This week was a very jam
packed and eventful week! It started Monday night when Elder Siale and I were
able to go and play touch rugby with about 20 non-members in Northmead. We then
ran over to Kempton Parks flat so we could conduct an exchange with them. So on
Tuesday I was with Elder Gray (Colorado) in his area Kempton Park (town). We
had an interesting day, needless to say. It consisted of tracting, biking to
one appointment, taking a broken bike to the bike shop, blown tires, and a two
hour walk just to be driven back to where we started lol. Elder Gray and I had
a blast though.
On Thursday Elder Siale and I
had a great time tracting in Crystal Park (black town). We had a few lessons
with some people we found the previous week. One of those lessons was with a
man named Thulani (29). Last week we were able to share with him a little bit
about why Jesus Christ established one true church. On Thursday we were able to
finish sharing with him about how God restored that church back to the earth.
As Elder Siale and I began to bear our testimonies about the truthfulness of
the message and the Book of Mormon, tears started to stream down his face. The
spirit was present and so strong. We were able to come and do service for him
the next day, Friday, and met one of his friends Thabiso. Thulani is a referral
machine. He kept telling us about how he told all his friends and how he is
going to bring a crowd to church. Thulani came to church on Sunday and he loved
it. The crowd didn't follow with him but hopefully next week.
On Saturday I had the
privilege of bringing Elder Julander (Panguetch UT) to my area on an exchange.
Elder Julander has been out in the mission field for a whopping 3 weeks! He is
an amazing missionary. We had a blast tracting practically the whole day. We
were both able to really refine our tracting skills. Close to the end of the
day, about 4 pm, we moved closer to our 5 o'clock appointment to tract around
there. As we got out of the car I said a quick prayer in my heart saying
"Heavenly Father if it be your will, help us at least find 1 person that
we can get a return appointment with." Up till that time we hadn't gotten
any. The last 4 houses we knocked we were able to get two potential return
appointments and they gave us their phone numbers. #tendermercy. After our 5
o'clock appointment with Wendy and Nqobile (the two girls that were baptized
yesterday) we decided to stop by an older couples home. We had a great time
visiting with them and getting to know them a bit better. Their in-active
daughter, who hasn't been to church since at least I got here, joined us and we
had a great time talking about their memories of missionaries in the past when
they would stay with their family at their home, take missionaries to movies,
etc. On Sunday, as I was on the stand to bless the sacrament, I watched their
daughter walk into church. The work of ministering is amazing.
Sunday was a great day! We
had a great turnout at church. We were a little disappointed because some people
we were expecting to come didn't come. We had a total of 11 people at church. A
few of them had come for the first time which was awesome! Later in the day we
came back to the chapel for the baptism of Wendy and Nqobile, in the Northmead
ward. We have been teaching Wendy and Nqobile for quite some time. They are two
of the sweetest young women. It was a special moment when Nqobile called me and
asked me to baptize her. The spirit was so strong at the baptism and baptismal
program. The love and support that these girls have received from the Northmead
ward is indescribable. The faith that these girls have is amazing as well. They
wouldn't let freezing cold water postpone their baptism. The geyser was broken
so there was no hot water. Let's just say it was refreshing and an experience
I'll never forget.
I know that Heavenly Father
answers prayers. I know that His hand is constantly in our lives. I know that
we must align our will with His. As we do that miracles begin to happen.
Love, Elder Rash
Note from mom: I asked him if he was going to get a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Here was his response:
So we actually had two
families volunteer to make us a Thanksgiving dinner. One of them thought
Thanksgiving was the last Thursday of November and I didn't know so I just went
with it, so she signed up to feed us on the 29th; but that's a week after
Thanksgiving. Another family, the Relief Society President, signed up to feed
us this Thursday. Her and her daughter asked me what we wanted them to cook for
Thanksgiving or what kind of things we eat on Thanksgiving. So for the first
time in 3 Thanksgivings on my mission, I will celebrate Thanksgiving. Yes, they are
white families that will be feeding us. Black people don't celebrate
Thanksgiving. White people don't really either but a lot of them have family
overseas in the states so they know about it.
Asked if he was excited to be an uncle:I can't believe I'll be an uncle in 3 weeks or so... 3 weeks on a mission flies by so It's going to feel like tomorrow when that day comes.
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| Splits with Elder Gray |
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| Splits with Elder Julander |
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| Wendy and Elder Siale |
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| Blessed day! |
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| Nqobile and Elder Rash |
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| Sometimes a picture just pops up in his google drive that I have never seen before. I don't know when this picture was taken, but I know he loves these missionaries. |
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