tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35332019310721114762024-02-18T20:30:20.720-08:00Elder Connor DunkleyBrenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-84327296968298164222015-02-28T10:23:00.003-08:002015-03-23T08:43:04.996-07:00Going Home...Goodbye Angola, Africa!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">President and Sister Merrill at the Airport...Going Home!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hello
Family,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">This will
be my last report home as I leave on Wednesday!! We played soccer this morning
and went straight to the Internet café so I don’t have my memory card with the
pictures…it will have to happen when I get home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is really no one that can cut hair well
here and no once in our house cuts hair so I think I will ask Sister Merrill
tomorrow if she has time to give me a haircut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was thinking of just getting one right when I got home, a nice one
before my homecoming talk, because I don’t want the buzz cut they give here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">I can’t
wait for all those appointments that are set up, doctors, Orthodontist and
Dentist! Should be great and hopefully they wont find any diseases!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">You are
not going to believe that I finally got the Christmas package that you sent in
November…now February!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a big one
so I will give what I can away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of
the native Elders scrambled through it and took some stuff out so its going to
good use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, I already gave away the
suit and all the ties and I’ll just leave my clothes and other stuff for
everyone of the natives here or Angolans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am going to try and get some sand from the beach before I leave. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hopefully
I can sleep on the plane and not be too excited! This week was saying a lot of
goodbyes and also over the next couple of days before I leave there will be
more…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Sorry so
short, I will see you soon!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-68481959394390725742015-02-02T17:24:00.000-08:002015-02-02T17:24:08.521-08:00Visit from Luisa from Lubango...Zone Conference... New Comp. Elder Yeanopolus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Family and friends! I have really enjoyed worked with Elder Yeanopolus and things are going great and we are working hard. This area is big and we are walking everywhere and we walk on sand all day long. We are teaching some cool people like Geraldo and Linda who are just finishing up with their documents for Marriage and want to get baptized, Geraldo left the province to his birth province to get his documents, we are hoping for a miracle so that they will be able to get the paperwork so they can be baptized soon. Nelo, he has been investigating the church for the past 6 months, he has a strong testimony. He is trying to get permission from his mom to get baptized as he is 17.<br />
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I found out that I will be flying home from London alone, so that will be a long flight. On New Year's Day we played soccer. I am living with 3 Elders Elder Quezada who is from Mexico and Elder Almeda who is from Angola and Elder Yeanopolus from the States.<br />
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I worked with Elder Almeida when he was just a member in Viana, so that was cool to meet up with him again. I also had a division this week with Elder Domingos whom I served with in Lubango. It was great to catch up with him and walk together probably for the last time. Church was great as well, I really like the Bemica Branch. This area has huge houses and so its a bit of a change from walking on the trash through the poor neighborhoods to now walking on the sand in the rich neighborhoods. I guess the closer you get to the beach the more wealthy people you can find.</div>
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We had our Zone meeting, which will be my last, it is nice to be with Elder Yeanopolus as we are on the same page as far as working. We met a guy who is a doctor here and were able to teach him the first discussion on the Restoration, it was a great experience and very peaceful. We are hoping to meet with him again soon. We were able to use the internet at one of the sister's homes in the Branch, which is nice because we do not have to pay for it! She made us food, pizza and noodles.</div>
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President and Sister Merrill are awesome! We are currently at the President's house right now and Sister Merrill is making lunch for us and then we are going to have a Zone activity.<br />
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Also we have another lady, named Victoria who is living with a member Jose and they are planning to get married next week so they can be baptized. It seems like we are always having to wait on Marriage Documentation in order for couples to be baptized here in Angola its an on-going situation.</div>
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One of our members named Jose almost died this week, twice. He got Typhoid fever and his blood turned very dark and his whole body pretty much shut down. His wife Victoria started pouring cold water on him in the bathtub. He was taken to the Hospital and barely made it, but he is pretty tough and made out alright. We have been visiting him daily, he could literally go at any moment. He has been sick off and on. We happened to show up at his house the day he almost died, he told us that today was supposed to be the day of my funeral.</div>
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I gave my farewell talk here in Sacrament meeting yesterday at church. I talked about the importance of serving a mission. I know I will be giving my homecoming talk in Sacrament meeting there soon too.</div>
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Luisa from Lubango came up to Luanda as her mother had passed away. She called me and wanted to meet up. I got to see her one more time and give her a hug goodbye. That really made my week. Seeing people from Lubango really means a lot, especially that family, they are my favorite family by far...her kids are so fun and they always ask the best questions. I love a good question! She also gave me a gift to give to you, mom.</div>
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Well that is the main news for the area and the Missionary work that is going on here right now, we are still in the hot season...their summer so I am looking forward to some cold weather there. I am so excited to see all of you again as I prepare to leave next week.</div>
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Love Elder Dunkley</div>
Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-39911307583987665932015-01-08T10:06:00.001-08:002015-01-08T10:06:46.098-08:00Merry Christmas....Feliz Natal...!!<h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The last week in December I was transferred I am now with Elder Yeanopolus in Bemfica a suburb of Luanda. He was with me in the MTC. I am really excited and we have some great people that we are teaching. I don't think I could have asked for a better ending! It was great to talk with you guys on Skype and after it ended I thought of all these other things I wanted to say and talk about, well it will just have to wait until I get home at least it was a better connection than last year from Lubango. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did not receive the Christmas package yet so hopefully before I leave. This past week we walked with President Merrill and it was really great to be able to take the Mission President with us we will be meeting before Christmas for a celebration with all the Elders. I am really excited to spend Christmas in Cassaquel where I first started my mission!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This Week I have been able to share a special message about our Savior Jesus Christ and it has been really uplifting. We also have a new cool investigator named Pagia who want to be baptized already and he said that he will be ready whenever he has been taught all of the discussions, so hopefully we will be able to accomplish that before the end of the month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our Mission President</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We played soccer with the Zone this month, it had been awhile since we had a group activity playing soccer so it was great!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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All the Missionaries- Angola Mission</h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are also teaching a really great guy named Gabriel and he is working towards baptism, and another lady named Lu who is working on getting married to her husband before they can get baptized, it is really funny because her little boy keeps interrupting saying mom, mom, mom during the lessons 30 or 40 times without really wanting anything!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We recently went to Brother Weggeland's house for dinner and he showed us the video The Gift that the church put out it was really great, you can access it on the church website.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a view of the ocean from our apartment that looks over the horizon of the city and drops down into the ocean, it is very pretty. I will try and send some pictures soon, these computers are so unreliable from the Internet cafes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made brownies the other day for a recent convert family for family night and they loved the brownies! This is kind of a surprise because they really don't like sweet things. I also had an opportunity to translate (interpret) for 6 americans this Sunday. Translating allows me to focus more on the talks and what they are saying. more and More Amercians keep coming in, also the new American that served in Brazil is an Assistant to the Missionary Work in the Branch which is really cool to be able to work with him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This past Sunday the power went out and we only had church an hour. That never happens in the states! We only had Sacrament meeting. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I enjoyed all your emails!! Merry Christmas! I love you all! Elder Dunkley</span><br />
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</span>Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-6580936521623934142014-12-10T18:59:00.002-08:002014-12-10T18:59:40.969-08:00Birthday!!...Transfer to Luanda...New Companion from Africa...Elder Figuiero!!<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-58cec5af-1d97-276e-1d1f-4c101421d705" style="margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Birthday Elder Dunkley Nov. 2nd!!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">We had some cool things happen this week. We had our District Conference and it was fantastic. We went to the Priesthood session on Saturday and we learned how to be better leaders and then we had a General session with everyone on Saturday night where President Merrill talked about the family and things we can do better here to keep the families more safe and protected and become more united. It was a really great day and then we had the General Conference session the next day. The members from the other Branches that I had served in came and I was able to see some of the members and investigators from some of the other areas. It was so great! I got to see some people from Viana that I really missed and all of Alberto and Claudice's family from The Congo. I got some pictures that I will send. After Conference we all went to the Mission Presidents house to have lunch and we had a nice meal there with Sister Merrill We are teaching some treat people and tomorrow I get to walk with the President and he is going to accompany me for a few lessons which should be a great experience. Happy Thanksgiving Family!! I love you!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">I am really enjoying this area, even though Terra Nova had a lot of great memories. We had a lot of lessons this week, it was like good old Cassaquel, for some reason there is always so much work in this area more so than in any other Branch that I have served in. It's been great! We also had a new American family move in, they have 3 little kids, between 5 and 10 and they just run around with all of the African kids yelling in english they can't understand each other! T</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">he Dad served a mission in Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese and he works in the American Embassy here.</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"> I had to translate all of Sacrament meeting for 5 people through a headset and I will be doing that until I go home. Translating is not an easy thing WOW! T I also got to go to Brother Weggelands and have dinner there, which was so nice, everyone still remembers me from when I was here almost 2 years ago. I was very excited to see everyone and it was a great reunion. Super awesome. Everything you guys have sent has been donated to the people at this point. District Conference is on Saturday and Sunday so that should be great, I am really excited for it. I wish you all a great week! Love you so much!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">So Transfers this week! I will be going back to Cassaquel but in another area. I will be living in the first house that I lived in when I started my mission. It was great the pictures of Ryan Johnson coming home from Singapore. I am using the Portuguese Plan of Salvation they all love it! It explains it so much better and its a lot easier for them to understand when they have a visual aid and can really see the plan laid out. Thank you so much it works great! Mason you are huge! Jensen you have grown too! Ash you are still the same! Riles you are amazing! Love you bye, sorry its such a short email but I have to pack for the transfer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Hi Family! I loved the pictures and all the emails and YES I did get the birthday packages last week! I loved them so much! Thank you! I was able to have a Birthday Celebration yesterday! It was really awesome and we made the brownies!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Conference was great it was long because we watched all 4 sessions at one time. It was nice to be able to understand all of it. For the first time one of the speakers spoke in Portuguese and we didn't have to have a translator and everyone was so into Conference. It is so much better to hear it straight from the speaker and not have through a translator everyone was really paying attention. We are still working with Moises although it seems his family has been trying to convince him not to join the church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">We got a call from Jurtrude, Carlos Fonescas wife and she wanted us to come over and help Carlos, he had been drinking for about a week straight and his body collapsed and he was in serious pain. He was in a sweat and in a ball when we came over and we gave him a blessing and let him rest. We came back the next day and his skin was peeling but he was doing much better. It's such a sad situation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">I had a great birthday celebration and we went to a Restaurant where they played live music. It was really fun. I miss you all so much! Thank you for the Birthday wishes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">Also we got to watch
all the rest of the sessions of </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">General
Conference as a Branch. Pretty much all of them yesterday at church, it was
like 6 straight hours of Conference, people started leaving early at the end it
was so long but it was so good.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">We also
had a Zone meeting where we had a lot of meaningful training. I think I am
going to be transferred here in 2 weeks so I’m super excited that Moises will
be baptized right before I will probably leave. So Mom, my hand is healed and I
am healthy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Oct. 20<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">I think I
am getting transferred out of this area soon so I will take pictures of everyone
we are teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Betinha is doing great,
thank goodness she does not need to get married as that is everyone’s situation
here! Carlos is struggling with drinking again and we had to go over there
because his wife, he was messing up the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Beer is cheaper than water here about 70 cents so it is a huge problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">So this
week Henricks from Lubango, Jorge’s best friend came up to Luanda and called me
and so we met up with him and he showed me where his Grandma lives, she is such
