I got
to watch conference! It was great, and I only had to sit through one session in
Malagasy so that was good. It's really hard to understand the translators. It's
almost like they are speaking another language... Weird right? Anywho, David A.
Bednar planted a spiritual bomb in my head and blew my mind wide open with his
talk Sunday afternoon. I cannot get over that. I was trying to take notes and I
couldn't keep up with everything I wanted to write down. I guess I just have to
wait for the conference issue of the ensign, but they don't always come soon.
The latest one in our house is fall of 2006 I believe. I will have to send him one. So yeah. Step up men, am I right? Intense
conference, Jeffrey R Holland brought it to town again, and Henry B Eyring is
amazing, gets me in the heart every time! Oh man, conference took on a whole
new meaning for me when I came on a mission. So good.
I got your package!
Thank you so so so so so much! It's amazing! Thank you for the alarm clock, way
nicer in the mornings than the phone. The halloween stuff is great too, I'm
going to decorate and drop that eyeball in some members drinks for a while ha ha
I loved the mac and cheese, and the jerky, and the candy, and basically
everything else. I love you guys! Yahoo, only took between 5 and 6 weeks to get there! Not sure when exactly he
got it.
Oh! Christmas call can
be on skype and we have a way good cyber in my area so that will be going down.
Just take that into account when you are planning because I know you are. He knows us so well, it’s on Grant’s mind a lot!
Not too much exciting
happening this week really, except conference. Transfer news came in last night
and no one in our house is leaving, but we are getting two more people in our
house, which should be interesting. Our house is pretty full as it is right
now. Luckily I have started getting up at 6 so I should have a nice hot shower
every morning. He really is an early
bird. I just don't know where they are gonna put their beds and stuff.
Cooking breakfast should be fun too. They must not combine their food for meals. I would think that would be easier to
do. So yeah, six guys in a two bedroom one bathroom house with four
burners on the stove and only enough room in the living room for six people to
sit on the couches, no beds in there. Maybe that’s where they will put the new guys?
Pretty quiet though. I
learned a new card game from an Elder who didn't include me in his email and
thus will not be named here (Elder Mpandeha tongotra), called Hand and Foot.
Way fun! Learn it so I can whoop you when I get home.
Alright well I love
you all very much and I will send you some pictures next week for sure!
Bye!
Love,
Elder Galbreath ny
fahadimy
Did you find your NBA
jersey?
Yes! It is way cool
but I can't wear it anymore on p day so that sucks. So does this keyboard,
coincidentally.
Are you still teaching
Michael?
Yes we are, although
he didn't come to general conference. He can't be baptized yet though because
he is going back to Anosy Be (Ah-noose-ee bay) in January and there is no
church up there. That
is sad, hopefully the church will be there soon.
How is the R family progressing?
They are dope! So cool
(I see you didn't like me saying sick haha) they came to general conference
this weekend and everything. Dadabe is still sick all the time so he couldn't
make it though.
Any Baptisms coming up?
December 1st is our
next scheduled date and we should have about 15 people getting baptized that
day. Coolest part? Bringing souls unto Christ but almost as cool is that Elder
McLaughlin will most likely be gone by then so I might get to do the actual
baptism! So cool!!! I'm pumped. Very excited for him!!
What did you eat at the
mexican restaurant? We found the picture on facebook. Was it anything
like mexican food here?
I had a quassidella or
something, it wasn't bad though, more like tex mex than actual mexican food
though, and way weaker. I think this country needs a lesson in spice. It
does not all come from sakay! Sakay is like kim chee more than anything, but
it's just hot, no real added flavor. They make super bland food and go "oh
no it's ok because we can just add sakay to it. Wrong! I bought a big thing of
sweet chili sauce though today at a store so that should be good since my
cholula is gone already; The seasoning salt is much appreciated by Elder Walker
because I was stealing his before haha but now I have my own! Thank you Elder Walker for sharing!!
Tell me some more things
you eat during the week?
Rice, with loaka. I
make eggs a lot because they are pretty cheap, and then some rice and loaka.
They eat a lot of rice here. The other day we had hamburger and potatoes on
rice though, so that was good. It was way good actually, and we had bananas (so
good here!) and rano pango that was pretty good.
Do they celebrate Halloween?
Not at all. We are
having family dinners (with the whole apartment, six people soon! more on that
later) on wednesday nights though so I can use the drink eyeball you sent that
night. I also plan on dropping that at a few members houses, into my rano pango
probably.
I would love to see your
drum and maybe a quick video of you playing. It's quiet here sometimes.
I will see what I can
do, but we are really busy haha I will get someone to write a rap about Madagascar
and drum to it for you. It might be a while though, I can hardly wait, it should be fun.I will send you a picture soon of it.
How is church
on Sundays going?
I'm sure it's great
but I have no idea what they are saying so I'm not sure haha the acoustics are
way bad and no one here knows how to use a microphone so it's hard to
understand anything they say. They talk really loud directly into the mic with
it literally touching their lips. They need lessons, he could teach them.
I hope you get your
package soon. It is taking forever.
Yeah it did! I got it
though haha so not too long. I like all the mac and cheese packets you crafty
lady! Think he was being witty? The Phineas and Ferb noodles will be saved for
a metaphorically and maybe literally rainy day though haha. Everything is so
cool! I love all the pictures from the family, Thank you cousins
our house will be decorated come Thanksgiving and Halloween. Love the jerky, that
is awesome.
Questions from Wyatt to
Garrett. Garrett tends to be very humorous
with him. Thanks for sharing Wy!
1: So are you just having
two discussions a week and other than that just eat sedap? Who
are you teaching.
We are teaching a lot
of people with very long names Wyatt, and there are a lot a lot of people. We
literally do nothing but teach all day from 1 to 9. That's 8 people a day six
days a week plus one on p day. The work is going strong here in Madagascar. I think Elder Holland's talk and Elder Cook's
would do them good but I doubt most of them were there.
2: That’s awesome about
general conference how did you like it?
It was great!! I loved
it, especially Elder Bednar. That guy blew my mind wide open. No nonsense, just
straight doctrine. Punched me right in the face. I loved Elder Eyrings talk
also, as usual. That guy talks right to the heart every time
3: So your right at home
If we are coming from
town yeah, but from our area home is on the left. lol
4: So are you treated like
the young wippersnapper that you are or are you feared because of your
whiteness.
I am not a
whippersnapper thank you very much. I am respected in the church and by a lot
of other people because I am a missionary, but a lot of people are rude and racist
because I am white. It's not enjoyable being a minority, I will tell you that
much. Sorry I don't have a ton of time to email everyone. The big long email to
dad is for everyone though, so read that.
Sorry bro, missions
are hectic and hard.
EG
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