my family and friends I have returned

sorry for the while of not writing anything. that is my fault. i havent been the best at keeping track of time latly. but i will try to catch you up on everything that has happened the past few days. i got transfered. thats right i am no longer in durban i am about an hour and a half up the coast in stanger which is still in kzn but i am even closer to the coast. i am in what they call sugar coast. the reason for this is because this is one of the largest sugar producing areas in south africa. it dosent matter what way you look you see sugar cane fields. it is pretty funny the little kids wait at the speed bumps for the big sugar cane trucks to come by and when they slow down to get over the speed bumps the kids swarm the truck usially getting a cane or two before the truck drives off. it is pretty great. i have a new companion from mesa arizona. his name is elder harper. he is pretty chill and is getting ready to end his mission. he plays guitar and can sing. the other two elders in our area are elder kamara from gana, west africa. he is pretty cool dont know mutch about him though. and elder nu'usa, he is from utah played football at the same school as was in the movie high school musical. and got to meat some of the cast from the movie. lets see what else is there. oh yea we didnt even have a phone for the first week or so so that was great trying to set appointments. and we do not have a car so we are stuck in a radious arround the boarding. so yea i am like a little pioneer child. i walk and walk and walk and walk.

don't have long

things are good here in south africa still raining😢 but other than that all good. we have been teaching a lot of people and i had schwarma today i thought that it was pretty good. i have been thinking about the next challenge i am thinking about challenging yall to do something that you either havent done for a while or is new just go and try to find something that you are tallented at. just do it!!!

All is Well

things are all good here in south africa not too much has happened other than some pretty weird foods namely a food called mealy worms kinda like meal worms fried in butter tasted pretty good though. we had a person walk in off the street just looking in trying to figure out what we are about and he seems interested. we started teaching him and he apparently had been taught before he recognized the pamphlets but said he didn't know where the church was. he just happened to waltz in and find it. the lord works in mysterious ways. 

What Is Up My Friends?

things are still good here in south africa i get to see the gospel changing peoples lifes for the better every day and when someone accepts what we are talking to them about it warms up my days. i mean that in a good way. it is normally pretty hot here. but for the past 2 weeks solid there hasent been a day that has gone by without it raining. i am  sick of it. i have blisters on my feet from my shoes being wet it is painfull but i keep going. things arent as bad as they could be. i look for the better in the day. the thing is here is a quote that i have been living by for the last week. it is a quote from Lena Horne it is not the load that breaks you down it is the way that you carry it. and i am choosing to not try to carry it alone i have all of you to help me your prayers and your wishes and hopes are literally making my load easier i miss all of you and i loce to here from you guys. take care of one another.

come on you guys i didnt get any reports on what you did. what i did is i cleared an area for a garden for an elderly lady using a cane knife and brute force. my hands are blistered but at the end of the day i felt pretty good seeing what i had done. next week i expect to here some responeces from you same challenge find someone that you can do something for and tell me what the service was and how it made you feel.

What Is Up My Family?

things are still going great here in south africa sorry there havent been any pictures recently but the internet cafe that we email at says that there is no downloading or uploading of any kind permited it is kinda dumb. i wish it didnt have to be this way. but... sory mother. look for pictures in sister thompsons blog. anyway what happened this week.. we got jumped by a monkey who proceded to take the bananas out of our groceries and i feel like if he could have carried more he would have taken it all. we had several members feed us  that was good. and no mom i havent ridden an elephant yet although i might have an idea on that one... i have heard from most of you although i would like to here from everyone. here is a topic for you if you need help look for someone in need and write me back on what you did to help them and how it changed your life. i will include my experience in the next email as well. you guys are the light of my week you are what keeps me mooving forward so i cant wait to here about how it whent.

i recently discovered that my zulu name was incomplete so as a correction my full zulu name is tlatla manqoba. tlatla is pronunced the way it looks. manqoba is pronounced man- *click. literally like take your tounge and suck it to the roof of your mouth and pull downwards. that is the click that you are looking for just try to not let it hit the bottom of your mouth otherwise things get sloppy keep it crisp as they keep correcting me down here. but anyway oba is said the way it looks as well. so all in all it is tla-tla man-*click-oba and what it translates to is lucky conqurer. because i am the lords lucky conqurer.

What is Up America?

what is up my family things are great here in south africa not too mutch more to tell than what is already been said sorry about that but i will tell you if something comes up

What is Up America

things are still great over here in south africa i got a new zulu name tlatla mening lucky and havent had many other foods. dont have mutch time although thought that i might try to send something i love it here and have had a lot of good expirences. those of you who have access to the ensine. look for the artical about how god cares about my buisness i think it is in the october issue yes we get it early. but there is an artical in there about a woman named sister zuma. from kwazulu-natal she is a sister in my ward and is a verry friendly person with an incredible story that is in the ensine if you dont have access to the ensine ask my brother james or my mother.anyway take care you guys remember i am watching you from south africa. sincerly tlatla