September 5, 2012

 The Elders and us went to Sister Vlindlu’s home to help her clean since she has been ill for a few days.  We didn’t do much, she is a very good housekeeper.  She lives in the town area so her home is on the nicer side.  She and her husband are black and both are school teachers.  The Elders also made lunch for all of us.  Homemade tortillas and filling.  It was really good.

Today is the birthday of a young girl in our branch, Yonela Hola.  She turns 10 and since she probably won’t get a birthday cake as her family can’t make or afford one, we thought we would make one for her and go with the Elders and wish her a happy birthday, which we did.  She was happy about the whole thing. 

After taking the cake to Yonela, we went on to seminary at the Mgadi’s.  Again they were the only ones we taught.  We had a rain storm later in the afternoon and it was still going on.  After seminary we went home and boy was the storm big by now.  Pouring rain and blowing wind.  Rivers were running down the hills and lakes at the bottom of the hills.  Dirt roads were washing onto the highway with rocks as big as baseballs, lightning and thunder and just lots of water everywhere.  Driving was slow.  What a night. Amazingly, we never lost power!!