E-mail dated 1/25/10

I don't really know where to start. This whole week was so busy it all kind of feels like a blur know. Well I guess I'll start with today. We had a super p-day today. All of the elders met at the chapel and Elder and Sister Jones came from Freetown to play some crazy games. We kind of split up into four groups and did some elementary school relay races. It might sound kind of dumb, but it was so much fun. To conclude we played a missionary version of the "Newlywed game". But since none of us are married we played it with our companions. That game is so much funnier when we give different answers. It was a nice break from the normal football game.

I really can't remember what else happened this week. We once again have a busy week planned ahead of us so my mind is on the future and not on the past. Man its a good thing that I write in my journal or else I would forget everything. oh wait i remember now. On Saturday our zone held a district Fireside for all the branches in Bo. The Fireside was directed towards helping members fulfill their missionary responsibilities. We discussed three different ways in which we as full time missionaries need the help of the members. The first was introducing friends and family to the church and referring them to the missionaries. The second was how the missionaries and the members can teach together. The third was how the members can fellowship the investigators and new faces in the church. We really need the members help (not just here in Sierra Leone but all over the world). We are really focusing on working with the members here and we were hoping this fireside would get them to help us even more.

Thanks for the updates on everyone and thats all I've got for this week.

Elder Degen
Rice is Life