On Tuesday Elder Jones and I went to a farther place in our area to see a man named Jonathon. There were many African like places here so I was able to take some good pictures. On our way back Elder Jones signaled what he thought was a trotro, but as the car pulled over we realized it was a school bus for kindergarten age children. The driver said he would give us a ride to wherever we needed to go to because he was going to the same area. We proceeded to get in the van and take some pictures of the kids in the car. The driver picking us up was a good example of the goodness in the world. People say that there is so much evil in the world. The reason it grabs attention is that it's out of the ordinary. There are more people in the world doing random acts of kindness for each other, we just have to notice them. The Sacksteder family sent me a copy of This I Believe and some of the personal philosophies talk about the goodness in the world passed around by unrecognized persons keeping charity alive.
Wednesday was a fantastical day because the member who was sewing some traditional Muslim robes finished the work today. I have no idea where I will wear a long sleeve dress with a hood, but I will make sure I find a place.
Thursday was even more of a mind blowing day. So I was talking to a man with Elder Jones when another man walked by wearing a familiar shirt. We went to talk to the man after and took a picture of him. The shirt the man was wearing was a staff shirt of the gym I used to go to in Illinois (Courts Plus in Elmhurst). I figure that it was donated to a place that ships clothes to Africa and he bought it off the street. I found it a wonderful coincidence.
Friday was when our zone (collection of districts which is a collection of areas) had our every three month interviews with the mission president. Things went well and the desire to work continues. After the interview Elder Jones and I met with the Obagye family where they accepted a baptism date. The father is an educated farmer with six children and a wife. It has been great teaching them because they understand the importance of families.
For Saturday Elder Jones and I went over to visit an investigator named Margret. She is a retired teacher who has children in London so they have sent her an oven, toaster, and a washing machine. She is in her mid 70s so she said she needed help around the house dusting and sweeping. While we were there some Jehovah's Witnesses started talking to Margret's grandchild. Her house is on the third floor so we smiled and waved to them in a festive manner. After the cleaning was done she said she would feed us so we made ourselves some fried rice giving her some for dinner. We have no idea how the rice turned out so well, but she said it was good and it was.
For Sunday we went to church and after I read Teachings of the Prophets: Joseph Smith. It was a long book, over 500 pages, but it was a quick read and I loved it. It was nice learning more about him and his life through the eyes of his words and other people. It satisfies me to say that at the end of the book I had my testimony of the truthfulness of his life and the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I was also thinking about how to the world I used to live in, I don't exist. I stay alive through the thoughts of others and my words such as this, but because I am just a single aspect of peoples lives, being gone has wiped me off the face of the Earth and when I do return people will remember me to some degree or another depending on the person, but for the most part I will be a new face. I have loved to see the growth I have made in all areas because of my time here in Ghana. I am so used to my current way of life it will be interesting to see how I am and where I will be in life compared to others around me when I return.
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