Companion: Elder Hehir
Pictures from Elder Pier:
This was from the transfer meeting.
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Monday, March 30, 2015
Transferred to Kwa Guqa with Elder Hehir
Area: Kwa Guqa
Companion: Elder Hehir
Pictures from Elder Pier:
This was from the transfer meeting.
Companion: Elder Hehir
Pictures from Elder Pier:
This was from the transfer meeting.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Two baptisms and transfers next week
Email #73
Area: Motupa
Companion: Elder Kalani
Excerpts from Mom's email:
We are getting new messenger bags which is cool and they have a cool design and stuff. Well apparently when I came out President Omer let the mission have back packs, but now President Dunn is changing it back. So I want to get one of those messenger bags they made. The baptism went really well, I got to baptize the little guy. Elder Kalani goes home April 15 in the middle of the transfer, so that will be a little hectic. I am also just thinking about and worried what will happen and just what I have to change and adapt to. I think I might be here still, but I'm not sure. It can go many different ways.
Excerpts from Dad's email:
That lady did get baptized on Sunday as well as another little guy that I baptized named Pantso. The lady's name is Nancy. Not much else is going on, but transfers are next week. So well be going down to Joburg again on Monday. We will see how it goes. I'm not sure what will happen with emailing, so just know we have transfers next week. Zone conference was good and learned a lot. Still cut everyone's hair, I keep mine short cuz its so hot up here and I kinda like it short too. Two years does go by fast and before I know it, I will be on the other side of the email and Jaren will be out here and me there. It will be nice to be able to come to his graduation and call opening and stuff.
Area: Motupa
Companion: Elder Kalani
Excerpts from Mom's email:
We are getting new messenger bags which is cool and they have a cool design and stuff. Well apparently when I came out President Omer let the mission have back packs, but now President Dunn is changing it back. So I want to get one of those messenger bags they made. The baptism went really well, I got to baptize the little guy. Elder Kalani goes home April 15 in the middle of the transfer, so that will be a little hectic. I am also just thinking about and worried what will happen and just what I have to change and adapt to. I think I might be here still, but I'm not sure. It can go many different ways.
Excerpts from Dad's email:
That lady did get baptized on Sunday as well as another little guy that I baptized named Pantso. The lady's name is Nancy. Not much else is going on, but transfers are next week. So well be going down to Joburg again on Monday. We will see how it goes. I'm not sure what will happen with emailing, so just know we have transfers next week. Zone conference was good and learned a lot. Still cut everyone's hair, I keep mine short cuz its so hot up here and I kinda like it short too. Two years does go by fast and before I know it, I will be on the other side of the email and Jaren will be out here and me there. It will be nice to be able to come to his graduation and call opening and stuff.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Still teaching; Weather is still hot; Baptisms next week we hope
Email #71
Area: Motupa
Companion: Elder Kalani
Excerpts from Mom's email:
It was a good week and it went by so fast, I can hardly remember what happened. Not much but here is what I got. Well today we went to one of the neighboring areas to get kota, a South African burger. I will have to try and make it for you guys when I get home. Then we went on a little hike which was very nice. Then we went and played pool for a few hours and I may say that I am getting pretty good haha. Yeah my companion loves pool and has played it back home so he loves to play any chance he gets and we have become a good team and probable could take anyone haha. We played about 5 games and won 4 of them against the other elders, but it was a pretty fun pday. I haven't had one like that in a long time. It was really hot today too. Friday we had zone meeting and talked about diligence and stuff like that. Unfortunately it is the same stuff we have every meeting. Hopefully they can change it up and make it more fun next time. This Saturday we have another zone conference, the second one since I have been up here.
Dang thats a lot of questions haha, so I will try to answer some of them. I don't know what PNA means. We haven't talked to Monica in a bit, we are giving her some more space. [Do you get to help the Meldrums teach that lady?] No we don't help teach, we are just there to help to clarify any questions that she may have. She is getting baptized this Sunday as well as the nephew so that will be great. The pics [last week] on the bike were taken at an investigators house in the village. That is what the little kids ride around on. The weather is hot and cold at night and during the day it gets pretty hot still, but recently it has been hot the past few days.
Excerpts from Dad's email:
So I have heard that a group that came out after me has been moved up to go home the same time that my group does. I am going to see what that means, because sometimes if there are too many missionaries going home all at the same time they might send some home a little bit early. If that is the case, I want to see if I can come a little bit early. That way I can go hunting and its fine if you put in already, doesn't matter as long as I get to go. That is just up in the air right now and I want to clarify with Pres Dunn before making final plans of course.
