06/12/2012

This week was way good.

On Sunday I came to church and I saw one of my recent converts from

Grafton (my last area) she is now worshiping with the other branch

that worships in our building, it was so good to see her because she

had disappeared while in Grafton, her family had moved up-line (to the

interior) and no one knew where she went; it’s been about 3-4months.

It was her first day at the new branch and she didn't know anybody.

she came because she heard that is where the "latter days" worship, and

she knows that’s her church so she went, How happy I was to see her!

She said she was happy to see me because it felt weird not knowing

anybody.   I was able to show her to some of the young single adults

in her branch and was able to help her feel comfortable small.  It was

so good to see that sister again I’ve been worried since she dissapeared,

but all is well.

Also Today my companion and I hiked one of the many mountains in our

area, see bush, Part of the time we were wondering if we were on a man

made trail or a game trail.  The whole way was jungle except for a few

openings till we reached the top.  We passed one or two small homes on

the way.  On the way up the mountain we ran into some "Munku Pekin"

which translates into village children.  they were way cool and hiked

with us the rest of the way up the mountain. they said their uncle was

at the top working, making charcoal.  so we kept climbing.  this is a

jungle mountain. I pray that someday my future job will require me to

clime up cool jungle mountains.   after hiking forever (it was a big

mountain) we got to the top and met the uncle, who turns out to be a

less active member of the church, Our church!   What!  we chose some

random mountain to climb and we ran into a less active member and his

whole family at the top of this mountain,  needless to say Elder

Allred put our missionary game faces on and scheduled a appointment

with him, his wife, their children, and possibly the aunty and her

family.    We set the appointment to met them at their house at the

base of the mountain not the top haha.     Way good people a hard hard

working family, The work this family was doing is basically being

lumber jacks with machetes instead of saws and children instead of

employees,  But they seemed to be a happy family and a hard working one

too.       OH and also after on the way down the mountain we ran into

a Black Cobra!!!  yeah a KING COBRA in the wild.... no San Diego Zoo

glass wall separating us and it was not a supper small one probably an

inch and a half around and as a yard stick.     Don't worry I’ve

developed a little common sense on my mission, I didn’t try stoning it,

haha we just let it slither away into the bush, before continuing our

journey down.   All is well and today was a good day!!!

Elder Taylor