Hello Again Everyone!
I still am enjoying serving in the wonderful city of
Yogyakarta. This past week was fairly unique, with some cool experiences, as
well as some stressful ones. But my companion and I have really been working hard,
and even though challenges come, we always get through them. I am really going
to miss Elder Sadiyono when I move. He is a great Missionary, and one of the
most humble people I have ever known. Here are a few of the interesting
experiences that we had this past week.
My companion and I have been looking for buffets, and last
Monday, we found one. It was at a hotel, and the food was really good. I
thought I would be able to eat a ton, but I was not! It has been such a long
time since I have been to a buffet, and I used to be able to eat a lot more!
Nevertheless, my companion and I ate until we were both sick to the stomach. We
got a lot of chores done that day, and rested as well.
From the many people that we are teaching, there has been a
lot of progress. The investigator we have with a baptismal date did not come to
church last week, which was too bad since we have to wait a bit now, but I
still believe his baptism will occur in the next few weeks. It all depends on
his progress and if he feels ready. I know he will be, and we have been praying
a ton for him.
We also teach a few members, and one of my favorites to visit is
Fajar, a young man. He is so smart, and his mother, Sister Siska is very kind
to us.
On Thursday night, after finishing all of our appointments
and plans, we traveled to Magelang for companionship exchanges. That night, we
were able to play basketball with some young men that invited the elders there
to play. It was a lot of fun, and they were surprisingly good. But Elder
Waltman came down on his foot funny, and injured it pretty bad. We got him
home, and iced his foot.
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Elder Waltman the morning after his injury.
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The next day, I was on exchanges with him, while my
companion and Elder Hasibuan went out and worked. He could not walk, and I had
to help him with everything. We made it to the church for District Meeting, and
it went well.
Being stuck at the church, we ordered KFC, and got the
Family History Computer out. We looked at all the great work that had been done
in our families and all the cool ancestors we had. We both found lines that
went all the way back to Adam and Eve! It was really cool, and we were able to
talk a lot. I hope he has a quick recovery, since he needs to travel a lot
these upcoming weeks.
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Elder Waltman and I riding a Becak back to the house.
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When we got back to Jogja, we went to the church, and the
Sisters were there. While we were talking to them, we felt an earthquake! It
only lasted a few seconds, but it was pretty powerful! No damage was done in
Jogja, but the city close to the earthquake had some damage done. It was
incredible to feel the power of an entire island shaking. Although it was cool
to feel, I hope we don't get a more serious one later on!
Well, there are a few highlights of the week. I hope you all
stay safe, and enjoy this upcoming week!
-Elder James
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The church here has jackets for the deacons to wear when
they
pass the sacrament, and we tried them on the other day.
It felt strange to
wear a jacket, since we never have to here.
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Us with Sister Yuliana
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Sister Siska caught a big lizard at her house. She was brave, since that kind of Lizard bites! |
