Hey
I am doing great just another week in paradise. Yeah actually the grasshopper isn't half as bad as you may think it to be but it is weird not going to lie ha. We were unable to see the Christmas Devotional. It isn't something they watch here I guess, but maybe someday I'll see it. It is not a white Christmas here but a green one and maybe rainy ha but nothing to bad. I am definitely looking forward to a Christmas in Uganda it will be really cool to see what it is like here. I am truly enjoying the work and the people here they are so amazing. Thank you very much for the inspiring quote from Elder Henery B Eyring that is a great one a truly does help you want to serve the Lord to the best of our abilities. I will pray for grandpa and I know it will all be OK. Well this week was another good week I got the chance to go on splits with a missionary who is about to go home his name is Elder Stevens and he is leaving this transfer and when I first got here he was pretty cool and I got to go on splits with him while Elder Shinga went with one of the Assistants Elder Lee and it was very good to be with Elder Stevens you could tell how much he cared for the people and how much desire he had. One thing he told me was even though it seems like it may be forever away tell you go home it isn't he said it truly goes by super fast and he told me to continue to work diligently and to do the best I could so that I wont have any regrets. I know I want to be able to do the best I can so that when I stand in front of my Heavenly Father he will be proud of me. So it was pretty good to be with him and learn from him I could tell he was a great missionary and truly did his best. So this week went good. So this Sunday we had a few People come to church we had a guy named Samuel who me and Elder Stevens met in Bita and he came and he even bore his testimony saying that he liked this church so it was pretty cool for his first time being there to bear his testimony. Also Samuel his wife Rose came, but we were unable to teach them because they were busy after church so it is kind of hard because Sundays are the only days that he is free and Esther wasn't there to translate for us their language because they speak K Swahili. Which wasn't the language I learned at the MTC at all haha. They are great people though and still have a strong desire to come unto Christ.  Also Emmanuel came to church only for an hour but Charles was very far away so he missed which was sad but he had work he had to do. I was just glad to see Emmanuel he came for a short hour because he knew it was something he needed to do. He also had to leave to work so I was grateful he came the little he could. Also Ronnie man that guy is awesome and he said he knows what we are saying is true and that he is willing to do whatever he can to be baptized and I can see his desire. Even though he had to go to Kampala to help his brother he understood that he needed to come to church so he came and he is just such an amazing guy and he knows how important our message is. It is hard though because he can't be baptized which is sad well not until he gets married to his wife so I hope that everything works out. I know I probably wont be here when he get baptized, but the day he does I will rejoice because he is such a great guy and wants to do everything he can to follow the Savior. The same goes for Brian who is trying so hard and wants so badly to be baptized but is waiting to be married. I will be so happy the day I get the email from him saying he has been baptized these guys are truly amazing people and I am grateful and blessed to serve here with these wonderful children of our Heavenly Father. I know that there is nothing better than what I am doing now the gospel must go forth and be spread to the world. I know that this church is true and is run by a loving all knowing Heavenly Father. I am enjoying mission because I am bringing joy to these wonderful people here in Africa who are willing to listen to the message we have for them.
  So I got a package from home this week it was awesome I loved it so much! The pictures were awesome! the presents I have opened two but one not yet. Elder Shinga was so excited to get that memory card you should have seen his face. Also he loved the presents. Thank you so much and Moms candy was as great as ever! Thank you so very much. I loved getting the letters from you guys it was so awesome! I also gave some of moms candy to some of the people here and they said thanks you very much and that it was awesome.
  So in the Family Home Evening with the Balyjusa family brother Dan Balyjusa was giving a talk on how instead of going to all these members houses to eat that his mission president told him to be with the less fortunate and be with them. One thing came to my mind I remembered that one time we did that 12 days of Christmas and how we went to this one families house yes I remember the name just not mentioning it ha. I remember how at first I was not really wanting to do it and even wondering why and then after the 12 day were over and it was fast Sunday I will always remember the testimony he gave and how much it touched me and how grateful I was then for doing what we did. I know that giving is so much better then receiving and how on every Christmas we should be willing to give even the little we have. We must remember as king Benjamin says it is not ours in the first place it is all the Lords. I am so grateful I get a chance to be doing the best thing I can this Christmas and that is to serve these people and give them the greatest of Gods gifts which is eternal life to all those who accept this gospel.
I love you guys and I miss you! Cant wait to hear from you all. Well tell next week have a great week!
Love Elder Hildreth