After about 2 hours of trying to call Elder Johansen in Samoa (he gave us the wrong phone number and the wrong time to call him) we were finally able to talk to him! Here is a recap of the call courtesy of Momma Johansen.
He's serving in a little village of just over 400 people called Faiaai on the island of Savaii which is in Western Samoa. His area covers about 5 villages. He doesn't ever to into a town, but relys on the zone leaders to bring them groceries and stuff. The members and non members all feed them well. It's very safe and people treat the missionaries like royalty. He's eaten octopus 4-5 times now and likes it. He does not wear lavalavas (sarong type skirt thing) while tracting, but can wear it on p-day or in his apartment. Everybody lives near the beach. The interior of the island is volcanos and rainforest and all the villages surround the perimeter of the island. The people there are poor and live in simple huts. He lives in a building on the church property grounds and is not bothered by mosquitos. He has a good companion who is of Tongan heritage, but raised in Australia. His bike is broken, but he's getting a new one next week and the members drive them where they need to go. He did get to go to the Apia Temple when he first arrived at the mission home. He said the mail is taking about 2 weeks to get to him. He had a baptism yesterday and seems to be adjusting well, doing his best with the language and overall seemed happy.
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