So me and Sister Godfrey’s new favorite treat on the side of the road is bananas. They are usually only one Kwacha and always perfectly ripe. We have a lady we buy them from now on one street and then a kid named Joshua on the other street haha!
An update on our investigator Tryness. we figured out why she didn’t come to church! She didn’t have a dress. We found her one to wear and she came this week. She is excited to be baptized on Sunday and we are so excited for her too! We gave her a challenge to read the Book of Mormon one page a day and she is understanding it so well. She knows the whole 1 Nephi story now! I love seeing how exciting the Book of Mormon can be. She asked for a pen too so she could mark it up. Next week I’ll hopefully have pictures at her baptism!!!
This week a lot of our appointments fell through. It was hard. Sometimes we only got to teach two lessons a day. But the lessons we did get to teach were powerful. I know God is aware of me and my companion. He knows we are trying our hardest and the people that are prepared are the ones that he will lead us too.
I am getting to know the members a lot better in the ward. They come with us on some of the lessons. Their conversion stories amaze me. This one man named Brother Timba told us his story. When he started meeting with the elders he wanted to be baptized but his brother who he was living with told him he had to choose between them and his family. He deiced to be baptized and was kicked out of his house. He lived at the church for awhile until the bishop got him a job and a house and now he still has that same job, same house, and even though his family won’t talk to him he is still strong in the church. He gave a talk last week and bore his testimony and it was powerful. I am so grateful for his courage to stand for what he believes in and trust that God will provide a way for him to live. Even now through the perpetual education fund that the church runs, he is going to school and wants to become a lawyer! He has read all these books and was explaining to me and my companion about the Kennedy assassination and the lawyers that were involved. The church does so much for people and can truly change lives. I am so grateful to meet these wonderful people and learn from their sacrifice and faith.
Okay now for the funny kid story. While we were waiting for one of our appointments, me and Sister Godfrey were sitting on the side of the road calling the investigator and these kids came up to us. They said "hello how are you?" and then I responded and then they copied what I said and then they kept doing it and so we went back and forth copying words and I would say some in English and then to mess with them I would say some in niaja like "zicomo" (thank you) or "bwino'(good0 and they would say it back with my accent and then eventually they were all just giggling! So i started to copying their giggles and then they were like rolling on the floor laughin, it was the cutest thing! Then an African man came out and told them to be quiet haha but it was fun while it lasted and now every time we go down that street the kids come up and talk to us. Oh man I just love it.
I wanted to share a scripture I found during my reading this week in Jacob 7:11. In the chapter Jacob is talking to a man who is going around telling people there is no Christ. Jacob asks if he believes the scriptures and the man answers that he does. Then Jacob responds and says "Then you do not understand them; for they truly testify of Christ. Behold, I say unto you that none of the prophets have written nor prophesized save they have spoken concerning this Christ.” Jacob is so right! the scriptures that we have they testify of Christ. they talk of Christ, rejoice in Christ and when I read them I learn more about Christ. I am so grateful we have the scriptures to learn more about Christ and to strengthen our testimonies of him.
Thanks for all the prayers! Have a great week!
with lots and lots of love
Sister Moulton
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