The week and the Orangutan

 This is their plastic washing machine, but they dry everything outside.

 Apartment from the outside

Here Is an update and some facts and stuff. I hugged an orangutan today at the zoo- it was cool. Street food rocks here. Its good. A mission is really good and really hard. I was talking with elder Wood today and we agreed that we had no idea what a mission was like before we came here. Its much different than I thought. Easier in someways and harder in some. Its interesting. Anyways, everyday us new guys agree, that the mornings are harder, but the nights we always go to bed so happy and excited. Its great. This week I had a cool experience. I was real frustrated for a bit one day cause I felt really stuck In the language and felt real dumb. Anyways, I read in Alma 13:28 and 1 Corinthians talking about how God doesn't push us till we break but he gives us stuff we can handle. So don't fear. All things are possible with God.  

Last week I got a haircut way shorter than I thought haha. The guy took off a lot of hair but It looked good and fine. Every night I make a bottle of 2 liters of tang and put it in the freezer and in the morning its a slushy and is such a blessing after I workout cause its soo refreshing. My house mates and comp are all way older than me which is weird. And everyone here is stunned when I tell them I am 18- they always ask if I'm joking -haha. My comp Elder Mangandi is 22 in a month and the other companionship is 22 and 25. Crazy Right? They are Filipinos and are like done with their schooling haha. I have a lot of life ahead when I get back. I'm a youngen.  Its really going to help me grow up and be a man. I had some kids this week just run and jump all over me -they were these young primary kids haha this was at church and they were pulling off my tie and belt and stuff it was like I was getting mugged hahah. Cute, but crazy haha. Also the primary program was this week and was awesome! A lot like the ones in Utah. The church is pretty much the same everywhere. The gospel always is the same but so is everything else too!! Kind of cool. Anyways I had a dog try to bite me this week luckily he got caught by the chain. You would never believe how my area looks. Very crowded and very very poor. Lots of trash everywhere. This is the hardest zone in the mission too. Its going really well though and our ward is doing awesome. We had 11 investigators at church this Sunday! Cool right? WE are anticipating 4 baptisms in December!!