a sweet nice lady.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She goes to her Pentecostal
church every Sunday and it was great to hangout with Henricks, he is a really
cool guy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">The work
is going well over here, the area and branch is looking a lot better than when
I first got here, and everyone here likes to get up and bear their
testimonies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also gets pretty wild
with all of the African Children running around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try and grab some at a time and calm them
down!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">I can’t
believe on everything that I have gone through on the mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think I could have done any of it,
unless the Lord was guiding me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">I love
you all so much, Connor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Oct. 13<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is
getting a lot hotter over here in Africa…literally very hot so the sunburn from
the beach is finally going away now from last week. Realizing my time is short
I am definitely not counting the days, just the months. Just kidding, the only
thing I am excited for is my own bed and to see all of you guys!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">So this
week we had a lot of great lessons, one person in particular that we are
teaching is Betinha and she is 17.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
is very smart and we have taught her about the Restoration of the Church, the
Book of Mormon and we are going to teach her the Plan of Salvation next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also set a Baptismal date with our
investigator Moises who will be getting baptized on the 8<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just watched the trailer for “Meet the
Mormons” My companion pulled it up on the computer next to me. Can’t wait to
see it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Agency is
something I have been thinking about a lot recently I never really understood
until recently, The Lord will never make anyone do anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are capable of making our own decisions
about anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was really thinking
about it and its such a wonderful thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am very grateful to have my free agency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">This
morning I was reading in Alma chapter 62.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a great chapter when Moroni goes to aid Pahoran and bring back
the Kingdom in order and then Teacum is killed after he sneaks into the
Lamanites camp and kills their leader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Such heroic men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well this week
was wonderful, great lessons and teaching really cool people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the people that we are teaching right
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also pray for Carlos, we went by
his house last night and apparently he had been drinking again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are also teaching a really cool guy named Hamilton,
he is 22. We hope we can challenge him to get baptized soon. I love you all so
much!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">This
weekend was great, we got to watch General Conference and then we went to the
beach yesterday, I got really sunburnt, we played football and ran in the sand
and had lunch at the beach as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Positive Ions and Fresh Ocean Air were so nice to have yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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watching General Conference I noticed that they talked about the Prophet and
the Leadership of the Church, and sustaining the Prophet, in deed and
in action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been reading a lot about
the stripling warriors and also about Moroni in the Book of Mormon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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28 and single and he is progressing we have gone over everything except lesson
4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel that he could be baptized here
soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is wondering if he can be
baptized twice since he was baptized in the Catholic Church. Then we go over
the Restoration and the Priesthood again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is
getting cooler over there as it is getting warmer over here. The Angola mission
had a reunion in Utah this past weekend and I saw some pictures, its crazy to
see everyone together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Elders that I
met when I first got here are back home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have a new companion from Draper Utah his name is Elder Nash he is
really cool and played football.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
really excited to serve with him in this area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We taught Carlos and Jurtude about Temples and Eternal Marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have noticed a great change in the family
as the Gospel is being taught in their home. Carlos is trying to keep the
Commandments and his wife is listening to the discussions. She hasn’t come to
church yet but she makes us food!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
spiritually fed and nourished during the Conference! Have a wonderful week, I
love you all! Elder Dunkley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-47717651915074325962014-10-03T19:02:00.001-07:002014-10-03T19:02:43.176-07:00Ebola...being careful...Zone Conference....Service project!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Paulos</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Streets of Angola</span></h2>
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<u><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Month of September</b></span></u></h3>
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<u><span style="font-family: Georgia;">4<sup>th</sup> week<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hi Family! I loved all
your emails! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have 3 new Elders from
Mozambique and they are great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
morning for P-day we played soccer with all of them, our mission is pretty much
half native now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperature is
pretty cool but it’s getting hotter each day as we are entering into the warm season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>President and Sister Merrill went out to
Luena where there are only 5 members but they brought 76 non-members to church,
they really spread the Gospel. The church is really new there not quite
established but it will grow because the members always invite their friends
and neighbors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next weekend I will be
going to the President’s house to spend the night and watch conference with the
whole mission! Then on Monday we are going to the beach it should be a blast!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Luena</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">There are two sister
missionaries from Angola who were sent to Boston! Pretty cool right?!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am really excited to
listen to the General Conference talks this Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General conference on the mission is a big
highlight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Elder Ferguson left for
home and this past week<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so we were
trying to accomplish as much as we could before he left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said goodbye to people, the branch had 2
baptisms and we went over to the Morro Bento chapel and went to the baptisms on
Saturday and then ate at a Restaurant with all the Elders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a great day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are teaching a guy named Moses and he has
been coming to church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are hopeful
that he will get baptized before the next transfer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also got a new companion, Elder Nash, he is
a great guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am really excited to serve
with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am assuming that I will be
in this area for another 6 weeks and then transferred to my last area, so I am
hoping that the area gets built up and is strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This area has a history for being a tough
area, but I am not letting that get in the way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I Just want to share my
testimony with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am very grateful
to be a member of the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
what my life would have been like if I were born out of the gospel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know where I would be and I know that
I would not be content in life, or for a better word, comforted and
hopeful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing what lies ahead gives
me strength.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that when I gained a
testimony that this church is true it was by reading the Book of Mormon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is something that I always reflect on when
I feel down. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am very grateful for my
family and the life that I have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love
you all so much<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I came across a scripture
that I really like in Ether 4:12<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“And
whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good is of me, for good cometh of none
save it be of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am the same that
leadeth men to all good: he that will not believe my words will not believe me-
that I am: and he that will not believe me will not believe the Father who sent
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For behold, I am the Father, I am
the light, and the life and the truth of the world.” I love that scripture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am excited for this
week, a new companion and many more things happening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you all so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will probably email you on Tuesday or
Monday night since we will be at the beach for P-Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This week was a fantastic week with Zone Conference.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We received 3 more Elders from Mozambique and now we have 11 Elders from there in total.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The mission is changing for all Americans to about half native speakers!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Mason you look huge at
your games! Cant wait to get back to watch you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We had a conference with all of the missionaries in Luanda.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was a great experience and we had a lot of food.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I still don’t know how to cook that well for myself.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We played soccer this week with the Branch and then with some other Angolans out in front of our Apartment.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was awesome and we are
going to play next week with all the missionaries from the mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The highlight of this week
was the Conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also yesterday we
had lunch with a member after church, he served his mission in Portugal and he
is awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is Angolan and his wife
is Portuguese. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We taught Farias and we
talked with him about the Plan of Salvation, the lesson went great and each
time that we visit with him he is more comfortable in saying that he is not
part of the Catholic Church and is a part of the Mormon church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is really awesome, he used to always
remind us that he was Catholic, but now he is easing up on that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is so cool, his children are members of
the church and he understands the Book of Mormon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He only needs to get married in order to get
baptized, things are going great with him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A family from Lubango
called me and to say Hi, so great to talk with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were one of the best families that we
taught there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Georgia;">2<sup>nd</sup> week<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We did a helping hands
project where we cleaned up part of the streets in Sao Paulo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great although there was a ton of dust
and black water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never thought I would
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This week we had a lot of
contacting hours and talking to people. I have had some of the best missionary
experiences contacting people here. In Angola if you talk to a bunch of people
you will find that they are from all over Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are from Nigeria, Namibia and South
Africa and the Congo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day we spent
an hour and literally contacted like 20 Nigerians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are super funny, they speak English, but
they are sometimes hard to understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ebola has reached Angola
now, I am unable to track it but I just hear from people that it arrived in
some province called Cabinda.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We have Zone Conference
next week and the whole mission is looking forward to it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Georgia;">1<sup>st</sup> week<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This week was great I got
to see Brother Johnson at church again and it was really cool and we have had a
ton of people show up for church, and some that we weren’t expecting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We set a baptismal date
with Carlos but he needs to get married first so the date will hopefully
motivate him to start working on his documents and we are hoping that
everything goes through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also his wife
is starting to show more interest in the Gospel, which is really great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More and more each time we show up she is
showing more of a desire to know more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We also had a discussion
with a new lady, Filomena, whose husband passed away and was a member.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday we taught her about the Plan of
Salvation, it was a great lesson. She is very smart and sincere. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I gave a Sister in the
Branch, Sister Lizet some mint packet and she loved them so much and she said
thank you, thank you! She is such an awesome lady!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Dad, that’s incredible
that Brother Kussy visited the ward, I remember him from the first transfer
that I had and he talked about The Woodlands and said he had visited and passed
by there way cool!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The area is going really
well right now, we just have a lot of people we are teaching that cannot get baptized
until they are married. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Tell Grandma and Grandpa
that I say Hi and that I love them! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Super cool week and lots
of work and new things going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I miss
you all so much and I hope you have a wonderful week! Elder Dunkley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-88385915350849781702014-08-31T20:06:00.001-07:002014-08-31T20:06:08.287-07:00"Maos que ajudam" (Helping hands) project & Brother Johnson!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elder Ferguson, (different Carlos), Sister Merrill</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Month of August</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>1st week:</u>So this
week I was robbed again, inside a taxi but this time I caught the guy in the
act and got 6 Angolans on my side and they searched him and got my wallet back!
