#9 Happy Birthday Dad!!

its my dads birthday.. so everyone text him and wish him a happy birthday. 801-4202220:)

jk thats not really his number, but still text it, thatd be funny. 

ALL is well here in africa my friends:)   we are working hard and doing well here, we're finding some new people to teach except for this one family we have they are looking very promising:)

but right when we were about to invite them to our private pool inside the chapel, he tells us that she will be going to south africa for about a montth.. 

so that shattered my entire universe..

still love him though haha.

this week we got to finish general conference, and for all you fortunate people outside of africa, you watched it early this month. just want to say how awesome it was, and how blessed we are to hear these inspired talks! its really amaziing how they can be for us. kinda like they're watching us and know our lives and base their talks on how to help us:) in a way i guess its like that..?

for everyone with scriptures read mosiah 5:13

thats my scripture for the week:)

love you guys and don't forget to email Elder Fuchs.. 

Elder fuchs

i didnt have a chance to take many pics. but i will next week!

#8 "Transfers!!"

My first transfer is DOWNNN.

that went by quick! i only have to do that like 15 more times..

sweet. hahaha ill be home before i know it!

im excited to really see these investigators we have progress! i honestly hope they do! our branch really needs it.

I hope things really go as planned this next transfer and we really get some progression! its always sad when we have to tell people we cant visit them anymore because they wont do anything we ask them to. but as missionaries of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints we are here to find those who are prepared. those who maybe arent quite prepared, maybe we're just here to set the path for someone down the line. My only hope is that my companion and I are doing all that we can and all that we should to be able to have the blessings of the mission.

I know that if we do everything we can, Elder Ence and Elder Fuchs will be blessed! 

I hope you guys will keep me in your prayers these next few weeks as much as i keep you in mine:)

thanks so much to the few that emailed! it means a lot to missionaries:)

elder Fuchs

elder ence and me goin to church

our Branch mission leader and me hahaha

me and sister Jill (one of the members)

#7 "Better Days"

Every day here on the mission just seems to get better and better:)

its amazing the more i try and work, and do other things other than think about how much i wanna play soccer and how much i wanna go on a date with a pretty girl, the happier i am:) hahaha

this week was awesome! we started it off strong having a brii at a members home in Ngwane Park. a brii is just like an african bbq pretty much.. except just chicken. and its on an open flame like pretty much on the floor.. im not sure if it was sanitary, but whatever it was it tasted pretty flippen good hahah.

so this last sunday was amazing... we havent had conference yet but we will this next week, we get everything a little late, because... well.. Africa.. nothing really makes sense here ill tell you that.. hahah but anyway.. we met this guy Nahti and his wife and they are super awesome and just one of our many families we're teaching, and he came to church!! our second person to come to church, so.. baby steps, but it was good:) but it was amazing just to see how much god really cares and prepares his children, in priesthood class was the most amazing.. im sure the teacher had no idea what he had to say would be perfect for the situation that nahti was in, but it was.. and because of that he wants to come watch conference this next week and we will give him a baptismal date this week:) super excited! 

love you guys and for any of you deciding to go on a mission, or maybe you already decided you're not going.. please re-think.. you WILL change lives. not just the people you will serve but your own. i promise you that you will be blessed with a greater understanding of everything in life, and how great and amazing this church is and how much god loves you and his children! 

give it a try, it'll change your life. its already changing mine:)

Elder Fuchs

pics. 

first couple of the brii we had:)

then our district:)

then THEY HAVE MTN DEW:))))))) <3

then the comp and me:)

#6 Time is Flyin!

not too much to say this week! 

everything is going super good and i miss all my friends and fam a lot:) but its good to see everyone is doing good and still going on with their lives!!

this week we taught more families and we were able to get an investigator at church on sunday! that was a big thing because they never come. hahaha

the thing about your mission, is that you meet the most interesting people on the freaking planet!! hahaha its amazing. and constantly you can see that, like i said last week, god puts you wherever he wants you, no matter how much you think you might know where you are going or what you have to do, your plans will change, and you will see some crazy stuff happen:) its awesome to see those things happen everyday!

we had a SUPER weird experience.. so these elders in a different area here in swaziland were contacting and trying to be creative doing it so they would hitch hike, get the dudes number and everything and then hitch hike back to the other side of the area hahaha which is pretty smart.. 

anyway, they come across this white dude here, and apparently HES FROM AMERICA... hahaha and wants to know more about the church and mormons and everything.. and.. he lives in our area:) im super excited! his name is Sean and his wifes name is Nicole! they seem really nice and i cant wait to meet them!! 

love you guys and hope you enjoyed your week as much as i did:)

Elder Fuchs

PS. here is a selfie of me and my comp

what it looks like when you're about to teach a FIRE lesson.

and a dark picture of me and the sunset