FALL IS HERE!

So far Fall looks about like summer.   The weather has cooled down considerably.   A sweater would feel good at night.   Apparently in the middle of the winter most of the trees will lose their leaves but there is no gold and red flush they just fall...............................................................................................

We are still spending alot of time with the classes we are teaching..Seminary in Labotse and Kanye.   I enjoy teaching these classes and preparing for them.  They are studying the Old Testament this year.

We had a young Adult party at our house a couple of weeks ago.  There were about 10 here.  They were suppose to plan the activity this time.   We had done it for the first party.   They read the 11th chapter of 3rd Nephi....and discussed it and that was the party except for the meal that I fixed................

We continue to see and hear from people who need food.   One day we went into "Chicken Licken"  Botswana version of fast food.  It only takes 30 minutes to get it

instead of an hour!  Anyway while waiting a man asked Larry for money.   Larry gave him 10 pula which is quite a bit to give to someone  usually you give them 5 pula.  Any way he came back again and asked Larry for more.  He said no I gave you all I can.   Our food came and we started eating ..this guy sat at the table by ours and stared at Larry, he watched every bite he took!    Larry couldn't stand it any longer and gave him his last piece of chicken..  The guy then asked him for the bones which he gave him also.  He ate it all including the bones. Another day we were in the house and three girls knocked on our gate  they needed something to eat.  We brought them in and fed them and then gave them a sack full of food to take home to the rest of their family who hadn't eaten...............................................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                                          

I am having a hard time inserting pictures into this blog so I will again send via email.   And I think I will be writing an email after this instead of the blog  it is faster.   If you want me to send it to you please give me your email.   Our email address is elainermoss@gmail.com

We continue to love hearing from home...In fact we love love it!!!!

Elder and Sister Moss

SUMMER IN BOSWANA

We are excited the internet has finally found its way to our house!  It only took  4 months!   A month ago we recieved notice that we had been approved for the internet...we thought they would surly be there in a couple of days....It was not to be...We had to get a landline installed before we could get the internet so I started going down to the BTC office every morning to let them know no one had came yet...About a week of that they finally showed up and put in the landline....Called BBI to let them know the landline was in so they could now put in the internet 2 weeks more still no internet.  I  started calling them everyday always very nice.   Finally they showed up late Friday to connect the internet...Alas!  BTC had not made a connection that needed to be made before BBI could put in the internet.   BAck to the drawing board!   I went down to BTC office Saturday morning and told the girl what had happened.  She said I can't do anything until Monday and took my number.   Said thank you and left.  An hour later a man called asking how to get to our house.  It was a miracle!!!  He came and did the necessary things and we had the internet!!!  Monday morning I made some cookies and took them to the girl at the desk of BTC and said THANK YOU!   

We  both are doing okay.  Just very busy.   We continue to teach  the Temple Preparation class in Kanye.  The Lobatse group went to the temple after  their class was finished.   During one of our last classes one of the Sisters in the class was asked to read D&C 109:22-23, she cried and said "those are such beautful promises."  I have read that many times and it never registered exactly what these verses were saying, but I will never read them again without thinking of this amazing woman in the temple prep class and that these promises are to all of  who go to the temple with a humble heart.

Larry has a 21 year old girl, LaTang in his Insitutue class .   She read the Book of Mormon in 4 days this month!!  She is teaching "the Book of Mormon class in Sunday school.   She looks like she is no older than 16.

I enjoy teaching Seminary.   It is an amazing class full of 14-18 year olds and I have no displine problems.   My star student is a 12 year old girl who comes everytime  is doing all the reading and keeping her notebook up to date.   This Friday night I am starting a Seminary class in Kanye, since they haven't been able to find anyone yet to do it.   Also we are starting a teaher development class in Lobatse.

Last week we went with the missionaries to talk to a couple who are having a hard time surviving.  He is the Elders Quorem President.   It was the worst situation I have ever walked into.   They live in a tiny room about 6 x10 with people living on both sides of them who are also living in one tiny room.
The bed takes up most of the room.  a hot plate with 1 burner is the stove   They have 1 little baby who was asleep on the bed.  I sat on the bed and Larry sat on a chair they got from a neiborer.   It was very very very hot and dark with only a candle to light the way.  There were cockroaches crawling all over the walls and on the baby.   Larry talked to them and gave them some good counsel.   Larry gave him a blessing and then Bro. Otlogetswe gave his wife a blessing.  The blessing he gave his wife was beautiful.  The spirit was there in that little hovel.  That night I didn't sleep very well thinking of the circumstances of this couple and what the solution could possibly be which you'd think would be a good job  but there are very few available.   I don't know the answer to these problems but I do know that the Lord is in charge and as we stay close to him through pray,keeping the commandents, reading our scriptures, and helping others we will blessed in whatever circumstance we find ourself in.

I will try to post a few pictures that tell a story better than words.  I have been trying all day to downloadpictures with no luck,  So I am sending this with only the one picture.  If I get it figured out I will send the pictures.
Love Elder and Sister Moss

I have been trying all afternoon to downloadpictures