Exchange with Elder Mnisi from South Africa!
Wow, time is FLYING over here. I can't believe how fast this
transfer with Elder Jones is going. It's been an INCREDIBLE transfer and
I'm learning so much about myself and about the Lord and His work. I've said it
a million times, and I'm going to say it again, but I never cease to be amazed
at the growth and the knowledge that I've accumulated throughout my mission.
There's so much more to life than what we see right now, physically. There's so
much that can't be know until we look heavenward and seek inspiration.
I wish I could summarize all the blessings and miracles that
we've seen but I can only write but an hundredth part of them! These past few
weeks have been spectacular!!
George Q Cannon once said "above all it is most
important that a man know himself". I've been fascinated by that quote
since the day I read it. On mission I have sought to come to really know
myself. Recently I've been privileged to learn about myself. I've been able to
establish patterns of what makes me feel good and what makes me feel chaos,
what makes me upset, how I can feel better, etc. It's been really uplifting and
a blessing to our companionship!
OH BOY THE WORK HERE IS MILK AND HONEY. Elder Jones and I
have been struggling the past week or two because it seems like our
investigators keep dropping off the face of the Earth. We struggled a lot with
discouragement and disappointment. The other night, we sat down and laid out
our plans, we plead for guidance, and searched for things we can do to improve.
Mosiah 2:24 says "he (the Lord) doth require that ye should do as he hath
commanded you; for which if ye do, he doth immediately bless you" I KNOW
THAT'S TRUE because the next day we found so many new investigators and so many
powerful people who are prepared for the gospel! This whole weekend has been
the same! We ended up finding 12 new investigators in a few days! We had two
families and three other individuals come to church yesterday! I wish I had
time to write about every person we're teaching because they're all so
incredible!
Yesterday we walked somewhere between 3-4 miles to church with some investigators who can't afford public transport and we had a great time! We sang hymns and greeted EVERYONE along the way! It
was awesome!
All in all, I'm doing so great. The Lord is so good. I'm so
grateful to be on mission and to have these sacred experiences, I wouldn't want
to be anywhere else!
Church is true!!
--
Elder Weiler
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
South Africa Durban Mission
Downtown Durban
The mission is getting a new range of bakkies (trucks)
called Ford Rangers are they're soooo nice.
Elder Jones and I found sushi and it was the best day ever.
It's been two years...
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