Yebo Sawubona!
I am doing great! I didn't get transfered so i am still in Madadeni!
SNOW! haha thats crazy. We also got pounded with rain we got hit with a hail storm yesterday as well. It is going to be so weird to not see snow in December, but oh well, this is a new experience and i look forward for it.
Josh got home, that is kool. Ward programs? What do you mean? We have a strong relief society, and young woman. Are young men need some work and our elders quorum needs a lot of help, but we are working very hard on improving that. The branch is good, just the leadership is not organized and it gets a lil frustrating but i am learning to not worry about that too much and just focus on the people we teach. I have not had to speak in sacrament yet.
I think South Africa does have a Halloween but its not big i imagine and i bet people here in township don't even know what that is but we will see. I will let you know if anything exciting happens on Halloween.
That is good that the family is doing well, that everybody seems to be busy that is good.
Well things here in South Africa are going good, yesterday we watched 2 sessions of General Conference and it was awesome, this conference has been way good so far and i look forward to next Sunday when we get to finish it. The work is going good, the teaching is improving, the Zulu is improving as well, i love it! :)
There is nothing new and exciting to report, i have a interview with President Von Stetten on Tuesday so i look forward to that, he is so amazing. He looks like he could be a General Authority in my opinion. But ya all is well. I can't really think of anything that i need you to send me. Just some great food and love! :)
all is well.
i love you and miss you so much.
love
Elder Umdobi
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Oct 18, 2010
Yebo Sawubona!
I am doing great, i had such a wonderful week that ended on a beautiful note with a baptism. The baptism was for Ma Nkosi the wife of baba nkosi who got baptized on the 3rd. ma asked me to perform the ordinance and it was an amazing experience.
Cooking, well i cook a lil, just noodles and this sauce stuff which is pretty easy to make. And of course i have my microwave meals, they don't have a good selection like home but they have a few. They store we go to is called Pick n Pay, its kinda like smiths but smaller and for clothes if i needed i would go to Mr. Price or Eddies.
Well each week we do pretty much the same thing, we do are morning preparations and study, then we eat lunch and then go to the area, which is about a 25 minute drive away. In the area we have a big teaching pool so we have appointments pretty much the whole day.
I make my bed every morning, i am the only elder in my boarding that does the dishes and cleans, so you should be proud you raised a clean missionary! :)
We don't really track, we contact a lot of people on the street and just walking, we walk a lot so we see a ton of people, but we do a lil tracking if we need to.
The teaching is good, i love it so much.
No kool animals yet, just a bunch of cows and goats walking around. We have seen some really big ones, and i mean really big!
I sent a lil letter to the Marvive family i hope they get it. I will probably send some pictures home soon.
Oh ya some exciting news, i might get transfered, but im not 100% if i will, i will find out tonight and i will let you know next week.
But all is good here, i got a good computer today so i am very happy :)
I love South Africa i love the work i love the gospel, i am growing so much here.
I love you so much, i hope everything is going well, tell the family and the ward members hi for me.
love
Elder Umdobi
I am doing great, i had such a wonderful week that ended on a beautiful note with a baptism. The baptism was for Ma Nkosi the wife of baba nkosi who got baptized on the 3rd. ma asked me to perform the ordinance and it was an amazing experience.
Cooking, well i cook a lil, just noodles and this sauce stuff which is pretty easy to make. And of course i have my microwave meals, they don't have a good selection like home but they have a few. They store we go to is called Pick n Pay, its kinda like smiths but smaller and for clothes if i needed i would go to Mr. Price or Eddies.
Well each week we do pretty much the same thing, we do are morning preparations and study, then we eat lunch and then go to the area, which is about a 25 minute drive away. In the area we have a big teaching pool so we have appointments pretty much the whole day.
I make my bed every morning, i am the only elder in my boarding that does the dishes and cleans, so you should be proud you raised a clean missionary! :)
We don't really track, we contact a lot of people on the street and just walking, we walk a lot so we see a ton of people, but we do a lil tracking if we need to.
The teaching is good, i love it so much.
No kool animals yet, just a bunch of cows and goats walking around. We have seen some really big ones, and i mean really big!
I sent a lil letter to the Marvive family i hope they get it. I will probably send some pictures home soon.
Oh ya some exciting news, i might get transfered, but im not 100% if i will, i will find out tonight and i will let you know next week.
