We are continuing to teach people in the deaf community. We have 12 people coming to church every week that we are teaching in sign language. President Chatora wants us to teach sign to members of the ward so that there are members who can minister to them before they are baptized otherwise they would be isolated after I am gone. We just started a new transfer this week and Bukasa and I will be staying in Iganga so we can continue teaching in sign language. I might even be here until the end of my mission. I really enjoyed interviews with President and Zone conference. I can tell how much President cares about us.
This week we had a great opportunity to serve the 3 sisters we baptized a while back. They had a giant hardwood tree in their yard, it is a tree that poisonous caterpillars breed in , so it needed to be removed. Our whole district worked on cutting it down with a little hatchet and a machete!! It took the whole day to remove it, it was so much work. Everyone was spent, but it felt really good to get it done.
As I reflect back on my mission I've thought about what I've gained, and what advice I'd give a preparing missionary...Baylor that's you.
#1 Make personal prayer and scripture study a priority. These daily devotions have become as important to me as my physical workout. It sustains me daily and through the hard things as well.
I wish I would have taken this more seriously before my mission.
#2 A mission is a spiritual fast track. Set legitimate goals about what you want to get out of and give in your mission. Set goals about what kind of missionary you will be. And believe me -the more you give, the more you get from your service.
#3 Try to develop charity. A mission is about loving and serving the people around you. Learn to love people who are difficult or different.
When I live the gospel the best I can, when I try to be like our Savior Jesus Christ and act the way He would-I have the best days of my mission and get the most out of my service. I teach better. I love my mission! I have found that working my spirit is much like working my physical muscles. The harder you work at it the bigger your muscles get. Spiritual or physical.
