June 20, 2013 The elders came over and made us lunch

The elders came over and made us lunch…well Elder Davuke made us lunch.  He gave me a list of the ingredients he needed and with Elder Tennants help peeling veggies, he made us Chop Suey. 

 It turned out pretty good.  However, he wouldn’t eat it because it has vegetables.  However, he suggested it!!!  We had brownies for dessert, and of course, he had an extra large helping with a glass of milk!!! After lunch we finished getting ready to go to East London for zone conference.  We stayed at Shiraz B&B along with the Chases. 

 It was fine and was only R550.  The mission pays for it because President Wood wanted us there to go to dinner with the Area Authority who comes about once a year.  This time it was Elder Collin Bricknell who is the 2^nd Councilor in the Area Authority Presidency right now.  Evidently he is kind of temporary until September. After that he will go back to being an area authority.  We had dinner at Prazia Restautant.  We ate there the last time the area authority in the presidency came to visit…Elder Carl B. Cook.  This restaurant has really good food…the best we have had in South Africa. 

 

When we were on our way, we stopped at a craft shop in Birah and purchased a few things we had been thinking about buying before we leave our mission.  Rick bought a native spear…he actually wanted two, but they only had one that he wanted.  He also bought a really cool hat, which wasn’t on his want list, but he found it and it really looks neat on him.  It was R300 which is about $30…not a bad purchase!!  I purchased a couple of candlesticks I had been wanting and we also got had carved rose wood serving spoons.  The wood is really pretty.   After we left the shop, a young man stopped us and wanted some pamphlets the church hands out when the missionaries are teaching.  Evidently, he had been taught by missionaries before and wanted more information.  We didn’t have what he wanted, but took his phone number and name and will give it to the East London missionaries, which is where he wants to find boarding.