Mission Address

Elder Devin Jasper

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Private bag 277

Blantyre Malawi











Sunday, July 15, 2012

6/4/2012

Everything is going great over here in Malawi!  The weather here is nice!!  Right now it is about 75 degrees.  I am going to enjoy it as much as I can because; it will be heating up soon. The culture and the food here is very similar to Zambia. One thing that I have taken note of and find some humor in is that here in Africa if people like the name of a product they will name their children after it.  For example, there are some people here who are named Samsung.  
The work here is going great.  This week I baptized Bring tenfold his wife Margret tenfold and Innocent.  It was a great experience and a great day for everyone.  Here in Malawi we have our own chapel.  It is nice to meet in a chapel instead of a house.
The members here are great. They are friendly and it is a privilege to serve them.  In our area we have a member Named Fernando from Sri Lanka, he is cool guy. This week he made us an avocado drink.  I thought it was going to be terrible, but it was actually one of the best things I have ever tasted.  It was almost like the brazilin lemonade but with avocados.  Speaking of food, last night was fun and delicious. I, Elder Perkins, and Elder Ariho made homemade tortillas and scrambled some eggs.  We made breakfast burritos!!!  They were yummy.  I have become quite skilled in making tortillas during my stay in Africa, which is kind of funny if you think about it.  I will have to make homemade tortillas when I get home.
So, this week we helped the couple missionaries move into their new house. We found a rope and of course we had to have some fun and competition.  So, we had one on one tug of war competitions! Not to brag or anything but, I beat everyone.  Accepting defeat is not easy for people so, I was then challenged to a wrestling competition with Elder Dowse.  Everyone thought that I was going to lose because, he at home he participated UFC at home.  However, I ended up kicking his butt!!  I must say Never, Never, Never; underestimate the power of SAMOAN strength!!  I am the champion in everything here!!
Well I think that is mostly everything so till Next week Love Devin.

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