He went to the church run Moroni High School. It is a dormitory school for all the islands to send their child for schooling. They go home for summers and breaks as you have or will read.
He looks good. He sounds good. He is happy and when we finished talking we were all good. I thought the kids might be a bit quiet but nope! The banter is alive and well. Although, it was really apparent that he isn't interested in media and social stuff that our family talked about. The more an Elder focuses on the gospel he doesn't really care about it too much. Although, Cody does have great listening and conversation skills I could tell it wasn't the same.
One thing we noticed is Cody's rice belly. If you know Cody he is very lean, muscular yet lean. He said that he had a rice belly earlier and I couldn't believe it but even through Skype I could see it is TRUE!!!! So so very weird!!!!! I figure he will probably need it when he goes to an island that runs out of food for 8 days. (true story- they flew some missionaries back into Tarawa for a while since the island ran out of food.)
His arms look pretty strong so I asked him what work out does he do every day. He said they find the heaviest rock they can find and lift it. Haaaaahhahahahaha!
Since it is now ..May 18, 2016 I can't remember much more about our conversation. We love him and don't really miss that much. Oh, there are plenty of times when I watch a movie and it's a goodbye scene and I start to cry but other than that we are very accepting of what he is doing and how long he will be doing it. I am not counting the months down until he returns. I want him to keep developing himself and his testimony. He should never come home!!! I talked with his friend who recently came home from a mission and he told me "that is a typical response for a mom at this point of a mission. When it gets to three month until he returns you will definitely be anxious for him to be home NOW!" I'll remember this advice. As of Christmas, Elder Kennedy is doing great! Thank you all for emailing him or keeping him in your prayers or even asking me about him. When you do, it helps keep him near to me. So thank you.
And now for you entertainment!!! These are Cody's last pictures from a flashdrive he had sent home in January 2016. So from now on you will have to use your imagination with his letters. He is on the island of Nonouti and I don't think he will be able to send anything for a couple of months....I could be wrong. But for now...enjoy!
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| Christmas pancakes |
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| Christmas ties from Elder Johnson's family |
