Levi's Mission News: Mission Impossible

Hey Ya'll,
This week was not as successful of a week as last week. We had to drop most of our investigators because they couldn't speak enough English for us to be able to communicate and teach them. We were able to see Geevan Raj this week and his grandparents, and his sister joined in on the lesson. They speak fantastic English and better than most the missionaries.

I have been annoyed with India a little this week, because the way they do things is very un-logical. I am however surprised I haven't gotten sick yet, they definitely do not have the FDA here. We have been going over to a less active family (Ruydu family) and have made a great relationship with them. They told us; "missionaries have been coming over for a long time, and no one has made us have a change of heart as y'all have" They told us they would like to start coming to church again and we hope that they will.
We had District Conference so all the members in the Rajahmundry area came and the mission president spoke and basically chewed out the members. In 4 months he would like to send in an application to make Rajahmundry a Stake, but refuses to because (during the meeting)
1. We didn't start on time
2. No one was even there by start time (not even the leaders, or the people speaking)
3. The Piano wasn't even in the room until 15 minutes after start time
His point was that they aren't ready to be a Stake nor can function at the level Stakes do. That was frustrating though about India and am definitely learning to be more patient because of it haha. Other then that we have had lots of lessons this week, and will hopefully go and find more investigators.
The cookies you can buy here are really good and I think would be great in America. All the sodas here are Coke products so on the back of the label it says "Atlanta,GA".. Lets just say I try not to look at the back anymore. Very interesting though how no one knows what or where Georgia is. Also people walk up to us all the time and want to take pictures with "The Elders". Everyone here knows who we are (cause we wear white shirts and ties and a name tag) and enjoy talking to Americans, they especially love Elder Conrad cause he's white. And when I start talking they take interest in me. I have been told I look like I'm from Hyderabad, not quite sure if thats a compliment or not.
You can't boil eggs in India cause their shells aren't strong enough (which I learned the hard way) so that sucks. We have a filter above our sink where I can get water from, since I can't drink the water here. Also anywhere you go you have to "water fall" when you drink the water cause they clean the cups with water and no soap. My Immune system is taking beatings constantly, and have visited the bathroom too many times. I have shared a lot of negative things about India this week, but have learned to love the experiences, and have loved being out here. It's a hard life but the blessings that have come from it are innumerable. Until next week!
Love,
Elder Magnusson