In The Trenches
I always say that the week was peculiar and interesting, but sometimes different interesting things happen. I came to realize that if you are bad, people tend to hate you, but if you are good, people will still find a reason to hate you. Therefore, it's better to be good because you will be hated AND happy.
I finally started to get better this week, only to find that on Saturday I got a bit of food poisoning from a kota shop... no more street vendor food for a while I think. I was unable to go out all day because of severe diarrhea and stomach cramps. Fortunately it got better by sunday and we were able to confirm all of our latest converts.
The other elders in our township had their bikes stolen on Thursday, and we had to waste several hours taking them to and from the police station so that they could fill out a report. They finally got new bikes on Saturday, and man they were nice... and I say were because the very next day Elder Lewis got mauled by a car as he crossed the street. We again had to drop everything to go to their rescue, and fortunately there was no major damage to anything but the car that hit him and the damage done to the bike. He had to go to the hospital for routine procedure, and he will have to walk on crutches for a week. Because of this, he will have to be working with me all week because I'm the only one who can drive. Hopefully things go smoothly. We will most likely have some drastic changes this transfer because of the situation.
We had a missionary fireside on Sunday, and Elder Hartman was supposed to be there, but because of a serious illness, he was hospitalized. As a replacement, an Elder Lewis came and spoke about marriage and in choosing the right mate. He related it to two different breeds of horses he had known as a youth, Great blacks and little Sorries, and how a great black had to be yolked to another great black or there would be tragedy. He compared the great black to a person who would never give up, nor discourage his or her mate, but would go on continually strengthening the other. He compared the little sorrie to a person that would easily give up and not provide support his or her spouse. In the end, the fireside was a success and everyone was quite pleased.
As always, I send all my prayers and love,
--Elder Jared William Davidson
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