Apr 21, 2014
Hey Family!!:) How is it
going? Thank you for the emails, it’s always so good to hear from you, I
miss you guys like crazy, I can’t wait to hear from you on mother’s day!
I hope we can skype and I think we will be able to! I don’t know how it
works but I will figure it out, if not we can call and skype small, because I won’t
be able to skype in Private so we won’t be able to talk about much!! The
weather sounds so nice, it’s still really hot here, but it’s all good! It’s
weird for me to think that the weather is getting warm there, my mind still
tells me its winter ha but I bet you are all excited to get it warmed up there!
Colby's bike is sick, man I bet he loves that:) Thank you for the videos
I love them, I couldn't listen to them, hopefully next week but it still looks
like home, I really miss it, I don’t think I will ever leave Burley! I
got the Matheny's package I was so dang happy! I love it!!!!!! We are going to
play catch today, that is definitely something I needed, thank you so much and
make sure they know how much I love it!!
I hope you continue to like my
emails I really am trying to paint a picture for you guys! This week was
really good! On Monday after we emailed we went to the beach chii I wanted to
swim so dang bad!!! We saw some white girls from Germany, they weren't to cute
but they pulled out the bikinis and my buddies know me and they were like Carson
haha it was kind of funny, but we played soccer on the sand and just walked
around it was a lot of fun! Well we are still teaching the same people
and they didn't come to church this week dang it, we will find out why tomorrow
but it was kind of disappointing! We had some really good lessons this
week and were able to meet some new people we will see if they are able to
progress but it’s very hard because it’s still the same thing I faced in the
bush. Anyone will allow you to sit down with them because they don’t want
to be rude, but it’s about distinguishing which ones are serious and not!
The people here though are about the same to teach, they usually just speak a
little bit better English but the teaching is about the same! This Easter
was awesome; I hoped you all enjoyed yours. It sounded like you
did:) For us we got together as missionaries, only the ones in our
apartment and just ate together then just sat around the table and talked it
was a lot of fun, I tried making it like it would be back home, it was
nice! I ate those eggs you sent and they were so dang good:) I
apologize nothing super happened this week other than I almost beat someone
again chii Ghanians they always try screwing you, this
mission was definitely supposed to teach me patience! We went Easter Caroling
after some baptisms on Saturday and it went really well, it was fun to be with
our district we had a ton of fun. Then as we were heading home, we stopped
to by some killywilly it’s really good!! Well I asked for 1 cedi and the
lady totally screwed me, so I told her I won’t buy it and tried giving it back
to her and she started making a big scene then this drunk guy picked up a
cinder block and said blood will be upon your head haha he was completely
wasted, he could barely stand, and so I just gave her the 1 cedi and left I figured
1 cedi isn't worth me beating that guy to a pulpit. Then I was pretty riled up and we headed home. Well we got off the tro tro and started to
cross this busy highway. Well as we were crossing the light turned and
some cars started taking their turns going. Well it was only the ones turning
right, and so the rest were at a stop, well I noticed some were going, and one
missionary ran across and thank goodness I use my head, but there was a tro tro
blocking the view of the cars turning right and for us, well my companion went
to continue to run and I was able to grab his sleeve and pull him back, chii, I
felt like I had super strength, I pulled him pretty hard and yelled and that
stopped elder L, well as I pulled him back and as L stopped a tro
tro zoomed by and it would have hit the both of them. L thanked me
but my companion was pretty scared and so he kind of got mad but I didn't do it
for a thank you but he instead said I was wrong for doing that, haha it scared
him pretty bad dang it. However he is good now though!! President
came to church on Sunday and it was great to see him! Our ward just split
into two branches and one ward, so I am still in the ward but it isn't very
big, so we got a lot of work to do!! We have some new areas now and it
will be nice to work in there, it’s a little closer to the
apartment! It was crazy though as I was sitting in Sacrament a boy
needed confirmed and I just had the feeling I was going to be called to do
it. Here in Ghana the people don’t choose who does the confirmation but
the bishop does. So it usually isn't the boy’s family...kind of
different, but the bishop called us as missionaries up and then asked me to do
it. Chii I was so dang nervous, it was my first one, my leg was shaking I
was so nervous but it was a really special blessing the people said I did
great! Well don’t let these stories scare you , I promised I
would tell you everything, know that I know Ghana, a woman form the UK visited
and she was shocked how I talk and how I drink, and interact with the locals, I
know Ghana and I know how to handle situations, don’t worry ever:)
Well family I love you all to death! I miss you guys
like crazy!!!:) Thank you for the packages and the emails! I always love
reading how you are doing! I love you all very much!!
Love you all tons!!!:)
Elder Duke
