We actually went tracting this week, and it was actually really successful! We found 2 investigators and like 4 potentials, all in about 90 minutes! It was great! So it really works, you just have to do it at the right time!
The work is actually progressing really well! We taught a load of people this week, and actually had quite a few members come with us this week, which was actually really nice!
We had an Elders Quorum activity this Saturday, and it turned out okay....
We were meant to be having a BBQ and some football (on the parking lot) and so we rock up at 9am, when it was meant to start, and it was only the ward clerk who was there! He'd been there since 8. But then 2 more people turn up after about 10 minutes and we start trying to get the fire going, which we do, eventually.
We had about 13 people there.
One of the investigators who came to that activity though, came the next day to church, and brought his family!! It was so amazing, we were so happy! 4 investigators at church! Although they came right in the middle of the sacrament being passed it was fine! The ward were very supportive and very nice to them which was very nice!
We moved into our new building today (it's actually right next door to our old one) but they did the inside nice and it is a LOT bigger! The missionaries now have our own classroom and the chapel is bigger!Poor Bishop though! It was almost a disaster! We were there at like 9:15 on Saturday night, getting picked up and about to go home, when the bishop rocks up and asks us if the brethren came. We were like no..... turns out that no one had organized anything! So all 4 of us stayed and helped bishop to set out the chairs for the sacrament meeting! Just in time, and we were there till like 10pm, but he was very grateful for our help!
One of the main people who we are excited about this week is Sihle.
Sihle is 16, still in school, and we just knocked on his gate (it was like the 2nd house) and he let us in to talk more about the message. He isn't Christian and hasn't been taught much about God or anything.
He seems very interested and is just a super nice guy! We went 3 times this week (Tue-Thur) and are looking forward to teaching him some more! He asks just the best questions (because it shows he wants an understanding)
Our ward mission leader got released this week! Brother Sipho is moving to Pretoria with his wife for his job so they don't have to travel so far. It's kinda sad because he is a really funny guy, although we haven't seen him a lot through these weeks
My companionship with Elder Stevenson is going really well. We are working together effectively and things are going good!
I'm enjoying it and he is a really funny guy to be around and I really enjoy it! It's nice!This week we also had our interviews with President Dunn, which was quite nice! It actually went very quickly, we were only there for about an hour, and my interview was pretty basic, no big discussion, just the normal sort of, how are things, good, that's good.
Which I think in a way is how it should be, no long discussion, because there really aren't any problems!
He said that he is very pleased with me and that things are going well! Although he did say that I'm losing my accent so the family might be a little sad :P
As always he always asks me about my family.
One of the funnier things this week is that people are talking about the favourite pop, and they say they like the Iron Brew. but the problem is that the Iron Brew is nothing like the Irn Bru back home, it's just not the same!
We were meant to get fed every week this week! But it turns out that we were only fed like 3 times :( Which is still really good :P I ran out of milk! I drink so much! This week I drank like 5 liters!
I got my hair cut this week too! It was getting too long, and I kinda like it now (everyone else does too) but it was Elder Stevenson who cut it! And he did a good job! It wasn't too bad! So I'm happy :)
Speaking about cake, Sunday showed me one of the best things about being a missionary! For some reason the primary kids got cake, and there was some left over, so they took it into the kitchen, first thing they said: Missionaries first!
I love being a missionary :P
Love
Jack
