Sept. 10, 2018
This quote comes from an Elder this morning. We were giving him sun screen. He was quite excited about that, and that was his response. He is a super awesome elder, in his second transfer on mission. Any who onto stories.
Story Number 1: SO MUCH TRAVEL!
This week we traveled a lot, and I basically spent an entire week out of my area. Here is how it worked. First on Tuesday we drive about two and a half hours south to East London. That I might add is a super awesome and cool drive. There are some really cool towns and canyons that you drive through. Twas much better on the bus ride up here because I saw nothing. After getting to East London though we went to the airport and flew into Capetown, very cool flight, I slept a lot of it though. Then straight into a training from the assistants. That was a great training on being a Zone leader and correcting behavior. From there I went back to being a Greenie and staying in the Assistants boarding with other ZL's. Where my companion and I found tennis balls. We learned how to comp juggle, which one is amazing because it just is! Plus my comp had no idea how to juggle before that. He is very talented. Then the next day we had meetings all day. Then we flew back to East London the day after and drove all the way back up to Queenstown in the rain. For two and a half hours it rained. No sun just rain, it was great. I was so tired after travelling that far that we got home and just slept until the next day. Great Experience though.
Story Number 2: Mt. Lukhanji
When I came to Komani, I asked about P day activities. I was told there was a mountain that you could hike called Mt Lukhanji. My companion wanted to it really bad and so did I when i saw it. What we were not told is that there is not really a set trail up there. You just kind of follow this fence and go up. It was super fun. The mountain works kind of like steps, you have a really steep up hill to this little rock face that is about five feet high, then you climb up walk a little while and then do the same thing again. Up until you get really close to the summit. Then you scramble up rocks and things until the top. And if you don't go on the rocks you will be waist deep in bush, so its easier to go on the rocks. Then the top is really flat, but the view you see is absolutely amazing. Just mountains and towns. And the best most amazing part is that at the top there was...wait for it........SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!! It was awesome to play with some snow and have a snow ball fight at the top of a mountain in Africa. I missed those little frozen sky crystals. Then after that we went down which was kind of tiring because you don't want to fall so you go really carefully down the mountain but still end up rolling your ankle like six times. Now I am just tired and exhausted.
Well that is all I have for you this week. I will make sure to send pictures of Lukhanji next week because I forgot my card reader. Love you all have a great week
Elder Tucker
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