Week 76, February 26, 2017: Hard Stuff, Avert Your Eyes

Hey everyone, I'm sorry I haven't emailed you guys in a while. Dad is right, I've just been way busy these past couple of weeks, but to be honest, it's something else as well. I'm probably in the worst physical condition I've been in on the mission. My legs are cover in these nasty sores. They puss and bleed and ooze and hurt SO BAD. I've talked to the mission nurse, bless her sweet heart, and she is doing all she can but, it seems like one of those things I just have to go through. It just sucks right now. I'm sure all missionaries have this time, so I'm just going to toso ga. Just keep moving along. #allamericanrejects

I gotta say, I'm pretty excited to hit my 18 month mark soon. It feels like a it's been a long time coming. 

I'll be fine and I'll email you guys every week I can. I love you guys and I miss you. You guys are awesome!! 

E Dawson

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Week 75, February 19, 2017: Pictures and More Pictures

 

Week 74, February 12, 2017: Strange Things Are a Foot At the Circle K

What's going on everyone. I know you all missed me. As for the heading, I just needed something catchy.

So yeah, Elda Sooula went home. I'm really going to miss him. He was an awesome companion. We spent the week saying good bye to almost every single person we knew. It was exhausting, but thus is the life of a missionary. 

My new companion I got on Friday. His name is Elda Rakatia (think racketeer). He is Fijian. He's from Naitasiri, Fiji. We was trained by Elda Ogden, follow-up trained by Elda Aguiar, and now me, so he has only had companions from my intake. I'm way excited about our companionship. We're gonna kill it!!!! 

The area is the same old same old. There has been lots of rain which has caused a few problems but nothing crazy. Oh, I totally ripped a toenail off this week. IT TOTALLY STINKS!!  I also literally got bit by a centipede last night so...physically, I feel great. Nah, but seriously, I'm doing fine. It's been a good couple weeks. I love you guys. I hope you are all doing well. 

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Peace Be Still

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Elda Dawson.

The little one is "Maku" he's a little strange 

Sooula and the members

Week 72, January 30, 2017

Yo, yo, yo! This week was so interesting. Well not really SO interesting, but it was still sick. 

So every Thursday, Sooula and I have to go to Suva for some meetings that he has to do before he dies (ends his mission). So anyways, Suva, is pretty far away, so we get to hangout in Nausori on Wednesday night. We hang with our zone leaders Elda Sarufa (Papua New Guinea) and Elda Whiting (Utah, USA). We have so much fun. This past week we played "DARE" Uno. Things got crazy. Like responsibly crazy, but still crazy. Those two are way cool. I love them.

So yesterday something way sweet happened. So we were walking through a koro and we got called over by a woman that we had talked to before. We went in and taught a little something to her and her husband. I looked around their house, which was very "Fijian farmer", but I noticed some really nice Rugby stuff kind of scattered around the whole house. After we talked we asked if we could do anything to help them and the wife said, "Well, he plays rugby, maybe you two come and play with him." Seemed harmless and fun, so we said maybe one day. So we come to find out that he was A FIJI 7s rugby player. Like one of THE FIJI 7s players. Yeah, so we are totally going to go play with him, and when I get home I will be the captain of the US Rugby team. Just fore warning. It was a funny little experience.

Anyways, that's me. I love you guys. 

Elda Jasen Dawson

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Peace Be Still

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