This week has been incredibly interesting as far as events to report. I had the opportunity to cook for an elderly Gogo in the ward. I made her chicken alfredo with a recipe that Mikki sent me, and she wouldn't stop saying how good it was (the food here is usually very bland.) I got a haircut at an indian salon, and the old man cutting my hair kept rubbing my head and laughing... It was quite peculiar, but my head felt much better afterward. I feel much more like myself this week, and it has been highly appreciated, seeing as how I have been leading the area of late. The weather has been a bit chilly here, and I had to buy an extra sweatshirt to keep me warm at night (the walls have to insulation.) Because of this, people have been using extra electricity. The overload caused the power to go out in Benoni and the surrounding cities and townships. Luckily the power returned, but for some reason we have no water... go figure.
As we met with a certain sister by the name of Dineo, she mentioned that she loves having us come to teach her, and she looks forward to our meetings ( she is usually the one who calls us to set up another appointment if things don't work out,) but she then went on to say that she hated us coming becuase we usually chastise her about something. This same lesson went on to be one of the most bold and powerful lessons I have been apart of. Afterward, we went to see an elderly gentleman who ended up cancelling our appointment to go and take care of his health, but he expressed that he knew we loved him and cared about him. He became somewhat emotional and then proceeded to thank us. This struck me quite deeply, and I realized that people can tell who we are, and our feeling towards them as missionaries. The following lesson, I experienced one of the great gifts of the spirit. We were teaching a woman who could not speak english, and we were struggling to teach her, so I said a silent prayer to myself, and then proceeded to teach the woman as simply as I could. As we asked her to recount our teachings, she spoke to another woman (a member) who translated to us, and she understood every thing we taught her with exeeding understanding. As the week went on, I noticed several other great examples of the spirit in our teachings. The last came on Sunday. One of the speakers cancelled at the last minute, and the 2nd councelor asked me to address the congregation concerning the sermon on the mount and the beattitudes. After 30 minutes of frantic scripture searching, I stood and as I walked to the pulpit I prayed for the spirit to be with me. As I spoke, thus being filled with the spirit, I proceeded to give one of the most powerful sermons ( for that's what it became) I have ever given in any situation. I recalled several other examples and teachings from the lives of Christ as well as Joseph Smith. The spirit is real, and it definitely cannot be mistaken when used and discerned properly.
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