July 25, 2016 Email

Well everyone,

I've always wanted a monkey for a pet. . .I'm scratching that off my bucket list because one just tried to grab me haha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, we'll get to that later. As for the week.  it has been pretty cool.  So mom, I need to know if you have been able to figure out how to send stuff here.  Also, if you can send stuff, can you send me a 32g sd card for my camera so I can take a lot of pics without having to run out of room haha!!!

So, this week started out ok.  We've been working a lot with some of the people, but they haven't been doing too well.  Mainly Foster and Linda are the people we have been working our best with.  OH!  Also, Nana Akuia is getting baptized this Saturday!!!!!! Chai, I'm so excited!!!!!!!

Foster has been doing amazing, but the last time we went to him which was last night he was off.  We think he has a drinking problem, so we'll work with him on that one.  Other than that, he's doing fine.  We have also been working with Linda, she has not been able to come to church, but she loves it when we come by and teach her.  She has a little baby and she has really opened up to us about problems that she is having about attending church.  We have been trying to help her, but we haven't had much luck with getting her to church.  Nana Akuia is getting baptized, so that's amazing!!!

We also went on exchange with Achimota again.  Only this time, we had a sleep over at their apartment.  We didn't do much, but it was fun haha!!!  So I went with Elder Ben to our area in Chantan while Lambson went to Okereke with Achimota.  We had a lot of fun that day haha!!! We also have had a lot more light off this week [light off is when the power goes out], so we have been taking bucket showers.  Granted, it's weird, but you get used to it when you learn how to do them haha!!!!

Other than that, it's just been a short week haha!!!  We have been trying to get out of the house but sometimes it is hard haha!!!  Well everyone, time for the fun part!!!

So today, we went to a small zoo in Achimota, and the bike there was killer!!!  So, when we got there, the first things we saw were monkeys and a few pythons in a cage, so it seemed ok at first, but we couldn't wait to get started!!!  We stopped at a shop there and saw a bunch of bones and stuff outside, we took some pics and the elephants bones are huge and heavy!!!!!

So after we got all set we went over and saw some monkeys, they were ok and they were hyper haha!!  We then traveled a bit and we saw a camel, ostriches, then wart hogs, a few hyenas, a crocodile, birds and some antelope.  So when we were looking at the monkeys, one big one reached out and grabbed me!!!  So since that that happened, I'm not going to worry about having a monkey for a pet haha!!!  So, I'll send as many pics as I can, but we'll see haha!!!

Well, that's pretty much it.  I hope you all have had an amazing week!!!!!  I'd love to hear from you and see you guys!!!!!!  I love you alll!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Elder Stockton Smith