Well I know that the first thing you want to hear about is transfers
so here goes. I am still in Matero with Elder Mangumta but I am now
the District Leader of the Matero District which was just barely
formed. I wasn't expecting that. Because I knew I was staying the
same but then on Sunday morning President called and told me that I
was now the District leader. Oh and I am not joking this time. Elder
Santana has been transferred and Elder Inzabula will be with a branch
missionary. He was not happy at all when he found out that I was the
district leader and not him. He thinks that because he has been in
the area longer and also on mission longer that it should be him. It
is interesting that he is upset because he asked President in our
Specialized Training a couple of weeks ago what he looks for when
choosing leaders and President said that the first thing he looks at
is the obedience of the missionary. And Elder Inzabula is far from
obedience. I have a feeling that he won't be working very much this
transfer. He is with a Branch Missionary in an area that he
definitely doesn't want to be in because it is far from our house and
it is his 5th transfer there. That in not a great combination.
Anyway we had a District Conference (which is basically a Stake
Conference without a stake) this past weekend. It was really good.
On Saturday Elder Taggart gave a talk in the adult session and he
talked about how we need to "be what we profess to be" so I thought a
lot about how the Pharisees would profess to live the Law of Moses but
in reality they were far from it. Then I thought about the question,
"What do I profess to be?" I have really looked at myself the last 24
hours to see where I can improve especially because of my new
assignment. This is an opportunity for me to really grow and also to
serve others. Then on Sunday President Lumbama, the District
President, told the story of how he met and was able to get his wife
to marry him. He likened it unto the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
He said that when a man is trying to date a woman he tries to put his
best qualities out there and in that way he is able to show her he is
a good person and that they should get married. So he said that is
how we need to obtain and keep the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
It was a really good analogy that is really easy to relate to for just
about anyone. Elder Russell M. Nelson was in Malawi last week to
dedicate the country for missionary work. So basically we were
allowed to be in the country and proselyte but it had not been blessed
by the Bretheren yet. President told us that it was a really powerful
experience. He put his hands on the ground and said about a 20 minute
prayer. In the prayer he blessed the land for more rain and that the
crops would grow. He blessed the people that they would be able to
find jobs and the government as well as the future governments. He
blessed the entire mission with increased success which I believe will
also play part in those prophesies. He also cast the devil out of the
country. They also told a story that they went to this orphanage to
buy cream to make a dessert and when they got there they met the lady
who ran the orphanage. Sister Bulloch asked if they could possibly
bring missionaries there to do a service but she refused. When they
asked her why she said, "You have this spirit about you and we don't
want that here." So when President gave the closing remarks of the
Conference he talked about how people notice us and know that we are
different. They often think that something is wrong with us. He said
that it is not, however, something that is wrong but something that is
right. Lameck was also asked to bear his testimony in the conference
along with a few other recent converts in the District. It was a
really powerful testimony. We saw Felix once this last week but then
he didn't come to the conference, we think that it is because he just
got a new job. So he won't be ready for this coming week. We are
going to put it back a few weeks. The same with Rachael. We will get
to watch General Conference on the 11 and 12 of November. I am really
excited. I think we will be doing a lot of finding this week. We
have had to drop a few of our investigators.
I'm glad that Lyle was reunited with Connie, I'm sure he's much
happier now. I am also glad that the family treated more like a
celebration of life. He was a great man. The time schedule for
Zambians is the same as Zimbabweans, just as you said, 2 hours late.
Really that is basically everywhere in Africa according to the people,
they call it African time. I haven't bought much yet but I am
planning on having an African suit made soon. My costume this year
for Halloween is the same as last years only this year I got a name
tag to go with it. Well at least the Cardinals are better than the
Yankees or the Phillies. That is two years in a row for Texas to lose
in the World Series though. I wish that I could watch that Alabama
and LSU game. I bet it will be powerful. We are going to have a
meeting with Brother Tracy Watson who is the Director of Proselyting
in the Missionary Department in Salt Lake on Thursday. He was in
charge of the new training program we are doing. We are excited for
that. Anyway I guess I will talk to you later.
Love,
Elder Cecil
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