The Wedding

 

This has been a busy week like most weeks are, but that is how we like them. We spent time at the immigration office and got one of the new missionaries paper work done. That same day we had another missionary stop by the office to see if his residency is in and they told him that they were meeting on Wednesday to decide about our church - if the missionaries could get residency or not. Elder Woolf called the mission president and he called the area office. By Friday, Elder Clayton was up here in Francistown meeting with the immigration officers. Pres. Mabota (from Monarch branch) and Elder Riser and Woolf also went to the meeting. We hope that that meeting helped clarify any questions they had about the church. We should know the outcome this week. Fun side note; Elder Clayton is the father in law to Spencer Nelson. Spencer played basketball at USU and his mother is a very good friend. We also had an open house for the Monarch Church and the second soccer game between Monarch and F-town/Gerald. We had lots of people out for the 'football' game.

We have a wonderful family that is in the Monarch Branch. Br. Burman read the whole Book of Mormon in five days and knew it was true. The couple have four children - one girl and three boys. And like most couples, they weren't married. The wife is from Zimbabwe and had to prove that she hadn't been married before. It took her two trips to Zimbabwe to get the right papers. Last Thursday we went to the government building to see their marriage. There were seven couples that were married that day. We all crowded into a large room with people standing and sitting everywhere. A man spoke for 1 and 1/2 hours on marriage and giving advice to the couples. Then the man who married them spoke for another 1/2 hour. It took 2 hours to get the couples married one at a time. They exchange rings at that time. Br. Burman's family came to support him and that was great.

We went to the church and had a short program and then the family had provided a meal for all. They had goat for the main course along with rice and pap. The Elders had asked me to make a wedding cake and so I made a two tier white cake . You learn to adapt and so I just did with what I had. Br. Burman was thrilled with it and so that made me feel good. Many people came from the branch to support the family and now the family is getting baptised this Saturday. It was a great day.

Servants of our Heavenly Father

The Taylors

In a wonderful mall where I found hair spray!!!

Just wanted to introduce you to an amazing couple.  They are Elder and Sister Taylor and they serve in Gaborone, Botswana.  We stayed with them this past week while we were in Gabs for our Zone Conference.  They have been in Botswana for two months.  This is their fifth mission, fourth as a couple.  When they retired, they sold their home in Utah and are now going to serve missions until their health no longer allows them.  They have six children and when they are done with a mission, they go around and visit their children and grandchildren.  And then after six months they are off on a new mission.  They have been on missions for the past seven years and only one in the states.  What a wonderful service they are doing.  I commented that their flat is decorated so cute.  Sister Taylor said that the flat is the only home she has and she wants it be attractive and pleasant.  My new heroes!!!