Monday MArch 19th, I think?
Well today was a powerful day. We did our weekly planning session and it was very effective. we penned in Gibson at 4:00 just because he wasn't home yesterday. Gibson is the man who when we taught him the Law of chastity, 2 days later he had found, bought, moved, and was already living in a separated house away from his girlfriend. However, when we taught him the word of wisdom, he's been struggling to stop smoking. Today at 3:45 we were eating some KFC just barely down the road from his house (less than 100 meters) when we got 3 please calls from Gibson. He told us to hurry to his house because he was about to do something he was going to regret, we were at his house in 7 seconds (The Lord Hand). When we arrived, he was sitting outside his house struggling to open the door because it jammed. He told us he was going to kill himself when he got inside. I grabbed the door nob it was a little jammed so we talked outside, then I turned the door nob a second time and it opened right up. Even now I have no idea what was keeping the door locked, I imagine angels on the other side refusing to let him enter we went inside and talked more about what happened, he said that he went to go buy stuff for his son in town, he got separated from his girlfriend and made one mistake after another and he ended up spending 5,000 R on a drug called Rock that he smoked. The poor guy. We taught about why he called us. We talked him through it and gave him a blessing and played some cards. He's much better.
Brother Siles called us today at 5:30a and asked for directions to our 11:00a church! He was super excited!! We met him at KFC and he followed us the rest of the way, he lives rather far so he's not very familiar with the area. As we were driving to church guess who we saw Biking to church up a big hill? JOSEPH! We've been teaching joseph for a while and we stopped by Saturday just to invite him to read the Book of Mormon and to come to church. He Lost his Leg when he was 19 so he has his own Prosthetic that he had some help making, he's actually pretty good at biking with it, Considering he's been doing it for the last 40 years! But just picture it, a 59 year old man with 1 leg biking all the way to church up mountainous and rocky hills (They don't call it Rocklands for nothing) just so he can come to church and partake of the sacrament. Elder Phillips and I decided we should get him some cool stickers for his leg:)
today was pretty usual... we played basketball again and Elder Phillips has been bugging me. He just keeps getting under my skin with little unimportant things.. I think I'm Just gonna go to bed...
But first, I'll let you guys know that our last lesson with the Mantje Family was a lot of fun! We did the same thing that we played at the Mkhize's back in Kwamashu. Do unto others as you would have done unto you 3 Nephi?:?. so someone writes down what they want the other person to do..... ANYTHING! And it is usually something supper Embarrassing! However, PLOT TWIST, the person that told them to do something as to do the thing they asked the person to do went he thing was commanded at the things thing thing with the person at the time with the thing.. Its so hard to explain. So If I, Elder Merritt, told Elder Phillips to do 10 Pushups. Elder Phillips would Not do the push ups until I did them First! so everyone goes crazy and makes people do crazy things when theyre actually just digging their own graves! It's always pretty entertaining. Today Kabelo had to repeatedly kiss a painting while he hummed Praise to the man and took his shoes and socks off. Poor guy was not happy when the card was flipped!
Tuesday March 20th, 2018
Good day, Lots of appointments, Two Dinner Appointments, we printed off the Prayer chain(it looks so official), and we put a new family on B-date (siles and Elain, a coloured family).
Wednesday March 19th, 2018 - Human Rights day
today We had DDM, we made our own secret language and OLGA PASSED HER BAPTISMAL INTERVIEW!!!!!!!! I'm very excited for her!\
We also went to a Huge celtics stadium for soccer! Its not like the National team, but its better than a college stadium, Id say its about as big and intence as the moda center. Either way, we wanted them to announce the church location and Time during their next game so more people would come. When we got there everything was unlocked.... but no one was there.... so we walked around for a while... super fun!
