Week 8

Hello everybody! Well, another week has passed here in South Africa! I'm so glad to be in Kwa-Thema, this place is great. This week has been pretty busy. on Wednesday we were in Roodeport for our Zone Conference. It was really good to be able to see some friends from the MTC and be able to learn more about mission and tools we can use. We've been pretty busy everyday meeting with our friends who are progressing in learning more about the gospel. I have been humbled by these people and their experiences with the Holy Ghost. a lot of the things that we talk about here are very new to people, and are sometimes opposite of what they have grown up knowing for their whole lives. One of the hardest things to teach is the Godhead. How we believe that Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, and Heavenly Father are 3 separate beings, but who work together for one purpose. We showed up to an appointment with Itumelang and him and his friend were arguing about this as we walked into his house! So, we sat down, prayed, and turned to the scriptures. We read a couple scriptures with him and asked him what he thinks about them. Never did we say that we believe in the Godhead, not the Trinity, but when he looked at these verses logically, he came to the conclusion that they are separate. I know this is because of the Holy Ghost. His heart was open and was searching for the answers because he wasn't sure. Because of this the Holy Ghost could let him know these truths. That is what is so special about teaching with the Holy Ghost. We could be the best teachers in the world, but people would still not believe us. That is ok. But, when you have a feeling in you telling you these things it is completely different. It is so much harder to deny these feelings when you receive them. 

    We had a baptism this week! it was a very interesting baptism.; The city shut off the water to the chapel, so whatever water was in the system was all the water we had! secondly, it was cold water! The water level after almost three hours was a little below the knee... but hey! we made it work( even though she had to sit down instead of stand)! Her family was all there to support her, and a lot of the ward was also there. All in all, it has been another great week here in kwa thema! Hope everyone has a great week.

Elder High