Two sad experiences:
We visited a wonderful, just darling young couple (new investigators) with a new baby and a 2 year old. They were just amazing, so interested in the Church. They had formed a close relationship with one of our branch presidents. The husband of this couple is a school teacher, and they are just thrilled with what they have learned about the Church. We were so excited when we met them, that when the mission president and his wife came to stay with us, we took them with us to visit the branch president and this cute couple.
They have not been out to church since that time—about 3 weeks ago so we asked the branch pres’ wife where they were. She was very sad as she told us that when the neighbors saw 4 muzungu’s (us white people) going into this couple’s rented house, they went immediately to the landlord and told him that he needed to kick the couple out of their home because devil worshippers were visiting them, and the neighbors were afraid the muzungu’s would come and eat their children. The landlord demanded that the couple no longer ever have muzungu devil worshippers come to the compound (very close neighbors) or they would immediately be evicted. So, they can no longer have any members of the Church come to visit them. We feel so badly about it all…
Another sad experience:
One of our sisters is going with another missionary couple and their group to the temple on Sunday. They are busing to Nairobi and then flying to Johannesburg for a week. Among the individuals who are going to South Africa, is a branch president and his wife and children (some of whom are teenagers). The branch president’s wife had a stroke two years ago. Her parents and siblings are not members and are not sympathetic to the church. Two days ago her parents and family kidnapped and have hidden the children because they were afraid their grandchildren would be taken to the temple and eaten. We are heartsick about this, and you can imagine what the couple feels. There are so many hard things here that the faithful people face.
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