From April 4, 2011: On Monday Elder Jones and I spent the day resting and going to cafe. At the cafe there was a thirteen year old boy looking at blue film (porn), in response I asked him if he would be doing that if his mother was here. He got off the webpage. I had a lot of fun with the whole experience.
On Tuesday we were informed that Elder Jones would be leaving McCarthy Hills for a bush area called Ho to be companions with Elder Cosper, a missionary that I came to Ghana with. To replace Elder Jones, Elder Bandon Gagnon from Price City, Utah would come to be my companion. Elder Gagnon has been in Ghana for a year and he is my third American companion. I like how open and bold he is with the message we are here to share. It is something I'm learning from him.
On Wednesday I dropped off Elder Jones and got Elder Gagnon from the mission home. I talked to other missionary friends so that was nice. One thing I like about Elder Gagnon is his obedience. It give me motivation to keep being obedient and to find ways to get better.
On Friday our most notable lesson was with a man named Nana. In our lesson we figured out that his family has a hard life while his aunt and her family prosper. He decided to talk to some pastors and they told him that his family's suffering was linked to his grandaunt being a witch and cursing her sister having the affects land on him as well. This is a normal train of thought here in Ghana, but what really grabbed our attention was that he prayed to God asking him to kill the witch relative. It was amazing how he thought God would kill someone for him. It doesn't make sense to us Western cultured people that God would do that.
On Sunday it was fast Sunday so I fasted and I was able to make it the full 24 hours. It was a nice mental experience knowing that I had made progress and that it was a stepping stone for mental discipline and self control.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
From March 28, 2011: Six Month Mark; Kojo's Barbershop; Faith Proceeds the Miracle
From March 28, 2011: I feel that the past week was a bit uneventful, On Wednesday I got some letters so that made my day. We also had our bikes fixed so Elder Jones and I have been biking around to our appointments. As result we have been able to see our investigators in less amount of time. We have been working on finding more people to teach with our new-found time. I'm also hoping that the biking will help me loose some of the weight I have gained here too.
On Thursday I started a 24 hour split, switching Elder Jones for Elder Bills in his area caller Odorkor. Elder Bills is from Utah and has been here about a year longer than me. I also hit my sixth month mark in Ghana. The original hype of being in Ghana for 1/4 of the time came a few weeks before and ended before the actual day itself. I feel that the buildup of an event is much greater than the event itself here.
On Friday, I ended my split with Elder Bills and went to the barber shop owned by Kojo. We were able to meet and talk to him about The Book Of Mormon. Kojo's shop has AC and a TV so there are always people just sitting in his shop. The People frequently watch movies made in Nigeria there as well. These movies mostly consist of juju, armed robbers, women, and money. I find it very interesting how silly they are.
All that happened on Saturday was Elder Withers getting sick, Elder Jones and I trying to pay our electric bill, but never ended up succeeding in doing so, and going to the church for a meeting. Because the day consisted of errands we didn't have the most productive day.
Sunday. Well Sunday Elder Jones and I baptized Godfred Mensah (45), Patrick Ofori (67) Elizabeth Aboagye (43) Daniel Aboagye (16) and Joseph Aboagye (9). The Aboagye father, Samuel baptized as well. Samuel has been a great recent convert and did very well in the baptism. As missionaries we could of baptised the people, but we try to get the fathers or recent converts to do the baptisms for the experience. We also had several other investigators at church, with a member bringing two more. A good story of the day is our investigator Mercy coming to church. She told us she was sitting at home when she started to experience heavy chest pains. She decided to place the Book Of Mormon we recently gave her on her chest. She said that the pains went away and she decided that she needed to visit the church. It was a crazy story to hear, but it is remarkable how much faith she has. Faith proceeds the miracle.
On Thursday I started a 24 hour split, switching Elder Jones for Elder Bills in his area caller Odorkor. Elder Bills is from Utah and has been here about a year longer than me. I also hit my sixth month mark in Ghana. The original hype of being in Ghana for 1/4 of the time came a few weeks before and ended before the actual day itself. I feel that the buildup of an event is much greater than the event itself here.
On Friday, I ended my split with Elder Bills and went to the barber shop owned by Kojo. We were able to meet and talk to him about The Book Of Mormon. Kojo's shop has AC and a TV so there are always people just sitting in his shop. The People frequently watch movies made in Nigeria there as well. These movies mostly consist of juju, armed robbers, women, and money. I find it very interesting how silly they are.
