Last week was very busy and very fast. We had more
missionaries down from the Copperbelt Zone for immigration so we had them for 2 days
and that's always difficult to get our teaching appointments in and such. I got to go
to an appointment with one elder that is pretty new and it was a great visit but he
also started crying in it not even from the Spirit but from homesickness since
we were talking about families and the like. I feel bad for new missionaries
when they're just adjusting and stuff but I just hope everyone that serves
here comes to love it as much as I have come to because mission is the best.
This week was a bit less busy actually so that was nice
spending less time in the truck! On Tuesday we had Zone Meeting and we have
been focusing a lot lately on being personable and not being robots (you know
how missionaries can get sometimes).
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| The Lusaka Zone Conference |
Also it was Independence Day this week so we had Zambian
ties tailored and were really excited about it but it seems Zambians don't even
have as much excitement about it as we did ha..
Oh on Monday we went to a crocodile/snake park with the zone
and everyone enjoyed and sorry that's why I had no time.
We got to watch general conference this weekend. Great
conference. I loved the talk about how the Spirit gives us personal advice and
correction when we ask and also personal upliftment and encouragement.
We also had interviews with the mission president on Friday
and mine was great, but Elder Barrett is upset because he asked for an
extension until June but President wants him to go home on his original release date of January 5. Now he realizes he has only 2 months and he's really sad that he has so little time left.
We will be having 2 baptisms on Sunday! Carol and Rachel.
Carol is the wife to a Less Active member and is just super smart and it's so great to
see the family going to be united in the gospel and I believe she will actually
help him come back to church. Rachel is the grand daughter of the 1st counselor
in our ward and so that's an easy convert haha. I think she moved here from the
village or something recently. The family is the Zulu family. They are one of
the greatest families I've met on mission and I've met so many amazing families
haha. We're actually going there tonight for a dinner and FHE (Family Home Evening) with them and another
investigator family.
I love this work so much! Time is flying by so fast..like
how is it Monday again?
I'm so happy.
Love
Elder Grant Hiltbrand