Change is the Only Constant This week was pretty exciting because: Transfer news came. I'm getting a new companion, Elder Ripplinger. I'm out of training which means that I've officially been on mission for 3 months! This week was also weird because I was in a three-some companionship due to an emergency transfer that happenedContinue reading "Three Months"
Working Hard Makes Life More Enjoyable
Life is going by quicker and quicker. I can't believe I've already been here for nearly 3 months, but still every day I realize that my time here is short. I want to keep up the days that I work hard and work even harder on the days that I fall short. I have a goal to beContinue reading "Working Hard Makes Life More Enjoyable"
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"
Merry Christmas From Ghana
So this week was a bit slow, but I've been getting more adjusted to the work each day! We've faced a lot of disappointment with investigators not progressing and different things like that. However, just as I've said before, I'm getting more and more used to Ghana each day! My hand washing skills are improvingContinue reading "Merry Christmas From Ghana"
The Spirit Teaches
So normally I write super long emails for this blog and spend hardly anytime on individual emails sent to me. This week I will try my best to spend more time with those people who take time to write me and I will write them. I will talk about a couple interesting things that happenedContinue reading "The Spirit Teaches"
One Month Completed
And so, November is gone and December is here! Kind of hard to imagine I've already been out for a month, but I've heard that the time goes by so much slower when you're in your first 3 months, so I think the time is just gonna fly! News About This and That December WeatherContinue reading "One Month Completed"
Of Mice and Men, Chicken, and the Pope
Happy Thanksgiving Everybody! Of Mice and Men..... So a few interesting things happened this week! The first is that we have had traces of mice in the apartment. Droppings in weird places like my closet and things like that. The funny part is that when my companion, Elder Anderson, told me about it, I thoughtContinue reading "Of Mice and Men, Chicken, and the Pope"
Just Gilbert 