So here in Ghana they have TOO MANY holidays or as I like to say, "lazy days". Yesterday the internet cafe was closed because I guess Easter is a 2 day holiday... ;)
Last week was week #6 and the last week of the transfer cycle. In Assin Fosu I've spent 18 weeks and will spend 6 more weeks with Elder Maumau in the same area - which I am so happy for honestly!!! There are too many people that I love here to leave them so soon. Plus my zone is the best of the mission!!! One of our zone leaders gave us some stats from this last quarter (Jan- March) today in our meeting. In the past 3 months our zone of 18 members has baptized 44 people and has given out 874 Books of Mormon in the last 10 weeks. Ghana is a fast growing part of the church and it is a privilege to be apart of helping the church grow here.
Last week was week #6 and the last week of the transfer cycle. In Assin Fosu I've spent 18 weeks and will spend 6 more weeks with Elder Maumau in the same area - which I am so happy for honestly!!! There are too many people that I love here to leave them so soon. Plus my zone is the best of the mission!!! One of our zone leaders gave us some stats from this last quarter (Jan- March) today in our meeting. In the past 3 months our zone of 18 members has baptized 44 people and has given out 874 Books of Mormon in the last 10 weeks. Ghana is a fast growing part of the church and it is a privilege to be apart of helping the church grow here.
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| Sister Constance and our awesome ward missionary, Brother Addo Knack |
Not many things out of the ordinary happened last week and my mind is drawing a blank for the most part.
On Sunday we had 2 baptisms! Samuel Odoom whom is 13 years old. He was a member referral that we got a month or so ago. His brother Stephen got back from his mission in South Africa a month ago and baptized his little brother. My testimony on the importance of members in missionary work has grown so much!! GIVE REFERRALS TO THE MISSIONARIES. You never know what may come of it. The worth of a soul is to great!!! Our second baptism was Constance, whom is 42 ish years old. My last companion and comp before me started teaching her around November and months later is ready for baptism. For whatever reason my companion and I felt that she was not ready even though she was coming to church every week. We knew this last Sunday was when she was ready. She was also a referral by the way... see the pattern??
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| Front - left to right - Stephen, Brother Odoom and Samuel who was baptized Back - Elders Johnson and Maumau |
To add to my happiness I saw my dad's car in the parking lot at the church building. To my displeasure it was not him ;( But it was Carol's (I named the Accord - "Carol") Ghana brother, "Carl". It looked the exact same. The only Honda accord I have seen in Ghana!
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| Carol's Ghana brother - Carl |
For the past week, every single afternoon, it decides to rain really hard. It will go from hot to DARK clouds in minutes. Thankfully my companion and I are close most of the time to the apartment for refuge :)
One of the many reasons I am happy to be in this area still is because of a man named Andrews Kampal. He is the husband of our recently baptized Comfort. She wants him to come and join her at church so bad. Every time we see her she mentions Andrews. We have met with him a few times, but he is set on his church. We have done different things to help him soften his heart, like coming to a FHE activity put on by the missionaries a few weeks ago (he did not come, but Comfort and their 2 children did) and last night we had a wonderful time with Brother Kellikuma and his family in family home evening. We invited Andrews and his wife, but he was not around when we came to escort them. Only downer of the family home evening was they gave us a HUGE plate of rice and stew at 8:30 at night. Trying to lose the rest of my gut and that did not help!!
One of the many reasons I am happy to be in this area still is because of a man named Andrews Kampal. He is the husband of our recently baptized Comfort. She wants him to come and join her at church so bad. Every time we see her she mentions Andrews. We have met with him a few times, but he is set on his church. We have done different things to help him soften his heart, like coming to a FHE activity put on by the missionaries a few weeks ago (he did not come, but Comfort and their 2 children did) and last night we had a wonderful time with Brother Kellikuma and his family in family home evening. We invited Andrews and his wife, but he was not around when we came to escort them. Only downer of the family home evening was they gave us a HUGE plate of rice and stew at 8:30 at night. Trying to lose the rest of my gut and that did not help!!
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| Elder Kanongata'a and I today after the meeting. He has since left to Cape coast to board a plane tomorrow to Tonga. Thankfully he will be in the states when I am home. Love this guy a lot |
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| Elder Rothlisberger and I throwing the "whip" |
I love this Church. It is the only true church on the face of the earth! We could give verses from scriptures until we are blue in the face to convince people, but the most effective and best way is to bear our testimony of the Restored Gospel. At the end of our lessons and especially in the first lesson, we invite people to pray to know if this church is true. And we know if they are faithful the prayer will be answered. So I hope each and every one of us are keeping our testimonies strong by scripture study and prayer everyday, so when that crucial moment comes to bear our testimonies, the Holy Ghost will bear record to them that what we are saying is true.
Have a wonderful week!!
Elder Johnson
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