Hello From Harare!

Here are a few of the many baptism pictures we get each week.  There are usually over 200 baptisms per month in the mission.  The missionaries stay so busy teaching everyday.  The people who are baptised are so thankful for their new found knowledge of our Savior Jesus Christ.   One of our security guards at the Mission Office, Abigail, wanted to learn about what we believe.  Sisters Campbell and Lupili taught her.  She was baptised about a month ago.  She was disappointed because she had to work every Sunday and could not go to church.  One of the other guards offered to trade days with her and she is loving getting to know her new ward family. These sisters arrived this week.  I interviewed them to determine if they needed help with English.  They do not.  They told me about why they chose to serve a mission.  Their stories were edifying to hear.  One was attending FSY and received a prompting to serve.  Anothe...

I needed a new pair of walking shoes so I went to the local shoe store while walking one hot afternoon this week.  Lucky me.  I got a pair of "Adidas" for $15.  They aren't really what I need but, after stopping to look, I didn't have the heart to not buy.  It was, however, the best shoe shopping experience I have ever had.  I love transfer days!  The missionaries who are moving to new areas come to the office in their zone trucks, unload their suitcases and put them in an area designated for their new zone and then load them in their new zone truck and head out.  They have an hour or two to see previous companions and others they haven't seen in a while and catch up.  I love to observe their interactions.  The trucks are lined up waiting to drop off luggage. The sisters are huggers.   I love seeing some of my English Connect students who I see weekly on Zoom but rarely in person. This is Elder Bair.  He has been an AP (Assista...

 Sister Lori Salazar and I teach some dedicated missionaries in English Connect.  Between the two of us we have about 14 students. Most of the African missionaries who come to this mission have learned English in school and some have spoken it in their homes.  But a few have only learned English at the MTC in South Africa or Ghana where they only got 2 or 3 weeks of English instruction. I better understand the gift of tongues as a result of teaching these missionaries.  They are quickly able to communicate and teach in English.  They show us so much gratitude for the time we spend with them.  They thank us many times over and tell us that they love us.  I am so uplifted and feel such joy after teaching a lesson.  The Elder pictured here had to go outside with his solar lamp in order to have his class because the internet was not strong enough inside.  Some of them are sitting in the dark when they have their lessons because they don't have el...

 This has been a busy week but I have few pictures to show.  We four senior sisters went to a big outdoor market yesterday.  This is a picture of my roommate, Diana.  She and I love to get a spinach and cheese quesadilla each time we go.  I just love it that we are roommates.  Before I left for this mission, I was often asked if I was afraid to come here.  I once replied, "The only thing that scares me is having to live with someone."  That fear was quickly alleviated. We have become such good friends and we love to laugh.  My time here is enjoyable in great part due to having such a good friend.   There are so many booths with lots of interesting items to look at.   This little boy stole my heart this week.  As noted in earlier blog entries, I encounter many students walking to school while I walk in the mornings.  This little guy was walking alone.  He is the youngest child I have seen walking without an a...