We also took Elysee and Manathan to Des Moines yesterday to a few African stores. The one in Marshalltown was hit by the tornado. We give the Mavuangi kids a ride to school since it got colder. And yesterday we gave the Delaney kid's mom a ride to Wal-Mart. We've been giving Susan rides downtown and back home as she's looking for a place to live.
We love helping the Rodriquezes get their house ready for the move this week. They take us to lunch and feed us way too many treats though. The best part is teaching their daughters boyfriend, Caesar is awesome!
We had lessons with Preston and Janelle again! And Pauline still wants to meet. She's struggling with stopping smoking, but is so sweet and sincere!
It's transfers this week so Pday is supposed be tomorrow, but we have so much going on tomorrow that we're doing it today. Turns out we have a lot going on today, too.
We have a couple here doing record preservation for a year! They will be a blessing to the ward! The fun thing is that Elder Dahl is also a retired UPS driver!
We had a fun FHE with the Jollys. She is the Primary music leader, so its awesome to be able to sing and not be singing solo.
We had more people than available computers even with our laptop at our Family History class on Sunday morning. A nice problem to have! We taught 3 people English classes this week!
I loved having a new member lesson with Elysee with teaching Elder Onstott teaching and interpreting. I learned more about her conversion. She said her friends in the Congo all believe that we are Devil worshippers and even though she wasn't sure about it, she came to church because of the love she feels from the missionaries and members. She said that the first time she walked into the church she was looking for signs of Devil worship and was happy to find pictures of Christ instead. She has a lot of faith!
Last night we had a great group at our group FHE. They really are feeling like family. The Elders brought a Spanish speaking investigator and her son, so we had most of the lesson in Spanish. Its nice to have flexible Elders that can switch between languages!
Tomorrow we start helping a member run his troubled youth program at this church.
African and Asian food store in Des Moines.
This building is finally getting cleaned up.
Caesar and Daphine.
Beautiful house on the corner by Janelle's hosue.
Pretty colors at the church.
Last window.
Br. Rodriguez.
We showed up to trim some windows while the Rodriguezes were at the store, so Elder Quincy built that platform in the back out of the old window frame to work on that window. He had to wait for the ladder for the high one though.
Trimming out the upstairs window.
We feel needed here and sometimes wish we weren't so needed, but its a joy to serve, even when its as everyone's ride.
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