Jan 28, 2013

Hey,

When I found out I was coming to Rwanda it shocked me as well. I know though that this is where the Lord needs me to be at this time. It was great to be an Assistant, but the Lord called me somewhere else and that is where I will go. Rwanda is a great place people just flock to the church. Right now we are waiting on the government to approve us for us to be recognized and so we have to be really careful with how we do the work because if people say they don't want us here the church won't be able to be here so we are working with people who just come to church and part member families and referrals basically. This last Sunday we had sixteen at church and a few were very new. There is one guy named Christophe he has been coming to church for awhile now and isn't yet baptized, but his family is very well off he is in the government and his wife is a lawyer so we are now teaching them and preparing them. It was crazy though how he found out about the church. He saw Romney on tv and wanted to learn more and at one point he almost gave up looking but decided he would check out this one place that the gate was open and it happened to be the church. So I was super excited to hear about that. So people they feel the spirit and they just come to church so that is a really cool thing. After what they have been in the gospel will really bless their lives. I am excited I am part of this. Their were two missionaries here in September Elder Whitworth and Elder Mabiala and now plus them there is Elder Terry, Elder Steffenhaggen, Elder Cardon and myself and they are wonderful missionaries. We got here on Wednesday and Elder Whitworth showed us the ropes so now we are going at it. The Chapel is very nice. I sent two pictures of chapels one is the South Sudan one and the other the Rwandan one. The Rwandan one is the bigger and nicer one. Not saying the South Sudan one is bad. Rwanda is the land of a thousand hills. Yeah there are tons. It is beautiful it is kept clean and nice their are humble homes still, but it is great. The language is somehow difficult so we have to get people to help us which the members are very willing to do. So it has been a wonderful experience so far and I am grateful to be serving here with these wonderful children. 

     I am glad to hear all is well hope you have a great week! Love you all

Elder Hildreth

Jan 21, 2013

Hey, This week was a very interesting week for myself. We were doing transfer news after getting back from Rwanda oh and by the way we worked on them this week the first week of the transfer and didn't even have it finished. So as we were working on transfers President pulled me aside and asked if I would be willing to be the Zone Leader in Rwanda and I accepted the missionaries there are good, but the Lord asked me to go and both President and myself felt I needed to go. So I will be going to Rwanda to do missionary work there Super excited!! We will see how that goes and as for the rest of this week we had new missionary training's which was really great we have some great new missionaries ready for the work and to do what they are asked. Also I went to the farewell of my trainer Elder Cook he is now home super crazy how time goes by so fast. Then we went to South Sudan what an interesting experience that was I will have to tell you about most of it when I get home, but we saw ten baptisms super spiritual and also went to church and there were 97 people at church. It will grow there when missionaries go. The people who were baptized were committed also ready to do what they need to. All of them came to church on time too except one because she had two really sick kids and she still came just a wee bit late so all the ones baptized were confirmed. Really great experience this week we saw many great things. The Elder replacing me is Elder Thabethe from South Africa and he is going to do great. Well this week we have Zone Leaders Council and I will be headed to Rwanda to go and do the work there. Back to what I love to do best! So it is time to work hard and bring some more souls to Christ! Yes I did get the package thank you so much! I will try to get those to some people I don't know how Ill do it though. Also I got the calendar super great! Thank you all so much great Christmas. By the way I should be fine without any more packages for the rest of my mission ha. Glad Kaden is home safe and glad it was a good time and I hope everyone has a great week Love you all! Elder Hildreth

Jan 14, 2013

Hey,

I am doing wonderful, as you all know I just got back from Rwanda it was awesome! It isn't anything like how you would think. Many people believe it is scary, but to the contrary it is safe super safe super clean and really nice. I thought I was in South Africa well even America they drive on the right side of the road a lot like us. They have a day set apart also when everyone cleans it is really cool. That is only part of the good the next is the people are amazing super ready for the gospel.  The only thing is that we weren't allowed to proselyte I guess yet, but that is going to change  soon we will be able to go and do work. Right now there are two missionaries and a couple soon to be four missionaries and two cou ples. Something also of significance since President Jackson came there was one branch with 26 people and now there are three branches. Yesterday at church there were 150 people there so it is ready I wouldn't be surprised if in two years there is a stake or even more. The people are way ready for the gospel. They have been having lots of baptisms and that is without really doing missionary work. So I believe it will explode. Sorry didn't take any pictures forgot my camera sorry hope you will forgive me. Also this week we had tons of training's first we went early early Tuesday morning to go to Mbale then to Bugembe and we finished in Jinja. Training's usually last the whole day and we are focusing on going back to the basics the mission kind of got away from it for awhile, but now we are focusing on the basics and thus we see the basics are small and simple things, but yet through these small things great things happen we are seeing it here in the Uganda Kampala Mission those who stick to the basics and do there best are obedient faithful and work hard great things happen that is for sure! It really has been a busy week just flew bye like nothing. I would really like to encourage all to serve it is such a blessing for couples and for those of age to serve. There is nothing like it and it really is awesome I have lov ed it and have been touched by those I have served around like President Jackson, Couple missionaries, Missionaries, and even the people here. It has been a great week and this week gets busy also with New missionaries coming in with old missionaries leaving and going to Juba (hopefully I don't forget my camera). This transfer is also a very short one with only three weeks so we will see how it goes.

   Thank you so much for the email it is so good to hear everyone is doing well even the baby being born super awesome! Can't believe it is Kadens time to come home crazy how time goes. Well have a great week love you!

Elder Hildreth

Jan 7, 2013

Hey,

I am doing great still doing well. Today we just went to a combined Zone activity with three Zones it was pretty fun played some soccer and some basketball. I enjoyed it a lot. This week we went and did some exchanges in Jinja, Iganga, and Mbale it was pretty fun going to my old area in Jinja and I worked with Elder Thabethe so that was good we really worked hard. Iganga was also pretty cool did some great things I worked with Elder Mazura it was good also. Last was Mbale and the person I was with was struck with malaria earlier in the week and he was down so I stayed with him and it was boring but he is now better and that is the good part of the story. This week we go to the same places for trainings and also we are going to Rwanda this week so we will see how that goes, but I am super excited. We stay in our own apartment it is a really nice one too. This week was a pretty busy week also we got back on friday and we found our we left our keys in Jinja so Sunday after church in Kajjansi we had to go and get the keys long driving week for us and next week is similar. We are always on the move. Had a good week and I am excited for the next few we will see how it goes. 

  I still haven't received the box yet sorry but it will come someday. I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!

Love Elder Hildreth