I just got finished with staying for one transfer in Fort D! I'm staying with my awesome companion, Elder Randrianarison, who will be going home this coming transfer. We have had a great time together and I am seriously thinking about coming back to the big island after my own mission is done to come and visit him for a short time.
This past week, we had zone conference and interviews with the president. He gave me some great advice to improve my life as a missionary, and I'm super grateful for that, and also the things that were taught in zone conference. About a few days later, we had the great chance to go and have district conference at the town hall (aka makeshift gym), which I had a great chance to play the piano at.
These past few days, Tolanaro has been sitting around 77 degrees Fahrenheit, with some nasty gusts of wind. One night in particular, the wind was blowing so hard I thought the house I was in was going to come down XD Turns out the wind was kicking pretty fast. Whatever happened to the wind going away right before summer hits?
This past week, we were able to pick up some new friends of the church. Our closest baptisms aren't for a while since our branch lost over 75% of our attendance and teaching pool :( but nonetheless are going full speed ahead. We recently just put a Sr. florette on date, and she accepted! We set it for a time in November, which is a ways away but it will give her and us plenty of time to prepare for that day. Elder Randri has taught me a very valuable lesson that when we teach people, we should only teach them 1 as the spirit directs and 2 according to their needs and the plans we set. I remember when Gary E. Stevenson came to Madagascar for a few days, he asked an elder how many lessons per week we teach, and I think I remember him saying something like 40. When I heard that number I was shocked, because there is no way under the sun that I can teach at LEAST 40 lessons per week. That would be one very busy missionary (which he was(the elder who answered))
Honestly, nothing else has been going on here. I love you all and I hope that this next week will bring you as much happiness as the last one did!
Elder Johnson
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