1.Have you been trying to get money out of your bank account? Do You need some?
1. On the question about needing money, I think I might need some because I want to send a package home but don't have the means to do so. I'm afraid if I don't send it in a packaged I'll have to pay a whopping customs.
2. What song would you like to have your family sing on the Sunday you do your return talk, and preferences?
2. I don't know? As long as it is good.
3.So did you tell the Morgans about your great grandparents?
3.Yup they know them.
This week has been a good week as always. Starting with Monday as it always is, then Tuesday was a very full day. We visited briefly Sister Keatlaretsi, who's daughter just had a baby, and is now named Brooke after Brooke Jones my own mother, as they asked me, the Lekgowa (white Man), to name the baby.
We also taught a new sister named Sefela, who gladly accepted to be baptized and is ready to learn more about the church. she has even shown her desire by keeping the commitment to read the literature we left. After that we picked up Bro Nyoni to show him where his home teaching families live. We also saw Sister Bontle again and we taught about the Word of Wisdom and the Law of Chastity, which they committed to keep. We also taught Bro Kago who is really struggling to accept what we say. He's very "a bible! a bible!" we are still teaching him, but it's not going anywhere fast.
Wed we started the day by taking Bro Dukudu to his home teaching families and then our day was a bit rough. Most of our appointments cancelled, except that we saw Sister Sefela again and a Bro named Vincent who asked us not to come back again
. We also saw Sister Nanikie for a short bit
and then our day didn't consist of much after that. Thursday we had our weekly planning, Followed promptly by lunch, provided by a member named Sister Lucia. We saw Sister Keatlaretse again and taught her about the Book of Mormon. We also taught Sister Lenong and her kids, which were all recently baptized. Lelentle the young daughter age 9 asked us to help her prepare for a talk on prophets. So we gave her a set of questions to answer that can help her give a good talk. After we saw Bro and Sister Masebola, one of our most progressive, as of now, Father led families. We taught them the restoration and they understood it quite well. Next we had a horrible experience with first appointment. We were teaching a man named Francis and his wife Emily. The last time we had met them was just outside their house so we gave them a restoration pamphlet and set an appointment. Once we got into the teaching, they had a question about the Book of Mormon, which we tried to explain and then he said " If you come and discuss with us, we have some conditions, that is that 1. you should be open to hearing what we also have to say. and 2. everything we talk about should come from the bible and the bible only. They then proceeded to try and teach us from the bible that we don't need a prophet on earth today, and that we only need one cannon of scripture, being the bible. They hardly let us have a word in and when I asked if I could ask a question Francis replied "yes, but let me explain..." I cut him off quite abruptly and said again "May I as a question!" he stoped talking and I asked " Bro Francis from what you are saying, where do you see all of this going?" he replied "just be open and listen to what we have to say..." " We have been listening," I replied "and from everything you have said it just seems like you are trying to disprove what you have read from our booklet." He didn't pay much attention to what I had to say and he just kept on rambling on and quoting the bible until Elder Hove piped in and said " Bro Francis this isn't going anywhere can we leave you with a prayer?" " yes" said Francis" but let me give you some advice, don't go around teaching falsehoods from books other then the bible..." I interrupted and said "Bro Francis we really have to go, may we leave you with a prayer?" he continued rambling and I finally said " BRO FRANCIS! who should pray?" He silenced himself and then signaled that I should pray, I left the most Christlike prayer I could muster, even with the contention that I felt boiling up in me, and we promptly left their house without effort to set a second appointment. Elder Hove and I talked about that experience for quite a while afterwards, and just recognized it for what it was. We tried to talk positively about Bro Francis and his family and we prayed that one day his heart will be softened toward the gospel. We saw one more family after that and because we didn't have an appointment with them we just took time to set an appointment to come back.
Friday We went to Molepolole for District meeting there and to do exchanges with the Molepolole District leader, Elder Alder and his companion Elder Jenkins. I went back to Kanye with Elder Alder and Elder Hove stayed with Elder Jenkins. The exchange was great, and I learned alot from Elder Alder, He also said he learned alot from me and was going to take some stuff back to help his district. Elder Alder is a great missionary, he's very humble and I can see him going very far in life.
Saturday morning we exchanged back and the day was a bit rough. We did see quite a few people though. Boinelo, Keatlaretse, The Lenong family, Bontle, and Bro and Sister Ncube. Any free time was spent inviting people to church and hopein that every one saying they would come was being honest.
