Week 7 transfers

We have been busy this week seeking out some lost sheep.  The first day we went I wore the wrong shoes and socks and I was getting blisters on the ball of my feet from walking and trying to find the addresses.  I might mention that we were in a part of town that I have never seen the likes of (well maybe on TV, but I never knew, or never wanted to know that such a place really existed.)  I say that because it broke my heart that people really have to live in those conditions.  Why have I been so blessed, and here I was complaining because my shoes hurt my feet but at least I had shoes.

 

We didn’t find anyone home at the three places we went so we went back a couple of days later and found that two had moved and the third still didn’t answer.

On Wed. we had district meeting and took pictures of our district in case some got transferred.  As it turned out the one getting transferred was not there and not in the picture at that time.  Our District leader Edosomwan, is the one next to me and his companion Mafubelu is the one by Elder Ottley.  I just love Elder Mafubelu’s smile, it just makes me want to be happy.

We got a list of all the YSA today and I have been entering them in s spreadsheet so we can start looking for them.  We had about 10 in Sunday School today and there are about 75 on the list.  This should keep us  busy for a while.

We have been called back to the office for three days this week.  It is transfers so we are catching the train Tuesday morning and I will help Sister Kearl with meals and Elder Ottley will probably help out in the office until Thursday.  I am looking forward to going and seeing my friends there for a few days but then will be happy to come back home and go to work.  This will also help pass the time until we get internet and will help that we will have it there for a few days.  I really feel bad I couldn’t call Dad on his birthday so hoping I will be able to while at the office.

Last night (Friday 4^th) we were having the missionaries over for dinner to talk about converts.  As it turned out Elder Albrechtsen is being transferred to the office as an AP so the present AP’s Elder Simmons & White were here with them so we had all of them for dinner.  Elder Simmons is going home Tuesday to Idaho and it turns out that we are related.  His Grandmother was an Ottley.  He will probably be going to BYU so Katie you will have to look him up when you get there.  He is an awesome missionary!

2012 08-01 Elder & Sister Kyle, Sister Casasola & Cubova, Elders Hansen & Paulo

2012 08-01 Elder Manisalla & Aichele (Dave calls him Chandia from Chile),
 Elder Edosomwan, Sister & Elder Ottley, Elder Mafubelu, Elders Corca & Tsutsunashvili

2012 08-02 Charlene ironing the new living room curtains

The curtains in office and the two chairs we found
at the thrift store for 10 pounds each.  It seemed people stared at
 us carrying them home more than when we pulled the desk home.
They came in handy when we had four missionaries for dinner

Our new living room curtains

new bedroom curtains

2012 08-03 As close as we have got to the Olympics
 This might be the housing and close to the rifle shooting.
We are not sure but maybe one of these three pictures are something

2012 08-4 Elder Simmons AP,  with Elder & Sister Ottley.
He is going home Tuesday his Grandmother was an Ottley

2012 08-4 Elder Simmons AP, Elder Curran, Elder White AP and
Elder Allbrechtsen (replacing Simmons AP) came for dinner.
Elder Ottley is one of the guys