On Tuesday the apartment spent time talking about the mission and the subject came up on how the African missionaries feel that the white missionaries are favored. It was an interesting subject to listen to as the three other missionares in the apartment, who are Africans, share their feelings on the subject which I could tell there were some bitter feelings. I have never noticed the situation much before (I figure it is because I'm apparently the favored of the two groups and it wouldn't stand out to me). After the conversation ended Elder Moses and I later in the week had our own version of it and I'm starting to see some of what they are talking about. I guess it's just one of the things with living in an all African apartment. Aside from this conversation the only other thing for note was that a drunk, shirtless man stopped Elder Moses and I on the road and proceeded to give me a hug because I was a missionary. Unlike any other person, I proceeded to also give the man a hug, smelling his wafting body odor.
Wednesday President Smith left Ghana to be replaced by the new mission president and his wife, President and Sister Judd. There have been several missionaries around my area that have met him and they speak of him as a hero and all of the good changes he is making to the mission so we will see what happens. President Judd seems like a good pick for the mission. He has a PhD in psychology and used to teach some scriptural history class at BYU.
Thursday Elder Moses and I picked up some weights I bought made from cement. We have continued to use them and it's a nice refreshing feeling to lift weights.
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