We are studying the Book of Mormon in Primary. Since most of them don't speak English, we decided to use the Book of Mormon Stories Reader. It is read in English and then Baptista explains in Nanja. This will hopefully help the children learn English as well as learn more about the Book of Mormon!
We have anywhere from 14 to 25 kids each week. It's quite challenging with them all in one class. But we don't have a room or a teacher to split them out into age groups, so we do then all at one time!
They love it when we have power and can have the piano in the room.
This is Noria Mkombe. Her grandparents were the first members in Lusaka, having joined the church in England. They started with a small group in their home and now there is a stake and seven wards here. They have really had a great impact on the church here. Noria is proud of her coloring.
Pohamba Phiri and his mother and Alan. Pohamba is one of our Primary boys who got baptized. He wanted Alan to baptize him since his dad (we don't even know who he is) could not do it. It was pretty special to Alan to be able to baptize this little guy. He has a growth problem and is very small and will likely not grow very big. He was quite the bully when we first got here, but he is maturing alot and is pretty easy to get along with now.
Chileshi is another of our Primary boys who got baptized. This is his family. His dad is really active and the sister, Hope, comes to church often as well. We don't see the mom much.
This is the amazing White family--Blessing, Jimmy, Steven, Kelvin, Bridget, Helen and Nathan. Helen is one of our Primary children. Brother White is from Liberia and was visiting there when Ebola broke out. He was unable to return to Zambia and so went to Ghana where he joined the church. Four years later he was able to return to Zambia and be reunited with his family. For four years, Bridget worked and held the family together. She's an amazing woman. And the kids are great. Jimmy and Steven are actual one of their sibling's children, but they stay with the Whites. The whole family was baptized. We were able to teach some of the lessons to them with Elder Ssengooba and Elder Sagers. It was a choice experience to watch them grow in the faith, especially Bridget, as she as so skeptical at first. But she prayed and read the Book of Mormon and got an answer to her prayer that the church is true and the Book of Mormon is the word of God.
.The whole family as baptized!
They are a crazy, happy family! With the Elders!
Here they are: The Whites in white! It was a great day!
Here are all the baptisms that day! (Well, not the elders or Sister Bodily) It was an amazing day!
David and Agnes Magunji and Gracious Mutale were also baptized that day. Gracious is the sister of Kennedy Musanga whose family was also baptized after our arrival. They are being wonderful missionaries and sharing the gospel with their beloved family!
January was BIG baptism month for the Matero Ward!
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