Ok, there is so much. I can't decide where to start.
My legs are covered in mosquito bites. Its horrible. I itch everywhere! Oh wells such is life here. So the greeting here is very strange to me. When ever you meet someone it is polite to ask them if they have already eaten and say "Sudah makan". Why everyone wants to know if you have eaten already is beyond me... And I about died when we walked past burger king the other day. They make all the poor workers wear cowboy hats hahah, trying to make it look more western I guess.
I am falling in love with the little Nepali men here. They are so incredibly wonderful. they "lof to lurrrrn duh gospals ov Jesus Chriz" hahha and they tell us that everyday. One of them, Nanda is getting baptized next week. He has been so easy to teach. Everything we teach him he replies with "ok no problam sistes" He doesn't question anything! He read the entire book of Mormon in about six days, and every chapter he reads three times because it is difficult for him to understand in English. I wish they had a Nepali Book of Mormon. So really he read the BOM three times in one week, incredible.
There are also a bunch of Nepali guards who guard our complex that love to talk to us when we leave and return morning and night. They think I have a Nepali face, probably because I am tan, but it is pretty funny to see them get excited.
So a miracle happened, well a couple did actually. We went knocking last Sunday for about three hours in the middle of the day and it was SO HOT. Usually it rains and cools everything down but not that day. No one really wanted to hear us, in fact almost every door had muslim decorations so we had to pass them by without even attempting. It got kind of frustrating. Finally a chinese man talked to us for a bit. He was Buddhist and wasn't interested but we gave him a Restoration pamphlet and he said he would give it to one of his christian friends. Well, the other day we get a text from him saying he wants to learn more about the BOM, which means he read the pamphlet. We taught him yesterday and he had so many questions he wanted answered. I'm pretty excited to teach him again next week. It is hard though because his chinese accent is SO BAD. I can't understand most of what he says. Sister Mccurdy is a pro at broken english though so we're good.
For people to understand you here you can't conjugate. Which is so hard because I don't realize I’m doing it. If it happened in the past you just start with "last time" and then continue to speak in present tense. It is hilarious.
Miracle Two: About three months ago Sister Mccurdy was teaching a man from India named Naveen. He was going to get baptized and had his baptism interview but during the interview he got really offended and apparently the member here interviewing him was mean to him and accused him of not being legal and stuff. So he left and never came back. Sister Mccurdy was so sad. But yesterday, he texted us and wanted to meet at the train station. She hadn't heard from him in three months so she was pretty excited. He said he wants to come back to church and he still wants to get baptized but didn't know if he still could. We assured him it was totally ok to get baptized still if he comes to church. He said see you Sunday. After he left Sister Mccurdy started bawling. She was really happy. She didn't think she would see him again. It's cool how the gospel gets inside people and changes them for good; it just takes them a while to realize it sometimes.
Let's see what else. I have heard that the KL zone in the past has not been very productive; missionaries are never that excited to come here. But when I came they got new ZL and they are tearing it up. Not that it really matters but KL zone is second in the mission right now. Sister Mccurdy says they have really changed this area around. It has been really cool. We sisters have a pool of about 20 new investigators that we are excited about. The hardest part is that people here work SO MUCH. These Nepali workers get about 2 hours of sleep each day because they are working. Most people here are working and sending their money back to their native countries to their family. It is really sad. We have had a couple people quit and get new jobs so they can come to church though, they have so much faith. That is one good thing about KL, there are thousands of jobs for these people.
A bad thing about KL is the buses and cars. There is no such thing as emissions testing here and I think the exhaust is taking off years of my life every day. I think my eyes are turning yellow! haha
The ex-patriots here are pretty wealthy and they invite us over to eat a lot. It's nice. Last week a family invited all the young single investigators and missionaries over for lunch and their condo was huge! Three stories with a pool on the roof. It was interesting to see the reactions of the people we brought who are working all night and all day for about $2 an hour. Kiran, from Nepal kept leaning over to me saying with so much excitement "I feel like I am in AMERICA!!" They love the US so much.
Everyday I thank heaven we don't have to wear nylons, every day. I think I would die. I love walking around in my mandals, as the elders call them (man sandals).
It has been really great in KL this week. We are in Monsoon season so it rains killer everyday. Nanda gave me his umbrella though so I'm staying fairly dry. I love you family. It was so good to hear from all of you. High school sounds busy and your lives continue to be filled with sports. That's exciting. Don't get too cold over there. I am really enjoying the warmth and humidity, no lotion needed here. Plus it doesn't seem like the holidays so I don't feel homesick for them, that's good.
Have fun
Sister Viehweg
ps. I am known as sister V. It is completely impossible for these Asians to say my name. It's hilarious
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