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Hello hello helloooooo

Hows it?

This week was really great! We unfortunately didn't have as many lessons or investigators at church. ugh. people bail and im like. yeah shame. hahha but it was still a great week! 

Some of the many highlights were all you can eat pizza, zone conference and int. with president Merrill, too much ice cream, Bongiswa and Ntando's confirmations, and a member being car hijacked, stabbed and kidnapped... All is great!

We have these really 2 amazing brothers. Aphiwe and Aviwe. They have read everyday this week and have such strong testimonies of Joseph Smith. They are still a little hesitant about being baptised. And feel like they need a stronger answer than what they have. Unfortunately they went out of town saturday and couldnt come to church, but we saw them friday morning before we left to queenstown. We taught the gospel of Jesus Christ, and emphasized baptism, and receiving answers through the STILL, SMALL, voice of the spirit, and that the answers that they have of Joseph Smith and the BOM are reasons to be baptised. They took it really well and will hopefully be ready next week for the commandments and will stay fire. They are preparing for the 14th of may!

We went and taught Clive, the yomie who has the old BOM. He knows that thing soo well. He has read it 3 times all the way through, in order, and everyday since! He knows all the stories, and loves the 3 Nephites. He is also convinced that they have been to him. "3 men came to me, in suits. and taught me. so yeah. it must be them!" HAHAHa it is soo funny! He has been always looking for the Church of Lamb of God, but could never find it. He now found it! He struggles a lot with smoking unfortunately, but it will just be a speed bump, and we know that the Atonement of Christ will be there to help him. He is very poor, and stays in a shack, so it will be hard to get him to church, but we are hoping a less active, brother Dion, who stays nearby will be able to hooketh with rides. It is sweet, that no missionaries, no church, no members, just the Book of Mormon alone can convert people! The power of the Book of Mormon is unreal. Read it everyday. 

We had a great "When In Queenstown" weekend! It started Thursday night with all you can eat pizza at panorattis with a super nice member Siyonela, paying for all of us! We had such a fun night with SOO much food! We then left friday and got to queenstown right in time for the new KFC grand opening!! We got out of the car to them with a huge tent with games and prizes and the people on the radio. I took this opportunity to do what i do best. So I started dancing, and the other 3 elders joined. Everyone went NUTS! It led to us getting a bunch of free meal cards, free KFC beanies, and footballs, and me getting a bit on the radio! I was able to speak in xhosa and tell the whole of queenstown how much we love KFC, and how we came all the way from america to find the BEST kfc, and that we finally found it! everyone was going nuts, and it was so fun!

That afternoon i had great interviews with President, and together we really focused on the BOM.

That night, Elder Gibbons and I had a great reunion and had a great McDonald's session followed by homemade cookie dough late night. It was bomb.

Zone conference was really great. We learned so much and it focused on how all things need to point to Christ. We need to be HEROS. It was really fun, and im so grateful for the wonderful time spent with the Merrills, and we are excited to be having the Lebethoas coming in July!

Its so sweet to hear about the Jazz. Our branch presidents wife really hooks it up with those updates, blessed. They better win and then take GSW to game 7. then... hmmm they can beat steph on a buzzer beater. Watch and see. Ahhaha. I love you all and am so grateful for another amazing week in Mthatha.

LOVE YOU! Have fun and no more wrecked knees!

Elder Ivins

(Bro Godfrey's story:) He was driving home from a friends( in his friends car), and he was at a four way stop. the other car past, and these 2 guys walked out in front of him. He just thought they were passing, and then one ran to the window and punched it, grabbed him, and starting stabbing his hand, telling him to get in the back, and to give the car. They also had guns. So they go. Brother Godfrey was out of airtime, but miraculously had some, and sent a 911 to his friend and they called the cops. They went into our area and then down a long dirt road, and he said, "I knew I was going to die." Suddenly the cops caught up, and the two guys ditched the car and ran away. He is all good, and we had an appt with him last night. He got dropped off by the police 3 min before we got there. We were able to give him a blessing. He is confident all will be well cuz he poured brake fluid over the cuts, supposedly supposed to help? idk ahahha. Pretty crazy!