Hello Everyone!
This week was super challenging
but I have learned so much! This week was the last week with Elder Ajayi and I
am going to miss him so much! He has taught me so many things and I owe him
everything I am as a missionary! But it is exciting that I will get a new
companion this week! I'm going to learn so much from training! Anyways, I
really felt all of your prayers this week, I was super stressed about learning
everything about training and my bike broke in the middle of the road and other
crazy things :) But I know that Christ has felt my stress, and my grief. I know
that God works in mysterious ways and that he wants us to learn by challenges
sometimes! This week, there were some people who insulted me and made fun of me
but it was in their native language so I never knew until after. So whenever
they did I would just smile and say "good afternoon!" :D so I think
that's a good attitude to have in our lives. When people are angry, just
listen, then be nice and smile! I'm sorry if this letter is more random than
usual :) At church we had 5 investigators show up, which was great! Elder Ajayi
bore his testimony and it was just a good Sunday! One of these pictures is of
me and Elder Ajayi, then the other is me and Kwame (Quamie) who is getting baptized
next week!
Thank you everyone for all of your letters and support, they mean so
much to me and they keep me rejuvenated to serve even harder! Hopefully next
week I will have more to write about! One cool thing that happened is that it
rained like 15 inches in one day. But the cooler thing is that we helped a
little kid cross a canal that was more full because of the rain! He went up to
the stepping stones carrying his back pack and umbrella and started to cry. We
carried him across and we felt like heroes :D. I love not only being a servant
to God, but being a servant to others! I am coming to love the Ghanaian people
so much! They are so nice and loving. I love the food too! It will be fun to
make fun of my companion this week when he tries to eat the food! just kidding
:) I love this gospel so much! It is the only way to be happy. The only way!
Missionary work could not function without the help of the Lord. There would be
no success without the Lord! I know indeed that Christ not only suffered for our
sins, but he suffered for our feelings of stress, grief, heartbreak, and self
disappointment! I know that God loves us! He knows what is best for us! All we
have to do is follow him! :) In the name of Jesus Christ amen.
By the way I received all of the
fam's FHE letters to me and they made my day! Letters are so great because you
don't get them on Monday so it's like a reminder that someone is always there!
:D
Questions answered:
There is more black missionaries
than white, (but it is pretty close and it changes. sometimes.)
No the malaria medicine hasn't
given me problems. :)
I don't know what the mosquito
nets are made out of!
It is probably like 95 degrees
all the time but I have gotten used to it.
I do talk slow and accented with
T’s when I teach lessons :)
I haven't gotten an accent, I
just use a different vocabulary.
Culture: The hardest culture
shock for me was to see that Moms usually beat their children to obey. It's really
hard to not stop them sometimes, but maybe that is why everyone is so nice
because they listen to their moms? I'm not sure. But most of the time members
don't beat their children :D
I love you Family! Keep doing
great things! :D Pacho Byo!
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