{"id":4510,"date":"2021-10-14T12:32:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/miss-lesotho-presents-bible-to-the-king"},"modified":"2021-10-14T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:00:34","slug":"miss-lesotho-presents-bible-to-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/miss-lesotho-presents-bible-to-the-king","title":{"rendered":"Miss Lesotho presents Bible to the King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>As a way to appreciate and in celebration of King\u2019s birthday, Rethabile Thaatha who was crowned Miss Lesotho 2018 presented a Holy Bible gift to His Majesty King Letsie III last week.<\/p>\n<p>During the presentation of the Bible, Thaatha was accompanied by her colleagues in the beauty pageant association of Lesotho namely; Tebello Maine who is Miss Heritage 2018 and Palesa Moramang crown Miss University Africa Lesotho<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty\u2019s birthday was in July 17 and was this year celebrated in Butha-Buthe District. In an interview with Thaatha, she said offering His Majesty the Bible was a privilege and a way to show how important the King is to the Nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided to give him the Bible gift because I believe the beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord so the Bible will connect the Royal family with the Most High God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always my daily prayer that King Letsie be blessed like Solomon and be the Chief to all the orphans, widows and the needy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She further pleaded with the public to sponsor her trip to the Republic of China in November where she will be competing for Miss World. 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