He was such a dear man and we so enjoyed having him with us. He was in Johannesburg and away from his family for 6 weeks. It was wonderful how much his English improved while he was here also. At first we could hardly communicate with him (he speaks and teaches French) but in the end we only struggled occasionally to find the right words to explain ourselves.
When he told us his conversion story he became so animated and said when he thought about it he still got that same excited feeling he felt when he first found the gospel. He was all smiles as he recounted his story and I was taking notes like crazy.
I made copies of all the pictures of our adventures together so that he could take them back to show his family to tell of his Johannesburg activities. Here are a couple from the day we spent at the Johannesburg Zoo.
Elder Wells and Pres Mutombo are comparing pieces of thick, dry skins from elephant, rhino, and hippo.
The fellows are enjoying the antics of a big grey elephant across the way.President Mutombo asked for a copy of our family picture and upon his return he sent a picture of his family to show us. What a very handsome group, don’t you think? And doesn’t he look well? His oldest son, far right, is preparing to serve a mission right away. His first born is a daughter, back row on left. The youngest is just 3.
Here is his note:
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Dear Elder and Sister Well,
It is a pleasure when ever I think of off. I here by just attach my family picture for you.
This was the first Sunday I attended church meeting in my ward, last Sunday.What a pleasure to be back home with family after a successfull traitement in Johannesburg!
Best regards
Pdt Mutombo
We appreciate the faithful African Saints and consider our acquaintance with this good man a great blessing.
1 comment:
Beautiful. I think these Saints you meet will be the best mission memories of all.
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