Family-
Hello! How have you been this week? I hope all is well. I get frustrated with the mail here because I'll get tons of mail at once and then not get anything for a couple of weeks. It makes me feel like I have no idea what's going on at home. I don't like that feeling :)
Everything is going well here. This week has been much better than last week. Last week Sister Merkley told me that I was basically a lazy missionary (when she was mad at me - she was also PMSing) I took it really hard because I thought I was working hard. But through the week I've realized that she was just saying harsh words. I purposely tried to work harder, and she didn't like the idea too much, she had a hard time being motivated this week because she was homesick. Wow-I'm making this paragraph sound so negative. I didn't mean it that way when I started. I was just saying trying to explain that I've had a really good week.
My only frustration right now is the Branch Presidency here. They are all completely negative about the members and their willingness to support anything. We've suggested some activities and they just say, "no, the members won't support that." Luckily we have 6 missionaries for this branch and we are all determined to change that attitude. We basically told the Branch President that we are putting on these activities and and they can support them if they would like (bad, hu?) But the missionaries basically run the branch only because the members lean on us for support. They may pull the missionaries out of this area to give the members a wake up call. Even though the branch is hating it, there are so many wonderful people here ready to hear the Gospel.
We had a family come to church yesterday. They have been investigating the church for a year. We had a bold discussion with them a few days ago and they basically said that they want to be baptized, but they need lots of encouragement and pushing from us to make commitments. Such as Word of Wisdom. But they will be baptized and we are excited. They are one my favorite families.
One family that we were teaching who at one point we thought were "golden' somewhat sacked us this week. She freaked out when we told her that we are the only true church on the face of the earth. The funny thing is though, that even though she got totally defensive and basically sacked us, I still felt the Spirit SO strong in the discussion and I really think that she felt it also and it scared her. I really believe that she will be baptized, it may not be while I am serving here, but i think it will eventually happen.
We met with another family last night, the Mchunu's (I've told you about them) We haven't met with them for about a month or more because their family members keep dying. No joke, they've had 3 funerals this past month! We finally met with them last night and they are so RAD! I'm sure that they will be baptized.
We are teaching a lot of people, but I don't have the time or space to write about them. But we are teaching some wonderful people.
Well, I've made it through the summer, or at least the worst of it. Right now it is raining again. The rain has really made the summer bearable. They went 7 years without rain, but now they are receiving tons of it. Almost too much. There is tons of flooding. The vegetation also grows at an incredible rate here. I love it when it rains,. I am wearing a sweat shirt for the first time (and socks) since I got here. It feels nice.
Today for P-day Sister Merkley and the Elders in our district and I are going bowling. I think that it will be fun. We are also going to this woman's house who raised all these wild animals (like if they got hurt, she nurses them back to health) Right now she has a Zebra in her house. I think that will be interesting!:) Oh - here a Z is Zed so when I tell someone how to spell our last name I have to say Zed- E-N-G-E-R. I'm still not used to it yet.
Well, I need to end! I love you all very, very much. I wish you all could be here and experience the things that I am experiencing. I think you all would love it!
Take care! Write me please! :)
Love,
Michelle :)
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