Hello! What a week! It was awesome! Elder Kyles and myself are getting along very well with each other, and meeting so many amazing and great people! Our car has been in the shop the past couple weeks, so it has been a little hard to go and see people in our whole area. But, it is nice to be able to tract and work in one area the whole day, and meet so many great people! We had awesome lessons, and great investigators!
Saying goodbye to everyone in Motherwell Monday and Tuesday was very sad, but awesome, cuz I knew I was able to make a difference in their lives, and hopefully help them. Those guys are awesome! I was able to fly to East London Wednesday morning, then later that night drove the nice 3 and a half hour drive to Mthatha. We went and taught some nice lessons and then Thursday tracted and had a bomb day. Unfortunately, Elder Paskett's new companion didn't arrive until Friday, so we drove back down, and then back up on Saturday. So a lot of driving, but it was fun.
While driving down to EL (East London) we saw all these little kids, running down these hills and jumping into this river. It was sooo cool. It was very hot, and these little naked African boys just looked like they were having the time of there lives! The pics were sweet! We also were able to tract Nelson Mandela's house, and where he lived, and is now buried. That was pretty cool. He is a legend. What a yomie.
EL on Friday night was very interesting, it was my first time being robbed. Didn't think it would happen, but it did.
A cool thing that happened this week, was Friday and Saturday. Elder Kyles and I were tracting in the other elders area, before leaving to EL, and met this really awesome sister named Yozza, or her nickname was Precious. SO powerful. read the whole pamphlet that day, but we were unable to teach her at the time because we didn't have a male with us. We said we would go back the next day, because she really wanted us to meet her whole family, consisting of like 10 people!
The next day we called her, to tell her that we would come around 5. A guy answered the phone and was so confused, and had no idea what or who we were talking about. The Elders went to the house, to amazingly meet the whole family there! They taught a very great lesson to all of them, and it is a great family. But, the interesting thing is, the family said that no one by that name lived there, no one knew who that was, or had ever heard of her. It is very strange, but now we are convinced it was an angel to answer the door so we can go meet that family. Super sweet!
The branch here in Mthatha is awesome. The members are so nice and amazing. There were 90 at church and we meet in a cool pinkish building there! We had a great baptism on Sunday after church, and have some really awesome goals as a district we want to accomplish. We aren't set on what they are, so next week I will let you know exactly. Mthatha is just very hectic in everything. Busy, big, perfect.
Well, not much else to report for, other then how excited I am for Mthatha! I love it! Mission is great, and the Savior is better. Thank you for all the love and support and Letters of love!
Love, Elder Ivins!
1. President Boatang's little girls. Adorable.
2. The people who stayed after church for the Baptism.
3. Majezi's little girls
4. Last day in Motherwell (look at that darling Spar)
5. Got a free coke on a hot day! (Jarod's new companion, Elder Kyles)
6. Nelson Mandela's house
7. The little naked African boys jumping into the river. (Zoom in to see how high this kid is!)
8. Nande, mBali, Yanda
9. The Majezi family. Awesome people
10. Breakfast in East London with the Smiths! (Jarod meet this awesome couple in his first area. They were transferred and he's thrilled to be closer to them! 3 hours away)
Final breakfast with the Watsons and Elder Hawkins in Motherwell.
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