Week 29 Giraffes, Zebras and Monkeys

The Elders in his area are invited every four months to go to a wild animal reserve.  He said it was awesome.  It was the first time he has ever been able to feed a giraffe (that's his hand in the picture), see zebras up close, and if you look closely, Elijah is pointing out the monkeys in the tree.  He thought it was pretty cool.

He said that his new area is a little tough.  He said that he and his companion one day knocked on nearly 100  doors.  He said that they were let in twice and told that the people were Catholic and not interested.  As they were going home, his companion asked him if missions were always this hard.  He said that he didn't know what to say to him.  

He said the best thing about this last week was being able to see the ocean.  He said that he loved that.  He truly is in a beautiful area.  He said that while he was at the beach a man approached him and told him "thank you for serving our Heavenly Father."  Elijah said that he started to totally bawl.