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”
Category Archives: Gospel Principles
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”
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”
Sunshine in the Soul
June 12, 2017 This week was pretty busy with a couple of fun things. A Visit to a School First, I have a story I would like to tell that involves two young women in a nearby Islamic boarding school. They are members, one from Accra and one from Tamale! The one from Tamale happensContinue reading “Sunshine in the Soul”
The Rain in Effiduase
May 29, 2017 I’m in My New Area This week was good! I am finally in Effiduase, and the area is mostly like a village. There are spots with nice paved roads and some good buildings but mostly bush. I think the whole town is developing “small small.” But it’s really good and it feelsContinue reading “The Rain in Effiduase”
Temporal Crocodiles
May 1, 2017 Well, this week there will be plenty of pictures! The reason I’m emailing so late in the day and you probably thought you missed me was because of this…We went to Paga! Get out your maps, folks, cuz it’s about northwest of Bolga, following the west road that goes past Navrongo andContinue reading “Temporal Crocodiles”
Ticket to Ride
March 20, 2017 Last Week Once a month we travel to Kumasi, like last week, to take care of leadership responsibilities. It takes 3 days; we leave on Wednesday, have meetings on Thursday, and come back on Friday. It’s 7 hours one-way and very bumpy. There isn’t much I can do during the trip becauseContinue reading “Ticket to Ride”
Teaching, Traveling, and Tender Mercies
Editor’s note: Sorry for the delays in posts. We have had sickness, holiday visitors, a few weeks of very short emails, and a new living arrangement. I will catch you up in the next couple of posts. SG The Work is Progressing This week we had a broadcast from Utah to the Africa West Area. It was veryContinue reading “Teaching, Traveling, and Tender Mercies”
Being Led by the Spirit and Celebrating My Birthday in Ghana
Teaching by The Spirit I was thinking back on when we were getting ready to move to Mount Vernon and my parents wanted me to pick where I wanted to go to school, CR or MtV. Katie chose CR Kennedy. I thank the Lord, God Almighty, for confirming to me against my own thoughts andContinue reading “Being Led by the Spirit and Celebrating My Birthday in Ghana”
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