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The Gospel Shall Roll Forth   January 25-31, 2026 Elder Kaiser misses riding his bike, but helping little people ride their bikes  is a pretty good substitute. We were happy to return to church after doing home church last week.  We went to Lacor Ward and were welcomed by our friends there.  After sacrament meeting Sister Kaiser started to go to Primary but was told that she was needed in the Relief Society room where she was asked to teach the lesson.  Since we had been studying conference talks from the May 2025 Liahona  during the "lock down" she chose, "By This All Will Know That You Are My Disciples," by Dieter F Uchtdorf, to share with the sisters.  Elder Kaiser was asked to teach Elder's Quorum.  He was given the topic of being a worthy father.  So he turned to "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" for his lesson.  Both teachers felt their "shoot from the hip" lessons went well.   "Think Celestial"   Russell M ...
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It is hot in Gulu City! Normal Life in Gulu and Political Disruption  Monday, January 5 - Tuesday, January 20, 2026 We have enjoyed some visits with new people and are trying to not think too much about the heat during the dry season. We've had some successes with both. It usually gets up to around 96 degrees Fahrenheit/35.5 Celsius.   Going on walks in our neighborhood in the evenings has led us to meet some very nice people. In PART 2 of this blog you will see that we found a good routine with the political disruption in Uganda.   This is a long blog.                 Our apologies.   P A R T 1: N O R M A L   S E N I O R   C O U P L E   M I S S I O N A R Y   D A Y S A member, Roy, has been asking to take us to visit some people, we have a truck and he has the list of people to visit.  He was not really clear about who we would visit or how muc...
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Uganda is a Unique Place  December 29-January 4 We decided to take a little trip away from Gulu for our Christmas present to each other.  We went to Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch (Sanctuary) where they have the only wild rhinos in Uganda. They are white rhinos which were named this even though they are really gray. This identity tag is most likely due to a linguistic misunderstanding. The Dutch used the word "wijde" to describe the wide broad mouth that is a character trait of this particular rhino. The Africans adopted the word and spelled it "wyd." The mix up occurred when English speakers heard "wyd" as "white." In reality the Africans were speaking of the rhino's lips which are wide not narrow and pointed like black rhinos.   We met our guide who explained a few safety rules then we drove 3 minutes to a nearby watering hole which 3 rhinos were approaching and suddenly we were observing white rhinos in the wild with no fences between us.  ...
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