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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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  Celebrating The Birth of Jesus All Week! December 22-28, 2025 The missionaries that serve in Gulu.  Unfortunately the Lira and Adyel Elders are not represented. They are 2 hours away. "[We] do not joy in [our] own success alone, but [our] joy is more full because of the success of [our] bretheren [and sisters}, who hath been up to the land of [Gulu]." Alma 29:14 Gulu Stake Ward Devotional Week We went to a ward devotional for Gulu on Monday, then attended two ward devotionals on Tuesday and one ward devotional at Lacor on Wednesday, Christmas Eve.  Gulu Gulu rented a location named TAKS for their devotional and had the venue staff prepare the food.  There is a LARGE pavilion with a stage.  Bishop Ochanda quizzed people on where passages of scriptures were. We discovered that one young adult member has a photographic memory.  There was a variety show, it wasn't overly organized and some things spontaneously happened for example one RS Sister took Elder and...
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