Hello Everybody,

The crazy week turned out to be really good! My new companion is named
Elder Taylor and he is from the Ogden area in Utah. I think he is a
way chill guy and we will get along good. I am not usually someone
that gets frustrated or upset and neither is he. He is a brand new
zone leader and has been out for 17 months now. So there is a lot of
pressure to really lead the zone and to train him on being a zone
leader. It is not to hard but at the same time it is different for
sure.

On Friday we had our Mission Leadership Council (MLC) and that turned
out really good. We talked a lot about leadership, motivating the
mission, and other random topics. We start the meeting at 9 and got
done around 3:30. It can get long but it is way fun to see how it all
works and to be a part of that. We also do zone accountability where
your zones averages are on the projector and you talk about the good
and bad and ways to improve. I learned a lot and feel prepared for
zone training on Tuesday. Our zone lost a lot of good missionaries and
so we are hoping that the new people will really help keep the energy
moving forward.

We were not able to move into the new place on Saturday so that will
happen on Tuesday. When I know our address I will make sure to tell
you. By the way, I could totally use a "welcome to your new place"
package of some different kinds of treats. Just thought I would let
you know ;)

Also, we found a lady named Samuella, who just moved here from
Maryland about a month ago. She was baptized and never thought there
would be a church here in Alexandria. With the Africans, sometimes it
does not all click at once. Haha But now we are teaching her family
named Aminata and Katie. That has been so fun and it feels good to
have some solid people we can finally teach!

How has school been going for everyone? I heard Brooks got to do fast
offerings and that he did a good job for his first time. It sounds
like he is really growing up now and that is super cool. I am excited
to see what he is like in 11 months or so. I can't believe I am 13
done..

Take care and have a safe week. If you have any questions that I never
answer or don't explain well just ask. I always try to talk about
things going on but they might not make sense sometimes. You're all in my
prayers and I miss you tons!

Love,
Elder Westover