All that happened on Saturday was Elder Withers getting sick, Elder Jones and I trying to pay our electric bill, but never ended up succeeding in doing so, and going to the church for a meeting. Because the day consisted of errands we didn't have the most productive day.
Sunday. Well Sunday Elder Jones and I baptized Godfred Mensah (45), Patrick Ofori (67) Elizabeth Aboagye (43) Daniel Aboagye (16) and Joseph Aboagye (9). The Aboagye father, Samuel baptized as well. Samuel has been a great recent convert and did very well in the baptism. As missionaries we could of baptised the people, but we try to get the fathers or recent converts to do the baptisms for the experience. We also had several other investigators at church, with a member bringing two more. A good story of the day is our investigator Mercy coming to church. She told us she was sitting at home when she started to experience heavy chest pains. She decided to place the Book Of Mormon we recently gave her on her chest. She said that the pains went away and she decided that she needed to visit the church. It was a crazy story to hear, but it is remarkable how much faith she has. Faith proceeds the miracle.
From March 21, 2011: Way Too Hot in Ghana, Poop Hits the Fan.....But Life is Good!!!
From March 21, 2011: Well, On Monday we went to a member's house for family home evening. We brought our investigator named Tei along and met a few other members at the house. Tei had a good time and it was nice to see a member practicing FHE.
Tuesday we had our district meeting. Our district has now moved up to eight missionaries, one of them being Elder Berry. Elder Berry came to Ghana at the same time so it is fun talking to him about where we are after 5.5 months here. later in the day we met our investigator at his friend's barber shop that has AC. We sat in there for a bit teaching them and eating some rice they fed us. We also went out to visit our investigators Abigail Yenfo and Godfrd Mensah. We talked to them about what they have learned, but we mostly just spent the time developing a relationship with them. Abigail has been going to literacy class at the church so we had a lot of fun teaching her Head shoulders Knees and Toes. She got a kick out of it too.
Wednesday was the day Elder Jones and I decided that it is way too hot in Ghana. The first several hours out in the day (we leave the apartment at 10) we can feel the suns rays cook our skin. I know that I have gotten used to the climate here, but it's way too hot. I checked the weather right now and it says it feels like 97F, oh well life goes on. The best lesson we had was with Victor Sosu. We have been meeting with him for a few weeks. Victor said while he was on a tro tro he was reading our book as a way to pass time when he finally took it seriously and felt it was true. He also said he had a dream with two angels telling him our message was true. However he didn't come to church on Sunday like he said he had to so we will see what he says this time.
Thursday I started my 24 hour split with Elder Stuart Withers from Idaho Falls, Idaho. We started at 5pm and were in his area until 8.
Up to 5pm on Friday I was with Elder Withers. After the split ended we took our investigator Michael Addo to a young single adult activity. There was music, food, and dirty filthy dancing for a church activity. Michael had a fun time socializing with the guys and flirting with the girls. He told the other investigators and the barber shop with AC the fun he had. For some reason though none of them came to church like they said.
Well the highlight on Saturday was our recent convert Philomena telling Elder Jones that she wanted to visit him at our apartment alone, in his pajamas, with the bedroom clean. We had a lot of fun trying to tell her how we can't have visitors over. We eventually got the situation figured out. When we talk to Philomena we use our Ghanaian English, but switch to our regular English when we talk to each other, usually about Philomena so she doesn't understand what we are saying. On Sunday I remembered that she worked at hotels in Holland for nine years. We then talked to her in our American English to find out that she can understand every word we say leading us to to believe that when we talk to each other at her shop she can actually understand what we are saying. Philomena was sent to the Aboagyes by the ward to fellowship the Aboagye family after they didn't come to church this Sunday because the father had stomach pains. We joke about Philomena, but in reality we couldn't be more impressed with her and her progress in the church.
