I am going to be honest I don't know how much time I have right now, we have transfers today.  Which sometimes means running around like chickens with our heads cut off waiting for people who are lost, then it's just a mess.... I am still in Kitengela though, sadly though Molutsi is going to a new area to be a Zone leader.  I am going to miss him a lot.  My new companion is from South Africa as well named Qinisile (he is Xhosa). My new companion is from Queenstown where Jeron just got assigned to so that is dope! I am looking forward to serving with him.  He is a cool guy.  I am doing great though, I love this area and I hope to finish here!

Questions:

The best thing I have learned, is being patient all the time (which I am still very much working on). Also that you should never judge another person before you have a conversation with them.  

Biggest trial I had to overcome was learning to love a companion as myself.

Nah dude, I am too high, I'd trip- Rasta

I got this quote from a rasta man on one of my runs.  I was doing accelerations in front of the compound and he was walking by.  Then he complimented my form and speed then said "we should race sometime".  I told him he was welcome to join, and he responded with that.  At least he is honest haha.

Story 1: Faith is sometimes hard to find, but when you find it watch out world.

This week as me and my companion were trying to get this kid baptized.  He is super super awesome.  But due to work and some other reasons we have had to postpone his baptism since the 15th of July.  I wanted to tell you about the faith this kid has and how much he has grown.  Like when we first met him, he was super quiet and would barely speak.  But we taught him everything and he just opened up like a flower and has the strongest faith I have ever seen in a nineteen year old kid. He started learning from us cause he had some issues he wanted to change in his life, and become closer to God.  Well we gave him the scriptures and he just gobbles them up like child's food.  He is so awesome and has taught me so much about my own faith and how to build up my belief in myself and God.  Just hopefully we can get him in the waters soon.

Story 2:  How to mop like a Kenyan

step 1: get a bucket

step 2:Fill it up with water

step 3:dump out the water

step 4: repeat steps two and three until your shoes are thoroughly soaked

step 5: pour soap everywhere and sweep the water into another room, then after all rooms have been passed over by the soapy water, sweep it outside.

This is what I got to do on Saturday at the hospital.  We were doing Mormon helping hands and we mopped the kitchen.  My shoes were so filled with water it was terrible. but it was wonderful to help some people out, had a fun time.

Have a great week guys!!

Love

Elder Tucker

"Way too much tongue"-Elder who will remain nameless

This quote comes from our adventures at the girraffe center.  They give you some like weetabix things so you can feed the girraffes.  And if you put the treat on your lips the girrafle kisses you.  One of the elders did so and was asked how it felt, thats what he said.  It was hilarious. (sory this computer is sketchy and has already wrecked my camera once so i will send pictures next time, when i can get a different computer.  but STORIES!!

1: "I think I know that building, maybe... lets get closer... nope wrong building crap."

So this week we had to go to zone conference.  We thought that we left with plenty of time but then there was like three different accidents and the bus went some really crazy way that we didn't know.  Then just decided to drop us off in the most random spot.  Well me and my companion were both just lost for a little.  Luckily bikers know the whole town so we got a ride up to the church and were only like half an hour late.  But it is okay cause president was late as well.

2:"I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS!!!!"

So after our last appointment on sunday.  I was putting my shoes on and it just decided to give up and the whole back came out! now this might sound insane but these are the same shoes i stared mission with and i want them to last me.  Just to prove that johnston murphy's can last anything.  Then they just quit on me.  But the wonderful thing is that fundis (cobblers) here are flipping wizards so i won't let them retire yet.  Those things will make it to the end and then some.  But yeah there is no tread so if we go shopping and the floor is wet it is like ice skating haha.  Both my black ones and brown ones are that trashed so it is a fun time.

Have a great week guys!

"Well that's what you get when you try to be a nice guy." My companion

Whats up guys? this is what my comp told me after I invited our mission president to go ice skating and he said we can't go cause it is technically a "winter sport" who knew you can get in trouble for doing winter sports in Africa! but he is some stories for you...

1:YSA World Cup!!

So this week was super fun cause we got to go to the ysa activity and play soccer for the Nairobi West Stake.  Our team made it to the semi-finals, but we got beat by this other team, which a legit team.  Like there was two members who just brought their leauge team.  It was a fun time though.  We made a lot of good friend RC's in all of Kenya!  We had a nice time and I tried straight glucose for the first time, didn't like it too much.  But my comp is a super huge soccer player so he had two super awesome goals from across the field it was so sick!  I was the only white guy playing so that was kinda awkward though haha.

2. Well that was unexpected.

You know sometimes as a missionary you feel like everything you do is never really good enough. I was feeling like that a little bit this week.  Well on Sunday I got up to bear my testimony and I mean it wasn't bad.  I gave a simple testimony but didn't feel like people were at all effected by it.  I was done, sat down and just kinda felt like meh, that wasn't my best.  Well later that night me and my comp were just chilling in the house and we got a call from a member who is like my best friend just called and thanked me for bearing my testimony. She said that it was very powerful and she loved it.  That was just a super nice thing to do and showed me that the lord takes care of his own.  So bear your testimonies and you get blessed;) 

Welp! love you guys!!

Love,

Elder Tucker