August 21, 2017 My New Companion His name is Elder Gadah and is twenty-five. He is a Ghanaian from the Eastern Region, a town called Nsawom (It should be on the road from Kofordua to Accra), and of the same tribe as Elder Gbettie. He has only been a member for three years and cameContinue reading “A Land Rich in What Matters Most”
Author Archives: Sue Gilbert
Seniagya, Transfers, and Home
August 14, 2017 Transfer News! I’m training my last 12 weeks of my mission! I think it’s basically set in stone unless something absolutely crazy happens. That means that I’ll have four areas for my entire mission, and ten companions. Seems like pretty happy numbers! I will pick him up on Wednesday, when I goContinue reading “Seniagya, Transfers, and Home”
Changed by the Spirit
August 7, 2017 A Nice Story First off I want to tell you about an investigator named Gertrude. She was a referral that wanted to know about the truth of rumors that she heard about the church such as being an occult group, etc. She is studying the Book of Mormon and even came toContinue reading “Changed by the Spirit”
Agency: A Gift From Above
July 31, 2017 What is New? I was trying to ponder about what I should tell you about this week, and not a lot was coming to my mind. Not that I don’t want to tell you things, but that I was thinking, what is new? Agency I think the thing that I’m really dealingContinue reading “Agency: A Gift From Above”
I Feel Like I am Part Ghanaian
July 24, 2017 The Work is Moving Forward I can see some progress in our area. It can progress faster, I feel, but it’s still going well. I’ll take it at this pace for now and we’ll see what will happen in the near future. I think I mentioned this last week but we’ve beenContinue reading “I Feel Like I am Part Ghanaian”
A Farm, Some Corn, and Solomon
July 17, 2017 Just Like Iowa…Well, Sort Of We had the pleasure of going to a farm with a less active this week. They people gave us some food and some of that was fresh maize corn. It wasn’t sweet corn, but you better believe that I served up some amazing corn on the cobContinue reading “A Farm, Some Corn, and Solomon”
Small Acts of Service
July 10, 2017 Seniagya is Growing Another transfer came and went, and I’m still with Elder Naawu. Elder Nuamah and Elder Hill got added to us for their last three weeks that they extended. Seniagya is doing well. The other two elders went there on Sunday to teach all the members and investigators. About 5Continue reading “Small Acts of Service”
Another Transfer in the Books
July 3, 2017 This week was fairly good. I made some mistakes, had some learning experiences; I’m still repenting daily, so it’s all moving forward! One thing that is really cool that is happening recently is that we’re working with this sister who is really, really powerful. We’ve born testimony so frequently that the lastContinue reading “Another Transfer in the Books”
Goats, Mango Leaves, and the Rain
June 26, 2017 There’s not too much to report this week. I’ve said it a lot in the chats, but I can at least say that I’m doing really, really well. The Work is Moving Forward This week we visited the village, Seniagya. There are some faithful people there and we were introduced to anContinue reading “Goats, Mango Leaves, and the Rain”
Highlighting A Challenge
June 19, 2017 Study Time Right now, I’m pouring my heart and soul into my Book of Mormon reading. I’m doing something that Elder Bednar challenged us as missionaries to do. That is to take a fresh copy of the Book of Mormon and highlight everything we see about the atonement; when finished we writeContinue reading “Highlighting A Challenge”
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