Dear Ma and Baba
Things are going pretty good. We have been getting a lot of rain as well. We don't have a Christmas tree, i did have one at my last area, but here we don't :( its ok though. Christmas isn't as big here, like no body puts up christmas lights only a few people.
I did get the package, thank you so much, its been fun opening the girfts everynight. :)
Ok so how the phone call thing will work is you will call me. I need you to call me on Christmas eve at noon (12) utah time so it will be 8pm here or so. That will be the best time because we are having a lil party at the zone leaders house. the number you will use to call me is 027-083-281-5517. If the family can be there that will be great if not thats ok. I think the limit is 1 hour.
Well every week we do a lot of the same things, like the morning schedual and then just eat then go to Nseleni which is about a 15 minute drive away. We have a pretty nice teaching pool here, but we do a lot of trackting as well. On P-days we email, shop, and clean. We play a lot of soccer, we might play some basketball cuz we have some kool americans in this zone but we will see. The house does have a washer, but no dryer, we have to hang our clothes.
So yesturday i had to give a talk, and it went really well, i had to speak for the majority of the time because some one didn't show up who was supposed to speak. But it was ok, i talked about Christmas, and my focus was on Jesus Christ and how we need to slow down during the holiday season and through out life because when we get to busy and move too fast we forget about the important things. At night we had a nice Dinner at the Nuzmans (the new couples they are from north Ogden) it was a way nice dinner so that was kool. Also i am sending the pictures either today or tomorrow so you will get that soon.
Things here in Richards Bay are going good. I have nothing new and exciting to share, but soon i will! :)
I love you and miss yo so much, tell everyone hi for me.
love
Elder Mdobi
Monday, December 27, 2010
December 20, 2010
Dear Ma and Baba
Things are going pretty good. We have been getting a lot of rain as well. We don't have a Christmas tree, i did have one at my last area, but here we don't :( its ok though. Christmas isn't as big here, like no body puts up christmas lights only a few people.
I did get the package, thank you so much, its been fun opening the girfts everynight. :)
Ok so how the phone call thing will work is you will call me. I need you to call me on Christmas eve at noon (12) utah time so it will be 8pm here or so. That will be the best time because we are having a lil party at the zone leaders house. the number you will use to call me is 027-083-281-5517. If the family can be there that will be great if not thats ok. I think the limit is 1 hour.
Well every week we do a lot of the same things, like the morning schedual and then just eat then go to Nseleni which is about a 15 minute drive away. We have a pretty nice teaching pool here, but we do a lot of trackting as well. On P-days we email, shop, and clean. We play a lot of soccer, we might play some basketball cuz we have some kool americans in this zone but we will see. The house does have a washer, but no dryer, we have to hang our clothes.
So yesturday i had to give a talk, and it went really well, i had to speak for the majority of the time because some one didn't show up who was supposed to speak. But it was ok, i talked about Christmas, and my focus was on Jesus Christ and how we need to slow down during the holiday season and through out life because when we get to busy and move too fast we forget about the important things. At night we had a nice Dinner at the Nuzmans (the new couples they are from north Ogden) it was a way nice dinner so that was kool. Also i am sending the pictures either today or tomorrow so you will get that soon.
Things here in Richards Bay are going good. I have nothing new and exciting to share, but soon i will! :)
I love you and miss yo so much, tell everyone hi for me.
love
Elder Mdobi
Things are going pretty good. We have been getting a lot of rain as well. We don't have a Christmas tree, i did have one at my last area, but here we don't :( its ok though. Christmas isn't as big here, like no body puts up christmas lights only a few people.
I did get the package, thank you so much, its been fun opening the girfts everynight. :)
Ok so how the phone call thing will work is you will call me. I need you to call me on Christmas eve at noon (12) utah time so it will be 8pm here or so. That will be the best time because we are having a lil party at the zone leaders house. the number you will use to call me is 027-083-281-5517. If the family can be there that will be great if not thats ok. I think the limit is 1 hour.
Well every week we do a lot of the same things, like the morning schedual and then just eat then go to Nseleni which is about a 15 minute drive away. We have a pretty nice teaching pool here, but we do a lot of trackting as well. On P-days we email, shop, and clean. We play a lot of soccer, we might play some basketball cuz we have some kool americans in this zone but we will see. The house does have a washer, but no dryer, we have to hang our clothes.
So yesturday i had to give a talk, and it went really well, i had to speak for the majority of the time because some one didn't show up who was supposed to speak. But it was ok, i talked about Christmas, and my focus was on Jesus Christ and how we need to slow down during the holiday season and through out life because when we get to busy and move too fast we forget about the important things. At night we had a nice Dinner at the Nuzmans (the new couples they are from north Ogden) it was a way nice dinner so that was kool. Also i am sending the pictures either today or tomorrow so you will get that soon.
Things here in Richards Bay are going good. I have nothing new and exciting to share, but soon i will! :)
I love you and miss yo so much, tell everyone hi for me.
love
Elder Mdobi
Monday, December 13, 2010
December 13, 2010
Sawubona!
