Temple grounds are always beautifully landscaped, and the Durban temple is no exception! We arrived early one day and caught the gardeners in their labors…. Hand-trimming the lawn — not a blade out of place ! Scissors are used to shape the lawn edges, curved to gradually blend the side with the top! This has […]
One kind of crazy thing about Umhlanga is that there is a lot of money that lives here and it is not uncommon to see all kinds of luxury cars zipping around town. We especially see and hear a red Ferrari. We went out for breakfast at Old Town Italy and on the walk home, […]
We all got together with Elder Durfey, from Highland, Utah, my sister’s next door neighbor, and his companion, Elder Fenn. They are assigned the branch nearby where we live here in Umhlanga. The Elders dazzled us with their ability to speak Zulu, clicking and all! It’s really a beautiful language and a tough one to […]
Aaron Gibbons and his family live in South Jordan, Utah. Brother Gibbons was a missionary serving here in South Africa in 1998-2000. He brought his wife back in 2020 for the Temple Dedication. Last Tuesday he brought his 17-year old son Noah to the Durban temple to do baptisms. They said, we want to do […]
The Layton’s arrived Thursday, so all three couples are here at last: the Loveridge’s, the Nelson’s and the Layton’s!! We’re heading off to church in the van. It’s a 30 minute drive from Umhlanga to the ward house in Durban—a little longer if you make a wrong turn. Or in our case a little shorter […]
We were not required to learn a language to come on our mission to Durban. “They speak English in Durban!” Well, technically, yes.. This trolley is late Translation: This shopping cart is dead. It’s similar to when we say, “the late Mr. So and So” in an obituary, but the South Africans will say, “My […]
We were privileged to assist as this beautiful, poised, righteous young sister received her endowment today! Sister Gamele has received her call to serve in the ….. Wait for it…… Salt Lake City Temple Square mission!!! Be sure to stop by and visit her when you are in the vicinity!! She’ll be there soon!! There […]
What a busy and exciting day in the baptistry! This week another large group of faithful Saints took the 13 hour taxi ride from Mozambique to join us at the Durban temple. The church provides a VW bus taxi with a trailer for luggage. We have patron housing on the temple grounds for them to […]
Meet our new South African friend, Tina. Tina wears many hats. She is a working gal— vivacious and talented, energetic and thoughtful. She is a healer, registered medical therapist , and has several other jobs to keep self-reliant. She works at the temple on Fridays and is also a self-reliance resource for the people in […]