July 14, 2008

Dear everyone,

Another seven days flown by. The past week has been good though. Yesterday at church we watched the two Saturday sessions of the April general conference. Well, the power went out after the first session and then the people who were faithful enough to hang around afterward until the power came back again watched the second session. We had some appointments to go to so we missed the second session. I know we're 3 months late, but it was cool being a part of the solemn assembly that took place with all the different groups sustaining at different times. Thomas Monson is truly the Lord's prophet today.

One exciting thing that happened this week was that the APs came up to Zambia to do exchanges with us. Unfortunately we were only able to do a half day exchange, but it was still cool. I was with Elder Bitter (Idaho) and Elder Woldemichael was with Elder Patterson (also Idaho). It was my first time teaching with Elder Bitter since the MTC over 18 months ago. We had a good half day together. While they were with us, President Bester went up to the Copperbelt and released and called a new branch president in Ndola. The new BP there is Brother Chishimba who has only been a member for 10 months now! Imagine, a recent convert as branch president. He'll be great.

Saturday Elder Woldemichael and I attended a baptism in my old area in Munali branch. Elder Ulloa is still there and he baptized a lady that we tracted into while I was his companion, Catherine Ngoma. I may have written about her while I was there. She's about 45 or 50 and a professor of nursing at the University of Zambia. When Elder Ulloa told me she was getting baptized last week I was sooo happy. She's a great lady but to be honest while I was teaching her, I thought she would get discouraged like most other people and give up. Just the opposite happened. She read the WHOLE Book of Mormon and came to church nearly every week and now she wants her 3 daughters and son to be baptized as well. It just goes to show how much first impressions can be false! We can't just give up on someone because we think they will fall away. Miracles happen!

Well I think that's all this week.
Families are forever!

love,
Elder Mckay Moline