Whats up everyone?
I am so happy to see that you had a good
week this week, and that you are all safe. i have definitely missed you all a
ton lately. this new area has been so amazing, but so difficult at the same
time! but i am happy and grateful for my trials, and pray that i am learning all
the things that the Lord wants me to learn.
Our teaching pool is growing and doing well, but as of now
we wont have any baptisms for a little while. things aren't really going our
way, but i cant complain at all! i love being a missionary so much, and being
here in this place with these amazing people and serving them is so great! We met this guy named P------ on Tuesday. he is so cool. we
were just walking down the street and my companion stopped and backtracked and
went down this road on which he was walking. we started talking to him and he
is so nice! he is from Nigeria, and he is here to play football. just 6 months
ago he converted to Christianity, and started going to church at some one man
church. and when we met him we knew that God had prepared him just for us. we
set a baptismal date with him, and he is doing so well! just another miracle
from the Lord.
Saturday was such a blessing. we woke up and went to the
chapel and went to the temple with the rest of our ward. we had around 50
members from our ward squished into one tro tro haha. i needed to feel that
peace of the temple so much. even tho i didn't get to do too much, it didn't
matter. the temple is a powerful place. When we got back to Dansoman, we got a call from our
district leader saying that if we wanted to go to Keneshie they would be
showing the Saturday morning session live there! so we got in a tro tro and
traveled for about 30 minutes to the Keneshie stake center and watched the
whole session! it was so nice! i felt like they were speaking directly to me,
and saying all the things that i needed to hear! i have no doubt in my mind
that they are God's prophets and apostles.
on Sunday, we had one investigator at church! sadly she cant
get baptized until she becomes legally married to her husband, which in Africa
is quite the process. it is sad. but she is amazing and will be such a strong
member of the church one day.
Also, on Sunday at church we were told that they would show
another session of general conference at Keneshie! so we went of course! i
loved Elder Uchtdorf's talk so much! it was perfect! and after the conference i
got to talk to Elder Finch, my mtc companion. it was so nice to see him and
talk to him.
right when we got back to the apartment from general
conference, another missionary called us and asked us if we were going to the
next session. i had no idea that they were even going to play the next session,
because it would have started at 8. so we called the zone leaders, and they
said that we could go as long as we would be back to the apartment by 10. so we
got back in a taxi and went to Keneshie again. when we got there, no one was
there... hahaha they weren't showing the session. i was pretty sad, but at the
same time i was so tired. so we just had to go back to the apartment.
This morning, we went to the gym lol. it has been a long
time. a brother in our ward either owns or is a manager at this gym and it is
soooo nice. i felt like i was back in the U.S. but we did some super sweaty and
embarrassing aerobics, and then worked out on some of the machines. it was
nice, and i felt pretty good after. turns out i haven't lost any weight since
the last time i weighed myself. i am still at 160. but my face doesn't look so
fat anymore. it must have gone somewhere else i guess haha. after that we just
went to the mall and talked with some of the other missionaries. and i played 3
games of pool and no one could beat me haha probably just because i am only 6
months on mission and the people i was playing against only have like 6 months
left lol. but i still won ;)
So this was my week. everything is good. just moving along,
and trying my absolute best. things are great in Ghana :)
Have a wonderful week! enjoy the pleasant weather, and try
to not miss me too much ;) love you!!!
Love, Elder Ben
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