October 1st

Hey Everyone,
So yeah it is a special experience to have been here when Rwanda opened and see the gospel go to them it will grow pretty big there I believe! Yeah how I feel about this age change is awesome I truly love it! For a few reasons we were talking to a member a returned missionary names James and we talked and he said it is super great! We were talking about how most of the time why people can't serve missions is because from 18 to 19 is when there isn't much going on and that is when someone will more then likely mess up. So when it is put at 18 they skip that stage of doing those things and they can grow from boys to men much easier. So I was super excited and I know that the Lord is needing more forces to share this gospel so it can go to all of the world. Some big things are happening that is fore sure! So for me I am doing great here in Uganda and I am healthy and strong and ready to go as always! The people we are teaching are doing great they love the gospel and have a strong desire to follow Christ. So as for Trevor and his sister Agnes they will still have to wait. The Dad is never around like he is always gone from morning to night even the wife and I feel for the kids not having a strong support basically it has been us the missionaries and that is just sad for me to see. We talked with him the other day and there are some let me say the puzzle is being put together. So we will see what happens. We have a old man that always comes to church and he wasn't able to come yesterday, but he always comes and I thought he was a member. The Branch President checked and told us that he is not a member and that we need to teach him and get him baptized. So we will get that done now. Also we have two guys Enoch and Simwa or something like that have been coming for the past five weeks so we are hoping that they will be ready for this upcoming week. Also Owen and Lucus are being prepared for not this week but the next week they are doing great. So yesterday we had an awesome day we decided to knock these few doors the first one was a no go, but the second one was so awesome! We met a family of 20!! One man one wife it was so awesome actually we only met 9 of them and the others not yet because they are now in Kampala so that was an exciting experience yesterday! It was a very spiritual first meeting too so it all tied in well no we didn't commit them to baptism but they seem so excited and I am excited for them also it will be awesome to teach them. That is a new family we are teaching and we are striving to find and teach one family a week so we are committed to do that to find and bring families to the church. Also Francis friend Daniel came to church again which was great and he is super excited to be a part of the church. We just haven't had the chance to meet with him because he has been busy so this week I believe we will get the chance. The Zone is doing great I love each one of them they are great and have great work ethics and I am excited for each one of them these coming weeks. They are continuing to work hard and bring souls unto Christ so I have been blessed to see great workers in each and every single one of them. The members are also doing well just one thing we are hoping to strengthen is getting families to come together there are some families where one week the wife will come the other the husband and we just need the families to come together and most of the time its husbands coming without wives so we are really hoping to strengthen each of the families. Also we put in a new Home teaching list and we are going to be helping them in all they do to try to build the home teaching because I know if our home teaching gets going that the church will really grow here in Jinja. So the Branch is awesome and doing well they still are excited to help the missionaries in all things! So it is great and I am loving it here so much! Well its been an awesome week we went on splits with Walukuba and that was fun Elder Moll is awesome he is from South Africa and is a great worker almost done with mission, but still pushing himself and also Elder Nielson from Utah he is doing great and a fun guy. Next week is with the Elders from Njeru Elder Call Elder Gilstrap, Elder Baloyi and Elder Chola all of them are so awesome and I hope to get to know them better! Well its been another great week and I am excited for this upcoming week and I hope to continue to work hard! I know going on mission is such a great blessing in my life! If I hadn't of gone I would have never of seen the lives of people change and see the spirit working in their lives and the happiness that they have received if I had not of come they may not have received it or I wouldn't have been able to see that persons life change and in me become changed in a certain way I know the Lord puts certain people in your life to build you and strengthen you. I am so blessed to have been able to come I have learned so much and grow in the gospel and be strengthened by companions, missionaries, member, recent converts, and even investigators all these things would have been lost if I had not come. This is just a short time in my life and I know that I will be back home someday and I guess the same is true for Heavenly Fathers plan for us that this time on earth is a short time and he has a home prepared for us if we but do what is right on this earth life and enjoy living the gospel. There is so much joy in living the Lords way and just being happy!
  I am glad everyone is doing well I love you all so much and I hope everyone continues to do great! Love you have a great week!
Love Elder Hildreth