Time is just
flying by so fast. It seems like my mission only just begun a short time ago,
but when I look at it time is just so limited now. I pray that I can Finish
strong, and that I don't think of home for the next 4 months.
The work is going
so well. One of our recent converts gave us a referral last week, the
referral's name is Isaac. We began teaching him and his wife (but they are not
married yet, just living together) and they are one of the most elect couples
that I have ever met. They are a young couple, so they don't have children yet,
but they really really love each other (you can just feel it). We taught the
husband, Isaac, first, and he just ate it up. He was very ready for the gospel.
The second time we visited we talked about the Book of
Mormon, and this time with the wife, Jennifer, as well. Because the wife wasn't
able to hear the restoration when we came to teach the first time we left a
restoration pamphlet with her to read. We came back a few days later, and not
only had she read it, but she took SUPER DETAILED NOTES! from a pamphlet that
is like 16 pages long (and half of it is
pictures) she took like four pages of notes about
everything. She was genuinely touched by the message that she read. They both
are progressing extremely well. They read the Book of Mormon together when they
can, and pray together every morning and evening. That's not something that
very many couples do in Uganda. They both have accepted to work towards
baptism, and they are doing so well right now. The only barrier right now for
them is marriage, they have to get married together before baptism, but with
some faith I think that things will work out. I have confidence in them that
things will work out. Please include in your prayers Isaac and Jennifer. I am
really praying that they can get baptized, it would help their lives so much,
and it would make me super happy.
Kind of an funny
story. This week we were teaching a recent convert in his home. He lives in a
mud hut, and the place that he's staying in is kind of like a boy’s home (he
lives with a few of his brothers).
It's kind of a grubby place, and the foam chair that I
was sitting in wasn't in the best shape it's probably ever been in. At the end
of the appointment I notices a little bug on one of the fold of my pants. I
brushed it off and really didn't think anything of it. We continued the
missionary work for the rest of the day, without much trouble, accept that my
back felt a little itchy. That night after planning out the next day's
activities, I began to change into my pajamas. As soon as I removed my white
shirt felt super itchy all over my back and sides, like EXTREMELY itchy. I
checked under my undershirt and there were these large bumps all the way up and
down my sides and back, they were way to big to be mosquito bites, but they
itched like it was nobody’s business. I showed them to my companion and he kind
of laughed/ was in awe. I then showed them to my zone leader companion at least
he knew what they were. He had seen them on another missionary before. It was
bedbugs! And they feasted on me for sure.
It's been a nice
week so far. Thanks for all of your prayers. Love you guys!
-Elder Grilliot
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