Well today Bethlehem came with us on a hike!:) it was a lot more intense than we were expecting! haha we kinda just pointed to a Mountain and said wed climb it... as we got closer and closer to the top we had to rock climb up certain parts, we had to push through thorns and thick thick trees, and I swear we were on all fours crawling through the Jungle for a good 20 minutes... it took a few hours to get to the top but eventually we made it! haha then we took pictures, tossed some rocks off the Edge, and started our way back to the Bottom... turns out there was a very convient little trail that took us all the way to the bottom in only 30 minutes. Like, If we would have taken this trail it would have been WAYYYYY Easier! we just didn't see it! hahaha we ended up making our own trail to the top through some crazy stuff! but it was definitley more of an adventure and more memorable this way! haha
TUESDAY OCTOBER 24th
Today was Really nice! We had some of the most powerful lesson that Ive had thus far In Phuthaditjhaba. yes I said "Thus far"... And indeed it made me feel kinda fancy for a second.
1st we saw Sis Clorina: Shes about 86 years old and we taught her the ten Commandments. she struggles with English but the Spirit is the what does the teaching. the spirit was there so dag nabbit she learned some Good stuff! hahaha
2nd: we met with Brother Lorato. we taught him Gospel of Jesus Christ! Guess where we found brother Lorato! Well Thabo, the girl the Blugumboch met at basketball, referred us to her cousin.. and well its him! Lorato!:) He is the nicest guy, he has some nice Dread locks and truly wants to change. He always brings questions and truly wants to find the truth. I love this guy and I want to help him:))
then we saw Relebohile (Found tracting, 14), Karabello (found tracting, 37), and we met for the first time with Amanda (part Member Family, 26) Im too tired to write anything else, but they are all amazing people! I love them to death and I hope I can help them:)
But I just got a call from Elder Huntington and he told me that in Madagascar they have a really bad plague so they sent a 7 of their missionaries to SADM. So I called the AP's and asked if Elder Lesch or elder Apie came... Those two guys were good friends in the MTC! Turns out Lesch is serving in Cape Town But Elder Apie is serving in Dundee! so I Hope I get to see him again! I gave him a call and Welcomed him the SOUTH AFRICA DURBAN MISSION FAMILY! haha But I asked him about the sister missionaries that were serving there and It turns out they all went to Zambia. One of my favorite Members in Amanzimtoti ,Sister Cebekhulu, was serving there. she went to the MTC for I think 6 weeks learning one of the toughest languages. went out in the mission field and had just gotten her second companion. and now she has to go to a completely new country. I cant Imagine how tough that would be, Keep them In your prayers, and pray that it doesn't spread to any other Country or mission area.
Madagascar Probably wont be Opened for a while either, Probably not till Max is going on mission. but hopefully a bit sooner than that!:/
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25th (my One Year Anniversary)
well today was nice:) I feel like thats how I start all of my daily Entries? Oh well..
Today we were finishing up teaching a lesson when We got a call from one of our Members, Sister Jennifer.. she told us she needed help with something seriousbut she wouldn't tell us what it was! I was like, What the heck is going on. Turns out her Roof was leaking... and it was about to rain again. so when we got there I jumped on the roof and Patched it up with this nasty Black Goopy stuff! Either Way it was a lot of fun! Except My hands have been stained black all day! I hope this stuff comes off! hahaha
I was gonna Burn my shir today but we dont have any matches... so Were gona do it Monday or something?
THURSDAY OCTOBER 26th
We took the first councilor, Brother Uithalar, working with us again today.. can I just say that having someone that can actually speak the language and knows how to teach others is soooo convenient! haha It Helps certain people understand so much better, You can definitely feel the Spirit a lot stronger when hes there to help them. We taught sister clorina today and she struggles a bit with her English.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 27th
eish.. it was one of those days.... im Exhausted. Im going to bed. Goodnight.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28th
Today I worked in Bluegumoch with Takau! I met some really kind and loving people! I also met some not so kind and not so loving people... but We can only pray for them..
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29th
Today was pretty crazy! In a good way:) We Had a TON of People at church again! and we had the Most investigators and less actives at church since Ive been here, so that was nice... kinda made me feel like Im Making a difference. But Above all, people were happy. this was the Happiest Sunday Ive had here! Every one was getting along and enjoying themselves:) it was really nice! I almost felt Like I was Back in my home ward.. Kwamashu!<3 Brother Andile Gave a super funny talk today in sacrament! haha yeah.. had to be there..
After Church we went to visit the Clorina and her daughter, both SUPERRR old. haha but they have a son/grand son serving a mission In Ghana right now:) the two of them are not members yet, but we are hoping they will very soon! :)
Then we had a few more appointments and Ended at the Kiri family:) It was my turn to teach them! I love teaching at that house because the kids get so excited! So today I told them a story from Heleman 5, cause thats what stood out the most from my reading this week! haha It tells about the Nephi and Lehi and how they get arrested by the lamenites! then when their about to be put to death they are encircled by a pillar of fire! and yeah... lots of other stuff happens and they have like a cloud of darkness that blocks the Lamenites view and is super scary not very fun for them! so I blindfolded one of the kids and told him that right now hes in a cloud of darkness... yeah it was pretty fun and the spirit helped out a lot:) either way we ended up having a great time!
I LOVE YOU GUYS! I HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOURE DOING AWESOME!
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