So the next day, Tuesday, we were continuing our service project at this member home, and I got the special job of going on the roof and waterproofing the tin roof on top. It was quite fun actually :P But don't worry I was careful and no accidents :P
Before we went into their yard though, there were some Jehovah Witnesses tracting in the area, and one of them offered me a flyer, so I took one but then I gave her a restoration pamphlet, and I don't think she liked that but she took it anyway :')Then we went to the ward activity, because it was Women's day, a public holiday, and it was actually pretty good, a lot of them played football, but some of us played some board games, like chess, and I enjoyed that :P We had a small BBQ which was nice for lunch, but then we stayed too long :') we didn't get into the area till later, and then a lot of our appointments fell through, so on that day we got only 2 lessons that day :') but ah well, those sort of things don't bother me too much anymore, so long as I am obedient!
Then on Wednesday was interviews with President Dunn! And I was the most relaxed that I've been than in the past two! It was actually really nice to talk to him! We talked about my mission and how it's going. It was scary when he pointed out how long I have been out. AHHHH It's going far too fast!!! It is really scary, but I am loving my mission! It's great right now and I'm enjoying so much.
The only other main thing that we talked about is being obedient, and we identified where I need to improve. Don't worry :P the only thing was to exercise in the mornings for 30 minutes, it's part of the schedule. Now I never like exercising in the mornings, but I made a resolve to do so, and I have! It's been going well and I've done it every day since Wednesday, and even though I don't like it, I've been praying hard for help to do it, and I feel that Heavenly Father has really helped me with it! I am able to do it in the mornings, even if I end up sweating by the end :P
Funnily enough none of the companions that I've been with have exercised either! Elder Lino is actually a sweet missionary and I'm getting along better with him now!
Then after interviews, they finished at 2, then the disaster came. We had to pick up some supplies from the mission office, then the other Elders had to get some new tires for the car, so we went to the tire place and they didn't have any, then back to the mission office. All in all we didn't get back until 5:30! And then we only got to teach one lesson, and then we went to this members house for a practice? The YSA did a musical item on Sunday and they wanted Elder Lino to teach them a verse from Rock of Ages in Portuguese! Then Thursday went okay, long with Friday. A good thing happened on Friday, which left me a little disappointed but not too much because I knew it was the right thing. So one of our investigators, Tshepang, who is my age and we get along really well. He's on track to get baptized, but he smokes weed, now he has to get over this to get baptized. But amazingly he realized that he needs to get baptized because he wants to, not because we want him to, and then as well that he needed to be clean to do that. All in all he understood really well about not smoking and determined that he would get baptized when he knew he had quit. Which was really good that he understood, but a little sad for me because I've been really close with him and I really want to see him get baptized, but ah well, the Lord is at the helm!
Saturday was another disaster!! So we went to correlation with Thabo, the ward mission leader, and he's a great ward mission leader, he served in Durban and has been back about a year or so. He's really pro-active and really clued op on everything, so I really like working with him!
Anyway it was during correlation I started getting a bad pain in my stomach! I thought I might be sick too! I thought it was food poisoning (that I would have given myself :') ) but now I realize I was bloated? and had wind. I know because that morning, my belt was tighter than usual and I had to have it 1 thing looser, but on Sunday it was back to normal. Anyway it was causing me a lot of pain, that would kinda of get better for a little (maybe 5 mins) and then get worse! So my companion asked me if we should go back to the flat, but I said no. I had made a resolve to myself that for my mission, as long as I could get out of bed, I would go out and work! So we did! We made 3 appointments, the pain came and went, and it was hard! (I had a 30 minute rest at a members home at one point) but I felt good that I had kept going!
We taught some really good lessons, and it was actually very helpful that we stayed out, because we visited Mbali that night, and she was meant to be baptized yesterday. Her mother is a member and she was going to come for the baptism, but when we get in the house she looks a little upset. Her mother had gone to KZN (another county!) admittedly for her brothers funeral, but she hadn't told Mbali! Anyway we cheered her up and she decided to wait 2 weeks until her mother was there for her to be baptized. I brought some cake I'd made to cheer her up, and she liked that, and coincidentally we got to meet her dad, who isn't a member and works a lot, and he isn't really keen on the church. Anyway he comes from Mozambique! Which is the same country that Elder Lino comes from! And so they talked and he agreed to come to the baptism!! Which was a little bit of a miracle.
The last thing as well was that we were able to give Durrity his new member kit, which has like a Triple Combination, a Bible, a For the Strength of Youth pamphlet and stuff. Anyway, he was super happy about it! It was like Christmas! It was so nice to see his excitement and he's turning into a really strong member of the church! Which makes me happy
We also had a record 6 investigators at church! Noxolo, one of our investigators, brought her friend who has been sitting in on some of the lessons!! They both have 2 kids, and they didn't go to primary, so Gospel Principles class was a little louder than usual, I sat right behind them and tried to help contain some of the drama so that they could focus on the lesson.
Transfers are next week on Tuesday! So I shall see what happens, Personally I think that I will be transferred! But you never know!
Ah and then on Sunday, a member fed us, and it was super good!! And she even let us take the 7UP and Custard home with us! Elder Sorge (from America) loves the custard :') And he also loves English chocolate. I really like him, he's a cool guy!
One of the things I have been thinking about this week is how much I have learned since I have been here and how much I have experienced. It would have taken 20 years at home.
I am being safe don't worry, always careful :P
