August 28, 2011

All is well.

So last night we left the door open last night for too long and a bat flew in our apartment.  It was a really funny!  We spent the next few minutes trying to chase it
out the door, then we tried to capture it and then we tried to stun it and all of those failed so we were about to really get nitty gritty with the little guy but
then he flew out the door on his own.  It was exciting, but he could've stayed there for the night...we have mosquito  nets.    Have you seen the movie "black sheep?"  That’s what I felt like.

   Also this week we had a way amazing youth program, we had 7 investigators show up.    They asked the missionary’s to bring a game that we could teach,   so I tried to help them learn water balloon volleyball... I'll just say they get points for trying... haha I’ll send pictures some time,    but boy it was a hit, everyone wanted to try tossing and catching the water balloons.   The key word in the phrase was "Try"        the day was a blast,   it was a sweet program.

   Sunday a man named Isaac was confirmed a member of the church, he showed up in his rain boots like always, he is so good.    When sacrament started there were only 10 brethren there total, so it was more of a priest hood meeting at first.  haha.

    The reason the attendance was so poor is because it was a rainstorm,   "it has to rain pretty hard for us to call it a rain storm" haha  

I really have fell in love with the people here; I’ve made some very eternal friends.

So my letter was short and sweet and straight to the point today, I’m happy and enjoying my mission.

Love Elder Taylor

P.S. I just found out there is an Elder Taylor in the MTC who is coming to Liberia in sep, his name is Chris Taylor, so that will be cool, to Taylors in one mission.

August 22, 2011

This week I'll be sure to get out a general letter,  

    One of my favorite days of the year just happened this week; it was the All Africa West Service Day, 

Last year I was in the MTC when it happened, every Branch, District, Ward, and Stake in West Africa have a service project, the project for Duala Branch was we cleaned up the public school at St. Paul Bridge and got it ready for the upcoming school year.   It was so great to see every one working and having a fun time, Our branch President Pres. Sayon was so funny the branch has a video camera so he was going around making movies, having us sing hymns and stuff while we worked, It was supper good,   the thing about it that made me the happiest was we had investigators there working alongside the members, 

     I got a sweet group photo that I’ll send next week,

Also on Sunday we had a baptism, another very prepared and very amazing person,   he lives in a swamp so the water around his house is about a foot to two feet high, so he comes to church in white shirt and tie and waders, while everyone else in the area waits till the sun comes out and dries up all the water (Which usually doesn’t happen)

That’s all short and sweet.

Love Elder Taylor

08/15/2011

Elder Taylor is doing great and working hard.  So hard sometimes he forgets his e-mail, to let us all know whats going on in Africa.

Hopefully next week we will get a detailed update.

Know he is healthy and pressing forward in the work.

finally some photos

so here are some pictures,   you know they say a picture is Worth a thousand words  so i figured it would be a satisfactory email. (22,000 words)

 

Love

 

Elder Taylor

 

P.S.  My favorite one is when the monkey is biting a small African child on the head.