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I am doing awesome! The weather here so far has been nice, but i've been told once Christmas is over its gets supper hot! The place i serve in is called Nseleni, its another small township. I live in Richards Bay, the city is kinda small, we live next to a big big mall so that is way sweet! :) We live in a house, and a plus is that are room has AC! Its another 4 man boarding so there is me and my comp Elder Hall then there is Elder Mwta and Elder Castleberry. To get around we do have a car, its just the normal mission car which is�the white chevy aveo. The car is in the shop today cuz the brakes are not�good. We will get it tonight though which is good. �
I didn't get the package yet, we are going to Durban Tomorrow for a meeting that is on Wednesday and maybe it will be there.
About the call, its easier if you call me, so maybe you can plan a time when the family can be togeher and then call me. Let me know though so we can plan, pick either Christmas day or Christmas Eve which ever one would be better and let me know. :)
So pretty much the people are way kool here, but this area is a lot tougher to get into homes and so forth. The Branch is way small, but thats ok, we just need to work extremly hard. This place is awesome, i love it. Its like North Carolina in a way because there are so many trees and its going to be humid. Its kool though.
Oh ya did i tell you that i am almost like a trainer for Elder Hall? He has been out 6 weeks and the training is a 9 week program, so i have to finish 3 weeks with him and the training stuff. How kool! :)
Anyway all is well. I love you and miss you.
love
�
Elder Mdobi
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I am doing awesome! The weather here so far has been nice, but i've been told once Christmas is over its gets supper hot! The place i serve in is called Nseleni, its another small township. I live in Richards Bay, the city is kinda small, we live next to a big big mall so that is way sweet! :) We live in a house, and a plus is that are room has AC! Its another 4 man boarding so there is me and my comp Elder Hall then there is Elder Mwta and Elder Castleberry. To get around we do have a car, its just the normal mission car which is�the white chevy aveo. The car is in the shop today cuz the brakes are not�good. We will get it tonight though which is good. �
I didn't get the package yet, we are going to Durban Tomorrow for a meeting that is on Wednesday and maybe it will be there.
About the call, its easier if you call me, so maybe you can plan a time when the family can be togeher and then call me. Let me know though so we can plan, pick either Christmas day or Christmas Eve which ever one would be better and let me know. :)
So pretty much the people are way kool here, but this area is a lot tougher to get into homes and so forth. The Branch is way small, but thats ok, we just need to work extremly hard. This place is awesome, i love it. Its like North Carolina in a way because there are so many trees and its going to be humid. Its kool though.
Oh ya did i tell you that i am almost like a trainer for Elder Hall? He has been out 6 weeks and the training is a 9 week program, so i have to finish 3 weeks with him and the training stuff. How kool! :)
Anyway all is well. I love you and miss you.
love
�
Elder Mdobi
Monday, December 6, 2010
Transfered!!!!!!!; December 6, 2010
Yebo Sawubona!!!
I am doing good, I got some exciting news! I GOT TRANSFERED! Crazy right. So i am now serving in........ Nseleni which is another small township by Richards Bay! The place is very small and i've been here 4 days about and the people are really kool. I've been told that in a few months this place is going to get really hot, this is the hottest place in the whole mission. There are so many trees so i haven't seen the beach yet, but i probably will soonish i hope. We also might go to a game reserve and see some sweet animals this transfer, probably after Christmas.
My new companion is Elder Hall, he is also from South Africa, so thats 3 South African companions, so thats pretty kool. He is a way kool guy, he is white, he is from Petoria. He has only been out 6 weeks, so that makes me a step trainer, cuz he needs to finish his training for a few weeks. Its kinda crazy that i am with someone younger then me on mission but its kool.
Anyway thats all that is really going on here, i am still working on printing pictures but its kinda excpensive so it takes time but i will send them soon.
Wow a lot of stuff is goin down back home. Sorry o hear that some bad stuff is goin down, but i hope besides that, that you are doing well.
Oh ya, so there will be no more transfer meetings, so when we get transfered that means we have to take buses and planes to get around instead of driving, so with that i will have to send half of my stuff home if i get moved again, only if its far away from Durban so i hope i stay here for the rest of my mission haha, but we will see.
But so everything is going well. Im starting all over again it feels like, but i feel up to the challenge, we will see how it goes.
In closing i just miss you and want you to know how much i love you and how much i love the work and spreading the gospel to the lost sheep of South Africa and sometimes it gets overwhelming because there is so many lost sheep here but all i can do is keep moving and keep working hard. I love you so much.
love
Elder Mdobi
I am doing good, I got some exciting news! I GOT TRANSFERED! Crazy right. So i am now serving in........ Nseleni which is another small township by Richards Bay! The place is very small and i've been here 4 days about and the people are really kool. I've been told that in a few months this place is going to get really hot, this is the hottest place in the whole mission. There are so many trees so i haven't seen the beach yet, but i probably will soonish i hope. We also might go to a game reserve and see some sweet animals this transfer, probably after Christmas.
