October 19, 2015

Yes it is challenging.  Guess what?  We are at mission house.  We had a really hard time last night.  We fight.  I don't want to but he tried to bite and punch me on the face but he missed me so I have to punch him back and I did it.  The other missionaries come and helped to hold him back.  He is not humble.  He don't want you to tell him anything.  But I can't live a fake life.  If I need to tell him I will.  I will keep telling him.  I promise I'm not bad and I will get along with everyone.  So we meet with the mission president just now and he talked to us.  Now my companion is with the mission doctor.  He needs help.  The transfer is just last week and President wants me to stay with him for small time.  Again it wouldn't be hard for me to stay with him.  I will change my ways and try to help him.  But we had a great week.  We received 3 referrals.  Two of them come to church.   Actually we taught 2 of them.  The other one is from TOGO.  He's a French man.  He stays in sister's area and was referred to us from a member.  We try to pass to sisters but the member said to teach him and he will go to their branch when it is time for him to be baptized.  We can give to sisters so they can baptize him.  I don't know it wouldn't work but we will talk to president about that.  Even before we go back to apartment.  But it is great thing we are having people to teach for the next month.  My companion is from South Africa.  Yes, I do have a lot of friends that are Muslims.  I really enjoy being around them.  Our culture is very similar to each other.  It is not hard for me but it is hard to teach Muslim people but I enjoy their companionship.  Yes I did have a Muslim girlfriend.  Yes she is married now.  I will probably date Muslim again when I go home and convert her maybe.  It is really good to hear that Rachel is married now.  With the oldest dress.  I think that is good idea to pass the dress to generations.  Back home if you go to wedding or hear wedding you will say this word.  Let me say it in Amhric first.  YE ABRAHAME EN YE SARA GABECHA YE HUNELACHU.  Hope you will manage to read my Amhric.  Let me interpret to English.  I'm wishing for their life to be like Abraham and Sara.  Will you forward to them for me?  Say it in Amhric to them.  It wouldn't be hard!!  Thank you so much for all thing.  Wish great time and week.  Please I miss Emma and Lydia.  Please give my hug to them and tell them my much love for them.
Much love
Elder Birresa