January 2016 – Just Gilbert

Making Friends in Ghana

Note: Elder Gilbert’s Internet provider went down while sending his email this week. Please view this happy photo as a substitute for a letter.

Twi (ch-wee) Language and Food

So Twi is very hard. Sometimes it hardly makes any sense, but I am trying very hard to learn. It means a lot to the Ghanian people! Here is a sample of the language: Sample text in Twi Translation A cow was grazing in a field of grass. This field was near a pond whichContinue reading “Twi (ch-wee) Language and Food”

Ghanian Challenges

Book of Mormon Challenge for 2016 This week I started doing something that President Cosgrave challenged all the missionaries in Kumasi to do starting the 1st of January. And that is to take a fresh copy of the Book of Mormon and take a colored pencil, pencil or pen and highlight it’s witness of JesusContinue reading “Ghanian Challenges”

Happy Christmas & Polygamy in Ghana

Happy Christmas in Ghana! I was so happy to be able to talk to my family this Christmas! I made a couple people cry and I feel bad, but I’m sure they were tears of joy. In all honesty, this Christmas was one of the best, if not the best I’ve ever had. The giftsContinue reading “Happy Christmas & Polygamy in Ghana”