Moving the Work Forward!

I will keep Grandpa in my prayers! Isn't this gospel amazing at this time of our lives especially? Joseph Smith gave a talk once about death and how it was NOT a sad thing because we'll see them again. It is sad in a sense that it's a separation but we WILL see them again. I love our Fathers plan for us. 

So Swaziland was moved out of our mission to go to the Mozambique mission :( We are all sad, but oh well. 

Also, we had time to visit with some Jehovah’s Witnesses. It was amazing! We just respected each other and taught each other. The Spirit was there and we were all edified in a sense that the spirit could teach. NOT US!   Simple answers followed by your testimony are the start of powerful conversations. 

 So our Mission President came to interview us. Remember I had said we had been trying to contact the King? Well, we'd been working pretty hard and then at stake conference in Bloemfontein (South Africa, yes I got McDonald's, yay) my companion spoke with a man and we got his information and set an appointment for him to come talk with our President, us, and mission mom. It was cool talking with these great people and planning how we would move the work forward in Lesotho by contacting the King himself. We took a picture of the moment to be recorded. 

I love you all! Have a nice week and keep on keeping on! hahaha Love you all!

Love,

Elder Petrie

Happy Mother's Day Skype!

We enjoyed visiting with Elder Petrie for Mother's Day! He is doing very well and enjoying his work in Lesotho. He is sad to be losing his companion Elder Allen this transfer, but excited to continue the work there.(Good luck to Elder Allen)! Here are a couple of pictures from Skype!

Cino de Mayo in Lesotho...NOT!

Sooo...in answer to your question, yes, we do have a sink. The only problem is the power goes out sometimes. It's actually a nice place though.

Elder Allen and I will be parting probably next week for transfers and it will be pretty dang sad. Eish. I'm going to miss that guy a lot! I will look forward to seeing him on mission and at home though that's still a long ways away..

This week we have been working pretty hard but with little results. However, one meme came to church when she had a swollen foot and walked the whole way! That was a miracle. I really look up to some of these people! Another cool thing that happened was a woman was pushing a wheel barrow and we got out and helped her and later were able to teach her a lesson that was SUPER nice! I think the Lord is just waiting to see how we do with the little chances we have so that He can allow the work to pick up when we endure it, cause right now it's SLOW! haha We are still trying hard though! When I see others that aren't doing something, now I try to look immediately inward and say...am I doing this? (Except for on the road; I just drive like everyone else to survive). haha The driving is flippin crazy!

Well, I'll talk to you on Saturday to set the time and try this calling stuff out. Love you all and have a nice week :) Sala Hantle!!! :)

Love,
Elder Petrie

Feeling the Spirit and loving it!

THANKS FOR DISTRIBUTING THE PACKAGE! Did the monkey hand and face make it?? If so! Have Dad treat them! He can hang it in his truck for the time being if he wants hahahah ;) I'm glad you all enjoyed the stuff! Just know that those things are a symbol of who I am now and part of me.....hahahahahahaha just kidding! It's just cool African stuff!

So this week was nice...on P day we went to braai (BBQ), a goat we slaughtered, but we also had some trouble with the police. The other Elders car did not have proof of insurance (though it was insured), so the police "arrested the Elder driving hahahah it was super funny cause I was talking with the Police in Sesotho the whole time :P hahaha We got things figured out...I was super glad I put our registration up though I was a little jealous of the Elder that got "arrested" haha The driving here is terrible all around though so I was surprised that they made a huge deal about all the stuff...

This week we were able to watch General Conference and it was SUPER amazing. So someone special attended! A sister we have been teaching that has been having dreams and stuff has finally come to church and what better time to come then conference!!! WOW! hahah It was sweet! She stayed and even watched some of the Priesthood session and members welcomed her and she LOVED IT! We saw her later that evening and we asked how she liked it. She started quoting from the conference and said it answered questions that she had been troubled about in her life and it was just TRUE! She is soooooo amazing! We asked about the Book of Mormon reading and it turns out she has been reading at least 2-3 pages a day and when she is at work...(she is a General Manager) she has everyone come and start the day with a prayer and end with a prayer!!!! WOWOWOWOWOW! So we let her set her own B date! :) I love this work! I have seen so many countless miracles that I have not mentioned and I will treasure them always as I will always treasure these people. I love them with all my heart! (The manly kind) :P haha Elder Allen is the perfect companion to be here with. We both have been trying to exercise our trust in the Lord more and le bona? The work just goes amazingly!!!

Well I love this work everyone :) Have a great week and I will talk to you in 2 weeks ish (less than that!) haha and also Elder Allen’s family!!! Thanks for the birthday letter! That was awesome!!! We got mail while we were waiting at the "jail" (not really looking like a jail but a farm.) and it brightened what seemed like a wasted p day.  Have a great week!!!

Love,

Elder Petrie

Nine Months in Africa!

Hello!!!! Easter was nice but nothing too special happened besides what seemed like an added measure of the spirit.

So to answer your question, the last lesson we taught was to a recent convert and we taught him about the temple.

We just had a zone conference about becoming a completely consecrated missionary and to tell you the truth...I have to repent. I have to change. I have to give it my ALL and not just the time that we are required but really EVERYTHING! Every ounce of energy I have is to be used for the work.  WOW! That’s a big thing! :P Haha    

Our boarding is nice. Its right next to the other missionaries so there are 4 of us. We have to fetch water from their boarding though, cause ours is terrible. Haha

In answer to your question of what we eat, we have meat sometimes and we have rice and we have bread and peanut butter. It's nice :) We make most the food ourselves.

I’m sorry I can't send any pictures home because the flash drive I had is lost and I can't send any from my card because the internet and places here are also bad…soooo maybe wait till I am in South Africa? Sorry :(....Here....it's a problem sometimes.

So this week we didn't have much time. We went to South Africa for a zone conference and I got to see many of my friends and we were able to sit at our Presidents feet and listen to the words he taught. This conference really has helped me to change. AND! We got McDonalds!!!!!!! It was great!!! :) We also helped a man and his family this week. They needed us to plow with them using our spades...but when we got there he said change of plans....I need to work in my fields so we went to his fields and cut grass, etc...in a very primitive way haha literally....African. Along with us not having much time this week, many people were gone visiting families for the Holiday.

Well, I can't wait to hear you all soon on Mother’s day!  Love you all! Have a nice week!

Love,

Elder Petrie