Tuesday, April 2, 2013

4-1-13

Today, I complete 8 months in the mission. The time goes quickly when one is focused well.

Well, today we played Paintball in Managua (outside of our zone, but we got permission) as a zone. It was really fun. The arena is not too big, but it was really great. We played 8v8, the two districts. Mine won both times haha. The draw was that they ran out of paintballs. I used 100 in about 5 minutes of the first game and got 3 of the other elders out and then 200 in the second game and then there werent any more balls. It was a good time. Haha We all enjoyed, but we returned a bit late...

Great to hear from both of you mom and dad! I am super happy to hear that you are performing on stage dad hahaha thats amazing! Its so great to know about that. And mom, youre set in the missionary moms and visits to Nicaragua haha I hope both of you can attend all the sessions of conference. We have to bring investigators to attend, and so we are going to search really really well to bring somebody because I really want to go to hear the prophet haha I believe Im going to listen to it in Spanish too.

Nothing more is coming to mind right now, but that we have had 2 really amazing new families that have been prepared by the lord to receive us. One is really young and they have a 3 year old named Jesus. They were waiting for us when we came to the appointment 15 minutes late (which is extremely rare that people expect us when we put an appointment haha) and they already knew we were going to sing to start and brought out the chairs and everything. So, we have another appointment with them tomorrow to explain the restauracion of the gospel of jesus christ.

One thing I miss being able to do is search and print music lyrics and chords or sheet music. Im learning to read music and play note by note from sheet music on my uke, so mom and dad and anyone else, if you have sheet music from the church, disney... elvis... or any oldies that my dad sings, I am more than happy to receive them haha

Hope you all enjoy the pictures, and let it be known that Hermana Clement of DC sent me the ´future trophy wife´ shirt that I wear with pride. All the north americans and english speaking latinos laughed so hard when they read it. But now its covered in paint haha

All my best and enjoy the world and the blessing we have. Really, look at the life you have and see all the good that is available to you. If you pray and ask what you have, you will be amazed and more appreciative of the blessings.

--
Elder Mann
Nicaragua Managua Sur
La Mejor MisiĆ³n del Mundo

and a member in another area has a record player with glen miller
 

 
Our district with repochetes to celebrate Elder Chen´s bday
 

Elder Hernandez and Flemming
 

and before the war with Elder Hernandez
Paintball arena


more paintball
 shoutout to rinna for sending me the shirt, the elders love it haha
 
more paintball

more paintball

more paintball
and one with the member with the record player and cassetes of oldies. He has a ton of motown. 1 cordoba cada uno