Letter from JOSH 14 June 2010

Hey Family!

Well this week was good. it was crazy and i am sleep deprived and tired, but it was good. We had two more zone conferences. one in Buru-Buru and the other in Mombasa. it was fun to go back to mombasa again. Dad asked if we drive or fly to Mombasa. We drive, it takes 7-8 hours depending on traffic. but that is also if you are going straight there. we had to stop in Kilungu to drop off some furniture and then in Chyulu to drop of some furniture for them as well. so we were on the road from 8 in the morning until 7:30 that night. and then coming back today we had to stop in Chyulu again to drop off some other stuff so it was a 9 hour drive today. it wasn't so much fun. but driving a stick is a lot easier on the highway then in the city. its easier to shift in the higher gears and you don't have to do it as often. at home you probably don't have to do it at all on the highway, but here the highway is only one lane so you have to slow down behind the big trucks and then get back up to speed to pass when there are no oncoming vehicles. but stick shifts really arent hard, it was just wierd at first, but i do prefer automatics.
In Mombasa i got to see a lot of my old investigators at the church on Sunday so that was way cool. It made me happy that they were still there too. and the exchanges we did there was in my old area, so i got to show the elder i was with a few members places he didn't know about and also some people they could try to start teaching again. but the day was mostly full with appointments, and teaching is the best so i was happy with that too.
The zone conferences this week were good too, but it gets old when you hear the same training 4 times. Those were the last Zone conferences for the transfer because we don't go to Tanzania for those ones. and i am glad we don't cause i don't know how we know how i would stay awake through another two. The next few weeks we will be here in Nairobi and hopefully we will be able to find time to go out and work in our area. i know we have to do some stuff in the office so i don't know how much time we will have in the field but some is better than none. we will see how things turn out.
I cant believe you will have a pool in 3 weeks. There is actually a pool in the flat complex we stay in but unfortunately we cant use it. I told President i just wanted to swim laps for exercise, but it was a no go. maybe with the new mission president though??? cross your fingers for it. mom, i didnt know you were in the young women, i thought you were in primary, and if you are not in young women then why are you going to girls camp? and what is Philmont Camp? anyways, i am glad everyone is doing good. sounds like you are all having fun. i hope you have a great week!
Elder Harris