So that was awesome! Unfortunately I jammed my finger pretty bad playing soccer
on P-day as goalie, I have been icing it so it is healing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">I don’t
know how much longer my shoes are going to last, the laces are broken and its
falling apart- the entire shoe! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">So this
week was great with Carlos and his family, we had a wonderful lesson with him,
he learns so well and retains everything and he is feeling the spirit just as
we are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been such an awesome
experience teaching him. We also had a family night with the parents of some of
the kids that are member and they are interested in the church, which is way
awesome. We brought them cookies and sprite and they loved it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Paulo is
doing well and he is still working on getting married but we continue teaching
him. Marlisa came to church! She also still needs to get married,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope that it will happen before I go home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Speaking
of home, I hope that when that time comes that I will not even want to go home
that I will torn between the 2 countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I know that talk will come soon, mom where I will be wishing that I was
back in Angola. The people here are really what makes the mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of your emails have strengthened me and
my testimony has been strengthened and throughout the mission I can feel the
Lord’s hands in my life, pushing me to keep on going with a positive attitude
and to make a difference in a world full of so much crud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>2nd week:</u>Saturday
I was able to attend a baptismal service of a girl that Elder Hannay and I found
when I was in Viana about a year ago from today. It was Alberto’s daughter and
it was amazing to see his daughter get baptized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He called me Thursday to find out for sure if
I would be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t expect this
to come out of this family, it is amazing to see how the Lord works through
people and how I was able to be a part of it and be an instrument in His hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">We
started doing Wed. night activities in the Chapel like how we used to in
Lubango,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I miss Lubango so much!!! But
here in Terra Nova we are starting it and we watched some Mormon messages on
the projector in the Chapel and then we played Voce me Ama? (Do you love me) It
was really fun and the people here are awesome, if there are people trying to
mess with us, Angolans help out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
that they are sick of the crime and such.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All of my mission family members,( my trainer, brother and grandfather)
that have served in this area have all been robbed so I am hoping it doesn’t
happen to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>3rd week: </u>We have a
big service project in Sao Paulo and we are cleaning up a praca- which is where
people sell stuff like everywhere, lots of meats in the sun, haha, mom so just
picture that!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">So Mom,
President and Sister Merrill are on the ball with the Ebola virus and have
warned us all, so no need to worry there!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My apartment in Terra Nova</span></h3>
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<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">I am also
trying to avoid the shaved head now and am going for the McCullough shake-down..just
kidding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>4th week:</u> This week
we had a service project of helping hands, maos que ajudam. It was
awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We actually had one of our
investigators Carlos Fonseca come and help out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We cleaned up the Sao Paulo paragem, which is extremely dirty and Elder Yenoapolos
got sick, it was so nasty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">This week
we also had an investigator Farias come to church and he “adorei” which means
he loved it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">I was
able to see Brother Johnson Yesterday!! So awesome, it was so cool to see
someone from home over here in Angola with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He came over to my apartment and everything
and we were able to sit next to each other at church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really fun! And I am glad that I got
the shoes and all the much needed supplies…thanks!! I wasn’t even expecting
this much!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">This was
definitely the highlight of my week, seeing Brother Johnson, it was
amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">We also had
a great lesson with Farias and Maria, a couple that we are teaching and they
really opened up to us yesterday, it was awesome. They were talking honestly
and explaining their situation and really just feeling the spirit. It was such
a worthwhile lesson and I really loved it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-20873328106049027942014-07-31T16:59:00.004-07:002014-07-31T16:59:55.549-07:00One year Celebration for the Luanda Angola, Africa Mission!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the Mission home...One year celebration!!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Month of July:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I miss you guys so much but I know that here is work here to do! We are getting a lot more Elders now from Mozambique and as of now no new Americans have been called as they are still having problems with the Visas. It looks like we will have 12 new Elders from Mozambique coming in!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elders, Magaia, Maezane and Figueiro from Mozambique!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well Elder Ferguson are doing great things over here! We are still in Terra Nova near Luanda. We are focusing on references through the Members and also talking to people about the Book of Mormon. This area is difficult for baptisms but we have met a lot of amazing people and have had the opportunity to reactivating some of the Members and they have come back to church. We have been teaching Marliza and she has been coming to church and participating and really enjoys it. We have a date set but she still needs to get married, which is all part of the process. There is something very special about her. She is very intelligent and has an understanding of the Gospel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elder Ferguson and I</span></h3>
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Streets of Luanda with Sister Merrill</h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have also been working with a man from the Congo, he does not speak Portuguese very well so it is hard for him to come to church because of the language barrier but luckily there are a lot of people in the Branch who speak French. His name Dom, which is gift in Portuguese. He had all of the Hymns on the TV and he turned it up really loud and as he was leaving the house we could hear the Hymns throughout the neighborhood and it was really cool. It brought a light into the neighborhood in Angola, super Awesome.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Riley that is so great that you learned a lot more about Joseph Smith at EFY ! We have been playing soccer as a branch on P-days and it is great because it brings everyone closer together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Zone after playing Soccer</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elders of Luanda (me..far left)</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week we began to teach some new people. Paulo, who is a Father with 2 kids and no job, they walk to church and sometimes take taxi's but he is waiting to have a marriage license to get baptized. He is a very humble man. He just wants his family to have a great life and his wife too. So we are trying to hook him up with some members who could help him get a job. Then he will be able to afford to get married so that he can get baptized. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The temperature is still very cool over here as we are in the winter season, and it has been very nice!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So a great experience that I had recently was with Carlos he came back into the church after he had been drinking for while. We told him that we would pass by everyday to make sure that he was on the right track. We had an awesome visit with him on Sunday and his family. We talked about the Restoration and he began to tell his wife about the restoration and I talked about how the plates were translated and it was such an awesome lesson. It was a great experience.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On another note our shopping center, Shoprite burnt down so now we will have to find another way to do our shopping. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I miss running on the track with Brother Hedengren and Brother Huntsman and getting up at 5. I know there will be time for that later...but right now its my time to serve.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elder Dunkley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a silly one...the Elders of Angola..one year celebration!</span></h3>
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Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-19260718163193860222014-07-05T09:59:00.003-07:002014-07-05T09:59:33.319-07:00Shorter emails now...full days...loving the work!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our District in Angola!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Emails from month of June</u>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wow everyone is so spread out throughout the world! Dad and Mason, I won't be hearing from you for a couple of weeks when you get back from Philmont and backpacking. Jensen in Colorado and Mom and Riles in Spain and France! I loved Spain when I went.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I have some bad news about my camera, my companion accidentally dropped it and broke it so no more pictures as of right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had leadership training all day and I was able to meet some of the new Elders! One from Mozambique that is new and he is really cool and he has also learned to speak English already! He is so awesome and an Elder that I would love to serve with! Elder Marqueza and I found 10 new solid investigators and we are building up the area. We teach well together and I have felt the spirit more in the lessons already and it is wonderful. I had a baptismal interview for the Elders with a man named Joao he was really cool and I was able to hear of his conversion story. We had a great interview and he was energetic and excited as he was explaining it. He reminded me a lot of Jorge in Lubango.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Sunday President Bautista asked it I could give a talk and I spoke on service and invited all the youth to prepare for missions. The branch here is awesome and very strong. It has the most Priesthood holders of all the branches and a lot of potential for growth. We were able to take the sacrament to a blind lady in our branch after church and she was really funny and can tell stories forever, she is one of my favorite members to visit throughout the week.</span><br />
<u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2nd week of June:</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We played soccer this morning and I am not feeling too good right now. I am pretty sure I have something and I am very light headed. Other than that it was a very good week. We worked really hard and we are really tired. We had a lot of new investigators and also a lot of meetings with the Branch. We had our Branch counsel meeting and that was great. We accomplished a lot and set goals to focus on. The main goal was keeping the Sacrament meeting reverent and in the primary, helping the kids and the families stay active and helping them teach the Gospel within their homes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are teaching a man whose wife was run over and survived but does not have a job, which is difficult for their family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well I am feeling sick right now, hope everything is going well with my family around the world!</span><br />
<u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3rd & 4th weeks of June:</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was awesome and family it sounds like it was great for you too! Dad and Mason it looked like Philmont was a great trip..it's like that here everyday hot and sweaty and sometimes no showers! Mom and Riles I loved the photos of mom's mission in Barcelona and Paris! It looks so pretty!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was great and we had a lot of success and work! We set a baptismal date and we also played soccer against some Angolans and we wrecked and I am getting pretty good and it is such a blast. We also had a mission tournament and our team Terra Nova dominated we won all our games and I played Goalie and nothing passed me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Missionaries after Soccer Tournament</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lot of lessons this week and my companion and I are working very hard and sweating a lot so that is a good sign!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There were baptisms this week in Cassaquel and all of the Elders went to KFC after..it was so good! I miss food from the states so much. We asked members for references through an example with Noah and the Arc which 8 people they thought to save and we they wrote their names and numbers so we have a lot of work ahead of us!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am now with Elder Ferguson and I am stoked! I have been wanting to serve with him for awhile!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't have much time to write you this week, the internet time is almost up and it has been horrible internet today so hopefully I can get more in next week! Love you all so much!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elder Dunkley</span>Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-70287102770425071902014-06-02T19:25:00.000-07:002014-06-02T19:25:26.447-07:00Learning of Grandpa Dunkley's passing.....working harder than ever...<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Wow I loved all of your emails today they made me
smile. I really have been having an interesting morning. I learned about
Grandpa Dunkley's passing just this morning when President Merrill gave me a
call. It was our P-day and I was cleaning our bathroom and I didn't know what to
think. I was very grateful I was at least able to say goodbye to him. I was
grateful that Elder Money was here too. When we were companions in Lubango he
also had a Grandfather pass away, so he knew how it feels. It's something that
made me think a lot and made me think of the reason why I am out here. Suddenly
my purpose became more clear and it was a wonderful reminder that filled my
heart. Dad, this week I felt a significant boost of strength, in all aspects of
my missionary work. It was as if someone took the burdens that I was carrying.
I don't know if its true, but I think now I have Grandma Dunkley and Grandpa
Dunkley pushing me a long and helping me through this. It's something that I
cannot take for granted. I know why I came here and I know where I want to go.
I do get homesick on the mission but I had a moment of where I remembered how I
felt when I knew the church was true and I was lit from within. I know
why I am here and I know that Grandpa and Grandma's spirits have gone on and
it's strange but as a missionary I think I feel closer to them than that if I
were at home. I know they are here with me.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">That was my morning, this week was also
wonderful. My companion and I are having a blast he is super fun and he likes
to pull pranks and we get each other all of the time. We played soccer with the
Branch, something Elder Money and I did in Lubango and now we have started up
the tradition here in terra nova. We played this African team and we got
destroyed. It was bad. they weren't showing any mercy and they shoved us around
a lot, but I gave them a couple of knees and shoulders too. Africans like to
play rough, you just got to show them who's boss. Elder Brown and the other 4
Elders took off for home this week. It was sad saying goodbye to them as they
were awesome Elders I loved them. I will see all of them when I get back. We
are getting 4 new elders from Mozambique today and Elder Marqueza(my companion)
is so excited, because they are also from his native land of Mozambique. So the
mission is taking a turn. more Africans and less Americans. so my chances for
getting a native companion keep on going up! I love native companions they are
always making fun stories to tell. This week also we worked a lot~. very hard
working week. getting to know the area still and I really like it, more than I
thought I would. President Merrill and Sister Merrill are the best Mission
Presidents ever! They are awesome! I really love them! well that was pretty
much my week. </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Things are going great over here in Terra Nova. I
like the area it is a little bit rough. I am also in the same area as Serafim
who was baptized. I saw him at church he is doing really awesome, still strong
and a lot happier since I first met him. I am also able to understand him a lot
better now. I have another native companion. He is awesome. He has been in the
mission for 3 months and he is just a fireball, really funny and loves to pull
pranks, so we have a lot of fun. I have been working with Elder Brown also who
is going home on Wednesday, just finished his mission, he lives in California.
