9/25/17

 This was a good week. We were able to have a baptism for Paul. He was a former investigator who came back to town last week. Hopefully he will be able to come to the temple with the branch this coming Saturday. We have to make sure we prepare him for that as well :)

But overall, the week was pretty good. It just went by fast.

This was Elder Skog's last week in the field so it went by like a blur. It’s all well. I will miss Elder Skog. He was a good friend and I definitely learned a lot from his actions.

So, the transfer news: Duh duh duhhhhh. I will be going on transfer to an area called Asamanketwa. (aus (like the British version of saying butt a bad way) -ah-maughn-kit-t-wa.--It will be so fun to see how you say things when I get back :)) It’s just the neighboring area that the sisters used to be over. I’m white-washing it and on top of that I’m training! woo who! Super ton of work to do now! Yay! If you can’t tell from my cyber tone, I’m really scared and anxious but I know for sure President Simpson has received revelation and I’m happy for the opportunity that will send me to my knees a ton :) I’m so excited to work, you don’t even know!
All is well :)

But as for this week the only interesting thing that happened was I saw a dead dog right before I came in to email, so that was cool. It will probably be gone when I go back out--somebody will have a good dinner tonight #Ghana. :)

I’m alive and well and happy to start working hard.

The little girl in the picture is my best friend ever

Also, I look like a young Snape.

9/18/17

This week was good.  We were able to have a sweet Sacrament meeting. 

But on Saturday we were invited over to the senior couple’s house for dinner and right before we ate, the Mission President and his wife show up!  So, we’re all like shoot, this is going to be fun…and it was! 

The best part of that night was when the senior couple looked at my companion and I and said “Elders my friend here is coming over tomorrow at 3 for a lesson, will you be able to make it?” I think the best way to describe our reaction is my referencing The Best Two Years movie, where they open up their planner and it’s completely empty and they say "Yeah, it looks like we can squeeze you in!”  That is literally what it felt like!  We had no one planned for Sunday, but you can’t say that when the Mission President is right there.  We had a good laugh about that after.

Now, that lesson was pretty sweet.  It took about 2 hours, but we gave him all he needed to know if the Church is true.

That was really how our week went it was fun and I’m glad we were able to teach and testify of this restored gospel.

Well I don’t have my card reader so I can’t send pictures.  I really don’t have any anyway but I don’t have it because we climbed a mountain today and I didn’t think that would be too useful on a mountain :) 

I love you all and I know this church is true!

Elder Skogs goes home next week.  My new (greenie) companion (I will be training) and I will be white-washing a new area right next to my old area.  It will be hard because there were no Missionaries there before us to show us around.  Also remember, there are no addresses so we won’t know the where the chapel is, or where the Branch President lives and there are no investigators, that we will know of… We won’t even know the boundaries of the area so it should be a fun experience. 

9/11/17

This week was kind of not a “Mission” week.  All I can say is we went and visited some of Elder Skogs’ friends on Friday…we went to Accra and just hung out at their place the whole day.

We were able to have a wonderful Sabbath day and I truly was so happy I could partake of the Sacrament and renew my covenants.  That’s what it’s all about.

Also, there was a question in Elders Quorum that led to the answer “Follow the Prophet”.  That is pretty much the answer to all conflicting views of the gospel or anything.  I say if President Monson came out right now and said by way of revelation the first great commandment is that we need to wear neon yellow socks then by all means, THAT IS THE NEW COMMANDMENT! That’s really all we need to put our faith in when these questions and concerns come up. :) 


I don’t have much time today but I do have pictures and some videos.  =)

9/4/17

This week was pretty much the same.  Nothing new. I went on exchange with the district leader, Elder Jorgenson (he is actually from riverside), and his area is sweet.  He has so many children to teach which is my favorite because children are funny :)

But then the week continued and we had a sweet District meeting on the Book of Mormon and just how awesome it actually is.  Our mission president invited us to start reading 2 chapters a  day out of the Book of Mormon.  So, we started September 1st and by December 31st we will be done with the whole book. I’ve been doing that but I started in Second Nephi 30, because that’s where I was already.  There are some sweet scriptures from 2nd Nephi through Jacob.  Just wow!

My favorite one has to be Jacob 1:19 because it applies to me as a missionary and how I need to work with all my heart, mind, might and strength because I don’t want the sins of these people upon my head.  Also, I loved Jacob 4:5 just because the Doctrine there WAS COMPLETLY different to what Joseph Smith grew up with…that with Adam and Eve being amazing people. I mean Joseph Smith was a prophet and even if he wrote the Book of Mormon, he’s a pretty dang good reformer.  Thankfully he translated it and it’s a true scripture.

I’d explain the pictures but I can’t see them.  All I know is we saw a dead bird last Sunday :)

 Riding in a Trotro (taxi), dragging a wheelbarrow 

 Day of Service--Mormon Helping Hands

 (this is Liz, I think he looks like Uncle Sterling here)

 Dead bird in the wash water

 Not evceryday do you see Megaman playing lacrosse riding a crab

 OHHH YEA WE HAD A BAPTISM!! IT WAS SWEET!