Sunday was when the poop hit the fan. Normally the poop always covers the fan, but on Sunday we felt that there was an abnormal amount. We started off the day by walking with some investigators that decided not to come to church with us. As we parted ways and kept walking to the church our investigator Tei pulls up in his fathers car offering to give us a ride to the tro tro station. Tei said he had to change, but he would be coming with his friends, Sulo Tabor and Richard Acqua to Church. For some reason that we haven't identified none of them came to church. It got better though when a former investigator we met on the tro tro paid our fair to the church. I think it is a combination of us being white and being missionaries that brings out the hospitality from others here. We got to church and were greeted by President and Sister Smith. President Smith did an abortion interview for our investigator and Sister Smith gave me some medicine to take because I woke up at midnight to throw up some rice an investigator fed us. I was feeling 100% better when I woke up today so that's good. At the end of the day we were expecting around 25 people at church and would of been happy with 15, but in the end only 4 came. Oh well, life goes on and we will work to have better results next week. Life is good.
Tuesday we had our district meeting. Our district has now moved up to eight missionaries, one of them being Elder Berry. Elder Berry came to Ghana at the same time so it is fun talking to him about where we are after 5.5 months here. later in the day we met our investigator at his friend's barber shop that has AC. We sat in there for a bit teaching them and eating some rice they fed us. We also went out to visit our investigators Abigail Yenfo and Godfrd Mensah. We talked to them about what they have learned, but we mostly just spent the time developing a relationship with them. Abigail has been going to literacy class at the church so we had a lot of fun teaching her Head shoulders Knees and Toes. She got a kick out of it too.
Wednesday was the day Elder Jones and I decided that it is way too hot in Ghana. The first several hours out in the day (we leave the apartment at 10) we can feel the suns rays cook our skin. I know that I have gotten used to the climate here, but it's way too hot. I checked the weather right now and it says it feels like 97F, oh well life goes on. The best lesson we had was with Victor Sosu. We have been meeting with him for a few weeks. Victor said while he was on a tro tro he was reading our book as a way to pass time when he finally took it seriously and felt it was true. He also said he had a dream with two angels telling him our message was true. However he didn't come to church on Sunday like he said he had to so we will see what he says this time.
Thursday I started my 24 hour split with Elder Stuart Withers from Idaho Falls, Idaho. We started at 5pm and were in his area until 8.
Up to 5pm on Friday I was with Elder Withers. After the split ended we took our investigator Michael Addo to a young single adult activity. There was music, food, and dirty filthy dancing for a church activity. Michael had a fun time socializing with the guys and flirting with the girls. He told the other investigators and the barber shop with AC the fun he had. For some reason though none of them came to church like they said.
Well the highlight on Saturday was our recent convert Philomena telling Elder Jones that she wanted to visit him at our apartment alone, in his pajamas, with the bedroom clean. We had a lot of fun trying to tell her how we can't have visitors over. We eventually got the situation figured out. When we talk to Philomena we use our Ghanaian English, but switch to our regular English when we talk to each other, usually about Philomena so she doesn't understand what we are saying. On Sunday I remembered that she worked at hotels in Holland for nine years. We then talked to her in our American English to find out that she can understand every word we say leading us to to believe that when we talk to each other at her shop she can actually understand what we are saying. Philomena was sent to the Aboagyes by the ward to fellowship the Aboagye family after they didn't come to church this Sunday because the father had stomach pains. We joke about Philomena, but in reality we couldn't be more impressed with her and her progress in the church.
Sunday was when the poop hit the fan. Normally the poop always covers the fan, but on Sunday we felt that there was an abnormal amount. We started off the day by walking with some investigators that decided not to come to church with us. As we parted ways and kept walking to the church our investigator Tei pulls up in his fathers car offering to give us a ride to the tro tro station. Tei said he had to change, but he would be coming with his friends, Sulo Tabor and Richard Acqua to Church. For some reason that we haven't identified none of them came to church. It got better though when a former investigator we met on the tro tro paid our fair to the church. I think it is a combination of us being white and being missionaries that brings out the hospitality from others here. We got to church and were greeted by President and Sister Smith. President Smith did an abortion interview for our investigator and Sister Smith gave me some medicine to take because I woke up at midnight to throw up some rice an investigator fed us. I was feeling 100% better when I woke up today so that's good. At the end of the day we were expecting around 25 people at church and would of been happy with 15, but in the end only 4 came. Oh well, life goes on and we will work to have better results next week. Life is good.