He is a super missionary. I like the house here in Terra Nova, not as
great as Lubango but it always has hot water and energy because the buiiding we
live in only runs off of generators! We also live right in from of a soccer
field! This morning we played soccer against some Angolans and destroyed
them. It was 5 vs 5. it was a lot of fun. they also have some good food places
here. We just ate at a Muslim Restaurant, that was good and it's only
a dollar per meat pocket! Mom I've found the African equivalent of Taco Bell!
Hopefully I don't get food poisoning!</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The Branch here is so awesome! With lots of
priesthood holders. I think that our Branch has the highest number of men out
of all of the Branches. Well I love you all so much, don'</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">t
miss me too much...or else I will too! I love you! THANK YOU sooo much for all
of the support that you give me! I love you all with all of my heart! Take
Care! LOVE YOUR BROTHER AND SON Elder Dunkley(:</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-35507719181735311972014-05-24T16:32:00.001-07:002014-07-05T10:02:10.994-07:00Transfer to Luanda...Goodbye beautiful Lubango!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My friend Moses in Lubango!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was awesome to hear from all of you on Skype!! Sorry the connection wasn't that great, that's what you get with an African Mission, but at least I was able to hear all of you! 4 hours of Skype and about 20 minutes of connection! I looked forward to it the entire day and it was so wonderful. We didn't end up leaving the member's home until 1 in the morning until all the Elders skyped. The Internet was so bad and I am very tired right now. I got a few good looks at all of you when the connection was up and you all look so great! Mason and Jensen's voices sound so different! Crazy! You are growing so fast! And Prom, Riley you looked so beautiful! Wow the Iron man, I hope I can do that some day!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So this last week we have had great success, we have been working with Jorge again and he has been walking and teaching with us again and he is awesome. He is really good with people he is really and so the lessons run very smooth. President Marques has gone by his house two times this past week to talk with him and help him out and give him advice. It was really awesome when I heard about that! Jorge has a phone now and so its been very easy to get a hold of him and set appointments with him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a great mutual activity this week, we played Charades and it was so fun! We did movies and some of them, only me and Elder Garn knew. It was a lot of fun, so also this past Sunday we got to watch conference for the first time! It was great! I loved hearing it! We were a little bit behind everyone but it took so long for the DVD's to get over here in Africa. It was wonderful the chapel had energy and everything correu muito bem, entao que mais. Well we had the assistants come down this week and i walked with Elder Clifford, he is going home in two weeks. He was very sick and so was Elder Garn, so many of us were sick. I took medicine, but I'm still left with a sore throat, but it's passing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really enjoy divisions (splits) they are like adventures for me. I love planning a day full of just finding people to teach on divisions. I always meet really cool people and have great experiences. We taught some new people and explored new areas that I had never been in before. That's one thing I love about this mission is that the neighborhoods here are like giant mazes! You enter in and you don't know where you will end up. It's really fun and you see knew stuff all of the time. We came out of an ally way in the neighborhood and came across a huge water hole in the middle of nowhere with like 30 people pulling up water and washing clothes and making lunch. They all looked at us like what are you doing here! This week was wonderful! I'm loving Lubango. I don't know how much more time I have down here but I hope for more. If not then its back up to Luanda where the chaos reigns! But I'll get used to it again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On top or Serra De Leba with Belmiro and Gabriel</span></h3>
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<u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Week of May 12th:</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I just got transferred here to Luanda! It's very hot and there is a lot different than Lubango. I have been transferred to one of the toughest and roughest ares of Luanda, Terra Nova... I don't how to describe how I feel about it. I'll be getting another native companion. Elder Marquez. He is also from Mozambique. He is very tiny guy, about half of my height and very skinny. Hopefully we won't run into any trouble. This is the same area that Elder Chandler was stabbed in and also Elder Kelsey. Just around the house, because it's in a tough location. We will see how it goes. I was sad to leave Lubango. I wanted to stay longer, but I already was there for almost 6 months there so my time was up. I'm still a little sick and not feeling too well. Remember when you guys asked me on the skype what I wanted to do when I go home? The first thing is go to chick-Fil- A and then immediately to the Doctor. And then the Dentist. They don't have any of those services over here, that I would go to.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are some changes up in Luanda. Areas have been moved around and there are new Elders. I've finally met them, it's been a good change. We also had a member of the Seventy Elder Renlund come and talk with us. I am excited about one thing in Terra Nova, Serrafin, the first person I baptized is in my area. So I will get to go and see him!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Luanda is not anything like Lubango. There is so much more noise... Lubango is very pretty and a more relaxed environment which is what I like. Today we played soccer for P-day. I scored some good goals, and some lucky shots. Things are going well we are walking with other Elders from Luanda also and visiting people. We still have not gone to Terra Nova. I go there tomorrow and start working. Wish me luck. We call it the outer darkness of Luanda. It's pretty ghetto....I don't know how much I will be walking around with my camera here in Luanda. We will see.. well I love you tons. It was so great to talk with you guys last Sunday. I miss you so much. Chau!! Love Elder Dunkley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> I wish you all the best week and i love you all! chau!!!</span>Brenda Dunkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08501134600820309388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533201931072111476.post-18207107967808223232014-05-08T21:01:00.002-07:002014-05-08T21:10:00.502-07:00Fernanda's Baptism....Highs and Lows of the Mission....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved all the emails it was awesome! I miss you guys so
much. Mason you are getting huge, keep staying fit because I am going to take
you when I get home! I speaking of home
I can’t wait for a high pressured hot water shower. This morning Elder Garn and
I went into the city to buy a new pump, we have not had water for the past 3
days and we finally got it fixed this morning.
Thank goodness, there are absolutely no luxuries here! I can’t wait to
experience all this when I get home. I can’t wait to skype on Sunday I will
call at 19:00 which is 12:00 your time so hurry home from church! So Dad yes, Lubango is a very small town feel
but we are surrounded by mountains and natural wonders. I love it! Things are
going great with Elder Domingos we are working hard, finding new people and it
has been going well. I had my first really sick day on the mission on Monday
night, right after P-day. I had dinner, an egg sandwich.... bad decision. I got
hit in the middle of the night around 3:48 in the night and I instantly started
throwing up, it was the worst I spent the next 2 hours in there throwing up.
And a few more times until 6 a.m. Soon after the other Elders started to get up
and I asked Elder Chatwin what he drank when he had this and he said and he
said powerade, pura sport and Coca Cola, so they went and got me some. I would
drink something and then puke it up right after, until I was dry heaving. I hate
that, it’s the worst. Sister Merrill
told me to stay inside. I called Luisa and Leonor to cancel and they freaked
out and thought it was Poly Disemo and wanted to take me to the Hospital to get
a blood test, but I did not want to move, I was dead. I had a horrible head
ache and was still throwing up. That’s the part on the mission that is hard,
you have no one to take care of you! So my first real sick day was the most miserable
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week Fernanda was baptized and it went great. She is a
funny lady and will strengthen the branch. She is a type of person that
accomplishes. Mom. haha. So we are excited for her to be a member. Elder
Domingos and I are finding cool new people and trying to work together in how
we want to teach. It’s going great.
Tonight I am making pancakes with the Luisas family. I’m excited to see
if she likes it. She and Elder Domingos eu gosto das coisas doces.. ta bem…we
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accident that happened on Saturday. Paula
didn’t come to church nor her daughter Tagi and so on Sunday afternoon, she
called crying asking if we could come over and so we did and in the bairro (neighborhood). We saw a ton of
people for a funeral. We got to Paula’s and she was crying and so was Tagi and
they explained that on Saturday Tagi and her two friends were invited by these
two guys to go to Tunda vala at the river and they went with them and they were
drinking alcohol. They went to the river and none of them knew how to swim and Tagi’s
best friend got caught under a rock and drowned. It was incredibly sad. I didn’t know what to say and she was asking
and pleading for advice. I did my best by offering a prayer and giving her some
advice. We told her we would pass by every single day to make sure that she was
alright. Tagi was devastated and couldn’t even talk. There are a lot of accidents like this here
and it is very sad, the whole neighborhood mourns, but there is always hope. On another note, my Visa is in the process of
being renewed so I have a copy, so any more Police encounters I should be good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Streets of Lubango: Playing with the kids</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">New Week, on Tuesday the other Elders left to do training in
Huambo, leaving Elder Domingos and I in the house for a few days. With a new companion, new work tactics are
always applied and we are doing a lot more door to door contacting as of right
now and finding a lot more people to teach. We had a lot of success and found 8
new investigators this week. The other
Elders got back from Huambo on Thursday and they were exhausted, beat from the
trip. Their bus broke down several times and it was very hot. On Friday we had a meeting with President Marques
and the counselors of each auxiliary and we talked about what could improve in the
branch. I asked if Jorge had home
teachers, Brother rock said that he did
not yet because he did not have a phone, so the next day on Saturday morning we
had planned another soccer game against the same team that we played last time and they were determined for a rematch to win.
That morning we had Leonel, Wilson, Pedro, Eddy, Claudencio and a homeless guy that
wanted to play. At first they were
beating us 5 to 2 and then we came back 4 to 5 and then I scored with an assist
from Claudencio a cross shot right into the goal for the tie and then we just whooped
them 9 to 6 for the final score. I got very sun burnt and a little beat up. But
hey.. when you are playing in the jungle you can expect that! It was awesome. That
was like the highlight of my Saturday, then what followed, not so much, so that
afternoon I had remembered that President Marques had said there is no way to
contact Jorge so I decided to buy him a phone so that he would be able to talk
with us and he could keep in contact with the branch. We walked to Jorge’s home. we could not
find him there so we went looking down by Henrique’s house, who is his good
friend in the church. He had slipped up
with alcohol and did not want us to see him, my heart sank it really hit me
hard. I then went into Henriques and I
gave him the phone and told him to give it to Jorge when he is sober and
ready. I felt like he was my own... and
that he was struggling and it affected me and ruined the rest of my Saturday, it
was a rough day. I didn’t know what to do, as I could be leaving here in less
than two weeks. I need him to stay strong. He is an example to me. I know that he will just be fine he is going
to make it, he just slipped up and life is hard here in Africa. Now that he has a phone he can call us if he
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that we continued our visits and went to Jauquin’s
house and had a wonderful conversation about the church. Well, that was the
week… some highs and some lows. I’m just glad we beat that team again! They all
need to come to our church now! I love
you all so much. I wish you the best week! With wonderful moments! Love Elder Dunkley</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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loved reading all of your wonderful emails! Mom that is awesome you are going
to start doing a project with the orphanage in Luanda, the lady said we could
come whenever we want, but then I was transferred down here to Lubango. Maybe I
will see all of the dresses that you guys will make before I come home! I’m so
excited to get the package! I wish I could give Brother Johnson um abraco but I’m
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next door!!!! whattttttttttttttttttt!!! I cannot wait to talk with them! That
will be so awesome! Seriously that just made me so excited! and also the plan
of salvation lesson plan you made. Wow the kids and families we are teaching
are going to love that, I’m so excited and Ash I cannot wait to get the calendar.