Thursday March 22nd, 2018
Elder Phillips and I went on Exchanges with Elder Peck and Lowe in Kimberly, the Heart and Diamond Capital of South Africa. Elder Peck is a nice guy and a Hard worker. Kimberly is a nice town:) Elder Phillips wants to serve there so bad! Either way, we had 2 set appointments for the entire day, and 1 of them bunked, They've struggled to gain the trust of members so that was our MAIN goal of the exchange. I asked Elder Peck to hand me the Member list, we chose a random name (Brother Olifant), we went to his house. He was a really nice and he's the young mens our something second councilor, so we walked with him and went and taught some people. very effective. then We met his wife and I asked her about her life story.... ITS CRAZY! Her name is Bongi, she was born in Malaui, some old man tried to marry her sister when she was NINE Years old, so her mom sent them into hiding down in Zimbabwe. While she was in Zimbabwe the old guy had hired people to try and kidnap her and her sister. Somehow they escaped and strangers that she Befriended helped her get a train ticket so that she could meet up with her mom in South Africa. They assisted them with food and help while they were on the train, gave them money so when they got to Jo-burg they could survive. Later, that money ran out and they had to beg for food and struggle to survive, made friends with more strangers who helped her get a trip to Kimberly where her mom stayed, then they reunited, she met her husband, joined the church, and started a family. Her story could honestly become a really good book if someone helped her put it all together. there's a lot more to that story, she was talking fast so I forgot some of it..
Saturday
Well today was a powerful day. We did our weekly planning session and it was very effective. we penned in Gibson at 4:00 just because he wasn't home yesterday. Gibson is the man who when we taught him the Law of chastity, 2 days later he had found, bought, moved, and was already living in a separated house away from his girlfriend. However, when we taught him the word of wisdom, he's been struggling to stop smoking. Today at 3:45 we were eating some KFC just barely down the road from his house (less than 100 meters) when we got 3 please calls from Gibson. He told us to hurry to his house because he was about to do something he was going to regret, we were at his house in 7 seconds (The Lord Hand). When we arrived, he was sitting outside his house struggling to open the door because it jammed. He told us he was going to kill himself when he got inside. I grabbed the door nob it was a little jammed so we talked outside, then I turned the door nob a second time and it opened right up. Even now I have no idea what was keeping the door locked, I imagine angels on the other side refusing to let him enter we went inside and talked more about what happened, he said that he went to go buy stuff for his son in town, he got separated from his girlfriend and made one mistake after another and he ended up spending 5,000 R on a drug called Rock that he smoked. The poor guy. We taught about why he called us. We talked him through it and gave him a blessing and played some cards. He's much better.
Elder Phillips and I were also offered Cocaine at a petrol station..... don't worry we said no.
Pretty crazy day...
But my favorite lesson was with Brother Siles, when we taught him last time we invited him to church and when we showed up he was washing his car, we helped out and he said he was washing it for church! He also got a fresh new hair cut and borrowed money to pay for petrol to get to church. When we taught him the lesson he asked about fasting, and we explained the reasons we fast, the blessings that follow, and when we should. Turns out tomorrow is fast sunday so he asked if he could start fasting right after lunch, we said OF COURSE! Powerful man that I can see being a branch president some day. Selis and his son Jonathon M.
Sunday
Brother Siles called us today at 5:30a and asked for directions to our 11:00a church! He was super excited!! We met him at KFC and he followed us the rest of the way, he lives rather far so he's not very familiar with the area. As we were driving to church guess who we saw Biking to church up a big hill? JOSEPH! We've been teaching joseph for a while and we stopped by Saturday just to invite him to read the Book of Mormon and to come to church. He Lost his Leg when he was 19 so he has his own Prosthetic that he had some help making, he's actually pretty good at biking with it, Considering he's been doing it for the last 40 years! But just picture it, a 59 year old man with 1 leg biking all the way to church up mountainous and rocky hills (They don't call it Rocklands for nothing) just so he can come to church and partake of the sacrament. Elder Phillips and I decided we should get him some cool stickers for his leg:)
Also, Olga Is crazy excited for next weeks baptism!!
and I Even saw Nkopani at church, he hasnt been in 2 months:)
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