From March 14, 2011: Civil War in Ivory Coast Brings Missionaries to Ghana
From March 14, 2011: Monday Elder Jones and I went to another town called Mateheko to visit some other missionaries as well as another area called Odorkor to clean a hospital that had flooding with our zone. For the hospital we cleared some dirt that settled from the water and bucketed water from a basement after we removed the water damaged things. One of the family members who own the hospital, who are also members of the church, gave Elder Jones and I some Peanut M&Ms and Twix. Though they were the fun sized they were delight-some to eat. It was fun to get together as misionaries to help the hospital, but we were all wondering why we were there when they had paid staff, oh well.
Tuesday we were able to visit Tei and Sulo and teach them about eternal marriage and the temple. They are smart guys so it is fun to teach them. We also went to visit Alice Walice's husband Godfred Mensah and her friend Abigail Yenfo. We found out that Abigail has two daughters and a son. We didn't think we were going to be able to baptize Abigail for a long time because she was going to literacy class to learn how to read (one of the baptismal requirements is that the person can read so they can read the scriptures and progress in the gospel). Abigail has been going to the literacy class the church offers on Sundays and because her children can read the scriptures to her she can be baptized sooner.
On Wednesday we had our zone conference so we were able to gather and visit with other missionaries. There has been a civil war in Ivory Coast and because it has heated up the missionaries from that country have been transported to various other African countries including ours. Our zone has two of those missionaries while there have been more that have been brought in to the mission as a whole. Though there are a lot of hostilities around Ghana recently we are not in any threat. I know there was some uprising last presidential elections so we will see what happens with that when elections roll around next year. One of the things talked about during the zone meeting was companionship unity and I can say Elder Jones and I are having a lot of fun working hard and being companions. After the meeting we met with a woman named Alberta who lives in Canada half of the year and in Ghana for the rest. We ended up talking about all the fast food places she misses in Canada and she ended up feeding us as well. We had a lot of fun talking to her about familiar culture.
On Friday we found out that the recent convert Philomena would be going to the temple for the first time. it was surprising to us to hear she was going. We talked to her on Sunday and she told us that she had a great time which is good news. I feel that if we can get the members to the temple they will become much more solid members. Philomena seems clueless sometimes, but it is always great to see when she grasps something in the gospel. We also visited Jonathan Aboagye (18) and he told us that he doesn't want to come to church anymore because his father, Samuel, a recent convert cursed him to suffer the rest of his life because he isn't making some good choices. Jonathan doesn't think a new member of the church should be cursing their sons. We tried to resolve the issue with the son and father, but in the end Jonathan didn't come to church with the rest of the family. We talked to a few members on Sunday and they are planning to visit with the family so hopefully make up where we are lacking. There was a speaker at church who said, that the same mouth can't utter a blessing and a curse. We just hope that this situation will be resolved sooner than later.
Well on Saturday, to sum up the event, Elder Jones and I were meeting a family for the first time. Their son had taken us to them and it was around 6pm. The boy's friends had also followed us to the house because we were playing soccer with them right before and because the parents don't really watch their children here and we are white men, they followed us. In the middle of the lesson one of the children's mother came into the house and started yelling at us for taking her son, along with the other boys, to this house at dusk. She said that even though she likes what we do as missionaries she was upset that (this is the idea she had) we had wanted the children to follow us because there may be other people down the road that say they are missionaries to the children to kidnap them. The woman wouldn't let us explain our selves and the family who owned the house didn't stand up for us either, so that was frustrating as well. She had a point that the kids shouldn't of been with us, but because no one watches them anyway we didn't think the mother would care and didn't think to send the children home who followed us. Oh well.
On Sunday we had eight investigators at church so it was a good Sunday.
Tuesday we were able to visit Tei and Sulo and teach them about eternal marriage and the temple. They are smart guys so it is fun to teach them. We also went to visit Alice Walice's husband Godfred Mensah and her friend Abigail Yenfo. We found out that Abigail has two daughters and a son. We didn't think we were going to be able to baptize Abigail for a long time because she was going to literacy class to learn how to read (one of the baptismal requirements is that the person can read so they can read the scriptures and progress in the gospel). Abigail has been going to the literacy class the church offers on Sundays and because her children can read the scriptures to her she can be baptized sooner.
