Wow, what a crazy week! So much has happened yet it felt like I was just barley emailing! The beginning of this week was pretty rough for a couple reasons. First, the other companionship that was in the Ba-dege branch with us were taken to Kampala, so now me and Elder Majawa have to cover two areas and a whole branch by ourselves. Pretty overwhelming. However, I know that the Lord truly has entrusted us with this struggling branch. We are the ones who are meant to be here and I know that if we do all we can we will see great success.
Tuesday I was feeling pretty down. We are doing a lot of tracting, and we went to a place called Water. This is a very humble place so you think that many would be willing to listen.. Well they would if they knew any English. That is one very big trial in my area. Even if they do speak English they have a really hard time understanding me because I talk really fast. Not to mention they are also hard to understand. So because of these circumstances I was pretty down on myself. However the day did get better. We finally taught a lesson about the restoration. The lady was firm in the Catholic belief and was being very stubborn. When it came time for the First Vision I started to talk. As I recited the First Vision and bore my testimony I felt the spirit so strong, and although she may have felt nothing, I knew at that moment the reason I am here. I know with my whole heart that Joseph Smith saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and all because that one boy had the faith to pray, I am here in Uganda teaching the gospel that has brought so much happiness in my life, and that it would be selfish of me to not share it with the world.
The rest of the week went much better after that. We are having many lessons. We are focusing on families, because as we know, they are the central unit of the church. We probably have 5 or so families that we are teaching and I think that they are all understanding our message. Just as I was getting confidence in our investigators, Sunday hit.. Not one of the families we had taught that week came. I was pretty upset. However, once again as the day went on we taught a lesson to a family that seemed as if they were prepared for us, and we met with a couple other people and I was probably the happiest I have been since I've been here!
Well, I love you all so much and appreciate your prayers. I can feel them strengthen me everyday. I hope everything is good back in the US.
Love, Elder Hawk
You know you are in Africa when a women starts breast feeding during a lesson...
Had my first baptism... kind of, he was in the other area and we only taught him the Law of Tithing.
Also a picture of some of the huts
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