and then it was November...

So question... How good was conference!!! MOTAB rocked in the chapel haha the speakers were so loud you could feel your chairs shake on the high and low notes... President Monson's talk on an attitude of grattitude was sweet and so was president Packers... Unfortunately we missed all of Saturdays stuff but it'll be on dvd out here soon enough for a bargain price of 15 rand... 2 dollars!... anywho to the week

First things first baptism number 8 of James Kankangadza from Malawi who was met at the Petrol station just a block from our house... It was Saweet pictures to come soon

A very interesting week for sure... So one of our zone leaders Elder Tyler Danger McCombs my step dad haha got tranfered mid transfer to Botswana do to some visa issues which is just craziness because man it is like dang I'm gonna leave Benoni soon I gotta work hard and rock this place before I go because I'll be out before I know it...

We found out two of our recent converts from the past 5 months have kind of gone apostate so the Bishop called us to go and take care of everything and we'll see how that goes haha appearantly one has become a songoma which is like a witchdoctor and has started his own church teaching from the book of mormon and giving people the priesthood... so that is gonna be super fun lol

Speaking of super fun we got the most hilarious ditch of an appointment EVER yesterday... So this guy was awesome we met him in Leachville and he seemed totally golden like GOLDEN right so we were looking forward the whole week to going to see him and we knocked the front door... Now in township a lot of people just use the back door... so he said go around... so we did... Then best thing ever... we hear the garage open and the car burn out going backwards and we see him just fly up the street and leaving us in the dust HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! then his wife we could see through the curtains so we knock on the door and she looks through the window and just turns up the volume on the tv haha man it was SO Funny... African people are hilarious like its so obvious they don't wanna see us but they don't have the heart to tell us haha

Anywho a ward member... Shawn Tyler has a museum of vintage cars from like 1910-1970 and we got to go and check it out at a dinner appointment... Now this guy's house was HUGE... No that is an understatement GARGANATIONALISTMAGGNAVAROKAL big... I had to invent a word to describe it... Like his house is no joke like the size of 2 and a half Super Walmarts and 3 stories tall... they have like their own private lake and pasture and like 40 dogs... pictures to come haha

But the week was sweet we have a lot of good investigators and the pool keeps building and yeah we're gonna make our goal of 17 baptism for the trimester and then some with the Lord's help...

Saturday we helped Clayton move who is our Elders Quorum president who in one year went from being disfellowhipped to back into activity, went from unemployed to a sweet new job, to getting engaged and converting his fiancee' and then over the past 3 months lost his father, was called elder's quorum president, bought a new house, then lost his job, then Leisel... His fiancee, lost her job... to now... But man is he solid he's a sweet example of patience man he's been through a lot... anywho we helped him move saturday and missed conference but the rest of the day was sweet...

Which brings us to Sunday and the ever more interesting story of the Nceba family... Now I've spoken before of Gonzo and Monde who are both like pretty solid for baptism on the 14th but now Thabile the Mom/ sister/ cousin has been growing A LOT...

So last night we go and just wanna chat and see how things are... So we drop off the movie the testaments and just begin to talk... So we asked her how the prayers had been going and she was like... about what? church or the Book of Mormon or Thomas S. Monson or Joseph Smith? Because I know its all true... So me and Elder Mhlalase were just like shocked because she hasn't been reading or coming to church... Turns out she goes to Oasis of life Church and is like I would say basically the relief society president there... and they have this thing called vision sunday where everyone talks about the week and the experiences they have had... So she talked about us... the two random "Xhosa and American boys" who showed up at her door and offered some service and to teach a message... So she basically wanted to mess with us and to trip us up on scriptures or find something wrong in what we were teaching... But then when we stood the questions and asked her to pray about it she was like sure why not...

So the story continues... her husband who we have yet to meet was like yeah just have these guys come and do service til they get sick of it and give up... and we came... and we came... and we came some more and she started to read and realized the book of Mormon was true... she had prayed about Joseph smith and got her answer too... and had dreams about her family all at the church getting baptized and their family all unified and happy finally...

So she shared all of this in church and her pastor was like FURIOUS... so like her friends in the church, pastor, and other people high in the chuch just questioned and probed and prodded her and she defended us hard core and was like..."have you ever even listened to them?!?!?! just pray and try it!!! It's true!!!

Boom dynamite... so last night she was basically like guys I need your help with my husband... He is a little nervous about you guys and I want him to be a part of this.. Monde and Gonzo have changed so much my mother is in tears about it and wants to meet you too...

So the story will continue when we see them wednesday and Saturday but all I can really say is that this stuff is true... everything about it... even the seemingly pointless commandments or council... It'll bless you hard core and seriously change your life... Be the best you can be and live life as what it is... AWESOME...

Anywho yeah man I feel like old now and experienced its like I left a kid and am a man... like I don't know man mission changes you... not in a bad way... like I'm not gonna go home and be some totally different person but its like yo I get things I didn't before...

Anywho 30 seconds left... enjoy the week

Elder Robinson