Family and Friends,
Hello! This week was a crazy one. Saying bye to all of the people I love
in Greenville, and then coming here to Wilson! Wilson is a great place. It's
really small. In fact, it's the smallest town I've ever lived in. There's
nothing too special about the town, nothing out of the ordinary. Except they
have a park full of some things called whirley gigs. I guess they are more or
less giant shapes made out of metal that spin when the wind blows. I didn't get
a photo of them but maybe in a week or two I'll have a photo.
The good majority of the population here is African American with
Hispanics being a close second. There are lots of bugs here, which is never too
fun. In fact, our house is right by some fields of pine-straw. People out here
use pine-straw as filler in their flowerbeds. Pine-straw also is a perfect
breeding ground for cockroaches. So needless to say, we have lots of
cockroaches outside our house, and quite a few end up getting in the house as
well. Even though we keep it clean. I've already killed about 20 cockroaches in
the house since I got here last Wednesday.
My new companion es Elder Burke. He's from Idaho, somewhere in the
southern part. He's been on his mission for a little under a year. We get along
really good! He played lots of sports back home so we can relate in that way,
and he's also a really great missionary.
Church yesterday was fantastic. The church building is really small.
There's only one hallway in the building that has about 8 classrooms branching
off of it. Then they have the chapel and a quarter size gym. Currently the
church is undergoing some remodeling so the gym is closed 'til September. The
congregation was a big size considering how small the building was. And there
are lots of Hispanic members here. This is the biggest congregation of Hispanic
members I've had on my mission, apart from when I served in the branch in
Newport News. In total, there were about 14 Hispanic members at church. The members
here are super nice. Several of them have offered to feed us this week, and an
older lady wants to teach us how to cook seviche.
As for as missionary work, it's really good here as well. We have quite a
few people we are working with. The most promising right now is a young man,
about 12 years old. I haven't been able to meet him yet, since when we saw him
I was on exchanges, but I'm excited to meet him this upcoming week.
We also met
with a man who took the lessons from missionaries about 5 years ago. He doesn't
remember much, but we were able to teach him about the Book of Mormon and the
importance of it. I love the Book of Mormon. I love all of the canonized
scripture that we have, but I have a special favor especially towards the Book
of Mormon. I know without a doubt that it is the word of God. I know that the
people it talks about actually lived, and we have a lot to learn from their
example. I love being able to read from the Book of Mormon everyday. That's
something I want to continue doing for the rest of my life. I know this church
is true, and I'm so grateful to be here serving my mission. Thank Y'all so much
for all you do! Keep up the good work!
Love,
Elder Adams
(Sorry for no photos this week,
I forgot to bring a cord to upload the photos onto the computer.)
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