On Wednesday we had our zone conference so we were able to gather and visit with other missionaries. There has been a civil war in Ivory Coast and because it has heated up the missionaries from that country have been transported to various other African countries including ours. Our zone has two of those missionaries while there have been more that have been brought in to the mission as a whole. Though there are a lot of hostilities around Ghana recently we are not in any threat. I know there was some uprising last presidential elections so we will see what happens with that when elections roll around next year. One of the things talked about during the zone meeting was companionship unity and I can say Elder Jones and I are having a lot of fun working hard and being companions. After the meeting we met with a woman named Alberta who lives in Canada half of the year and in Ghana for the rest. We ended up talking about all the fast food places she misses in Canada and she ended up feeding us as well. We had a lot of fun talking to her about familiar culture.
On Friday we found out that the recent convert Philomena would be going to the temple for the first time. it was surprising to us to hear she was going. We talked to her on Sunday and she told us that she had a great time which is good news. I feel that if we can get the members to the temple they will become much more solid members. Philomena seems clueless sometimes, but it is always great to see when she grasps something in the gospel. We also visited Jonathan Aboagye (18) and he told us that he doesn't want to come to church anymore because his father, Samuel, a recent convert cursed him to suffer the rest of his life because he isn't making some good choices. Jonathan doesn't think a new member of the church should be cursing their sons. We tried to resolve the issue with the son and father, but in the end Jonathan didn't come to church with the rest of the family. We talked to a few members on Sunday and they are planning to visit with the family so hopefully make up where we are lacking. There was a speaker at church who said, that the same mouth can't utter a blessing and a curse. We just hope that this situation will be resolved sooner than later.
Well on Saturday, to sum up the event, Elder Jones and I were meeting a family for the first time. Their son had taken us to them and it was around 6pm. The boy's friends had also followed us to the house because we were playing soccer with them right before and because the parents don't really watch their children here and we are white men, they followed us. In the middle of the lesson one of the children's mother came into the house and started yelling at us for taking her son, along with the other boys, to this house at dusk. She said that even though she likes what we do as missionaries she was upset that (this is the idea she had) we had wanted the children to follow us because there may be other people down the road that say they are missionaries to the children to kidnap them. The woman wouldn't let us explain our selves and the family who owned the house didn't stand up for us either, so that was frustrating as well. She had a point that the kids shouldn't of been with us, but because no one watches them anyway we didn't think the mother would care and didn't think to send the children home who followed us. Oh well.
On Sunday we had eight investigators at church so it was a good Sunday.
From March 7, 2011: Blessing the Sick
From March 7, 2011: Tuesday: Well our investigator named Tei was very depressed a few days last week. Elder Jones and I eventually took him to get French Toast from the woman we taught. He enjoyed it and saved some for his friends. Tei and his friend Sulo came to church this Sunday by themselves as well. We were going to have him interviewed for baptism, but after meeting with the father he said that Tei could come to the church, but not be baptized. We are going to teach the father the restoration of the Gospel this week.
Wednesday: Elder Jones and I went to see the member Alice Walice to teach her husband and a friend. Before the lesson she asked us to give a blessing to her son who was sick. It was a testimny builder seeing her faith. We also found out that Alice Walice is married to her cousin, Godfred, our investigator. She said it is a tradition in the family.
Saturday: Well like any other day here, it was hot and I keep getting sunburnt, creating a larger tan line.
Sunday: Our friend Mary Asarie has a bakery where one of her students was graduating so she invited us for the party. When we arrived we realized the party was more of a makeshift church service and because it was in Twi, we were talking and trying not to laugh for what we got ourselves into while the prayer was going on. We stayed for 30 minutes and left. The typical Ghanaian service is filled with Amens, In the name of Jesus phrases, cover ourselves in the blood of Jesus, and other interesting words and phrases that are yelled into the microphone. I do not feel the spirit when I walk by one of them.
Wednesday: Elder Jones and I went to see the member Alice Walice to teach her husband and a friend. Before the lesson she asked us to give a blessing to her son who was sick. It was a testimny builder seeing her faith. We also found out that Alice Walice is married to her cousin, Godfred, our investigator. She said it is a tradition in the family.
Saturday: Well like any other day here, it was hot and I keep getting sunburnt, creating a larger tan line.
