This is almost all we did (besides eat and study) in the MTC, bottle flipping and dabbing. ( I didn't dab) That bottle actually landed like that-- I testify that it happened (so now, no one can say it was posed) :) (that was my MTC companion Elder Bambrough-- amazing elder from Salem, Utah (20 minutes from the provo MTC)
welcome to hand washing clothes :/
There are also no public restrooms, so people just pee in the gutter in the wide open. (I don't)
My ear doesn't hurt as much. I got a blessing in the MTC, not specifically for that but I'm counting it, so blessings are real! My ear hasn't popped yet witch just adds to the difficulty to understand, not just what people are saying but what language they are speaking. They really should have us learn Twi in the MTC, it would help so much!
I told mom and dad this but I'm totally like dad now. I cry at everything spiritual, he totally got that on his mission, (I also ate beans) so that absolutely proves I'm becoming like dad. Which is a really good thing if you think about it?
We teach a lot of people. People literally walk up to us and ask to be taught. This man who calls himself Teacher (because that’s his job) followed us for two streets my first day to ask us to teach him so we are going to see him tomorrow. It is hard to understand people and to love them but I’m starting with the children. I’m going to love the children first then work to the adults.
Everywhere we go we get called Obroni (oh-bro-knee) which basically means white boy. Really it means “not from Ghana”, but it means white boy. Only the children say it so you just yell back HI!!!! and they giggle and think it’s the coolest thing. They are a loving people and love us. Little kids will come up and touch and stroke your arm because I’m super white. They love it and I think it’s funny.
I’ve been having a rough (terrible) time transitioning out here but Sunday came which was the first Sunday, but also the first time I saw another white person in 3 days!! It was so good for me (that’s not racist but it’s a weird feeling) it was actually stake conference so we saw other elders Saturday so it was two days but it still helped a ton!
At stake conference we had the area 70 speak to us and he is great we also had the Temple president speak to us, but what hit me was the song “How Firm a Foundation”. It says upheld by my righteous Omnipotent hand and I never realized that that means Christ. Because of the atonement he is all knowing. We must remember that we are literally upheld by Christ’s omnipotent hand and that hit me so hard pretty much because I always thought the word was righteousness so it made the song really hard to sing go ahead try singing it with that word :). But also with that word it didn’t make any sense but it clicked and it made me, yes, it made me cry like dad.
It’s hard out here. I have my reasons for staying which make it not an option to leave, but I’m going to enjoy it soon I hope. If I don’t I still won’t go home. I’m rooted. I really am. Thank you all for helping me be rooted. Love you all
Sincerely,
Elder Ellsworth (not Spencer :))
My ear doesn't hurt as much. I got a blessing in the MTC, not specifically for that but I'm counting it, so blessings are real! My ear hasn't popped yet witch just adds to the difficulty to understand, not just what people are saying but what language they are speaking. They really should have us learn Twi in the MTC, it would help so much!
I told mom and dad this but I'm totally like dad now. I cry at everything spiritual, he totally got that on his mission, (I also ate beans) so that absolutely proves I'm becoming like dad. Which is a really good thing if you think about it?
We teach a lot of people. People literally walk up to us and ask to be taught. This man who calls himself Teacher (because that’s his job) followed us for two streets my first day to ask us to teach him so we are going to see him tomorrow. It is hard to understand people and to love them but I’m starting with the children. I’m going to love the children first then work to the adults.
Everywhere we go we get called Obroni (oh-bro-knee) which basically means white boy. Really it means “not from Ghana”, but it means white boy. Only the children say it so you just yell back HI!!!! and they giggle and think it’s the coolest thing. They are a loving people and love us. Little kids will come up and touch and stroke your arm because I’m super white. They love it and I think it’s funny.
I’ve been having a rough (terrible) time transitioning out here but Sunday came which was the first Sunday, but also the first time I saw another white person in 3 days!! It was so good for me (that’s not racist but it’s a weird feeling) it was actually stake conference so we saw other elders Saturday so it was two days but it still helped a ton!
At stake conference we had the area 70 speak to us and he is great we also had the Temple president speak to us, but what hit me was the song “How Firm a Foundation”. It says upheld by my righteous Omnipotent hand and I never realized that that means Christ. Because of the atonement he is all knowing. We must remember that we are literally upheld by Christ’s omnipotent hand and that hit me so hard pretty much because I always thought the word was righteousness so it made the song really hard to sing go ahead try singing it with that word :). But also with that word it didn’t make any sense but it clicked and it made me, yes, it made me cry like dad.
It’s hard out here. I have my reasons for staying which make it not an option to leave, but I’m going to enjoy it soon I hope. If I don’t I still won’t go home. I’m rooted. I really am. Thank you all for helping me be rooted. Love you all
Sincerely,
Elder Ellsworth (not Spencer :))
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