Our landlord Amisha, gave us a tip for a great place for authentic bunny chow and Indian food. Francesca and his niece took such great care of us!! They were very pleased that Amisha had sent us their way! Generous portions of bunny chow—even the mild sent smoke out our ears! We were also treated […]
Category: The Amazing People Along the Way
Of yellow trucks and the widow’s mite
All of us mom’s have been there- when callings and motherhood collide. I was so impressed how this sister so calmly strapped her crying baby on her back and continued giving her lesson in Relief Society as if it was nothing—so poised, prepared and in tune with the spirit. Sister Kathleen Farguson’s lesson was on […]
Feels like home
We love our little apartment. Bought a few cushions, plants and such to make it our own. So easy to keep clean and tidy. We don’t need much. Even had a dinner party for 12 last Sunday. Invited the missionaries from the mission home and the Jenkins who work with us all in the temple […]
Regulars at the temple
After a month here in the Durban temple, we have gotten to see some of the same faces return regularly and have realized there is nothing regular (other than their attendance) about these amazing people. They are a temple-attending people and we love them! Meet the Slabberts, Vanessa and Andre. After a few times seeing […]
Meticulous!
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 […]
We met our neighbor
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, […]
A message and dessert with the elders!
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 […]
South Africa gets in to your heart!
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 […]
We’ve traded places…
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 […]