Sunday proved to be a bit disappointing as we only had 4 investigators at church again, but on the upside the one that came is part of the Father Led Family I mentioned earlier, The Masebola family. We had an intense meeting where one of the Stake High council men came and the Presiding authority over Kaney, Pres Mopare. In Sacrament all the classes they were pressing down on the importance of paying tithing as most members here are not being honest tithe payers. After all that was preached there, I will be surprised if people don't pay their tithing now. Sister Bontle is now officially avoiding church, she didn't come even after we called her in the morning and she told us she was coming. We found out later she went to the hair salon that she owns to work instead, I don't know what to do to help her now.
Overall the week was great and hopes are high. I probably won't be having many baptisms here, but I've met alot of people in a short time.
Elder T. Jones.
Dear Son who serves the Lord
Well this week has been packed full with all the comings and going of kids and taking time to have our voice heard about the river prevention by fixing the banks higher on our farm. I had to go into a meeting and do a whole presentation showing how the water is still breaking the banks and not being able to get out of our hay field. The Powers to be said that there would be monies to fix it and get it back it to the path which of course will not happen until Nov. but at least they saw we were getting paper work filed.
Jo went to watch Kailey at the high school rodeo and she is all thrilled to go run the barrels. But she says the dances that they hold are not the kind she will ever go to. The boys are just out to get something and they dirty dance and its sick her words not mine. Jo came right home that day and talked Uncle Brock into taking her to the arena to ride the barrels.
The next day we went to Enterprise to Uncle Wendell and Aunt Esthers funerals. They passed away within a week of each other and so the funerals were held together. It was fun to see lots of Dads cousins since the reunion was canceled because of the fact that stuff was flooded. The next morning was a busy get lots done day so that we could have fun on the 24th. That evening we went to the primary parade. Jer was very sure he wanted to ride in it. C ended up pushing him down the road all the way so that he kept up. Z also rode his bike there too. C and Mc got to stay and watch the 3on3 basketball stuff. I never heard if they really had lots of fun.
K has gone camping for the first time without parents. He got to go with Uncle Brock and Aunt Jamie. He packed everything all by himself and was ready to go way before they left. He is going to be gone for 5 days and he was thrilled.
C and Jo have been really working their steers so it looks like they will be pretty prepared when the time comes. I sure hope one of them at least makes it to the blue ribbon round. C also had wrestle camp this week at the high school and that kept him really busy which is always a good thing for him
Dad ended up taking the little boys to the parade as Jo and I were not anywhere ready. It was good for him to do, then when they came back we went to Salinas FFA fundraiser little rodeo. Mc tried to do barrels and poles on aarab but because K rides her slow for 4H she would not really perform well. He did not place. Jo took second in barrels and third in poles and then Dad and her rode the hide ride. They took second and she actually got the barrel kind of caught on her face for a sec. She really had lots of fun though. Z took first place riding a mutton and got all of his money back and then tried to race in a boot race, money steer and chicken chase. Even Jeremy chased a chicken too but it jumped the fence so no little kids could get to it. Mc tried a hog chase and caught its foot and then the butter slipped out of his hand. He even had a hold of the money steer but a kid shoved him into a fence so he lost the ribbon as the kids jerked it out of his hand. Then they all talked me into do the boot race for grown ladies and I did ok except I could not get my boot back on on one of my feet very well so it slowed me way down. On our way home we went to Dads high school reunion dinner and then over to the parade to watch fireworks. It was a very fun day unlike the last few years where Dad has been grouchy about going to see the fireworks.
The other great news for the week was that Sam came home on Tue and we got to see him Sunday. he has a hard time speaking and he tried to sing in choir and Caleb sat by him and said he kept using words that were not on the page that he knew meaning he would revert to Portuguese however that's spelled. Next week is his return talk. I cant think of any other news stuff really its just that crazy busy summer time and now kids are getting bored and school needs to get going so they can keep their brains busy too. All the families are doing great and being busy as ever. Maybe when your home will be the first time everyone will get together for the first time this summer.
To answer the question about the jump in class. The reason I originally picked it was because of the timing you were coming home. Its a shortened version class from my understanding. It is the only one held on campus and gives you a day to go up there. But you will need to decide if you want to spend out the gas to do that class or drop it and do it later maybe. The day after you get home we can go over that stuff and you will have time to look into it.
There is a special program that Lex de Asavedo the famous music arranger for the church has set in to place where he asks that many learn a music piece and then it is videoed and shown at a special Christmas program. They are asking all to be involved so if it sounds cool you and I could do it together if you want to.
Rhett face booked that he could not wait to get back to America and see you he returns after you do though. Jared moved to St. George.
Well smile have a great week and keep touching many hearts.
