The Newest Members of the Church in Achimota
Hey Mom! I really am so sorry about last weeks letter. We were running really short on time and the cafe that we were at was complete crap. I only get two hours to email when the internet is crap we get screwed sometimes. So last week I had just finished Tate's letter and I was about to write yours when the internet crashed. So I am very sorry that happened.
Anyways. Okay so you heard about the kidnapping? It was crazy. The guys name was Victor Solomon and he showed up to Church like 45 minutes early and said he'd heard about the church and that he had met with missionaries in the past. So we were like 'Sweet'! We had our Ward Mission Leader sit next to him throughout sacrament and when we closed I saw him walking outside. He had dropped a paper and I went out to run after him. I brought him back inside and began to escort him to investigators class when a less active member who I had been working with for a long time came up and spoke to me. I was super happy to see him and by that time I had completely forgotten about Victor.
That evening we received a call from President Judd informing us that there had been a kidnapping and that we needed to return to our apartments. Bishop was outside our apartment waiting for us when he received a phone call from Victor demanding a ransom. It honestly didn't feel like it was real. However, within a few days the man was found at the border of Togo in the Volta Region and the little boy is back home, safe with his family.
So that was the big event that happened last week...It wasn't as exciting as it sounds it would be haha.
So what was something that I learned this week? Well i learned that I don't rely enough on the Savior, and that I don't pray as often, or I should say that I don't pray with real intent as I ought to. This past transfer has been the hardest I've had so far. My comp and I get along fine so that's cool and all, but we've had next to no success as far as finding and teaching goes. I've been trying too much to rely on my own efforts and I haven't been ready to receive the Grace that we need in missionary work. I've also been trying a lot harder on doing things that the natural man doesn't want to do. Like serving, and contacting and going the extra mile. My spirits have been up and I feel that things will get a lot better. I
However, we were very fortunate to receive a referral from some other missionaries. His name is Zyrian Ariba-he's a nigerian who had been to church 7 times and honestly just needed us to go over all the lessons (briefly go over since he knew a lot already) and show him where the Church in Achimota was. I sent you some pics. Sorry their blurry. Some random guy was taking them for me. Zyrian is on the left side of the photo, the tallest of the baptismal candidates. He is super cool.
We got a new mission president on Saturday!! President Judd is gone and we now have President Heid, former PEF missionary in our mission. It'll be really strange to see any changes that are made in the mission.
Carl has changed sooooo much! I was so happy to read his talk and to hear from you, from Dad and from Tate that he really has matured and grown so much. I know that he'll grow a lot more on his mission. It really made me so happy to hear that he is doing well and has found that peace that he needs in his life. It was also really funny to hear from Dad and Tate that you two ran into each other and I'm sorry she got a longer letter. (it wasn't my fault!! :))
Well mom I love you very much and I could go on and on but then I wouldn't be able to email anybody else ;) haha love you mom. I'm safe and I'm healthy and I'm loving mission.
Sincerely, Elder Green
That evening we received a call from President Judd informing us that there had been a kidnapping and that we needed to return to our apartments. Bishop was outside our apartment waiting for us when he received a phone call from Victor demanding a ransom. It honestly didn't feel like it was real. However, within a few days the man was found at the border of Togo in the Volta Region and the little boy is back home, safe with his family.
So that was the big event that happened last week...It wasn't as exciting as it sounds it would be haha.
So what was something that I learned this week? Well i learned that I don't rely enough on the Savior, and that I don't pray as often, or I should say that I don't pray with real intent as I ought to. This past transfer has been the hardest I've had so far. My comp and I get along fine so that's cool and all, but we've had next to no success as far as finding and teaching goes. I've been trying too much to rely on my own efforts and I haven't been ready to receive the Grace that we need in missionary work. I've also been trying a lot harder on doing things that the natural man doesn't want to do. Like serving, and contacting and going the extra mile. My spirits have been up and I feel that things will get a lot better. I
However, we were very fortunate to receive a referral from some other missionaries. His name is Zyrian Ariba-he's a nigerian who had been to church 7 times and honestly just needed us to go over all the lessons (briefly go over since he knew a lot already) and show him where the Church in Achimota was. I sent you some pics. Sorry their blurry. Some random guy was taking them for me. Zyrian is on the left side of the photo, the tallest of the baptismal candidates. He is super cool.
We got a new mission president on Saturday!! President Judd is gone and we now have President Heid, former PEF missionary in our mission. It'll be really strange to see any changes that are made in the mission.
Carl has changed sooooo much! I was so happy to read his talk and to hear from you, from Dad and from Tate that he really has matured and grown so much. I know that he'll grow a lot more on his mission. It really made me so happy to hear that he is doing well and has found that peace that he needs in his life. It was also really funny to hear from Dad and Tate that you two ran into each other and I'm sorry she got a longer letter. (it wasn't my fault!! :))
Well mom I love you very much and I could go on and on but then I wouldn't be able to email anybody else ;) haha love you mom. I'm safe and I'm healthy and I'm loving mission.
Sincerely, Elder Green
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