This week was just an average one for Elder Carnieletto and
I. It was actually pretty slow cause lots of appointments dropped. But that is ok,
cause next week when I email Eldridge will have officially been baptized :) But
we found a couple new investigators, and a few father led families here that
should be really great to start teaching!
Last Monday was obviously super sweet. Petting lions and
stuff! Awesome. And then the normal working week started Tuesday. Eldridge was
working this week, so we didn't get to see him the usual Tuesday and Thursday,
so already it was a slower week with 2 less appts. Wally dropped us on Tuesday.
Told us we didn't ever have to come back cause he was still wanting his
church. But it was kinda cool, so this
fast Sunday I fasted for quite a few things.....but in the list of reasons was
that We would have some progressing investigators and the work would go well.
So Wally dropped us, whatever. Later that night we sat with the Hendricksa
family, who we had only taught the restoration and Joseph Smith to. We committed
them last week to pray, and when we got there this week we could tell something
was different. They told us that they felt they had received an answer to their
prayers, through feelings of peace, that it was true and Joseph Smith was a
true prophet! Sweet!! So we taught the BOM and committed them to pray about
that! Were excited though! Slow mid week of appts, and then Friday I was with Elder
Kivley on exchanges. He came to my area, so we visited a few of our investigators.
Busi, and the big 5 (who accepted baptism but no date....still not really
coming to church). It was a great day, and I learned a lot from Kivley. He's a
great teacher, and he had some referrals for us to follow up on this week too!
And it was funny, we were joking with the big 5 that we would help milk the
cows.....and guess what. Saturday morning they called and we went and milked
them! hahahaha.
Saturday we only had one real appt. it was with Simba, that
guy I met at the grocery store. Well last week we gave him the restoration pamphlet,
and he read it all and we discussed it with him! Lazola and Sihle came along,
after we interrupted their date at KFC. Ha ha, we were walking past; and they
waved us in, bought us ice cream, and then wanted to come fellowshipping! They
are great people. Simba pretty much understood everything, even explained the
Aaronic and Melchezidek priesthood (which never happens the 2nd appt)! He had
questions about the Book of Mormon. What it was and he wanted one. He is really
promising, the only problem is that he works on Sundays.....but that can be
sorted.
Sunday was good as well. After church we had Eldridge's
baptism interview, which he did great in and will be baptized this coming
Sunday!! We are so happy for him! He's awesome. So he was at church, and also
Busi (who is a girl and still doesn’t have a date for baptism yet) and Phelicia
were there! After the interview we had a few appts. So Friday night we were at
KFC and this guy waved me over and started talking to me, so long story short
we visited him, introduced the message, and who knows we'll see! After that we
had a referral from the other guys to follow up on. Apparently they met this
guy wasted as can be on the road and he said he wanted missionaries to
come....well we had nothing else to do so we went to see him. Father led
family, and super nice people! Invited us right in and we shared a bit about what
we do and stuff, and they were super interested! It was super cool! So we are
seeing a few more father led families after this week, which is super cool even
though so many appts dropped this week!
So this week will be the last normal week of the
transfer.....cause week 6 Kupka is going to be with us in a tripanionship and
Kivley will be in Cape Town! Elder Hlophe is going home early for school stuff,
and he was zone leader in Cape Town. We thought it might happen, but this week
President called and told Kivley that he's going zone leader and replacing him,
so he's leaving next Monday! Then Kupka is going to train here but for the week
in between he's going to be with us, so we will be covering both areas. It will
be hectic for sure! Haha. But this upcoming week should be a good one! We have
some good appts set, and we are shooting for baptizing Eldridge on Sunday!
Love,
Elder Truscott
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