Elder LaHue

Elders Mnisi, LaHue, Maughan (MTC Group*) I nstead of a White Christmas I had a Brown Christmas. Merry Christmas!!!!! I can't believe I have been out on my mission for 2 months. Sometimes it feels long and sometimes it is really quick. I got to skype with my family on Christmas Day. It was only for an hour and it went by too fast! I love and miss them so much. It was really nice to be able to see them and share stories and experiences. This has been my favorite Christmas present ever. We had a fantastic Christmas party last week. Lots of food, fun, and games. We made fools of ourselves on stage but it was worth it. I met up with some of the guys who started missions the same time as me so we are in the same group. They are in the picture with 3 of us. Cool guys! So much food has been ate in the last week, but I do my best to keep in shape so everything is okay.  This Christmas I have felt the love of Jesus Christ. More so than other years. Although I received few p...

Bloemfontein Zone with President & Sister Thompson and Elder & Sister Roberts On the 19th of this month, President and Sister Thompson had their 2nd Mission Christmas Party in Bloemfontain. Their mission area is so large they needed two parties to accommodate all the missionaries.    Singing a traditional Christmas Hymn..... ...which turned into a rap! On the 10th Day of Christmas! Playing games and more games and even more games. Elders Trapnell, Dos Santos, Benissan, Mnisi, LaHue Merry Christmas!

Sibongile Feza's Home This week was all about service!  Mosiah 2:17 "When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God" On Saturday morning we went over to the home of Sibongile, a woman we are teaching. We spent 3 hours raking her yard, clearing it of excess weeds and using a shovel as well. I'm not going to lie, it was hot, but I felt so happy afterward! She fed us a huge lunch to show her thanks. The rest of the day I was happy. Sibongile is going to be baptized along with her 2 daughters on January 7th!! One day Elder Dos Santos and I were walking along a dirt road. We saw a woman struggling to hold up a fence post while putting it in the ground. Immediately we ran over and held it steady for her. At first, she just thanked us and we went along our way. When we were walking she called to us and walked over. She said, "Who are you?". We explained that we are missionaries and that we go around teac...

Nkopane (an investigator), Elder Dos Santos & LaHue Matthew  20:28  "Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." Today marks one month of being in Bloemfontein, South Africa! Here is a general rule of thumb. When we are teaching lessons, the time flies by. When we are knocking houses, it drags on forever. Some strange things have been occurring in my first transfer. The other 2 elders in our boarding were emergency transferred  on Friday , meaning that it's now just Elder Dos Santos and I. Things are quiet now and we have much more work to do now that there are 2 instead of 4. Second, all of our plans for our investigators to be baptized this transfer have gone as wrong as they possibly could have. We went from having 6 with a date set to 0 now. Thankfully, we have been able to see the efforts of our hard work and many should become baptized come January. One important thing to ...

Elders Dos Santos & LaHue, plus the Radio Announcer! Each week seems to be more challenging, but more rewarding and fulfilling at the same time. Sunday  morning Elder Dos Santos and I went on the local radio station, Motheo.fm, for the first time. I thought I would be nervous but we were on air at  6am  so I was too tired to notice that I was on the radio. We taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ  in 30 minutes ; By having faith in Christ, repenting of our sins and mistakes, being baptized by immersion, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end, we are able to fully follow the example of Jesus Christ and strive to perfect ourselves. It was a unique experience that I won't forget! On Thursday, December 1st, we were issued a challenge by the APs. We were asked to spend the day sharing a message about Christmas. Our challenge was to receive 40 contacts this day, meaning name, number and address. We set out to work with a m...