Oct 30, 2017 Mission Updates Some individuals are almost ready: We were thinking that five people were going to be baptized this coming Saturday, but we feel that they need additional preparation. I guess they will be baptized by the missionaries that will be here next transfer. There are so many people who are reallyContinue reading “Survived Then Thrived”
Category Archives: Mission News
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”
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”
Baptism, Double Cheeseburgers, and Effiduase
May 22, 2017 My week was good. We thought that we would have a whole week to spend in our area, but we had things come up. A companionship wasn’t getting along at all so we helped them out on Tuesday. Then we had to escort a companionship to the hospital, so even less timeContinue reading “Baptism, Double Cheeseburgers, and Effiduase”
It’s Tamale Hot
March 13, 2017 This week was really interesting, filled with a lot of cleaning and preparing because it was transfer week. We got a new missionary in the apartment with the other companionship. He’s from Tonga and he’s straight out of the MTC. So those first few days, not a lot happened. First Things First…WhatContinue reading “It’s Tamale Hot”
Who Knew You Could Miss Cereal So Much
Feb 20, 2017 Wa is Opening This past week we went to and from Kumasi and it was really, really neat. It was about a seven hour journey on the nicest Charter bus I’ve ever been on before. Big news in the mission! Wa (a town in Northwestern Ghana) just had their first Sacrament meetingContinue reading “Who Knew You Could Miss Cereal So Much”
Lots Going On
August 1, 2016 I had an experience this week; President Cosgrave came south side to Obuasi for a surprise meeting. He expressed his concern and love for us, and told us that we are all his surrogate children. He then gave each Elder a hug as his wife gave each Sister a hug. Dad, itContinue reading “Lots Going On”
A Letter from the Mission President
This is an excerpt of a letter we received from Ben’s Mission President: Dear Brother & Sister Gilbert, Your son has arrived safely in the mission and has received his first assignment. We are so pleased to have him in the Ghana Kumasi Mission and we appreciate your efforts in preparing him for this mission. HisContinue reading “A Letter from the Mission President”
Just Gilbert 