Life of an African Man

My Family Which I love so dearly(:

It was awesome talking to you guys last sunday!! I can't believe its been a week since we talked already!  Shows how time really does go by fast. It will be in no time at all that we will be talking at christmas time! So I was thinking once we got off the phone, and I think you guys should record some kind of message with you guys talking and then put it on that ipod that you guys will be sending out.  Then I can hear your voices more than twice a year. Just a suggestion though.

Alright, so I don't know  if i mentioned this to you guys on the phone, but the bread here is interesting.  Whenever I buy bread I always have to examine it for mold or other objects that shouldn't be on bread. There was one time though that I was examining my bread, and I couldn't see anything on it.  But the problem was, that I kept smelling hot dogs.  I had no clue where the smell was coming from when I was looking at my bread for mold patches.  I didn't know if someone in the apartment was cooking them or not.  As I went to take a bite of my bread, I realized that what was smelling like hot dogs was my loaf of bread.... Yeah I almost threw up.  Bread should never smell like hot dogs unless there is a hot dog on it.  It could have been old bread or something, but it definitely smelt like hot dogs.

Now in our apartment you probably know that there are 3 Americans.  Me, Elder Smith, and Elder Dahlin.  We have a small tradition in our apartment between the 3 of us.  we always make our breakfast and eat outside before our personal study.  We enjoy this time so much.   A mission is really fun! I mean there is times when days will be slow and stuff, but even when you have a slow day it goes by really fast.  Faster than a day back home would be.

I also found out something interesting this week about why my clothes kept having these mysterious pink splotches on them.  I kept thinking that I had a fruit punch packet that spilt on them at first, but then when it kept happening, I asked around.  I later found out that it is mouse pee pee... isn't that just great. I get to walk around in clothes that I have mice pee on.  I even had my laundry bag!!! These mice are incredible little things! I don't know how they even get in and out of my bag!  It would be quite a trek for them to get in just to widdle on my clothes and then climb out.  The bag is huge,it probably takes them a good 2 minutes to climb out of it.  I just figured though that I only have 2 years of it, so no big deal right? ITS AFRICA anyway(:

And now onto last pday.... IT was the best!! We went into town (Monrovia) and went looking around for carvings and different things.  I found a way cool mask that I want to buy and some cool paintings that I will bring back!  But when we were finished looking at the carvings and stuff, we went into a store called Harbells.  This is a grocery store by the way.  A GROCERY STORE! Not a market. but a GROCERY STORE.  I haven't been in one of these for almost 3 months now! It was incredible! all we could do is look and walk around because we had no money haha and they were way expensive to. 20 US for a box of cereal....  crazy prices, but I have never had my mouth water so much.  I didn't even feel like I needed to buy anything! Just looking at the food was good enough.  After that, we went to a place called Monroe Chicken.  The nicest restaurant in Liberia.  I'll send some pictures of it when I have time. Anyway, I spent 14 US on my meal and I got a chicken sandwich, fries, and a vanilla shake. The Shake was 5 US and it was 3 maybe 4 inches tall.... If you were in my shoes you would spend that much on a shake to.  It was delicious though!! First meal in Africa that I didn't bite into a bone.  Lets just say, I will be making trips to town once a transfer to enjoy a chicken sandwich(:
Now I only have one scripture for you guys today.

Matt 6:21

We need to make sure that what we treasure is actually the things that are important in life. Treasuring worldly things will only lead you on the wrong path.  We need to examine ourselves and change if need be. 

I also have recieved another 2 packages!! They get opened though so maybe send a paper with a list of things that you send.  But i am getting them now so you can just continue to do what you are doing and it will be fine. Every package that I have recieved gets me excited!  I love having cheese its and cookies and all that jerky (: send those protein bars and some other healthy things so that I can eat healthier.  Maybe even if you could send a package to my companion with some goods in it that would make his day.  I don't think he has recieved one yet. put anything in there. I love you guys and hope you all are doing well! Keep telling me things that are happening in your lives, in the ward, in the area, in utah, and any political things that are big!  I love you all!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you guys have an amazing week! Until next time.

Love Elder Zaugg

THE LIFE OF AN AFRICAN MAN