Hey there, It's Sister Kershaw from Zimbabwe
I still have to remind myself that I am living in Africa right now. Sometimes I forget, lol!
We found a new person to teach. Well actually, Sister Sariah and I found him, but I just forgot to tell you about him. His name is Owen, and he runs a little shop at a farm named Empire. He is 20 years old, and he has his shop because he is saving money to go to college. He just applied to go to the University of Zimbabwe. He is a really bright kid, and loves the gospel. We taught him a couple lessons, but he still wasn't coming to church. A miracle happened... and yesterday he came to church! He said that he loved it. I was so proud of the ward, too. They greeted him, and made him feel comfortable with his first time. He is going to get baptized the end of June! We are so pumped.
Update on Joseph: HE FINALLY GOT HIS MARRIAGE LICENSE. He is going to be married and baptized on June 8th. Sister Jabanga and I are now planning a wedding. We are finding the mama a wedding dress, even. We want to make this special for them, and we just think it would be fun.
Also, do you remember that story I told about finding? That guy's name was Robert, and he is loving listening to the gospel. He came to church two times now! He always talks about how he wants peace in his life, and he feels that at church, and when we teach him. He is so sweet.
All of our investigators are doing great, and I am so glad to be serving in Enterprise. I also LOVE Sister Jabanga. We get along so well, and she makes me laugh all the time! She's the best!
I went on exchanges this week, too. I went with a sister named Sister Mtyoblie. We lived together in Zengeza, so it was fun to be her companion for the day. In our companion study, I shared what I learned from my personal study which was from 1 Nephi chapter 2... I think. In the last verse it talks about tender mercies. I just shared with her about how grateful I was to see the tender mercies that the Lord has given me. The little things can sometimes brighten your day. Those tender mercies help you get through the rough times, and even to just have a reminder that Heavenly Father is watching out for you. She then said that she was in a family home evening and a father asked the child what she was grateful for today. The young girl then said," Dad, I am grateful for the breath I breathed today." Sister Mtyobile said that we should find those tender mercies. We can find gratitude that Heavenly Father blessed us with another day to live. Another day to repent and become better. Another day to tell those around us that we love them. When you think of things that way, you realize that life is a true blessing. This week, look for tender mercies from Heavenly Father, because they are there! We are so blessed and we will be happier as we recognize His hand in our lives.
Crazy thing that happened this week: We got in a car accident! I don't even think we could call it a car accident, I guess you could say a fender bender. My gosh, my luck with cars! The car and us are safe... but it was just crazy how it happened. I don't know if I told you, but petrol is a big problem here in Zimbabwe. It is scarce, and so the lines to get it are SO LONG. We were going to get into a line to swipe our card with U.S dollars. We parked in the line, and didn't think much of it. THEN this dude in front of us just put his car in reverse and backed right into us! haha He didn't see us, and it was totally an accident, but it was crazy.
Love you so much!
Sister Kershaw
P.S. I am SO sad, I had pictures to send you this week, but the internet is all of a sudden not working.
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