DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AUGUST 23, 2011,
I THOUGHT IF I WAITED THREE WEEKS THAT SISTER HUDSON WOULD DO THE NEWS LETTER, BUT SHE SAID I DON'T CARE HOW LONG YOU WAIT YOUR UP FOR THE NEXT LETTER SO HERE WE GO. MUCH HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON OUR ACTIVITIES. AT THE END OF THE WEEK WE JUST LOOK BACK AND THINGS JUST SEEM TO GET DONE. IT STARTED OFF WITH TRANSFERS WHICH HAPPEN EACH SIX WEEKS AND SEEM TO COME AROUND QUICKER WITH EACH. WE TOOK ONE THAT WAS GOING HOME TO THE BUS FOR A 6:10 DISPATCHER BUT WAS TWO HOURS LATE. THE ELDER WAS RETURNING TO MERIDIAN, ID AND AGREED TO TAKE SOME THINGS HOME FOR US AND LEAVE AT DAUGHTER, KEELY'S HOME. THE NEXT DAY WE PICKED TWO UP AT THE SAME BUS STOP, TWO HOURS LATE AND TOOK THEM UP TO NEWCASTLE SO THEY COULD BE TAKEN UP TO SWAZILAND, WHICH IS ANOTHER COUNTRY IN THE MISSION. ON THURSDAY WE PICKED UP THREE NEW MISSIONARIES STRAIGHT FROM THE STATES AND BROUGHT ONE HERE TO LADYSMITH AND THEN TOOK THE OTHER TWO UP TO NEWCASTLE. SO THAT WAS OUR PART IN THIS TRANSFER. NOW THROW IN ZONE AND DISTRICT MEETINGS AND WE HAVE SPENT TIME WITH THE ELDERS.
ALL OF AFRICA MORMON HELPING HANDS WAS HELD ON THE 20TH OF AUGUST AND I WILL TELL ABOUT THAT LATER. WE WERE GOING TO PAINT THE SPEED HUMPS, BUT ON THE MONDAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY DON'T WORK ON SATURDAYS SO WE HAD TO FINE SOMETHING ELSE TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY OF EZAKHENI. THE ELDERS STOPPED BY THE CLINIC AND ASKED IF WE COULD COME IN AND DO SOMETHING ON SATURDAY AND THEY WELCOMED THE OFFER. ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE THE PROJECT SISTER HUDSON HAD THE SISTERS TOGETHER TO WORK ON THE BLANKETS SO WE WOULD BE READY ON THE 20TH. WITH ALL THIS GOING ON PRESIDENT VON STETTEN (OUR MISSION PRESIDENT) PHONED AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO VISIT LADYSMITH, SO I ASKED IF HE WANTED TO STAY WITH US. TO MY SUPRISE HE SAID HE WOULD, THEN I STARTED TO WONDER, WHY. THURSDAY ELDER HENINGER PHONED AND SAID HE WANTED TO COME UP AND TAKE PART IN OUR HELPINGS, BUT I TOLD HIM THAT PRESIDENT VON STETTEN WAS GOING TO STAY WITH US ON SATURDAY, TO WHICH HE REPLYED, WE JUST WANT TO STAY FRIDAY NIGHT. SO THEY CAME FRIDAY AND STAYED THE NIGHT, BUT DID TAKE US OUT FOR DINNER. HAD A NICE VISIT BUT AS YOU KNOW WE HAD TO DO THE BEDDING BEFORE GOING TO DO HELPING HANDS. HERE IN LADYSMITH WE MADE 35 BABY BLANKETS AND GAVE 16 NEW BORN KITS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. WE HAD 30 SHOW UP ON SATURDAY, WE FINISHED ALL THAT NEEDED DOING AND WALKED UP TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAND THEM OVER. THE PUBLIC RELATIONS PERSON SET EVERYTHING UP FOR US SO IT WAS EASY AT THE HOSPITAL ONCE WE FOUND OUT WHERE TO GO. SISTER HUDSON AND I WENT AHEAD OF THE REST AND GOT EVERYTHING LOCATED SO THINGS WENT SMOOTH FOR THE MEMBERS. EACH CARRIED SOMETHING IN THE HOSPITAL AND WE GAVE EVERYTHING TO THE SISTER IN CHARGE. I MUST SAY THEY WERE TOUCHED BY WHAT WAS DONE FOR THEM. THIS HOSPITAL GIVE FREE SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED, WHICH INCLUDES MANY OF THE YOUNG SINGLE MOTHERS. THE MEMBERS WENT BACK TO THE CHURCH AND HAD LUNCH AND WE HURRIED OUT TO EZAKHENI TO HELP ON THAT PROJECT. WE CLEANED THE PLACE UP BY SWEPING THE OUTSIDE, PICKING UP OUSIDE THE FENCE, WASHING ALL WINDOWS INSIDE AND OUT AND MOPPED ALL THE FLOORS OF THE CLINIC. THIS TOOK TWO HOURS AND THE HEAD NURSE SAID THE WINDOWS NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD. THEY WENT BACH TO THE CHAPEL FOR SOMETHING TO EAT WHILE WE HURRIED HOME TO GET READY FOR THE PRESIDENT. WE FIXED DINNER FOR THEM AND JUST VISITED FOR THE EVENING. IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE THEM IN OUR HOME AND WE WERE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THEM. PRESIDENT VON STETTEN THEN WENT TO CHURCH UP IN DUNDEE AND THINGS WENT VERY WELL. THEN MONDAY SISTER HUDSON AND I COOKED LUNCH FOR 16 ELDERS AND SENIORS UP IN NEWCASTLE. SHEPARDS PIE, FRUIT SALAD, MILK AND DESSERT WITH A SNACK AT MID-MORNING. ALL WERE HAPPY AND WE WERE GLAD THE WEEK WAS OVER. THE ONLY THING THAT WENT BAD WAS THAT I CAME DOWN WITH A COLD THAT I'M WORKING THROUGH NOW.
THINGS START OVER TOMORROW WITH DISTRICT MEETING AND OF COURSE KEYBOARD. YOU KNOW WHAT, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THE PRESIDENT CAME TO STAY WITH US?
WE SEND OUR LOVE,
ELDER AND SISTER HUDSON
PS WE GOT THE OK FOR OUR ARTICLE FOR THE PAPER WHICH I'LL TRY TO SEND.
Blankets for Babies
Because some babies leave Ladysmith Provincial Hospital with less than adequate bedding, the members of the Ladysmith Branch of, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, participated in our Church’s annual All-Africa Mormon Helping Hands project on August 20, 2011. Mormon Helping Hands is held each year throughout Africa. This year the theme was, “Strengthening Families, Building Communities,” Local members of, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, identify a worthy cause in their community and provide service and manpower on a given day to achieve a set goal. This year the Ladysmith Branch prepared blankets and new born kits for the Ladysmith Provincial Hospital. Under the direction of the Branch President, David Adams, and chair person, Lindiwe Hlatshwayo, with help from the members of the Ladysmith Branch , 35 infant blankets were made. Also 16 new born kits were given to the Ladysmith Provincial Hospital to be given to those with special needs. “Each year we look forward to giving something to our community as part of The Mormon Helping Hands in Africa”, Lindiwe said. “One important aspect of the project is that all members of the branch get to help in some way,” she added. The blankets and new born kits were received in Ward 10 by Sister Gomondo on behalf of the hospital. Lindiwe said, “Visitors are always invited to attend our meetings.” Those interested in getting more information about, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Ladysmith, should contact our missionaries at 083 281 5522.
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