My new companion is Elder Hall, he is also from South Africa, so thats 3 South African companions, so thats pretty kool. He is a way kool guy, he is white, he is from Petoria. He has only been out 6 weeks, so that makes me a step trainer, cuz he needs to finish his training for a few weeks. Its kinda crazy that i am with someone younger then me on mission but its kool.
Anyway thats all that is really going on here, i am still working on printing pictures but its kinda excpensive so it takes time but i will send them soon.
Wow a lot of stuff is goin down back home. Sorry o hear that some bad stuff is goin down, but i hope besides that, that you are doing well.
Oh ya, so there will be no more transfer meetings, so when we get transfered that means we have to take buses and planes to get around instead of driving, so with that i will have to send half of my stuff home if i get moved again, only if its far away from Durban so i hope i stay here for the rest of my mission haha, but we will see.
But so everything is going well. Im starting all over again it feels like, but i feel up to the challenge, we will see how it goes.
In closing i just miss you and want you to know how much i love you and how much i love the work and spreading the gospel to the lost sheep of South Africa and sometimes it gets overwhelming because there is so many lost sheep here but all i can do is keep moving and keep working hard. I love you so much.
love
Elder Mdobi
Friday, November 19, 2010
November 15, 2010
Yebo! Sawubona!
Howzit? Things are goin well.
Are baptismal font is sorta like the one you have, its not as nice, but im not complaining. The font is in our church building so we don't have to go anywhere special. Which is nice. World Wide training? Nope i have no idea what that is. We are watching a South East South Africa broadcast next Sunday. That should be pretty kool. My testimony is growing. The mission is going well. Sometimes it is really hard and stressful and then other days it goes perfect.
The work is going well, i think i told you we had a baptism last Sunday the 7th for Sandile and yesterday he was confirmed. It was amazing, also he has a friend who is interested and hopefully we can start teaching him as well.
All is well here. I love hearing from you. I hope all is well back at home.
love
Elder Umdobi
Howzit? Things are goin well.
Are baptismal font is sorta like the one you have, its not as nice, but im not complaining. The font is in our church building so we don't have to go anywhere special. Which is nice. World Wide training? Nope i have no idea what that is. We are watching a South East South Africa broadcast next Sunday. That should be pretty kool. My testimony is growing. The mission is going well. Sometimes it is really hard and stressful and then other days it goes perfect.
The work is going well, i think i told you we had a baptism last Sunday the 7th for Sandile and yesterday he was confirmed. It was amazing, also he has a friend who is interested and hopefully we can start teaching him as well.
All is well here. I love hearing from you. I hope all is well back at home.
love
Elder Umdobi
Monday, November 8, 2010
November 8th, 2010
8-ta (whats up the slang version)
Things in South Africa are fine. Im getting use to things, i know
where some things are and how to get there. Exciting news, we had a
baptism yesterday for a 16 year old guy. His name is Sandile and we
have been teaching him for a long time so it was awesome to baptize
him. Normaly i get a lil nervous when i do the baptism but this time i
wasn't nervous at all and it went perfectly!! :)
Don't worry, its all good, it was just a lil weird not getting an
email but no worries.
I haven't seen the Cox but i know them, they stay in Durban so maybe i
will get transfered there and i can meet them.
Laundry- well we have a washing machine, but no dryer, so we have to
hang our clothes but its all good. My new companion is good, he is
working on getting his license, he is learning the area really fast to
i have no worries when i get transfered.
My meeting with President Von Stetten went well, it was nice and
short, no problems. I don't see him a lot because we are so far away
from Durban.
My money is good, no problems. I am taking pictures, ill send some
home before christmas.
I can't really think of anything i need for chirstmas. So just what
ever is kool.
I do want to see a picture of Casey as the airbender d00d. That is so kool!!!!
But all is well here in South Africa i hope everyone is happy and
healthy back home.
I love you all so much. Take care.
Elder Umdobi
Things in South Africa are fine. Im getting use to things, i know
where some things are and how to get there. Exciting news, we had a
baptism yesterday for a 16 year old guy. His name is Sandile and we
have been teaching him for a long time so it was awesome to baptize
him. Normaly i get a lil nervous when i do the baptism but this time i
wasn't nervous at all and it went perfectly!! :)
Don't worry, its all good, it was just a lil weird not getting an
email but no worries.
I haven't seen the Cox but i know them, they stay in Durban so maybe i
will get transfered there and i can meet them.
Laundry- well we have a washing machine, but no dryer, so we have to
hang our clothes but its all good. My new companion is good, he is
working on getting his license, he is learning the area really fast to
i have no worries when i get transfered.
My meeting with President Von Stetten went well, it was nice and
short, no problems. I don't see him a lot because we are so far away
from Durban.
My money is good, no problems. I am taking pictures, ill send some
home before christmas.
I can't really think of anything i need for chirstmas. So just what
ever is kool.
I do want to see a picture of Casey as the airbender d00d. That is so kool!!!!
But all is well here in South Africa i hope everyone is happy and
healthy back home.
I love you all so much. Take care.
Elder Umdobi
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Transfer Week: Oct 25, 2010
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
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
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