Hey Family, how is it?
I can't lie this week has been somewhat xing. We have been dominated by rain and on Thursday we had a specialized training (which was a very good training and we got to eat at a nice resturaunt afterwards) but it really took a toll on our work. Then on Saturday we went to a wedding for the 1st councilor in the bishopric (he and his wife are on their way to South Africa to be sealed now) but then we got a call telling us that we needed to be in Marimba Park at the stake center right then. So we didn't get very many lessons this week, between the rain and the meetings. It just made things hard.
Sister Gondokondo is just a sister who lives in the area. She definetly has taken us under her wing. She feeds us at least every Sunday and sometimes even more. She and her family also give us many referrals and their referrals tend to get baptized because of how powerful they are. Yes I do know Elder Clark. I know him quite well. He is my district leader, and I am even in his old area. Though only in half of it because the area was split in the transfer that I got to Zimbabwe. We actually went on exchanges on Friday and I worked with him. We went and taught one of the referrals from the Gondokondo's and when Elder Clark walked in the door at their home Sister Gondokondo was so happy because I hadn't told her that he was coming. I wanted to surprise her. It was quite funny. And yes the Elder Clark in the pictures is the same one. He was even the one that was chased by the baboons with me.
I'm glad that you were able to go to Elder Roberts' homecoming. He is such a powerful guy. I enjoyed my time with him a lot. That's funny how he got pulled over for driving on the left side of the road. Though I probably shouldn't laugh too hard because that will probably happen to me. He sent me the picture of you and him at the church. That is cool.
Stake Conference was good. President and Sister Dube both came and spoke. They know many of the members because when he was Stake President there was only one stake in Harare so he knows many people. The theme of the conference was 2 Nephi 31:20. The speakers did a very good job and I know that many people were touched by the Spirit. The family that stopped us is doing quite well. We are now teaching two of the children as well as the mother. We hope to have them prepared for the 19th of March. Hardly anyone has cars because not only can they not afford the car, but most of them can't afford the license. So yes most people use public transport. It took forever to get transport back to Glenview after Conference. We came to the conference with a guy named Taurai. We have been teaching him for about a month now and the only thing that needs to happen for him to be baptized is for him to come to church the next few weeks. He used to be a rasta guy and he is well known for it. So when people saw him walking with us and carrying his Book of Mormon they were very surprised to see him as a "church goer". When we taught him the Word of Wisdom, he told us that he had a problem with drinking. So I helped him set some goals to quit, emphasizing on prayer and the Book of Mormon, and since that day he hasn't had a single beer. That was around two weeks ago. I am excited for him, and I think that he is quite excited as well.
The baby that I was holding is named Tapiwa. He is the son of one of the members in the ward. We were at their house for FHE and so I played with him for a while. He is the coolest little kid. His uncle, Terrence Nheredzo, just left on Thursday for his mission in Kenya. He is a good guy and will do well. I received the rain coat and pants last week. Just in time too since it rained on us every day last week. It is much better than that other one. It works very well maita basa. I also received Nicole and Ali's "Christmas Present" as well as Nicole's Valentines Day package also maita basa. I'm glad that you liked the pictures. I'm going to get a picture of one of the roads so that you will understand the joke that I'm about to tell you.
Here is the joke. "How do you tell the difference between a drunk driver and a sober driver in Harare?" The drunk driver is the one going straight. The pot holes here are ridiculous. So a sober driver goes in zig zags trying to protect the car.
I got the soccer jersey because it is so hot and it was light weight and breathes well. It was just a cheap $5 jersey. I am actually getting a black elephant skin belt from a leather worker in Buluwayo. He does a lot of work for the missionaries so he comes to Harare every once in a while. Next time he comes he will have it for me. Most of the native missionaries like to go the the game parks as well because they really don't see those things all that often since many of the animals are in the game parks and many of them couldn't afford to go.
Well that's all for now, have a good week. You are in my prayers.
Love,
Elder Cecil
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