July 27, 2011

Today we drove out to Kilunga Hills and met with people from the Matini Branch. We taught some lessons about the Melchizedek Priesthood and Temples. We also met with the younger Elders who are serving there. They are living out there without any running water and without electricity most of the time. They were also out of propane for cooking. The temperature is so consistent that there is not any heating or cooling. They buy food from the local markets which are just shacks along the road sides, which are not really roads just dirt trials. The Elders live mostly off of vegetables, meats and fruits are hard to come by. Most of the roads in the hills are just wide enough for a small pickup to go on. And they are also steep. I had to use 4 wheel drive more than once to get up a hill today. People are so poor to things of the world but they are also very happy and seem to be very Christ like. Most all of the children and many of the adults will wave so by the time you get out of the Hills your arm is tried. The drive on the highway is especially tiring you have to be paying attention 100% of the time there is always a car coming head on towards you I can’t even describe the feelings of driving and the traffic jams.