We are no longer the newest couple missionaries in Uganda.  The Jonson's from Ephraim Utah are.  Elder Jonson is the medical missionary replacing Sister Harris.  They live in Kampala and we go walking with them when we have business there.  We go to Kampala now every couple weeks and spend the weekend so we can attend one of the wards or branches there.  

To the right of the apartments is a very steep hill and at the top is Nob Hotel.  You can't even see the steep slop just beyond the hotel.  We get a different kind of exercise there as Jinja is pretty much flat.

This idea was big about 40 years ago in America.  Now it has spread here.

This is Sister Rose.  She and I were assigned to do a craft day in Walakuba and Mpumedde on Sat.  We were melting the sides of fabric circle then putting about 7 layers of differing sizes together to make a flower.  The candles were lit and stuck directly to the RS tables.
 Candles in the church?
With power going out so often candles are a way of life for many of these people.  They laughed when I told them we would not be allowed to do this back home.

The lady in green is one of my keyboard students.  They are now making ribbon flowers at the other end of the table.  They took turns telling about their conversions.  

Now we're at Mpumedde branch.  We had twice as many sisters and on their own they provided refreshments.  We were served soda, bananas and chapati.

Ida is one of our English students.  She is loving learning to read the Book of Mormon.  She wants to know what the words mean so that they understand better.  I was surprised where they pinned their flowers.  One for each boob

Sharon is also in our Book of Mormon reading class.  She is just beginning her PEF studies and is married and has a
1 1/2 year old daughter.  We ran out of time so I gave her the purple fabric to go home and make more flowers.  Originally I cut out all the flowers and they just melted the edges.

This is JoAnn.  She has been to our Book of Mormon reading class a couple times.  She is getting ready to go on a mission.  She loved making flowers and had them pinned all over her blouse.

Rachel I met for the first time.  After she pinned on her flowers I laughed and told them that  they should wear their flowers a little higher, not on the boob.

This is Mabel.  She pinned her flower on where I had mine.  She was so proud.  The other ladies laughed but left theres where they were.  Mabel is a PEF student that we are just getting to know.

I hired the District RS president to sew the strip in my curtains.  I wasn't sure what she would charge and had forgotten to ask her the day I dropped them off at the house.  I figured that the job should cost 60,000 but was prepared to pay more if she wanted it.  She dropped them off at another couples home and she told them she wanted 15,000.  They delivered them to me having already paid her and I was just suppose to pay them.
As you can see, labor is so cheap here.  I'll catch up with Mary on Tue and give her another sewing job and pay her more.  She was worth it and did a very good job.