Umm...this sucks!

WARNING FROM KAMDEN'S MOM- Extreme overuse of the word "suck" in this week's conversation with Kamden.  Real life frustrations of a teenaged boy a world away from home whose mission isn't going quite as he had planned.

Hello! This week was another slow week. We had 3 Putu (funerals) this week so we didn’t have much work because EVERYONE in our two villages went to them! And our Zone Leader told us no going to the Funerals. Then we asked President yesterday and he said GOOOO! Those are your best teaching opportunities! So that sucked....

It was a REALLY slow week..... We sat at the Chinese store in between my two villages and tried to find stuff to do there.... I helped them put things out and organize stuff and carry the heavy stuff in so that was probably the highlight of my week! 

It’s so hard being in such a small area..... and this is probably the biggest or one of the biggest in Vava'u!!  I hate being confined to such a smallllllll space...... and seeing all my friends on other missions and they always seem to be able to find something to do, somewhere to go where here, if we leave our area, we get sent back to the main island and if it happens again you go home!!  I am having a hard time here haha but I am not coming home or wanting to at allllll!!!  I just need to find something to do!!!

Still no phone yet but we talked to President and he said they have tons at the office. He doesn’t know why we don’t have one........... this sucks.... nothing like I thought a mission would be. It’s so small I never know what to do..... toooo freaking relaxed! I want to serve where I can go home sore and fall right asleep cuz we did so much but that nevvvver happens.....and they are trying to make this area into two.... like that would make the work slower... ya we get a lot of baptisms but that’s just cuz we get it done fast! Haha!  

I don’t know.  It just sucks seeing friends pictures of them with other missionaries, them actually doing stuff, them having investigators where I am just like ya we have maybe one at a time…every area here on Vava'u is like this. I am in one of the biggest areas and it sucks! I am never even stressed here. It sucks but am not down! haha it just sucks.

Sorry this letter is short. We honestly couldn’t find anything to do this week! Our bishops asked us not to proselyte so ya…what is a missionary supposed to do right???? We try serving them but they won't let us.  They want to serve us!

Anyways love you all! See you in 16!!! haha

Elder Mani

Oh Mom, this other elder wanted me to see if his dad sends you a camera if you will put it in a package and send it here cuz I always get my stuff haha! His packages seem to get stolen or something. I’ll give him your address.  Thanks!