Welcome back everybody, I hope your weeks are all going good, and that you are having a party, cause I sure am! This week was pretty great.  We are really seeing the work progress in Langas.  Here are a few highlights:

#1

We have an investigator who is very very nice, but he likes to take things very literally! It takes a long time to explain many of the points in the lessons.  I am not sure how but at some point during the plan of salvation he started talking about the devil and asked how to know if something is of the devil and of god?  Normal question right? That's what we thought too... then he starts going of "on how being busy is of the devil because it stands for buried under Satan's yolk".  At this point me and Elder L are lost. Then he asks what swag means? We try to save the lesson and give a brief brief answer that it means free stuff where I am from.  Then he stops talking and stares at me for a good thirty seconds, takes out his Book of Mormon we gave him and states "The Book of Mormon is swag!" it was at this point I could not help but laugh as he kept taking out pamphlets pointing out that "they as well were swag", it was great.

#2

We were doing our run on Thursday, when I meet this guy doing what looks like dynamic warm up. So I do the standard runner thing and go for the low five and half out of breath "good job".  This guy grabs my hand and talks to me for a sec "about pushing your limits".  I said "thanks" then my comp caught up and we went on our way. A little bit later we are heading back and this other runner is waiting for us, stops us and says "Lead me in stretching!" Luckily I have done the WXXC cross country stretches hundreds of times so I was like sweet " Feet together and down" he does it.  We stretch with him told him what we do as missionaries, and almost taught a lesson at 6:45 in the morning.  We were supposed to meet him for a run on Saturday morning but he didn't make it, we are trying again next week.

#3

We met another pastor, this one isn't as open to learning.  In fact he likes to teach us, he gave us a nice sermon on love of Christ and we taught him about priesthood." It was a nice back and forth.  After the lesson he says that he wants to bless us.... Yeah we were a little confused to.  So he stands up puts his arms up... and grabs two ties from the wall behind him and says "Here are your blessings!" and so we had a lesson and got free ties! Whoo! The ties were swag too!

#4 

As a Mzungu a lot of people think we are dumb and rich.  And they don't think we know Swahili, however I can understand most Swahili and can speak a fair amount, not great but I can.  Anyways so we get in this Matatu, as we getting in I ask him the price of the fair? Cause the conductors like to overcharge Wazungu.  He says twenty 

(which is the right price) so we get in.  When he asks for the money I make sure again "bao bao, sindio?" "Thirty thirty" (Everyone else in the Matatu was Afrikan and paid twenty) now I was not happy about him lying. So I told him, "umesema bao bao?" "sawa sawa" I give him the money and he gives me change for thirty thirty.  I was pissed and so I told him that I wanted my money. He refuses. I tell him again a little more sternly and he gives me my correct change.  Meanwhile the guy sitting next to the conductor is laughing his head off cause this guy just got told off by a Mzungu in Swahili. Long story short be honest in all thy doings.

Other than that I have come to the conclusion all Kenyans like to make you look like an idiot.  For example when praying they usually say "Lets Pray" then we pray, but they like to have the smallest amount of time between saying 'Lets pray" and actually praying, so you like throw down your scriptures and fold your arms while you accidentally hit the door with your elbow and then try to focus on the prayer and not laugh. It is a challenge!

Until next week 

lala kala simaki

Elder Tucker