Well sounds like you and Dad had a fun trip at Enchanted Rock this year. I will be going with you guys next year! I
miss camping. I showed our branch here how to make s'more. We found marshmallows
at a South African store and they loved them! It was their first time ever
trying them! Elder money and I made
pancakes for some Angolans and they said they did not like it haha. Disseram me
que e muito doce meu haha. They thought it was too sweet, but they always say
nooo we will like it and then we cook it and they don’t want to put any syrup on
it, just a flap jack! Well, I’m loving
Lubango and my companion Elder Domingos from Mozambique. He is enjoying it a lot here and so does everyone coming from Luanda. He doesn’t really
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week I said goodbye to Elder Money and he said goodbye to our investigators and
then on Wed. he went to the airport and then we waited there to pick up Elder
Domingos. It was a great first day, he got settled in and I explained to him
about the area and introducing him to those we are teaching. Everyone was wondering
where Elder Money. I told Elder Domingos
that we have the coolest investigators in the mission. Which we do! We went to Mirandas and he showed us his
collection of 12 or so elephant tusks that were carved by natives into really
cool designs, each one would price at about 30,000 today, of course now they
are illegal to buy. He bought them a long time ago before the law came out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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made 3 cakes and </span>pero<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (turkey) and then she brought out </span>batatas<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span>fritas<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(french
fries) and then more food! </span>bacalhau<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and </span>salada<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(fish salad) AND WE ATE </span>SOOOO<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
</span>MUCHHHH<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and we had just finished eating lunch at our house. I didn’t expect to
get fed that much. So yes Riley I had a wonderful Easter with lots of food and
love from the Angolan people(: and it rained again yesterday. It’s starting to get into the cold season here
and in </span>Lubango<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> it gets a whole lot colder down here than in Luanda, you need a
jacket. I’m really excited to be here and I hope to stay 7 months! But we will
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my companion is really pretty funny and we have been laughing a lot. I’ve
really been enjoying it so far. We had
87 people at church on Sunday which is a record high! on Sunday morning Elder
</span>Domingos<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and I went to wake a family we wanted to come to church the </span>Paulas<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
family and she came and her 6 kids!!! So the primary was really full today. Elder
</span>Domingos<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and I taught part of primary and I also had my first interview as
District Leader with in an investigator, Fernanda, who is getting baptized this
Saturday. she has smoked for 28 years and had a son die at age 18. She
quit smoking cold turkey a little over a month ago and cried 6 times during the
interview, she was super prepared, Mom you would like her a lot. Then after that I taught the </span>jovenes<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (youth) Sunday school class so it was
a busy Sunday. I’ve been very tired mentally these past few days wow…but it’s
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved getting all the emails the past 2 weeks! First
off I have some news... So we had transfers this morning and I am staying in
Lubango! That is 6 months! The longest I have been in an area. My companion is
Elder Dominguez. He is a native from Mozambique and speaks fluent Portuguese! I am very excited to serve with him. Also I am now a
District Leader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I get to Skype you for Mother's Day in a few weeks,
hopefully it will be better than last time. The Internet is not very good here
in Lubango. I was thinking about the
reunion the other day..Mom gets the first hug, then Dad or Ash..can't decide we
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So sorry to hear about Brother Marlow Riley, so great
that you were able to sing at his funeral.
You are so amazing and blessed with so many talents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So Elder Money and I saw the blessings from all our hard
work, as it was our last week together.
We also set goals and one was to gain the trust of the members. We have
really seen the difference and have had success through the members and it has
really helped the branch. The branch has
been experiencing real growth and inactive members coming back to church also.
We are teaching Teodoro and his family, his wife is very prominent in the
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Paula and her 4 kids. Also there is a
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So something happened and it reminded me of a story you
told me from your mission Mom. We were on a busy road and there was a man
holding down a lady on a bench and they were screaming and she was trying to
get away from him and she was yelling that she wanted to die and take her life
and run into the ongoing traffic. We were waiting for a taxi and then the lady broke
free and the man yelled ajuda (help) and so I got between her and the street
and held her back from running into the cars on the street, we finally got her
down and into the neighborhood. I just felt sad the rest of the day. And later
that night a young boy who was crying and he was pushing his brother's
motorcycle and since he did not have the keys to it, the police stopped him and
took the bike. We tried to intervene with the police but here you cannot and
they were threatening to take us to jail. We had to show him our documents
but mine had expired a week ago and the church hadn't sent the renewal. I know The Lord protects us because the
police ended up telling us to go home.</span></div>
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literally in the grasslands of Africa, it was just dirt and big goal posts. It
was awesome! We won 5 to 2, and there are some really good soccer players in
our branch. We are going to play regularly, I can't wait..hopefully this will
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So our baptisms are set for the day before Mother's Day,
so hopefully all will go well. We have had great communication with President
Marques, and we know the better friends you are with the members the more they open up
and share their personal experiences with us. It has been an awesome 4 months
with Elder Money, we are both ready for a change and are thrilled with the work
we have done. We also came up with our ward missionary plan with everyone last
night and we are helping to re-activate members. There is a lot of work and we
will keep going, I love all the members here and the families we are teaching.
Tonight we have a family night with one of our favorite families the Luisas. It
will be awesome. I am glad I am staying another transfer and I will make the
most of it. I love you all so much. Keep
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another week down here in Lubango! I’m glad you are having surgery on your hand mom. I wish I could get mine done too, it hurts all the time. I had Sister Merrill take a look at it and I don’t know what I can do right now. My arm kind of hurts sometimes too because I think the bones affected all down my wrist and until my elbow. Anyways wow I can’t believe Brother Johnson is so great! I did get the package and it was wonderful! Thank you for the chocolate covered pomegranates and the turkey jerky those are my favorite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well this week was a quick one. I can’t believe how fast it went we had lots of exciting new things happen. We found some new investigators. One named Luisa. That is a reference from Leonor. a member. She is so awesome. On Friday President Merrill and Sister Merrill came down with the Assistants and the Elders from Huambo! There were 10 elders here in Lubango!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that on Saturday we had training with President Merrill and all the Elders at the chapel, it was very refreshing. We talked about how we are good enough, and overcoming the challenges of the mission. It was great because it’s been a while since I’ve had mission training like that and it’s been a little lonely for a while down here. Sister Merrill and President Merrill always do a great job of showing their love for us, always in their tears. I cannot remember a meeting or event without Sister Merrill crying(: or President Merrill. This is a crying mission Haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Well it was wonderful and we had some great laughs and some really great fun. After that we went to a restaurant called Kimbo do Soba, which was the nicest in Lubango... It’s really cool; I would take my family there. Super awesome! It’s all exotic meats... so I ate Alligator, oryx, also bird and some type of pig. We celebrated Sister Merrill’s birthday. We had a wonderful time, I took a lot of pictures, but these computers are not good at all. I will try and find a way to send photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sunday we had 10 missionaries at church and the members did not know what to do there were so many of us! It was a blast! Sister Merrill got sick from the exotic meats the night before so she could not give her talk. So president just picked like 3 elders to talk. After that we had lunch and I went with elder Tingey and we did contacting and I showed him around Lubango and was very impressed(: Haha. well there is lot of fun in the mission. You just have to look </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">past the challenging days. I hope to stay here as long as possible. I had an interview with President
last night. It was great I love talking with him always, and sharing stories it’s
nice to have a check up every once in a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Week 50 of the mission was just straight up work, probably
the hardest week of work that Elder money and I have had now 16 weeks as companions.
~it was a lesson week, and a ton of new investigators. We met a new family. The
Paula’s family, she is a sweet lady and has two daughters and several other
younger children and she suffers from HIV.
We met with them, 4 times in one week, they pretty much have been taught
everything and have accepted baptism. Super awesome! Joaquin. Leiocadias husband left the Hospital
on Tuesday and is still recovering from brain surgery. We talked with the
family and he is doing well and is healing and so is the whole family and
because of this they came to church. Which is wonderful! We also are teaching
another family that speaks English, one of my first and the grandpa’s name is
Miranda. He has lived in Angola for 60 years now, he is a lively man and very
funny and tells stories of the war all of the time… he can talk forever. He was also a professional skater. (Roller
skater) Out of the blue, he left the room and then came rolling very fast into
the room on roller skates and began doing circles around us and doing little
tricks and it was hilarious! He is really good and told us stories of when he
used to skate. It was really awesome and we are hoping that they come to church.
They fed us and they are just the coolest family. We probably have the coolest
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also Jorge has been coming to lessons with us and he is sooo
bold. He just asks them do you want to be baptized? Don’t you want to be
baptized like me?? Haha. It’s awesome. He is helping a lot in the church. And
is always at church and has made friends. He has done a perfect transition. It’s
such a blessing. We worked really hard
these past two weeks and we taught a lot, more than we ever have. Hopefully we
can see the fruits of our labors in the next few weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well family and friends I love you all so much. Keep sending
packages! I think I get the most in the mission! You are awesome! also I love you
soooo muchhhhh!! I’ll talk with you next week!" I love you! bye bye! Wow
week 50 in Angola already! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi family! It is a bit rainy over here! We woke up with the power out and raining
hard. I love the sound of the rain
waking up. First off, Mom I can’t
believe you broke your finger in Cancun.
And that is great that you were able to go back to the Orphanages again.
Those iguanas looked cool, they have big
lizards here and the other day one almost attacked Elder money! I think my hand needs to be re-broken or
something it hurts when little kids pull on it, we will just see when I get
home. It happened my first transfer here
and it swelled up pretty big, but no need to worry. I listen to the song “Have I done any good in
the world today, such a great song, the mission makes me realize the important
things that matter, and that is mainly doing what is right and being
happy. I am down here with some great
missionaries and we talk a lot and are very close. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was absolutely fantastic Elder Money and I saw the
miracles of the mission. We also have a
new Elder , Elder Garn who flew to
Angola with me! He is replacing Elder Wilhelm
who is going home. We prepared Jorge for
his baptismal interview, and he passed the pre-interview with flying colors, he
has made so many changes in such a short period of time than I have ever seen
anyone do on my mission. We have such a
strong connection with him. I feel he is
one of the reasons why I am here in Lubango.
