Surprises, Jehovah Witnesses, and Service

He dey go home ohh!

P-days are the busiest days of the week. I began by washing till my fingers were raw. Joy. But there is always this wonderful feeling that comes from when you finish and all is done. Ahhh... :)

Zone activity was nice, we had a little talent show, some talents were nice and prepared, others were less prepared and still... nice. A small water fight broke out too... eish. I shared a poem, and it goes like this.

We chose to come, to this mortal life

And then succumb, to earthly strife

             

To break and fall, to learn and grow

To stand up tall, to take a blow

                 

We wonder why, there's so much pain

Then as we try, we see it's vain

Without God's ply, we won't get gain

He sent his Son, his only one

That would not shun, until he won

   

Gethsemane, and on the cross

He made us free, from sin and loss

He bled and died, for one and all

If we relied, and heard his call

God's plan is that, men might have joy

If we are at, His hand employ

So that's my poem! After the activity, we went shopping since I'm not leaving and there is absolutely no food at the house. Took an 80-minute nap which was perfect. Ate Waakye (waah-chee) while we emailed. FHE was nice, but it went late as it always does. I taught the clan how to play black jack. They are always so surprised when I come with more card games. They believed there was only one card game to be played and it's called spar. I'll teach you all when I get home. :)

Pictures struggles.... :)

Tuesday I prepared a surprise instruction for district meeting that very day. Elder Lukhele walked in our room while we were studying and said "Psst.... You're giving the instruction today...... enjoy!" What on earth... So I decided to have a silent lesson. The district loved it and said they learned a lot.

Book of Mormon every day, each day we give out 4+. It's getting harder and harder to place them. :) Elder Tobler's last day in the field, so that means he was an absolute spaz and didn't sleep a wink. Man I'll miss that kid.

What I'm known as :)

Transfer day! Isaac Maskar was set apart as a missionary Tuesday night.... which means all day he needed companions, so we were his companions. He still had a few things to do, so we tried to mix appointments with his errands. His errands were mainly people wanting to feed him, so we got fed 4 times.... I thought I would bust. Eish. But everything is ready for him so that tomorrow he'll have no worries on his trek to the MTC. Elder Magopolo replaced Elder Tobler. He's from Botswana, seems like a pretty chill dude.

During Thursday's personal study, I learned more about Armageddon from Ezekiel. That day is going to be so crazy.

Last lunch before MTC bound!!!

I made some really nice beef. It loses its nice flavor when you eat it with other things, so I just cook it and eat it straight. :) It makes me happy eating red meat again. We were able to see most of our planned people. We gave 6 Book of Mormons. Mary is really progressing. We'll be able to have her baptism next Saturday on the 27th. Agnes has a new light in her which is really enjoyable to see, from when I first met her to now there is a huge change. It's amazing what the Gospel can do. :)

Friday exchanges! Elder Lukhele came to my area. We work really well together. It might help that we are TCs. :) Handed out Book of Mormons like bosses. Had good solid lessons. And had tons of gospel conversations. We got into a lively discussion with a Jehovah Witness. They would rather die than admit they have falsehoods in their church. So... I have one of their bibles, and as it turns out, they are missing 14 scriptures from the New Testament.... It's always nice when you're bible bashing and you pull those references, they flip.... and flip.... and then look way confused..... you do that a few times and then give them Deut. 4:2  Finished. :) Man those people though, eish.

On top of the world
with Elder Lukhele

While on our way back from the Sisters' baptism, we GCd a woman in the taxi, and then she paid for our fare! The Lord does wonderful things through the people we speak to. :) It was a nice way to end our day.

Saturday, we woke up and went to the chapel for cleaning. We cleaned small and then moved a whole bunch of wet sand and cement, under the sun and with warm water, it was a splendid time. :) Actually, it was quite nice. The sun was bad yes, but the priesthood in our ward is good and they are always willing to give their time for projects like these. My shirt was so soaked I had to wring it out. That was gross.

I made some banana bread which Elder Magopolo consumed since he'd never had some before. Man, you'd think he'd been starving. Washed small and then went to the other companionships' baptism. Taught a few lessons to Amos and a new investigator named Shaibu. Both of them love the Book of Mormon and are really interested in the church. :)

Shoveling...

We picked Emmanuel for Church. Oh! and it was the 3rd Sunday, so we all gave talks again. Elder Masendi and Elder Tom each took 12 minutes..... So Elder Lukhele and I were left with 5 minutes to share, which is bad when you planned to speak for 7. Oh well. Emmanuel loved church. He's been to pretty much every one and he said this one he likes the most, and I totally agree. :) Alberta is preparing for baptism as well as Mary. I'm so excited for Mary and I'm so glad she is making this decision. Mami Supa fed us Banku and stew. She is so kind and loving, I'm so grateful for her and all that she does for us each and every week voluntarily. :)