This was a very powerful week! We found a lot of new families to teach and they seem to be progressing! To start off the week Elder Rogers, one of our zone leaders, came with us to teach and tract. Wow. What a day. We went to a couple of appointments that we had set for the day and they were mediocre lessons. Actually we took a recent convert named Ben to the first appointment and he fell asleep in the middle of the lesson like twice! hahaha!! But it's okay because the guy we were teaching was fake and we dropped him after that lesson anyways. But after we went tracting. Elder Rogers gave a prayer before we started and that we would be guided by the spirit where to go. Right after he was done with the prayer, he asked where the first place that popped into our head. I said a place in our area and we headed over. We found 4 new families that day and 2 are very powerful. It was one of the first days where I felt like every step was guided by the spirit. It was an amazing experience.
At the end of the day, we went to a man named Charles. Some of his kids have been baptized, but like 98% of Gulu he is a devout Catholic. We answered some of his fake concerns, and at the end I started talking about how he could be a pioneer for his family. I started talking about my grandparents, especially Grandpa Hawk, and how with out him joining the church, I wouldn't have probably been a member of the church, let alone be a missionary here talking to him. As I was talking the spirit filled my whole body and I felt so grateful for grandparents who were strong enough to stray from the foolish traditions of their fathers.
The next day, was another powerful day. We taught a couple of great lessons. One in particular being Gloria and Paul. As we taught they seemed to grasp and understand everything we were teaching them immediately. At the end of the lesson they seemed very interested and happy that we had come. After that a couple of appointments bounced us, and we prayed to know where to go. As we were walking we felt impressed to stop at a couple of peoples houses that we hadn't planned on. Afterward, I said to my companion that maybe we were never meant to go to the people we asked about and just needed a direction to move. This offended him, but I didn't know. We went to the next place and he didn't say a word the whole lesson. Afterward I could tell something was bothering him. I tried everything I could to get him to tell me what was wrong but he wouldn't budge. We went to a couple more places but no one was home. We went to Emmy's house (Charles' son) and I taught the whole lesson by myself. It was decent but the spirit was not there. We both went to bed, me very upset that I had offended my companion.
The next morning we started comp study and at the end I asked what had happened the night before. He smiled, and said, "I was trying to teach you a lesson! HAHA!" He had actually not been offended, but wanted to show me what it was like to not have companion unity. Man had it worked. I am so grateful for such a wonderful trainer. We have a tough job with the branch we have, but I know that we can turn it around as long as we have that unity, and we teach with the spirit!
Well, still very few people came to church. We had one string investigator come though, his name is Jeffery. He even participated in Gospel principles! I also got the privilege to baptize Emmy. It was so awesome. Even though he is only twelve he has a powerful testimony.
I hope everything is good back home! I love you all and I challenge you to invite one person to church this next week.
Love,
Elder Hawk
You know you are in Africa when you only have electricity 60% of the time.
My first baptism
Just doing my laundry
This is where I live and my bathroom/shower... haha
Would you like to live in one of these?
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