Lessons come easy but progressing investigators are very hard to
find. Thank goodness Jorge showed up! I want to come back here in 10 or 15 years and
see him and his family. It’s going to be
awesome! Elder Wilhelm gave his
interview and was blown away, he asked if President Marques could baptize him
and that his friend Henricks, who introduced him to us, to confirm him a member
of the church. So this Saturday and
Sunday will be such a neat experience. I
honestly can’t wait for him to become a member of the church, it is going to be
awesome. He talks with President Marques
all the time and they have a great relationship, so it will be a wonderful
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We also met an older man named Teodoro who has a lot of
questions, but they are some of the best questions I have ever received on my
mission. Sister Lassalet from Luanda called
and said that a member Juaquin Gonsalves was in the Hospital and we left to
give him a blessing and what a miracle that Teodoro was in the bed next to
him! We explained to him about Priesthood
blessings and he was able to witness the blessing we gave Jauquin. We couldn’t believe what a blessing it was
that Teodoro was there. When a miracle
like this happens you get a confirmation that you know that it was meant to
be. So awesome! With Joaquin hey found out that he had 2 blood
clots in his brain and had to have brain surgery he is now recovering and doing OK.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So another week has gone by and it was another great week of
miracles. Everything played out the way
the Lord intended and the way we had planned also. So Jorge and Elder Money and I were talking
with Jorge at his house and we were in his living room and then after the
lesson we came out and in front of his house facing outside the door there was
the prettiest rainbow… ever, that I had seen here in Africa! We pondered for a moment and talked about the
rain and how it cleanses the earth and then comes the rainbow. Jorge was like, that’s a sign from God, symbolizing my baptism. We smiled and were like yes it is…it was a
wonderful moment. I love Africans
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Saturday we got Jorge there and ready for his Baptism. President marques was going to baptize him and
Jorge was very nervous and he was emotional.
We got the font filled and Jorge changed into his white clothes and we
were about to start but we couldn’t’ find Jorge. So we went looking and I went into the room behind the
Baptismal font and I found him in the dark room praying and it was the first
time I realized and felt what it’s like for another to go through this
process. I walked with him and felt
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and I sat in the front of the Chapel and reflected on how Jorge joined the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jorge was confirmed a member on Sunday and it was a
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that the Lord works in marvelous ways, and it’s not
my will, but it is always His. I know
that He can only touch the hearts of our investigators, as He touches mine, a
testimony I’ve learned is something that keeps on growing and doesn’t stop, I
am so grateful to be here in Lubango, this is my favorite branch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m feeling much better now, I don’t know what I had, and I wasn’t
able to go to the Hospital. I don’t know them as well as the ones in Luanda, anyways
it’s all good now, and I just hope that I never get sick again. The tie I was wearing at the Baptism in the
photos is actually an Angolan pano (cloth) that is very traditional among everyone
here. I bought the cloth and asked an Angolan lady at a market if she could
make me a tie and a shirt and pants, she did a great job!! It’s straight up Angolan!
Really cool! So Domingo who was just baptized is really humble and he is so excited
to be a member and Jorge we have been working on still and he has changed so
much he should be getting baptized here in a couple of weeks. So,
Dad actually Elder money and I taught the youth the same thing this week!!
music!! Ha-ha... We are on the same teaching schedule! We read the hymns and talked
about them and read scriptures of why it’s important to sing. I was thinking
the other day of how much I miss music, I heard some Billy Joel here and it
made me really miss home! I miss the classics too... and Journey and I miss
drumming a lot. This week was a lot better than last week... being that I wasn’t
dying of some African sickness haha... Well so we had some changing events this
week, particularly in one investigator named Jorge. Elder money and I have
noticed that he has changed immensely, and is completely a different
person. That is exactly what the
atonement of Jesus Christ does for each of us in our lives, it takes us and
strips us of our natural defenses and shows who we truly are. It’s something
that as watching my investigators go through encourages me to change more with
them each step of the way. He has gone
from being a drunk and a drug user, to a completely new life. Even in our last
lesson with him he told us his friends said to him “Jorge you are a completely
new person”. He understands the scriptures
at a level that most Angolans don’t get, he is truly elect, and if you would have
asked me if I thought he would have joined the church when I first saw him, I would
have never even guessed. It goes to show
that the Lord has taught me that I don’t know what a person can become, but the
Lord knows and I should not judge because they are Heavenly Father’s children,
and he knows their full potential, just as he is doing with me. So he is pressing on very strong and it seems
that he will be baptized this next month! We are very excited; he will be a strong
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Elder money and I have been helping out a lot of people with
talks lately, it seems like when a member is going to give a talk they will
call us and ask for help, we have pretty much been writing every talk...
hahaha... but that is what it’s like when the church is so small, we have to be
the force behind driving it until it is self sustainable. Well it’s funny, because
we get there and they say you don’t have anything to use for my talk and we
always say, well do you have a Book of Mormon, and they say yes and we say that’s
all you need. They are always so shocked but we help them with the scripture
study guide. I can’t wait for the Branch
to spilt and eventually have more and then a Stake and on and on... but that
will only come with time. This week it also rained a ton, thank goodness Mom
that you sent those shoes because I don’t think mine will last the rest of this
week! We also got our water heater
fixed! It’s been about 6 weeks that we have gone without hot water! So that was
really nice, we are also still waiting on our bikes, but we should be getting
them soon. It is so great to see someone’s
life change and it is such a blessing, I can always find one thing, (blessing)
that the Lord wants me to know he has given me each and every week, and this
week it was Jorge, this Wednesday we will be going over to his house to cook
lunch for him, we just found out he doesn’t have a Father or a Mother. His Mom
died when he was 7 and his dad left him after that, so he has grown up with no
one and it brings him down sometimes, emotionally. He is an amazing person and
has come so far in his progression in such a short time, don’t give up on
anyone, especially the ones that you love, Also Mom don’t freak out but I may
need surgery on my hand, I think I broke 2 fingers when I was in Cassequel
(Luanda) and I got an x-ray at the Hospital and the Doctor said it was fine,
but it grew back wrong and I’m pretty sure I’m going to need it re-broken, but
anyways I can probably do that back at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dad that is so cooolllll! I can’t believe Brother Johnson
videotaped Kito and Miloca, I LOVE THEM!!! Ahh I will try to watch the video
but, I don’t have head phones, I’ll try to find someone here who has a pair. I’m
so excited for you and the trip you guys are going to do in Cancun!! soooo awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had several spiritual experiences, Elder Hyde and I. He
is an AP Assistant and we set a goal to find a new family, and so we knocked
doors and we found a nice humble guy named Arafat and when we sat with him he
had told us that he had said a prayer that morning for God to send him a sign
and we showed up, so awesome! He has three kids and is separated from his wife
and has tried to commit suicide 3 times now, so we got there just in time and
so we are praying that his heart will be softened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also Elder money and I found another guy whose name is Zola! He has such a nice house, Portuguese built,
on the mountain. We sat with him and he straight up opened with us he told us
he needs our help. He is 25 and married and has a kid on the way, about 5
months. He explained to us his temptations and the things that bother him. So
we are going to help him straighten up his life... he also drives an Infinity! Also
Elder money and I just got transfers and we will be staying a 3rd time together...
18 weeks with a companion is a long time, but we are excited at least to be out
of the heat of Luanda.. Anyway such a
wonderful week and at the start of this new transfer we have 2 awesome new
investigators already. </span></div>
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best week... ate proximo! chau chau!! Elder Dunkley</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of my favorite spots in Lubango is the road in the
picture I sent last week. It has the best view and scenery and one of my favorite members
lives out there…Rui, he is really fun. I
do feel way far away from home but at the same time I feel closer to my home
each day…Angola. It just feels like where I am supposed to be. The people here are incredible, especially the
members, because there is more temptation here than anywhere I have seen…even more
than Las Vegas! Anyway the members here fight for the church and stand up for
it and the Angolans are very religious and are proud of their religion. It is really cool when you get a fully
converted Angolan in the church because they help out a lot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So it’s true that this mission is not for whimps! We also
have some new Elders in our mission and one is from Samoa…they have never seen
an islander before so it will be a neat experience. So the only vice that the Elders have is
food…food is the best thing on the planet! But here in Africa…sometimes they
don’t always have the best food I can’t wait for American food! Jensen…one year until Chick-fil-A!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had our first baptism down here in the city of Lubango,
Domingos was baptized on Saturday. It
was such an amazing experience.
President Marques baptized him and then the next day on Sunday I was able
to confirm him. It was the first time I
had confirmed someone It was great to see the fruits of our labors since being here for 2 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a guy show up at our little branch who lives in Fort
Worth Texas…what are the odds?? He was an American and spoke Portuguese and had
served a mission in Portugal in 2003. It
felt like a piece of home was there with me at church!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also finally our member friend who is close to one of our
investigators, Jorge returned from a military project. We will be working with him to be baptized on
the 22<sup>nd</sup> of this month. Keep
praying for him. We also met with a man
named Miranda and has lived in Angola for 60 years he was given to us as a
reference from someone in Luanda. He has a daughter with a mental disability
and he is concerned about her, we had a wonderful lesson with them and taught
the Plan of Salvation. We are hoping to
unite the family again so that they can be sealed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We worked hard this week but it seems like everyone here seems to be getting sick,
as well as I. This week I felt like I had Malaria, on Thursday night I got hit
with bad chills and a high fever. I was
a battle of trying to stay warm and cold at the same time, truly one of the
most miserable nights on my mission. I
do not ever want to get sick again! The next day I was not able to go out in
the beginning and I tried to sleep it off but I kept feeling fluish, I called
Sister Merrill and she told me to take some Tylenol and if I didn’t feel better
the next day to go and get a Malaria test.
