Hello from Australia! Life here keeps moving along. I don't have anything super exciting to share this week, so I thought I'd answer some questions from back home.
What are some of the local sayings and colloquial things people say in your area?
Heaps- use instead of "a lot"
Far Out- use instead of "wow" or "that's crazy"
Eh- use exactly how you think Canadians would. Eh
Good on Yah- use like "good for you"
Flat- apartment
What is the music like in your ward? Does everyone sing? Does it sound good?
Islanders are generally pretty musical. Unfortunately, our ward chorister likes to pick songs that nobody knows, so it's hit and miss.
When was the last time you saw an answer to prayer?
My companion and I were stuck out in Glen Alpine (pretty far from our flat) last Monday around 8:30pm. I knew that the bus wasn't supposed to come for a little bit, which meant that we wouldn't make it home on time. So we said a prayer that a member would drive past and offer us a ride (not very likely). Probably 30 seconds later, I see a member driving up the road. I was so confident that they would stop. Unfortunately, God had other plans. For some reason or another, the member decided not to stop. A few minutes later, a bus driver pulls up and offers us a ride (the bus wasn't on the schedule). The driver (who wasn't a member) just bible bashed us the whole time, but that's okay. He wouldn't let us leave the conversation, so I just told him that I didn't foresee the discussion leading anywhere productive, so we had to get off. He was super offended, but it was interesting to see the Lord answer our prayer in his own way. Maybe that was what the bus driver needed to hear.
It looks like you are in a car sometimes and you talk about public transportation. Do you have a bike? Do you use it?
So we have a massive area, two sets of elders, one car, two bikes and extremely limited K's (kilometers). And the bikes are not very good. We end up using the bus most days.
Is there anyone you would like us to include in our prayers?
Me. Is that selfish? haha
What is your favorite smell right now? Least favorite?
Last night, after fasting, a member bought us a ton of KFC. That smelled pretty good. :) Honestly, though, I have to say that I miss the smell of guavas from LA. There's not a lot of plants here that have nice smells. I don't know about the worst smell, but there's an area in our ward that always smells like dog poo. Like a few square kilometers. It is kind of impressive to think about how much coordination it would take between neighbors to pull off something like that, but I have to wonder what it does to the property value.
How has your testimony grown since leaving home? How has the atonement strengthened you as a missionary?
My testimony has grown heaps, but probably the biggest change has been my willingness to serve the lord 100%. I'm learning how to get along with other missionaries as I strive to be consecrated in my efforts.
Are there any youth in your ward preparing to serve missions? How are you involved with them?
There is one girl from my ward that just barely got her mission call, but the other elders have been meeting with their family. There is one RC that moved into our ward recently (17yrs old) that wants to serve a mission. We're going over to his house this week to teach the discussions again.
I'll try and do interesting stuff this next week. ;)
Elder Nelson
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