Thanksgiving week

Thanksgiving week was good it was just another day here in Uganda though, but it was really good. Things are going very well. I truly feel blessed of the Lord to be here and to be serving a mission. The weather is very rainy good thing it didn't rain yesterday ha. The most interesting food I have eaten lately is Nsenenay I think is how you spell it. It is a grasshopper just fried and it was pretty weird I am not going to complain though it was very interesting not as bad as I thought it would be. No packages yet, they may have come, but I dont think they did. I will find out Wednesday when we have Zone Conference. So we have been finding some new investigators. There were some guys we found Saturday who were pretty powerful, but they all were unable to come to church because of previous agreements that they would go elsewhere. Mainly the best news we had this Sunday is we have been teaching this guy named Ronnie and I don't know if I told you about him but he is truly a blessing to me and Elder Shinga because he encourages us as missionaries and he talks to us and he is like I know how tough missionary work is and I know what you guys are teaching is true. He really has loved our message and has a strong desire to become a member in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. So we took him to church and when we got there we already had seven investigators there even before we were and we were there about 30 min early so it was crazy! Emmanuel and Charles looked at their watch and they were like your late ha. It was really cool and man do those guys have a strong desire to learn. They love I mean love the gospel principles book they pretty much begged brother Balyjusa for one this Sunday after church. Also we had the referrals from Esther  that came, they are a wonderful family, Rose, Samuel and their one daughter. The daughter truly gets along well with the girls here age and that family has a strong desire to be baptized just as Concy did when she was baptized and it has just been truly inspiring to me to watch the Lord do his work. I know that these wonderful people were prepared of the Lord and not us. The Lord has truly blessed us with wonderful people to teach. They are growing so much in the gospel it is wonderful. Esther also gave us another referral yesterday and it was her sisters son who is 15 and he has been coming to church.  He loves church also and has made some friends. I think it is crazy most of our referrals have come from Esther who is a convert herself and she has helped the ward grow so much. I know that missionary work is very important and I have seen how much the church can grow if you just get but one soul because Sister Esther has given many referrals to us and we are teaching a families that are super prepared. Enock is still coming to church, but no luck on his wife she is a locked door and wants nothing to do with changing religions again. Brian it is hard for him because his wife lives all the way in Kabala they are very far from each other and they can only talk on the phone and it is hard for them to talk I guess. They did talk and she told him that they will get married as soon as konjula is paid which is payment to the wife's father so they can be good. So we must be patient it is all according to the Lords time. It has been a great week though with lots of great times. I know how amazing it is to be a missionary its lots of work and full of lots of growing experiences I know how important it is to teach the gospel to these people. I know I have been called by a Prophet and set apart to serve as a missionary here.
 I know how it is to work so hard at something and come up short, but one thing I have learned is it is all the Lords will because we know not what the lord thinks and he knows our needs. So I know that there is something good coming up for Boyd as long as he looks at it with faith in our Savior Jesus Christ. Things happen for a reason and I know through these trials the lord will bless us and help make us who we are to truly become. The Church is true and I know this is the fullness of the Everlasting gospel. I know the Book of Mormon is a true book of God and I am truly grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ who Atoned for our sins so we can live again.  I am grateful for my family and friends.  I love you guys very much and miss you
Love Elder Hildreth