This week in Elder Merrill's letter he talks about the approach of summer and with it, the heat. We can commiserate somewhat as it is still very warm here in Tucson but at least we have AC!
Hi ya! Yep, it's hot here! I wouldn't mind so much if I could just have some alleviation from it when I am conscious. I'm used to the feeling of walking around in my sweat! It's uncomfortable but the days seem to go by fast, so I'm thankful for that. It's so hot that I'm having trouble typing to you all right now. My brain feels like it's melting. December will be the worst of it so if I can get through that then the rest of the year is downhill. It's not a dry heat, it's rather humid. In South Carolina it was different because we had air conditioning in the house, the car and in everyone else's house but here I'm just hot all the time.
Poor Elder Merrill. I told him to try and find some fans to buy so maybe they can rest better at night. I'm with him though, it is so hard to do anything when it's really hot. Bless him and his companions and all the other missionaries around the world for the physical discomforts they endure in the hopes of being able to share the gospel. I asked Elder Merrill about the water situation there:
We can't drink out of the tap water here, so we have to buy filtered 20 liter bottles for water and we usually buy 2 of those at a time. The water quality is so poor here, we try to avoid drinking it whenever possible. Well enough about that. We are still working with some investigators and with everyone else too and we hope to have a baptism by the end of the week. The daughter of a less active member is taking the discussions and we've got 2 other investigators we are working with.
It sounds like a busy and warm week ahead for Elder Merrill. Like his family here in Tucson, he is always happy when a rainy day shows up! Keep up the great work son and your great spirit!
Hi ya! Yep, it's hot here! I wouldn't mind so much if I could just have some alleviation from it when I am conscious. I'm used to the feeling of walking around in my sweat! It's uncomfortable but the days seem to go by fast, so I'm thankful for that. It's so hot that I'm having trouble typing to you all right now. My brain feels like it's melting. December will be the worst of it so if I can get through that then the rest of the year is downhill. It's not a dry heat, it's rather humid. In South Carolina it was different because we had air conditioning in the house, the car and in everyone else's house but here I'm just hot all the time.
Poor Elder Merrill. I told him to try and find some fans to buy so maybe they can rest better at night. I'm with him though, it is so hard to do anything when it's really hot. Bless him and his companions and all the other missionaries around the world for the physical discomforts they endure in the hopes of being able to share the gospel. I asked Elder Merrill about the water situation there:
We can't drink out of the tap water here, so we have to buy filtered 20 liter bottles for water and we usually buy 2 of those at a time. The water quality is so poor here, we try to avoid drinking it whenever possible. Well enough about that. We are still working with some investigators and with everyone else too and we hope to have a baptism by the end of the week. The daughter of a less active member is taking the discussions and we've got 2 other investigators we are working with.
It sounds like a busy and warm week ahead for Elder Merrill. Like his family here in Tucson, he is always happy when a rainy day shows up! Keep up the great work son and your great spirit!
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