But all is good here, i got a good computer today so i am very happy :)
I love South Africa i love the work i love the gospel, i am growing so much here.
I love you so much, i hope everything is going well, tell the family and the ward members hi for me.
love
Elder Umdobi
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
October 11, 2010
Yebo Sawubona!
Everything here is going good. We had a baptism yesturday for GuGu Shezi, She is the daughter of Baba and Ma Shezi who were baptized in August. It is great to see the family all baptized and at church. During the baptismal service the young woman sang a song and it was really good.
Sorry my letter today is going to be short. My computer here in the cafe is having problems and it is making me so angery. I have no time. uhhh it is so frustrating. There is so much i want to write but i can't. sorry.
Internet explore sucks so much.
sorry about that. anyway.
im glad to hear the family is doinjg well, everyone seems really busy.
I hope everyone is doing well.
There isn't anything i need. just send me food and love. :)
I love you and miss you. hopefully next monday i can write more.
Everything here is going good. We had a baptism yesturday for GuGu Shezi, She is the daughter of Baba and Ma Shezi who were baptized in August. It is great to see the family all baptized and at church. During the baptismal service the young woman sang a song and it was really good.
Sorry my letter today is going to be short. My computer here in the cafe is having problems and it is making me so angery. I have no time. uhhh it is so frustrating. There is so much i want to write but i can't. sorry.
Internet explore sucks so much.
sorry about that. anyway.
im glad to hear the family is doinjg well, everyone seems really busy.
I hope everyone is doing well.
There isn't anything i need. just send me food and love. :)
I love you and miss you. hopefully next monday i can write more.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Oct 4, 2010
Sawubona Ma & Pa
I am doing very well. Lots of ups and downs but i am learning and growing from them. You are so lucky you get to watch conference live, we have to wait, and i don't even know how long. Pretty crazy how i used to not like conference and now im sad because i can't watch it. It has been Kuyashisa here as well. Kuyashisa means its hot. We might get some rain today as well, i really hope we do because it is so dusty.
Ah you got sick, thats not good, i hope you get better very soon.
haha BYU lost to USU haha that is so awesome. I really wish i could watch these games.
Ya i am learning stick, i am getting pretty good at it. Sometimes i mess up but thats how you learn right. We don't have a car but the other elders who stay in our apartment have one and it is just a Chevy Aveo. Thats all the mission has, the aveo and the senior couples have a Nisson Tida, which we don't have back in the states. Some areas have trucks, here they are called buckies. The buckies are really kool they are Nissons and they are really kool lookin, and i hope when i get transfered i can get one. I might get transfered soon here too but im not sure. I am still here in Madadeni and i love it so much. We don't have to do anything in the branch, but the branch needs a lot of help.
Yesterday we had a baptism for Baba Nkosi, it was amazing, i was so happy to see him get baptized by his father our Branch Pres.
I am healthy, my contacts are good, the only thing is i can only get a month out of them before they get all blurry and i have to change them.
But all is well.
I love you and miss you so much.
Elder Umdobi
I am doing very well. Lots of ups and downs but i am learning and growing from them. You are so lucky you get to watch conference live, we have to wait, and i don't even know how long. Pretty crazy how i used to not like conference and now im sad because i can't watch it. It has been Kuyashisa here as well. Kuyashisa means its hot. We might get some rain today as well, i really hope we do because it is so dusty.
Ah you got sick, thats not good, i hope you get better very soon.
haha BYU lost to USU haha that is so awesome. I really wish i could watch these games.
Ya i am learning stick, i am getting pretty good at it. Sometimes i mess up but thats how you learn right. We don't have a car but the other elders who stay in our apartment have one and it is just a Chevy Aveo. Thats all the mission has, the aveo and the senior couples have a Nisson Tida, which we don't have back in the states. Some areas have trucks, here they are called buckies. The buckies are really kool they are Nissons and they are really kool lookin, and i hope when i get transfered i can get one. I might get transfered soon here too but im not sure. I am still here in Madadeni and i love it so much. We don't have to do anything in the branch, but the branch needs a lot of help.
Yesterday we had a baptism for Baba Nkosi, it was amazing, i was so happy to see him get baptized by his father our Branch Pres.
I am healthy, my contacts are good, the only thing is i can only get a month out of them before they get all blurry and i have to change them.
But all is well.
I love you and miss you so much.
Elder Umdobi
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