Month: March 2008

Yesterday was Sunday and that is probably worth another daily. We had to be at the Church for a Branch Presidency meeting at 8:00 so we had our taxi come and pick us up early. I was a little discouraged when we got into the Branch Presidency meeting and Elder Southam understood more than I… Continue reading First Sunday in Benin

I promised myself to write a little about the dress here. We really wasted our time and money to bring so many clothes. Not only are most of them to heavy in spite of our efforts but we could have had them made for us here for a fraction of the cost. The Africans have… Continue reading Dress in Benin

Today Elder Phillips and Elder Loveless invited us to go to teach with them. Actually we had to go quite a ways over to the other side of Cotonou and I think they wanted us to go so we would pay for the taxi. The taxi system here is interesting. As I see it, there… Continue reading 5th Day in Benin

Day 4 was almost more than one Soeur Black from Blanding, Utah could handle. In our District meeting Elder Crooke talked about getting the spirit every day and when I see him next, I am going to tell him when you are in survival mode, the spirit is pretty far from your mind. The first… Continue reading 4th Day in Benin

I survived day three but am still in the survival mode. I just pretend each day that we are camping only camping in our trailer would be very welcomed at this stage. The electricity goes off several times a day. But we are counting our blessings that it hasn’t gone off at night as we… Continue reading 3rd Day in Benin

The Southam’s apartment which we will eventually inherit in June is a really nice apartment with 3 large bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a little cleaner and nicer than ours and also has Internet. It is located just a block or so away from the chapel. Right now we are grateful for what we… Continue reading 3rd Day in Benin

The hotel where we stayed last night had a really nice buffet breakfast included in the price of the room. Unfortunately we missed it. Mom and I went to bed a little before midnight. I think I dozed a little around 3 or 4 but I remember Mom up looking out the window and talking… Continue reading 2nd Day in Benin

Hello from Benin. Made it here tonight about 8:00 right on schedule. Our plane from Paris was a huge Air France Airbus 340 airplane that seats about 275 people. There were probably less than half that many on the airplane so we had a lot of room contrary to what we experienced on Delta from… Continue reading Arrival to Benin

Charlotte managed to catch a good headcold our last day at the MTC so flying at 35,000 feet was not that much fun but we made it to Paris okay. Our VISA for Benin did come but not in enough time to get them to the MTC. We picked them up at the Church office… Continue reading Travel to Benin

Our time at the MTC has been extremely busy and just as interesting and rewarding. We had a little time on Monday to get settled in our room which is small but clean and comfortable. We have a comfortable queen sized bed, our own bath, and a place to study. After Monday we didn’t see… Continue reading Time at the Missionary Training Center