Baptisms! the Window is Fixed!

Turner, Dmitri, and Elder Wilkinson - Baptism Day

                                     Lerato with her uncle, cousin and Elder Wilkinson and Elder Richards

Sheili and her daughters: Phatty and Mphumi

So this week was good. We had our baptisms. It was nice. I mean. I didn't have to do that much. We were pretty prepared. The funny thing was everything was going well. But we decided to wash the baptismal clothes at our flat so they would be clean for the people getting baptised. But our washing machine decided to stop working! So it would like wash for half of the cycle and then we would have to take them out to dry them and the were literally soaking wet! Like we got them out of a swimming pool, not a washing machine! Anyway. We got that all worked out. I mean, the clothes worked, but the washing machine is still being weird. Then we got to the chapel on Sunday and started filling up the font. It was filling, but the water wouldn't go warm! So it was filling up with ice cold water! I mean, I didn't care that much because I wasn't doing any of the baptising! I mean that in the least bratty way possible! But we finally got the warm water working. It filled up good, but the water was like green and gross looking! Haha! But it was fine. It all worked in the end. 

The cool thing though, was that Dmitri's family came. When him mom, Rahlda, was baptised in January, none of the family came, but they got them to come for Dmitri. So it was cool that they could be there for that and experience and feel the spirit that was there! Everyone will be confirmed next week during sacrament meeting! It will be exciting for them to be confirmed! I am kind of nervous though, because I will be confirming one of them! So pray for me so that I won't mess up! Haha!

Some good news. I took the driving test. I passed! Haha! So now I will get to have a card that says that I can be the "designated driver" for the companionship! Haha! But I still don't like driving here! But when we went to the office to take the driving test we saw the senior couple that was in charge of fixing the flats. Elder Wilkinson told them that we have been climbing in and out of the window for like the past few weeks. So they felt bad and came down that day! So OUR DOOR IS FIXED! It is nice to be able to come and go through a door! Hah! So our door is fixed now. And they also did other stuff for us. They gave us a new toilet seat. I don't know if I have said this, but our toilet seat has been broken the whole time. But now we have a new one! They are also sending us rugs for our kitchen and our bathroom. So that will be nice. We won't have to use towels! Haha! Now they are also sending us things that we can use to clean the mold off of our ceiling in the bathroom! They are taking our extra torn apart couch, and they are going to get us a nice chair! So it's like our flat is new! Or it is going to be new when they give us the new furniture! Haha! But it's nice!

Nothing too exciting happened here this week. Other than what I said! I hope everything is going well at home I love and miss everyone so much! I think about and pray about everyone every night! I love you guys so much! I love you Mom and Dad. Thank you for all that you have done and are doing for me! I love you!

Love,

Turner