So later on that day we managed to go out and teach a recent convert,
that was a difficult lesson, still being sick but that night I said a prayer
and took some Tylenol and I woke up feeling a little bit better in the morning
and I was able to continue working. I
felt a little bit of it here and there the last few days but thank goodness I
don’t think I have Malaria. I think it
was some form of Dengue Fever or something like that, which is common among the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Thursday we tried some of our appointments and they kept falling
through so the Lord had another plan for us in mind. We went and visited all of our recent
converts and less actives which just happen to be the only people that could
meet with us. It was a wonderful week of
growing closer with the members. Which
relationships will last through the eternities.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had a lot of work and lessons this week, working through the members
and references is the way to do missionary work. I am realizing that in Lubango and it is
something I will continue to do for the rest of my mission. We have had a lot of youth show up for seminary and institute. We are seeing a lot of growth in the members here in Lubango. We work well with President Marques and are able to communicate well with him and the members, which is exactly what i think the Lord intended, and its exactly what we wanted to happen to make sure we would have a sure foundation. So that it can one day support 2 branches or even a Stake in the future. So Lubango is pretty much the most beautiful part of Angola, I think from all the mission areas, the people here are way nice and want to listen to the Gospel message. They are a super humble and amazing people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So super exciting news...Elder Money and I are getting bikes! It's been approved by the Mission President, we already found a good pair...so be expecting photos of me on the bike! It will be amazing and it will help with the work because taxis here do not take us where we need to go and there are only 3 routes so we will be on bikes a lot. The roads here are wider an less people and it's a lot calmer, and that is why the President is allowing it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We met a group of kids in the neighborhood that we played games with and chased them waiting for our recent convert to get home, it was fun, I ripped the pocket on my shirt though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't stop praying for Africa! Elder Dunkley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elder Money and I tracking in Lubango</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello family! I can’t believe that Brother Johnson was here
in Angola and was able to attend a Sacrament meeting…way Cool! So this week we
had a lot of success we are working with 2 individuals who are getting baptized
soon. Domingos will be getting baptized
this Saturday and the Branch President Marques will be baptizing him. He passed his baptismal interview with flying
colors..he is so ready to be baptized and is way excited! This is also really exciting for us since
this will be the first baptism in Lubango since we were transferred. Way
awesome! Jorge is still planning on getting baptized on Feb. 22<sup>nd</sup>. He is making so many miraculous changes in
his life and has done a complete life turn around. It is so wonderful how a person can just get
up and change their life because of this Gospel, it amazes me every time. Jorge’s best friend Henrickes is a really
strong support with him. The Lord is
helping him overcome his challenges and we are seeing miracles because of
it. Can’t wait till his baptism in 2
weeks! I was gave him some of the donated ties and he showed up at church with
one on, his friend had showed him how to tie it! Super awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are also working on getting more families sealed here in
Lubango, which is the main goal. This
week the other Elders went to Huambo to do a zone meeting there so Elder Money
and I were the only one in Lubango for a few days. The furthest Elders away from the mission
home (18 hrs.) it felt weird , but it was a pretty cool experience, we are
doing a lot of work down here and teaching the Gospel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Making contacts in Lubango</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> We spend a lot of our time contacting people,
we are trying to build a base in this area, so eventually when the next Elders
come in. The time is going by so fast I
cannot believe it! Iam really enjoying
this area on my mission! I cannot wait
to be with my family again, but the work must continue on. I love you all! Chau
Chau!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My good friend RUI !</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On top of the Cliff on the other side of the World!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am loving Lubango, I want to stay here forever! The Work here in Africa is booming and it’s
an exciting time to be a missionary. Wow
Riley you made the Varsity Team! That’s Amazing! I am also needing new shoes as I have had to
repair them 2 or 3 times and new boots would be nice, it rains so much here
that we have to walk through rivers, it feels like anyway! I loved the package so much… peanut butter and
honey are so expensive here, so thanks, I had some this morning with pancakes
it was so awesome!</span></div>
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which can get pretty bad. We were soaked
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Elder Wilson left this week. We spent
time in meetings and getting things organized for the Lubango Branch. We are seeing some progression in two of our
investigators. Jorge, a friend of a
member named Henrickes, that is working towards baptism. He came to a baptismal service on Friday and
after he said that he wasn’t far away from that..I gave him a hug and I could
tell that he was able to feel the spirit, which I think is one of the best
things. He is participating at church
and getting involved during Gospel Principles.
He is working hard to be able to be baptized on Feb. 22</span><sup style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">nd</sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. He
has to leave town for Military purposes so we are hoping that it will happen
before he needs to leave. We also have another investigator her name is Zani
she is about 15 or 16 and is very smart.
We also are also teaching an investigator who has been taught by the missionaries for a
long time but is finally getting baptized on the 8</span><sup style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> of Feb. Which I
am way pumped for! We are getting him prepared and I hope everything goes well!
We went over the baptismal questions
with Domingos to make sure that he is ready for his interview, he is excited to
be baptized. We had training with the
Zone Leaders this week as it is just 4 of us in Lubango. We talked a lot about the growth of the ward
and how we can get the Branch to flourish.
There is great member support here and it is truly a blessing when the
members are helping you and the work really grows a lot more effectively. I am so grateful for member support! So Elder Lopez came down (Brazilian
Missionary) in his 60’s a super funny guy and he came to the house to give us
all training that I think we all needed to hear. He talked about our emotional and physical
health, our well being and trying to stay happy. He has served a mission and he knows that it
is tiring and that you can get very exhausted. He talked about how we need to
be a support unit for each other since there are only 4 of us down here. He pointed out that everyone wants to talk to
us because we look different and everything and this can also be very
tiring. But is the mission and you just
have to force up a smile and the Lord will do the rest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Sunday it was a great day and we had a great turn out at
church. I brought suckers to keep the kids quiet during Sacrament meeting. After that we ate at the Branch Presidents
house, it was a beautiful day and we ate outside and had a wonderful meal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went to the church for the seminary graduation
meeting, even here in AFRICA! It made me think of when I graduated
seminary! We had cake and there were
lots of the youth here that are preparing to leave on missions. Last year we had 13 missionaries leaving from
Angola! </span></div>
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past week or two the missionary work has never been better! We are contacting
everyday and always looking for new members and investigators to teach and the work
here is thriving and I am loving this area here in Lubango! I hope to stay here for awhile! I wish you
all the most wonderful week full of spiritual experiences! We had a wonderful week and the Lord is my
life at all times! I hope that you recognize that too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Serra de Leba</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Serra de Leba Mourntain</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the cliff at Serra de Leba</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the edge at Serra de Leba</span></h3>
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is a windy road that goes up a mountain on the way to Namibia... super cool...
It had cliffs too, I didn’t get too close this time Mom! </span></div>
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meeting them any time soon, maybe in a few months, but anyways so Visas are finally
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I love Lubango so
much! We have a baptismal date marked with a man who has been investigating the
church for about a year, he decided to not get married and join the church.
Elder Wilson and Elder Wilhelm had a baptism this past Saturday it was way
cool, our baptismal pia(font) is way tiny,
and Elder Wilhelm is so big it is difficult to baptize under the water. Things
are going very well, and I am loving the area!
Elder Wilson leaves next week, wow Mom you are heading to another trip
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So here in Lubango., the members are really strong and they
work with the missionaries. I’ve never
had more close relationships with members on my mission, than here in Lubango.
They are so wonderful, and we are working with them and their friends, for
referrals. I am finding that it is a really good way to do missionary work. My
companion and I are doing great... the work continues to move on strong!!</span></div>
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week I was on a division with Elder Wilhelm in my area, and we had a lot of success. We taught this guy named Belmiro inside his
taxi. He explained to us his biggest
concern was being afraid of going to church, because a lot of churches here can
put fear into people especially if they aren’t paying tithing. So we explained to him that he wouldn’t feel
any fear if he came to our church. Cool lesson..then we taught another new guy
named Simao and we had a lesson just getting to know him and his pasture friends..
they offered us a drink we talked about the church... super cool guys... very
open.. they were from The Congo... and spoke French and Portuguese! So this Sunday
at church we had about 82 people come! Super good turn out!! We had so many new people come!! We didn’t
have to teach primary thankfully... oh also we are teaching one members friend
named Henrickes, who is such a cool guy!
We are helping him make changes in his life of giving up alcohol and
other things, and make good choices for friends, I know that will help him a
lot. After we met some more of Henrickes friends playing foosball outside of
one of the bars. They challenged Elder Money and I to some games, I wrecked, haha, I won like 8 times in a
row, then a really good Angolan was
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see the Lord’s hand in our work each and every week, focusing on those that are
ready to hear the Gospel and having the spirit with me during lessons is my
focus. It’s a wonderful time to be a missionary I love you all sooo much and I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was wonderful to
hear from you guys on Christmas and also another email today…it makes me feel
connected! So you guys are in Park City!
You must be having a blast! I wish I could see snow, it will be another year! People here have never seen snow, I served
with Elder Francisco and he is Angolan and he went to the MTC in Provo and saw
snow for the first time and he was amazed! He sent me some pictures, super
cool, Anyways another trip to visit the
relatives, I miss those times, sometimes I feel like I took it for granted…But
hey then I am home and then we can go up for spring break or something- right
mom?! And Happy Birthday Mason! I wish I
was there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So there are two Elders
here that are going home soon. Elder
Wilson and Elder Wilhelm which means we should be getting someone new missionaries
next transfer and the following. I am
sad because Elder Wilson is my running buddy and he leaves this month. We run through Lubango and up by the train
tracks and up the mountain, it is so cool!
Hopefully they will send someone down who likes to run. I keep on taking the Vitamins but I have no
arm strength...I just do cardio!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Here in Lubango it is pretty chill, I love the
work here, the people and the atmosphere.
The work is going devagar…slowly... getting to know the area. Here in Lubango everyone is so nice. We get
huge rainstorms and they don’t leave their house if it rains. It is cool it’s
like tropical rainstorms! Way awesome. We got stuck in our member’s house for 2
hours the rain was sooo bad!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">River by Tunda Vala</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well the festivities
are pretty normal here unless you are in the tribes. I am glad you liked my
singing on the video that the Merrill’s made.
I will try and download some more pictures; the internet is really slow
here. I know the Skype was frustrating and
cutting out but we did some good connecting and yes mom that was section 4 I
quoted in Portuguese. I just wanted to memorize it. I can read the Spanish off
of the cereal boxes so I can understand it.
I am sure that you can understand a lot of Portuguese as it is similar.
Hopefully my future wife will speak Portuguese that way we can talk without the
kids knowing like you and Dad did. I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our Mission is getting
small because the Visas are taking so long.
There are only 3 Elders that are younger than me! So the Elders from Huambo a province about 8
hours north came down by bus to stay with us for the holidays since it was just
4 of us here in Lubango... We met up
with them on Tuesday and we all got a Taxi and paid 50.00 to take us to Tunda
Vala which is like a 7 wonder for Angola.
