Last Monday my companion and I made a short road trip to Harare for the monthly Mission Leadership Council Meeting. MLC was so awesome this time! President Makasi and Elder Graves introduced a new initiative that us missionaries are going to use in the Zimbabwe Harare Mission. It is called "Come and see, Come and Help, and Come and Stay." It is in line with some of the new videos I think that the church came out with about member missionary work. They are awesome videos, you should go and watch them if you haven't already! :) So we are going to go to all of the member's houses, and teach them a brief lesson about missionary work, then we are going to specifically commit them to invite people to "Come and see, Come and Help, and Come and Stay." We have a printed list of what they can do, and even will invite them to think of a way that they can do missionary work. We will then follow up with them, and if they invited someone, we give them a wristband that says Come see, come help, and come stay, to remind them to continually do missionary work. I am SUPER excited to implement this, especially because my companion and I are trying to 1. build our teaching pool and 2. rebuild a relationship with the ward. Every one wants to feel wanted,and as we go and visit every member in our ward, they will feel the love from us missionaries, and even a greater love to share the gospel. I will keep you updated on how the initiative goes!
We are teaching this man named Percival. We taught him about the Restoration, and then at our follow up appointment, he was so excited to meet and talk to us. He said," Sisters! I told my mom that I am going to start coming to your church and she will see me changing some things in my life. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints feels right, and I can't wait to learn more." We also taught him about the Book of Mormon, and committed him to read the introduction. He asked us if it would be okay if he continued reading, even past the intro! haha This dude is serious. :)
My mom sent me a talk in a package I just received and my mama has the spirit for sure. I needed to hear that talk at this time in my mission! I love you mom 
The talk is from President Dallin H. Oaks and it is called "Reach up and Climb" He tells a story about how his grandfather had a dream when he was on his mission is Samoa. He was struggling with the language, the culture, homesickness, and just about everything that missionaries struggle with! In the dream, a man came to him and lead him to the bottom of a cliff, and told him to start climbing. The man said that it was impossible, and there was no way that he could do it. The other man told him," You haven't even tried. Reach up and climb." As he started climbing, it became easier and easier, and when he reached the top of it, he was then back in his room and realized that it was a dream. Dallin H. Oaks said that there are tasks that come to us in life that seem impossible, and we feel like we cannot even conquer what is in front of us. The moment we start climbing is the moment that we receive strength and the moment when we realize that we can do it. He gave examples from the scriptures about how they didn't receive the strength they needed until they took a step forward. The Red Sea didn't part until the Children of Israel got their feet wet. Lehi and his family didn't get the Liahona until years of them traveling in the wilderness. Often times, we have to take that leap of faith before the comfort and confidence is there. The power that is behind us, will ALWAYS overpower the difficulties we face. Heavenly Father never leaves us alone, and when we do what is right, that power is even more readily available for us. No matter what comes your way, "Reach up and climb!"
Funny story of the week: We are teaching two young kids of a member in Retreat. The chair that I was given was a little shaky and weak, but I sat in in anyway. To make matters worse, we were in their front yard, but the ground was angled at a slant. I was okay for most of the lesson, but when my companion was teaching, I fidgeted in my chair, and then it just started falling backwards. Not only did I fall, but I fell right on top of ONE OF THE KIDS WE WERE TEACHING. Literally everyone in that village saw me fall, and all were just dying of laughter. Even me, I was just dying from laughter and embarrassment. Poor Tatenda probably never wants me to come back and teach him, because he is traumatized at the fact that a missionary fell right on him. HAHAHAHAHA that was the highlight of our week.
I love you all so much!
Sister Kooshaw 
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