Dear Family
I love you all so much! It feels wierd to be alone during this holiday
season. But im doing great out here.
So Heres the Big news of My Transfer!! I got Transfered to Honolulu. Im in
the Honolulu West Zone, in the Moanalua 2nd Ward. And Heres the crazy thing, im
in a Samoan Ward!!!! :) I have to learn the Language too. Because i am in the
Samoan Ward my Area covers half of the Island, So we go to Kaneohe, Honolulu,
Hon-West, and Waipahu Zones. Which is Basically half of the Island of Oahu!! We
have a car, thankgoodness. We live in a high riser apartment that has like 25
floors. The Pad is really nice. My companion is Elder Maloata. He is from
American Samoa, and he is pretty cool.
Learning the Language is going okay. All of church is in Samoan, i
recognized like 5 different words in church. Samoans freaking feed you a ton of
food, and make you keep eating and eating. I hope i dont gain weight, because
that would make things even worse for my back. When i left on my mission i
started a personal NO-Caffeine goal, and i was hoping to make it through my
whole mission without drinking caffeine. I made it all the way until this week
when i was at dinner at a Samoan families house, and they gave us Dr Pepper, and
i didnt want to be mean and say no. Cuz they hate it when you say no to food
they give you. So i drank it. I made it almost 4 months haha.
So my Friend Elder Kniff told me that i probably have the Gift of Tongues,
so i shouldnt be worried about learning Samoan. He says i probably have it
because i was originally called to a Samoan, language learning, mission. So he
says i should pick it up easy. And my Patiarchal Blessing mensions me learning a
language on my mission. So hopefully it goes well. Ou Te Alofa Vate 'oe, Means I
love you. And O le tusi a Mamona, is The Book of Mormon. Ive learned a few
sentences and a few words. But please pray for me to be able to learn the
language quickly and easily.
Im the Driver, because my Companion is Black-Dotted, so hes not allowed to
drive. So i am trying to learn Roads of Honolulu, along with Kaneohe, and
Waipahu, and the roads and cities are so confusing. We have a GPS Navigation
thing, but its really crappy and gets us lost a lot.
I finally got you package on Friday of this last week. 2 1/2 weeks, or 17
days after you sent it. It took it a really long time to get here, im not sure
why. But at least i got it. I sent Gentry Wiscombe a Letter, and its Been 4
Months and he still has not gotten it, pretty sure it got stolen. I'll be
looking for that other package you sent for Christmas.
All the news from home is excting. From the Adamsons, to the Cat Story, to
Thanks Giving. I cant believe its already Thanks Giving!
My back and leg have been feeling more sore than normal, i dont know if its
my bed, or if its getting worse or what. My bed is pretty crappy and
uncomfortable. This last week ive been getting really bad stomach aches. and i
dont think its related to what im eating. It dont know what could be causing it.
I wonder if Nerves in my back, are connected to my stomach pain? and My Right
leg will every once in a while get a wierd nerve pain. and My arms and hands
will get a wierd Tingly Sensation. I dont know if its connected to my back or
not. But im kinda worried. I think i just need to get an MRI, cuz if there is a
pinched nerve or something, just leaving it could make the nerve pain perminent.
I dont know what to think anymore. My permanent retainer broke like 3 weeks ago,
one whole side broke, so the wire was just dangling down. so i called the
Mission Office and i got it fixed. Then it broke again this week, and its still
broken, i havent gotten it fixed yet. I figured out last friday that my Fake
Tooth is a little loose. While i was eating i thought i felt it move. So i go to
the bathroom, and It like squeeks when i wiggle it, and it wiggles forward and
backwards a little bit. Its been a week, and it hasnt fallen out. I dont know
what to do about that situation.
Love Elder Durocher
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| Quindt Family |
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| Brother Davis who had the heart attack in a previous letter! |
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The Hyde Family
Brother and Sister Hyde
Hi'i
Pa'a
Ahi
I forget the youngster's name
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