15 May 2010 – Saturday

The Aaronnic PH was restored to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery on this date 181 years ago.

We had breakfast with the Baldwins at Little Haven. President Baldwin had a meeting at 8:00 a.m. at the mission office with the other district and stake presidents, president Mann and Elder Hill.

We stayed around until we got to say goodbye to the Knudsens who will be heading back to Lesotho. Unless we find a way to get up to see them, it will be the last time we can say goodbye until we see them at a re-union in 2011.

We dropped by the mission office to pick up some supplies and letters for the elders. Most of the sisters and some of the elders were there. They were on their way to Essenwood market to look for goodies. We bid our farewells and our next stop was at the Mickelsens where we picked up the nativity sets and ties they bought for us in Cape Town. We talked about how busy their last days will be. As we were saying goodbye and wishing them a good trip, they gave us a bunch of bananas that were on one of their trees. They should be ripe in a week or so.

We stopped at Ballito to buy fruit and rolls for the elder’s dinner tomorrow night. We then headed for home with a stop at the Vilanes’ to see how the president was doing. Sister Vilane had called me about 7:00 this morning and asked for a ride home from the hospital. I explained that we were in Durban and could not help. The hospital can not find any physical reason for the President’s constipation so they just give him more medicine and send him home.

We got a call from Khulekani saying that he was at the Richards Bay chapel so we stopped there to see him and then took him to the taxi rink so he could get home. He was there for a Seminary meeting. After dropping him off we came home long enough to unload the car, get a quick sandwich.

On our way to Esikhawini it started to rain and while Mary was giving her piano lessons, it started to really pour. Three of her four students showed up and had good lessons. We knew that one would not come because he had to walk and it was raining too hard and the other just did not show.

Our evening was spent having dinner with the Griesmers and then finishing up our shopping for tomorrow. We seem to have spent a lot of time in stores today. The Griesmers were bunked by brother Joseph because it was raining and where he wanted to go was too muddy. But they told us that an inactive family they visited last Saturday came to Church on Sunday. They really are enjoying their time in Engwelezane.

By the time we finally got home, we were both quite tired and it was not long before we headed to bed. It is good to be tired in the Lord’s work.