Our Mission Artist

We have a zone leader in Lubumbashi who is a talented artist.

His name is Lord Mbambu.

Elder Mbambu

When we arrived here he gave us this picture.

This week he gave us another picture.

This picture is very touching to us. Let me explain it to you. It's a Congolese child praying. You will see the pictures all around him of his prayer. He is praying for the missionaries and for peace in his land, as shown by the elders and the dove in the upper left. He is praying for the prophet, Pres. Monson. He is praying that he will not go hungry. His last prayer is also for a temple. Up in the right hand corner there is a temple with a Congolese flag on it. He is praying for a temple in his homeland. As they announced the new temples and Pres. Monson said that 85% of the people in the world have a temple within about 200 miles of them, our hearts were heavy. Our people are more than 1,000 from a temple and it is a dream of every member to someday go there. They talk about it in every meeting. They love the temple and are praying for better access to it, just as this little Congolese boy is doing in his prayer.

Last Sun. the Sunday School teacher talked about family history and he spoke most impressively about the sealing of eternal families. He admonished the members to be worthy and have a recommend to the temple. He said that having a recommend didn't cost anything and showed Heavenly Father of your devotion to the temple. We were struck profoundly by his words when we realized that he, himself, had not had the privilege of going to the temple yet. It is very expensive and most people have to wait years to be able to get to Johannesburg. But their hearts are in the right place and we know that the Lord knows the intent of their hearts. We are all praying for that young Congolese boys prayer to come true. It will be a great day when a temple is within easier reach of these devoted Saints.

Such sweet, beautiful gifts from our dear, talented Elder Mbambu.