Area: Motupa
Companion: Elder Kalani
Excerpts from Mom's email:
It was a good week and it went by so fast, I can hardly remember what happened. Not much but here is what I got. Well today we went to one of the neighboring areas to get kota, a South African burger. I will have to try and make it for you guys when I get home. Then we went on a little hike which was very nice. Then we went and played pool for a few hours and I may say that I am getting pretty good haha. Yeah my companion loves pool and has played it back home so he loves to play any chance he gets and we have become a good team and probable could take anyone haha. We played about 5 games and won 4 of them against the other elders, but it was a pretty fun pday. I haven't had one like that in a long time. It was really hot today too. Friday we had zone meeting and talked about diligence and stuff like that. Unfortunately it is the same stuff we have every meeting. Hopefully they can change it up and make it more fun next time. This Saturday we have another zone conference, the second one since I have been up here.
Dang thats a lot of questions haha, so I will try to answer some of them. I don't know what PNA means. We haven't talked to Monica in a bit, we are giving her some more space. [Do you get to help the Meldrums teach that lady?] No we don't help teach, we are just there to help to clarify any questions that she may have. She is getting baptized this Sunday as well as the nephew so that will be great. The pics [last week] on the bike were taken at an investigators house in the village. That is what the little kids ride around on. The weather is hot and cold at night and during the day it gets pretty hot still, but recently it has been hot the past few days.
Excerpts from Dad's email:
So I have heard that a group that came out after me has been moved up to go home the same time that my group does. I am going to see what that means, because sometimes if there are too many missionaries going home all at the same time they might send some home a little bit early. If that is the case, I want to see if I can come a little bit early. That way I can go hunting and its fine if you put in already, doesn't matter as long as I get to go. That is just up in the air right now and I want to clarify with Pres Dunn before making final plans of course.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Confirmations and committing more people to baptism
Email #70
Area: Motupa
Companion: Elder Kalani
Excerpts from Mom's email:
Not much to report on this week, but we had the confirmation of those two that got baptized and that was really cool. I was able to confirm the boy that I baptized so that was really cool. We had a good week and hope this next one is good too. We haven't used the towels, haha it has been a little cold for those. I will hold on to it of course and bring it home and use it and my comp said he will use it at home!
The week is always busy now, but its okay it comes with it! Well we are trying to teach the mother of Moyabo, the 11 year old that is really smart and it is kinda hard but well get there. I am not sure if we told you about the lady that works at PNA, but she met the Campbell's and said that she wants to come to church. We haven't been able to meet with her this week. We met her like 2 weeks ago for the first time at home, but it's hard to get back with her as well as this other lady that we were teaching named Monica. She went to Pretoria and came back and hasn't called us, but we will try again this week. There are some people that just need to have some space to breathe you know.
We put a recent convert's nephew/son on date this week for the 15th of March with this other lady that the Meldrum's are teaching named Nancy, she is really cool. That's all I have for you. I know its short, but I hope that you are doing good and can keep holdin on only 7 months to go about!! I will talk to you next week!
Love,
Elder Bryner
Area: Motupa
Companion: Elder Kalani
Excerpts from Mom's email:
Not much to report on this week, but we had the confirmation of those two that got baptized and that was really cool. I was able to confirm the boy that I baptized so that was really cool. We had a good week and hope this next one is good too. We haven't used the towels, haha it has been a little cold for those. I will hold on to it of course and bring it home and use it and my comp said he will use it at home!
The week is always busy now, but its okay it comes with it! Well we are trying to teach the mother of Moyabo, the 11 year old that is really smart and it is kinda hard but well get there. I am not sure if we told you about the lady that works at PNA, but she met the Campbell's and said that she wants to come to church. We haven't been able to meet with her this week. We met her like 2 weeks ago for the first time at home, but it's hard to get back with her as well as this other lady that we were teaching named Monica. She went to Pretoria and came back and hasn't called us, but we will try again this week. There are some people that just need to have some space to breathe you know.
We put a recent convert's nephew/son on date this week for the 15th of March with this other lady that the Meldrum's are teaching named Nancy, she is really cool. That's all I have for you. I know its short, but I hope that you are doing good and can keep holdin on only 7 months to go about!! I will talk to you next week!
Love,
Elder Bryner
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