First of all, I am emailing on a Tuesday because yesterday I got transferred out of Harare. 4 HOURS OUT OF HARARE. So I was traveling all day and didn't get to email. I had no idea that I was getting transferred, so it was an emotional Sunday saying goodbye to everyone. I don't think I have ever cried so much leaving an area. I really loved the people in the area, and the ward was amazing! I was only there for 1 transfer, but I guess the Lord needed me here in Mutare.
People seriously say the funniest things when we are teaching them. I will tell you about three of them that happened this last week.
MANASA- We taught Manasa about the Word of Wisdom and everything went so well. After he finished reading the pamphlet, he stopped taking tea, and has not taken it since. There were no problems with anything else, so all was well. Then he asked about meat. He wondered if we could eat all kinds of meat, and we said yes. He then asked about pork, and we told him that we can eat pork. In an excited voice, he said," WE CAN HAVE BACON?" He was so excited, and Sister Lalampaa and I died.
EVERNICE- We have been teaching Evernice for a bit now, and she is actually progressing. She is a 15 year old and has come to church twice now. After we finished teaching the Restoration, we asked her how her experiences were at church. She said that she was really enjoying them, and she likes this church way better than any other church. A couple weeks ago, her mom forced her to go to her church just once, and Evernice said that she fell asleep on purpose, cause she only likes the "true church" (those were her exact words). Hahaha we also died laughing.
PRUDENCE- Prudence is Panashe's older sister, and we just started teaching her when she moved back home with her family. We were teaching them about the Plan of Salvation, and when we were teaching about the spirit world, we told them that there are missionaries there to teach those who didn't have the chance to learn about the gospel. She then asked," So how do you two communicate with those spirits to teach them?" That would be so creepy if us missionaries actually had to do that!
We had another baptism this last week! The Amidu family got baptized and they were so excited. Another boy named Hide got baptized as well. His conversion story is so cool. When the sisters first gave him a Book of Mormon, he didn't stop reading. It was the Book of Mormon that helped his testimony. I was so happy to get to see them get baptized before I was transferred.
I am now in the beautiful town of Mutare. It is in the mountains and they are so green. The city is so clean, and I already know I am going to love it here. Kinda hoping that I get to finish my mission here
My new comp is Sister Mambassa, and she is from Congo(DRC). We are going to have so much fun together, and are excited to be able to spend Christmas together. Merry Christmas season, my friends. Don't forget to light the world, and help others receive the best gift that was ever given; Jesus Christ. I am jealous that you guys got snow in Idaho! Oh, how I miss the cold weather. Make a snowman for me.
Love, Sister Kershaw
Thanksgiving dinner with the Duncans
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