Makadi zvenyu?

Another week in paradise. 

(googs translate the title)

No zest to start this email so we'll just get started hey?

So last time I spoke of one of our more than powerful new investigators named Memory.  In short, she's getting baptized in two weeks.  She is super powerful. It helps that she lives with members but still.  We are excited for her.  The family she stays with is so cool. The gogo is Sis. Chaduka and she is the African version of my grandma Rass.  So I always joke with her and she is super funny. My love for these people grows every day. Memory's brother Blessing is also doing well and we taught a powerful lesson with him this week.

We recently started teaching these two sisters named Grace and Phumzi (I may have already told you guys about them).  They are powerful and Grace is 19 years old and plays professional cricket for Zimbabwe hahahah crazy.  But they came to church this week again and we taught them a powerful lesson.  They don't even have a fellowshipper but they like coming to church and said that its more welcoming and happier than other churches.  We hope to give them a baptismal date this next week. 

This week we didn't have as many lessons as usual so we were forced to do some contacting.  It was pretty funny on Tuesday we decided to knock on this one door and this baba and mama stepped out and we introduced ourselves and we very quickly found out they were Seventh Day Adventists and that they didn't want to here our message and didn't want to take a pamphlet. Can't blame their ignorance though. If everyone was telling me that the Mormon's were Satanists I would also be somewhat apprehensive.   It is funny how were wear the name of our Master on our chests everyday and they still believe the nonsense that spreads amid the gossip. Hahahaha anyways Fili and I just laughed and walked away.  We don't usually get "No" for an answer so its humbling to be slapped with one of those every once in a while. Keeps us on our feet.  Contacting was nice though we found some nice potential investigators that we will follow up with this week.

Another cool experience this week with the Priesthood. Saturday we were contacting and decided to stop by this members house and visit the family.  As we came, one of the kids outside told us that the mother wasn't feeling well.  This was a huge understatement.  We walked in and Sister Manaki was in bed and could barely move or speak to us.  We asked what we could do to help and she asked for a blessing.  Exerting her energy, she sat up and we proceeded to give her a blessing.  We left thinking not too much of it but to our surprise, the next morning, she was at church and was bright and happy as ever.  After church I talked to her and she told us, "You guys came at the right time. Thank you very much."  Man, experiences like these will be cherished for ever. Its so amazing that God allows us, as imperfect, weak, and mortal humans, the same power and authority by which he created the universe.....I'm so grateful the chuch has been restored along with the priesthood of God.

We stopped by the Manaki's place after church and she introduced us to her neighbors as referrals for us and we set up an appointment and they promised to come to church next week too! We are already super good friends with them and we are super excited to start sharing our message with them. 

Fili and I are still doing great. We wake up each day by beating each other with our pillows hahahahaha and this morning we watched The Other Side of Heaven and now I call him Koli Poki hahaha he understands everything that is said and sung in that movie. Its cool to watch it with a translator. We always mess with each other too. Like I locked him in the bathroom while he was showering the other day hahaha and then that day, at the end of each appointment, he said, "Okay so now we invite Elder Anderson to say the closing prayer" I prayed so many times hahahaha. He is a joker and I'm always laughing during the days. Too much fun.

Sidenote, we play soccer at the church every Monday and I'm slowly starting to not be terrible at soccer.  Wont play football for two years so might as well learn how to play soccer lol. 

Honestly guys, being a missionary isn't like what I thought it would be.  Its way better.  I love waking up each day with the same purpose.  I love living among Zimbabweans and teaching them about how God loves us and restored his true and everlasting gospel to the earth.  I know this to be true and it makes me so happy. I never have any reason to be upset. Love you all and want to sincerely thank you for all the support, emails, prayers, and everything else.  Stay happy in the promised land.

Stay Steady Grindin

Cheers,

-Elder Anderson