Hey momma!
I've been pretty good this
week. Times were a little rough, but not too bad. The work was a little
bit slow this week, cause we were getting bounced non-stop by everyone. I
do have my voice back, and I'm very glad about that. haha. Man, we went
and saw the Wafulas again, and I'm so stoked. They said they prayed, and
called the mother of the wife. The mother said that it was important to
follow Christ, and she completely respects and supports their choice to
be married and then baptized. So they are going to get married and
baptized. We have a rough date for the 18th of this month. It might be
changing though, due to some trainings that the branch presidency has to
go to. We will see. But yeah, plan on them getting hitched. WOO!!
Glad
you liked that witchdoctor guy. Pretty interesting huh? We get that kind
of thing a lot more than you would think. We were followed around by
several crazy people this week. One guy tried to pickpocket me. I turned
around and he just screamed and ran off, then tripped over something
and faceplanted it. I think he was drunk. Sometimes I kind of forget
that these kind of things are interesting to you guys, cause they have
just become so normal for me over here. I'll try to tell you more
stories as I can haha. Elder Thomas is just great. I love this guy. We
are working really hard out here. He is older than me. He is actually
MTC bros with Elder Cockbain, so he's got like, 2 more transfers after
this one and he's done.
Our meeting with Pres Chatfield went really well actually. He came to sit in on our District meeting, and we talked
about some challenges in the district, and in the branch that we wanted
to talk about and resolve. He said some powerful stuff. One thing I
really liked was when he talked about giving the Lord a chance to answer
our prayers. Sometimes we will pray for guidance or an answer to a
question or something, and just get up and go face the day. If we want
an answer through the Holy Ghost, we ought to take some time to meditate
and think after our prayer. That is when God's influence will be with
us. No, They didn't bring any mail. I haven't gotten anything for a
while. I think it's just all getting lost or something... haha. One
thing we are trying to do with the branch is just help the leaders as
much as we can. And sustain them. People spread the worst rumors so fast
here in Uganda, and there is a lot of bad talk about the Branch
Presidency - even AMONG the Branch Presidency. So we really need to
support our leaders as much as we can in any situation because they
truly are called by God to fill that position.
Also, one thing I have
found in Busia, is the singing is just horrific. No one knows any Hymns,
and they butcher everything . It's REALLY bad. So we have been trying to
help people know how the Hymns go so they can get a little closer when
they sing em. We do have a pretty cool new gator. His name is Mike, and
he is a referral from a recent convert. He is the first person in Uganda
that I've met who is agnostic. He doesn't really believe in a God or
anything, and wanted to know how he can know if God is there. He's
great. Just has a lot of weird questions, and is a little difficult to
keep on track. I think he has ADHD or something. We are trying though.
haha.
Taco soup... Mountain Man breakfasts... CHINESE
FOOD. Oh man, there is a lot to do and eat when I get home. As for
Conference, I have to wait a little bit longer, I guess. Hopefully we
get it by the end of the month. I bet that was really nice to be
able to listen to it while camping. That must have been nice and
relaxing. I can't think of a better break from the world than to hear
from the Prophet of God. | ||
| Cutest girl ever. This is the Wafula's kid. Her name? Michelle Obama. She was putting flowers in my hair and wanted a picture. |
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