Elder Hyrum Snell

Elder Hyrum Snell

Monday, May 11, 2015

05/10/15- Mother's Day Call Home

Here are a few questions we asked Elder Snell:

What conveniences do you have in your apartment? We have everything. We have a microwave, washer, dryer, and a stove.

Is the shower still cold? Yes!

Any fungus or feet problems? Nope, not at all.

What is your typical breakfast, lunch, and dinner? For breakfast we eat a lot of homemade yogurt and fried bananas. Lunch we normally grab something from a Malagasy restaurant because it is cheap and quick. For dinner we make Gyros or spaghetti. Most of the Malagasy things have no preservatives so things don't stay good for long.

Are you still consistently taking your malaria pill? Yes! :)

How are your pants, shoes, and socks holding up? They are all doing well. The only hole I have in a pair of pants is from a small bike crash. Other than that, things are holding up great!

Do you exercise? Yes, I try to do sit-ups, Russian twists, and lift groups of water bottles for weights. We also do a lot of walking.

How long is the Malagasy Book of Mormon? Much longer! It is 700ish pages.

Do you have a 72 hour kit? Yes!

How many missionaries in your mission? I think around 100.

What type of work do most natives do in Ambositra? Farming.

What is an interesting fact? If a young man talks to a young woman more than a few minutes then it is assumed you are dating. You have to be careful to direct the conversations to various people so that this problem does not occur. :)

What about water quality? We have filtered water in our apartment.