It was amazing, a mountain, thousands of feet up…it’s indescribable! It also has famous waterfalls, it was too bad
we could not jump in…but so cool to see!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We also got burritos at this place call Habibis.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The only place open on Christmas Eve.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next morning we
all opened up Christmas present from our families and we also did a gift
exchange for one another. I got a light
saber…so cool! Then we all skyped our families which took like 6 hours because
the internet is so bad here. Everyone looked so different especially my younger
siblings, it is so crazy! We had a
Christmas meal at President Marques house it was so good. On Thursday we said goodbye to all the Elders
and we got back to work. No one could
meet with us because it was the day after Christmas and we ended up contacting
that whole day. I took the Elders out to
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were walking on Christmas night and we saw a homeless man carrying a trashcan
full of his stuff so we offered to help him carry it for him. He was so happy and smiled with his 6 teeth.
It was a wonderful feeling to be able to help him out.</span></div>
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light off fireworks at the Cristo O Rei estatua...Christ King Statue, so Elder
Wilson and I watched the fireworks and then everyone went running into the
street and started chanting something, anyways it was way cool. On New Year’s
Day we hiked up to the Cristo O Rei Estatua! It is so big and huge up close!
And we found a chameleon bigger than my hand!
We took pictures of it and it also changed colors depending on what
color your shirt was! I loved the hike it was awesome! We grilled hamburgers on our new grill that
we bought and we met some new people this week, one of which was Jose. He is the advertising manager for Coke here
and his Boss is Mormon and that is how he came in contact with the church. He
also speaks English and has a wonderful testimony; he is a humble awesome guy
and wants what is best for his family.
He came to church this past Sunday. Lubango needs a great member like
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amazing turn out! So many people came,
the chapel was overflowing! We had over
93 people there. The primary teachers were not there so Elder money and I
taught primary. So it was hard to get
the kids to get focused and listen and 2 boys kept trying to fight each
other. It took both of us to try and
break them up and they were jumping on us and we were picking them up trying to
get them away. I thought about how I was
in church sometimes when I was younger and can relate to the teachers. I guess
I am getting a little taste of it now.
We played musical chairs and sang songs and had them draw pictures it
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and I are still doing a lot of contacting in this new area, the days and weeks
blend in so much I can’t possibly remember everything that goes on, but it is
the spiritual moments that matter, the
Lord is working through us like never before,
I am stronger with Him on my side, the best feeling is seeing the fruits
of our labors. It is a wonderful time to be a missionary and I couldn’t be in a
better place in the World! I hope you have a wonderful New Year’s celebration! Prospero
ano para voces! Amo Voces! Love Elder Dunkley Chau Chau!</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s almost Christmas and I cannot believe it!! Only 2 more
days! Here in Lubango there are lights everywhere, and it actually gets cold
here so it feels like Christmas! Anyways
Mom this computer is not letting me send pictures, such a bummer; I will try and
get them to you later. The package with
all of the presents is here, so Elder
Money and I pretty much guessed all of them, or at least I think, it was really
cool with the scriptures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the way to Lubango</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Our way to Lubango</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So there are 4 Elders here in Lubango. The other Elders are leaving soon from the
mission. The Hustle and bustle of
Christmas do not exist here for Christmas, it’s pretty much the same, there are
lights but life goes on pretty normal here. We bought a little Christmas tree
and some lights so it feels like Christmas, super awesome, also the Elders from
Huambo are taking a bus to come down here tomorrow for Christmas! That will be so much fun! There will be 8 of
us. So we won’t be going to the Mission home we are too far away 18 hrs. But it
should be fun. Christmas in Lubango. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So sorry about Tomas from your mission Mom, it’s crazy how
the connections of a mission last for eternity, its way cool, Gandia Spain is
so beautiful, one day I will take my
kids back here to Angola to see the beauty here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So this week was absolutely wonderful we had a lot of
success. Elder Money and are finding a
lot and trying to visit as many recent converts and members as we can. The work is moving this is my first time,
white-washing an area and it is definitely a challenge. We don’t know the area well and we are
working through members and references.
We met a man named Elias, he probably understood the Restoration better
than anyone that I have taught on my Mission.
He is 20 years old, the same age as me, he has accepted the invite to be
baptized. Elder Money and I have been
setting aside time in the day just to find and contact and the Lord has been
putting people in our path daily. It’s
been a real eye opener to see the Lord’s hand.
So the other night we had basically finished the night it was at 8 at
night and we decided to sit on a bench and wait for someone to walk by. So after about 20 seconds this guys comes up
and he asks us if we speak Portuguese, and we tell him yes and then he starts
speaking English and then asked us if we could speak English. Anyway he invited us into his home and he
offered us a desert and a drink, He was super nice, and he told us how much he
admired the work that we did and then he began to tell us his life story, he
grew up in Portugal and then moved to Holland and he didn’t speak the language,
it was difficult at first and he related this to us on our mission and how we
have to learn a language on a foreign mission. He proceeded to tell us how his
friends were not a good influence and they tried to take 150 kilos of heroine
across the border. They were caught and
he was sentenced to 8 years. The judge gave him additional 8 for being
black. He took his case to the Government
in Holland and his sentence was reduced to 3 years probation. He worked in Canada at a Construction company. Amazing story. I was blown away. He offered to take all the Elders in Lubango
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testimony to the branch and it was a great day.
Wonderful things are happening here in lubango. The Lord is putting people in our path as we
are obedient to his council. I wish you all the most wonderful Christmas this
year and hope that you feel loved wherever you are in the world! Elder Dunkley</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m down here in Lubango! This place is just like paradise…it
is so beautiful. There is a beautiful
mountain here called Tunda Vala and we are planning on going there! They also have a Cristo Rei Statue like the
one in Brazil, and it is on top of a mountain so we will be going there also.
The weather here is a lot cooler. Elder
Wilson and I go running in the morning and it is so chilly that I actually need
a coat. The city has Christmas lights
here and it is so much calmer. I
absolutely love it! I could not have picked a better time to leave Luanda than
now…seriously Luanda is heating up like a pot on the stove. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On our way....18 hour journey to Lubango</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been having allergies I think, I have had a constant
cold for the past 2 weeks and I am really congested, but it will pass. Anyways
Lubango is sure a remote place in comparison to Luanda. It is also very pretty and has a lot more
mountains and more to do here. It’s
beginning to look a lot like Christmas here, super awesome, I’m super excited
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;">So I am hearing about all your finals… very stressful…that
is one thing that I like about the mission is that there are no tests and no
grades, only the Lord’s work. I love all
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well it’s been a few days in Lubango and the trip down here
was wonderful, so on Wednesday night Elder Money and I slept over at the AP’s
house and we got all ready for our trip. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> President and Sister Merrill showed up at 6 a.m. and we all loaded up
our baggage and headed out. The trip was
so wonderful and so beautiful. It was
really fun traveling with the Assistants and also President and Sister Merrill.
Super awesome! So when we arrived in Lubango it was very chilly,
first amazing sign, the cold…back in Luanda it is heating up fast…so we settled
in. The house is absolutely wonderful,
and the neighbors are great. There are
two giant dogs that guard our house, but when we enter they bark at us and try
to bite, doesn’t make sense. The next
day we ate at a really great Restaurant Art Doce. Then after that Elder Hyde showed us the area
since he served there for 8 months. We
went around the city and visited some of the previous investigators and got to
know the area…super cool. The following
day Elder Money and I did contacting the entire day and we tried calling as
many people that we could find. We are
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On Saturday we had a ward activity and all the missionaries
did a skit. We did the day in the life
of a missionary and Elder Money and I put on coats and the other Elders put
their arms in behind and we acted out our day but they were doing everything
with their hands. It was super funny and
all of the kids loved it! Then on Sunday
we had our Church service …I love the ward here…we got to hear the Primary
Program and we had to get to the church at 7 to clean beforehand, it is a
wonderful Chapel. Very Humble and where
we held Sacrament meeting is no bigger than my garage back at home, super tiny
but I like it. Elder Money and I visited with Domingos after church it took us
about an hour to walk to his house. We did contacts for about 3 hours after
that and met a really cool kid named Misericordioso..which in English is
Merciful. The work here needs a foundation, Lubango is way awesome, I know that this
transfer is purely guided by the hand of the Lord..where we will go and who we
will teach. I am excited to serve here
and I hope that the work flourishes. I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To start off this email I have some wonderful news…we
received transfers and I have been transferred to LUBANGO! It is an area out in the province. It is the furthest away from all of the
areas, I am so excited!! I will be heading out there this week with President
and my new companion Elder Money. We
will be making the trip by van with the President and with Sister Merrill and
driving the 18 hour journey all the way to Lubango. This should be absolutely wonderful as I will
get to see all of Angola, from the green forests to the desert. I am so excited! Super Stoked! So my companion and I will take over Lubango
B…Neither of us have been there so it will be a complete white wash. This
should be an adventure, and I am extremely excited and cannot wait! Anyways that has been the show all morning…I
am so excited. Anyways I loved all of
your emails!! I am so glad that you got all of my letters…there are more on the
way. Mom I received a very large package
today…shipped on Nov. 20<sup>th</sup> could this be the Christmas package???
Should I wait to open it till Christmas Eve…??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I am going to Lubango
in the thick of summer and in Lubango it doesn’t get as hot, and it is not
humid and it rains a lot...should be a blast!
This week was wonderful, we had a lot of visits, and as always we are
working with our investigators...documents, and trying to help them get
married. It is a constant battle that
all of the missionaries are facing here.
We had a visit from Elder Kevin S. Hamilton of the 70 this week. He spoke briefly with us about the mission
our needs and also lifted us up spiritually.
He stated that Satan has done a great job with marriage. I pondered on
this assunto (subject) and I have realized that practically every one of our investigators,
are just waiting on marriage. It is so true, anyways something that we are
trying to work through. It is not easy
to be married here, it is not cheap and there are many steps and on top of that
we are battling to change tradition, where everyone wants a festa (party) and
this is something that is keeping people from receiving all of the ordinances
in the Temple. So we (me and my companion)
are trying to emphasize the eternal perspective on things. Elder Hamilton came to speak to us during out
Mission Conference on Wednesday. It was
a wonderful experience and I can say that he is someone that has inspired me a
lot. Such an amazing person and it was a
super cool mission conference. I learned
a lot and also about what I want to apply in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week we had a fast with one of our investigators Mateas
who is basically begging to be baptized.
He has a desire stronger than anyone that I know, he is working so hard,
but the only thing he lacks is marriage, his wife is in the province right now,
which makes it very difficult to work on their documents, and she has told him
that she will not accept his new religion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The daughter of Marcos, who is 9, had her interview and she
will be getting baptized on December 14<sup>th</sup>, super cool…but the others
will come much later as the whole family is planning on being baptized.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The work is tough and at times when you feel like giving up
that’s when you get on your knees and ask the Lord for help! I love you all…Elder
Dunkley</span></div>
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