STAYING OR LEAVING THAT IS THE QUESTION????

This week, event though it was the week before transfers, has been pretty good.

Monday while we were tracking and teaching, in the morning, we were talking to this young man, I can't remember his name and didn't right it down, another young man showed up and after we told him a little bit about who we were he sat right down and wanted to learn more. We taught him again on Friday and this morning but he is going out of town for two weeks so we will see what happens when he comes back.
Tuesday we were teaching our recent convert, Charles, and we were talking to him about the temple and about Baptisms for the Dead and I had a question come to my mind. Is it still a year for recent converts to go to the temple, even to do baptisms for the dead? Aunt LuAnn might have to help on this one. Even if it isn't a year it probably will take that long to save up the money to go to the temple. Since the closest temple is in Johannesburg South Africa. Tuesday I was also grateful for the promptings of the Holy Ghost in a very uncomfortable situation.

Wednesday we met with this women who has met with missionaries before, but we didn't know that the first time that we met her, but Heavenly Father did. She is super interesting in learning more. We went back on Saturday to drop off a Book of Mormon and to teach her again but she wasn't home but her son was and so we taught him a lesson and left both him and his mom a Book of Mormon. He was super interesting in learning and we invited him to church and he was sure that he was going to make it but he wasn't there yesterday so we will see what he has to say when we see him either Wednesday or Saturday. There is a Relief Society activity on Saturday so not sure what will happen then. Wednesday we also went to talk to this young man that we had briefly talked to on Saturday and when we were teaching him about the Creation and Adam and Eve, he looked directly at me and asked, "Was Adam and Eve black or white?". He was totally serious and we tried to tell him that it Heavenly Father doesn't see in Black and White because we are all His children and He loves us all the same. He wouldn't take that answer and he was stuck on the color thing. I knew that I would get that question eventually on my mission but I was hoping that it would be a little later on but oh well, now I will know what to say when it comes again.

Fridays we go out to the Gopanis and that is always fun. I love going out there because of their desire to learn more and their love of the gospel. Even though they have only been members since the end of July and the end of August they were golden. We got them the hymns and the Church History and Doctrine and Covenants DVDs and they watch and listen to them over and over again. I am so glad for there enthusiasm and willingness to learn more and strengthen their faith and testimonies.

Sunday Elder and Sister Lyle were here from Zambia to help with a program called, Helping Babies Breathe. It was so good to see them and to connect to that chapter of my mission. They go home shortly before I do and who knows we might be on the same flight, well to Salt Lake anyhow.

Well, that is the adventures from Blantyre this week!!

I know that prayers are not only heard but they are also answered. Sometimes the answers come in ways that we don't understand but they always come in ways that Heavenly Father knows is best. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and was translated by the gift and power of God. I am so glad for the young boy, Joseph Smith, who 190 years ago wanted to know about what church to join and who prayed to know the truth. I know that he saw what he said he saw and I have a testimony of all the things that he has done to further the work of the Lord. As it says in 1 Corinthians 3:10, "I am laying the foundation and another will build" or something like that!!

Until next week!