Oct. 12 and pictures!!!

Hey guys! This week was a really great success in my eyes, Elder James

and I were able to get a lot done, and even had time to do missionary

work! :O hahah I say that only because our senior couple

responsibilities sometimes limit our ability to teach as much as we

like but we really managed our time well and had some cool

experiences. One of the families we visited was a

couple from Guyana named 'H' they are super funny

and we had a great lesson with them. Guyanese people have great

hearts, and I was super excited to see them come to church this sunday

for the first time in a long time! I am loving the tammenga branch and

the members that live here are so great to work with. We get more

member referrals here than I've ever received on my mission and that

has been awesome! We had a funny experience with one of our referrals

in that upon arriving they thought that we were professional marriage

counselors...? and proceeded to tell us about their marriage problems

hahah. Upon telling them our actual purpose and introducing the Book

of Mormon, the wife just went off and got her bible. She put it in my

hands and asked "is this a real bible?" hahah i guess she thought that

we didn't believe in it but after some convincing and A LOT of

patience on my part, I was able to convince her that the book of

mormon is a book of scripture written by prophets just like the bible

and got her to agree that she has to try reading a little before she

can know its bad, so we'll see how that goes! Funny story of the week,

we got called to pick up some art for the church and got lost with our

first counselor as he kept yelling out our window asking people for

directions. Upon finally finding it they unload a pallet of boxes on

our truck about 7 feet high weighing over 500 pounds! Hahah needless

to say it was a slow moving ride back to the church to unload it all.

The ability of these people to plan ineffectively never ceases to

amaze me. But yeah other than that it was an awesome week I hope that

you all have another great one as well!!! Lobi!! Elder Carpenter

Elder Carpenter meets "Mothra"

His 'bucket' bike helmet

Studying with Elder James

Outside his apartment

Attack of the pants eating parrot!

Elder Carpenter's new ride.