"And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." D&C 84:88

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Elder Lekgoati's Birthday

Elder Lekgoati turns 23 today.  Sister Thomas baked him a red velvet cake and we invited the Elders over to share his birthday this evening at 9:00 PM for 30 minutes.  The invitation was sent out as a text.

It is interesting just how fast the text messages come back from the Elders confirming that they will be able to attend.  A sniff of cake and ice cream brings them running.

We sang happy birthday to Elder Lekgoati in both versions of the song.  Then Sister Thomas tried to get Elder Lekgoati to scream as he cut the cake.  His look tells just how crazy he thought this idea was.  Screaming is a thing our daughters picked up in South Africa as they were growing up.  Elder Lekgoati had never heard of it before.

Nice evening with Elder Shongwe suggesting that we have a kneeling prayer together where he was the voice.  It was an exceptional prayer seeking the spirit to be with everyone as we continue in our missionary efforts and an asked blessing for Elder Lekgoati to live a long and committed life.  It was simply wonderful.

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