might be a little long.(Or you can just skip to the pictures like you probably do anyways haha) Well one fun thing that happened this week was that there was a transport strike for a couple days. So there wasn't any bakas or taxi bleus meaning we either had to walk or take a taxi rouge which is more expensive to get to district council, zone conference, etc. I don't know the exact reason for the strike but it was quickly resolved and it was all back to normal.
We had our baptismal service for Sr Flore on Saturday! This one was special because I performed the baptism! It was my first time doing a baptism here on my mission and in french but it went great! I was lucky to have an actually full font because for my first baptism the water was only half way up their shins so it took a couple tries but this time it was just under my waist so it was pretty easy. I think Africans have a tiny irrational fear of being fully immersed in water because everyone always seems pretty scared before the ordinance. Anyway Sr Flore's mother attended her baptism and came to church to see her confirmation and I think that it really got her to have the desire to be baptised. We have been teaching her for a while now and we wanted her to be baptised with her daughter but she said not until April for some reason but now she wants to be baptised at the beginning of February! I might not be here by then but still I'm glad for her decision.
We had our zone conference on Wednesday and oh boy was it amazing! The central theme of it was really of God's love for us. Especially us as missionaries because we are accomplishing his work right now. Sister Lewis gave an amazing lesson about how we can always find the love of God to help us overcome the trials of missionaries and it was super spiritual for me because I am a firm believer in God's unconditional love for me and every single one of his children. Then President Lewis followed and basically used that platform of love to "crack the whip" so to speak. We went through a lot of the new missionary handbook together and he firmly stated which rules the mission in general doesn't follow and how we can get better as a whole mission. It wasn't like super strict or anything because he linked how we have commandments because God loves us and as missionaries, we have more rules because the Lord wants to protect us as we do his work. I loved it so much.
Some other fun things that happened this week was that I cut two people's hair this week which I wasn't really planning on. One was my zone leader, Elder Manges, who wanted a haircut before zone conference and he heard that I cut my own hair so he asked me. I reluctantly agreed because I had only cut hair three times before that and that was with me and my hair is relatively easier to cut. However it turned out pretty nice actually and he was very pleased with it. A couple days later, my companion out of the blue asked me to cut his hair too which was even more surprising because I have never cut an Africans hair before so I gave it a try. I was doing pretty good but then my comp accidentally shaved a big chunk from the top of his head so he had me just shave it all off so it turned out fine haha.
We went to the ward building Saturday night to clean it because it definitely needed it. There was another family there to clean it as well so together we grabbed the little hand held brooms and swept literally all of the floors on both floors and even outside in the courtyard as well. It was really dusty. And we were in our missionary attire and in case you forgot it's hot in Africa so by the end I was pretty filthy and I felt so gross and sweaty. But the building was super clean so it was worth it. Plus it was fun to hang with some little primary girls who marvelled the whole time that a white guy can sweep.
For closing, I AM LOVING IT HERE that's all. Also Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! That guy's the best am I right?
Elder Perkins
PHOTOS
1. The baptism of Sr Flore!
2. Selfie with some other missionaries
3. Aftermath of my first haircut. Maybe I'll start charging
4. Working with the little ones one sweeping and making the church building clean!
5 This is how filthy my shirt was after cleaning. If it looks soaking wet to you...it is...and it didn't rain...
6. I don't know how or when this picture was taken but I love it. Africans love to pose for pictures.
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