Well, to be honest it was kind of a long week. We had a lot of bounces and didn't have that many lessons. The people that were supposed to get baptized this month are falling through for different reasons. We were supposed to have like 8 or so before the end of the year, but I'm not sure if we will get any. It's okay though, they will most likely get baptized early next year.
This week I had a cool experience when we were at an investigators house. He told us that his wife got into a contract to work for the next two months and she would have to work on Sundays. He apologized and said that he figured that our success as missionaries was depending on how many baptisms we get. I told him that we do have goals, but what really matters to us his him. I told him that the reason we want him to get baptized isn't because he is a number, but because we have come to love him and his family and we know that this church can change his life. That really is the truth. I think about President Uchtdorf's talk a couple conferences ago where he said that sometimes the things that you can count don't count, and the things that you don't count do count. That is especially true on a mission. I have come to love all the people of Uganda and especially the people we are teaching. I want to see them accept this gospel so they can change their life, as it has changed my life.
Sometimes in life we get caught up in the numbers. We need to stop and think about the things that really matter. This Christmas, don't get caught up in the numbers. Don't count how many presents you got or how much money you spent. Think about how you feel when you give or the smile on someones face when you just take the time to talk to them. Most of all think about what the Savior has done for us. He went through all that pain, suffering, and anguish so we could make it back to our Father in Heaven. Think about what we can give back to him. We can never repay him for what he did, but we can show him how much we appreciate it by the way we act, and the way we treat others. In the end God won't judge us on how many great things we have done, but who we have become because of them. This year give yourself to Him.
I hope you all enjoy this Christmas season. I love you all. Be who Heavenly Father needs you to be.
Love, Elder Hawk
You know you're in Africa when people switch their Ls and Rs when speaking.
Our Sweet Jerseys
(another photo, thanks to Elder Roylance)
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