Sorry I wasn't able to write to you yesterday, we had Zone Conference and I forgot to tell you last week. We were given a new theme for the year. "Cast our into the deep, twofold." Meaning that we need to fish in new water and double our efforts. One of the ways that we have to double our efforts is how many contacts we get each day. It used to be 20 each day but now it is 40. Each companionship was to get 280 contacts a week, now it is 560. President Dube promised us that we would see a big increase in the work.
Yes the picture with the other missionaries was at the temple, the reason I was looking at the camera was because I didn't think that it was working, then it took the picture. But we didn't have time to do it again because we had to go to our session. The picture with Elder Dube was at the MTC. It is just inside the main entryway.
I probably won't send the card with Elder Roberts. We have found another place that we can send a few pictures at a time so I will be able to send them sometimes. You don't need to print the pictures and send them to me, there is a place we can print them for very cheap. Today I couldn't send you pictures because we are going to the Lion and Cheetah Park today so we had to email at the mall so we could all meet at the same place. I did get the package from Kim and Scott, tell them that I really appreciate it. The reason I don't know if I have received things yet is because we email before we go to the office. But I do know that I have a package today I just don't know who it is form.
Also Mom, it is Landon Abbott, not Jordan. Jordan is the older one. But you are right that they are wrong, the Zimbabwe Harare Mission is the most powerful mission.
Shelton is still on track to be baptized on Saturday, we haven't seen him since Friday but that is because he has been out of town. We will only have 4 baptized on Saturday though. The one girl I mentioned will be baptized but two of the others won't. One of them is a 14 year old kid named Ashley (you will find that I have met several males named Ashley) that will get baptized but he just isn't ready yet because we only get to see him on weekends because of his school. The other is ready but her husband randomly decided that they were going to move. He isn't against her being baptized or anything like that, but he just decided that they were going to move so they are gone, and there are no missionaries where they went. Sister Mhlanga, the less-active, came to church on Sunday with her sister who just happened to be the other less-active that we were seeing. The sister has been at church the last couple of weeks and wasn't hard to get to come but Sister Mhlanga was very scared about what the other members would say. But the members welcomed her as if she were a family member that they hadn't seen in a while, it was wonderful to see. I have now had a complete conversation in Shona. I contacted this guy and we talked completely in Shona. I have no idea what we said anymore but I could understand and reply in very simple terms. It was powerful.
The rainy seasons last until around April or May. This week we were dominated by rain three days in a row. One day it rained so hard that we had to stay inside a member's house for 3 hours because it wasn't safe to go out. When we finally left the water came up to the pedal on our bike that is on the bottom when you pedal. It was crazy. I would have taken a picture if it wasn't still raining. I haven't seen or heard about any political unrest here in Zimbabwe but I have heard about some in Tunisa and Egypt.
I'm glad that you were able to help out Coach Jeff. I am sure he really appreciates the work. I am sending him a letter as soon as I can find envelopes. They are short in supply. I have a few letters in which that is the case.
I hope all is well at home and I love you all.
Love,
Elder Cecil
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