Sunday: Our friend Mary Asarie has a bakery where one of her students was graduating so she invited us for the party. When we arrived we realized the party was more of a makeshift church service and because it was in Twi, we were talking and trying not to laugh for what we got ourselves into while the prayer was going on. We stayed for 30 minutes and left. The typical Ghanaian service is filled with Amens, In the name of Jesus phrases, cover ourselves in the blood of Jesus, and other interesting words and phrases that are yelled into the microphone. I do not feel the spirit when I walk by one of them.
From February 28, 2011: Elder Oaks Visits the Mission
From February 28, 2011: On Tuesday Elder Oaks from the quorum of the twelve apostles came to talk to the missionaries while he spent two weeks in Ghana and Nigeria looking on the progress of the church here, giving a few firesides for the members and breaking ground on more church buildings. For the missionaries he met and talked to us about missionary work and the concept of a commitment in relation to us being blessed for our service here. The high point of his message was when he said a prayer for two two Elders illegally/ falsely imprisoned from a Ghanaian family trying to get money from the church. It was a good experience, building my testimony of prayer. Aside from that I spent some time talking to fellow missionaries after the talk.
It was Elder Nielsen's 21st birthday on Wednesday so Elder Jones and I went to a Shoprite in our area to buy him a cake. Inside the store is like any normal grocery store in the states so it was a weird experience walking through the aisles.
Thursday was when I hit my five month mark in Ghana. I know I have a long time, but if feels like time is adding up. I'm sure the feeling will pass and reality will set in. Elder Jones and I had an unmotivational day, we think because of seeing the mission yesterday and the day being very hot. We had fun as a companionship making ourselves laugh and such which helped the day progress.
Friday was another very hot day and will continue to be until rainy season comes in a few months. There has been some rain recently creating a cooler climate, but resulting in a very hot day after. The highlight of the day was taking Elder Jones' cinnamon and syrup, teaching a woman we buy Bread and Egg from French Toast. It was delightsome and we made some more after church on Sunday. We gave some to the woman as we ate, confirming that they were tasty.
Saturday was when Samuel Oboagye was baptized. We picked him up at his house with his wife and children who also came to church on Sunday. Elder Nielsen and Elder Withers (from Idaho Falls, Idaho) also baptized two others. We had our recent convert Jonathan Addo baptize, doing a great job. We will now focus on teaching the five others in the family that can be baptized. After the baptism we were walking on the side of the road and passed two white girls in a tro tro. We talked to them for a minute finding out that they are Canadians here going to college. I figure it's a study abroad program. One of the girls knew that we were missionaries from the church.
On Sunday, in addition to the Oboagye family at church we had Tei Allotei (22), Phillip Antwi (18), Stanley the Ivorian, and Wilfred. We found out that the fellowshipper that first brought Wilfred to the church told him to lie to us so he could come to our ward even though he lives next to another branch building. We talked to the bishop about the situation and we think he can still be baptized here because he is looking for a place in our area to live. He is a great guy.
All is well.
It was Elder Nielsen's 21st birthday on Wednesday so Elder Jones and I went to a Shoprite in our area to buy him a cake. Inside the store is like any normal grocery store in the states so it was a weird experience walking through the aisles.
Thursday was when I hit my five month mark in Ghana. I know I have a long time, but if feels like time is adding up. I'm sure the feeling will pass and reality will set in. Elder Jones and I had an unmotivational day, we think because of seeing the mission yesterday and the day being very hot. We had fun as a companionship making ourselves laugh and such which helped the day progress.
Friday was another very hot day and will continue to be until rainy season comes in a few months. There has been some rain recently creating a cooler climate, but resulting in a very hot day after. The highlight of the day was taking Elder Jones' cinnamon and syrup, teaching a woman we buy Bread and Egg from French Toast. It was delightsome and we made some more after church on Sunday. We gave some to the woman as we ate, confirming that they were tasty.
Saturday was when Samuel Oboagye was baptized. We picked him up at his house with his wife and children who also came to church on Sunday. Elder Nielsen and Elder Withers (from Idaho Falls, Idaho) also baptized two others. We had our recent convert Jonathan Addo baptize, doing a great job. We will now focus on teaching the five others in the family that can be baptized. After the baptism we were walking on the side of the road and passed two white girls in a tro tro. We talked to them for a minute finding out that they are Canadians here going to college. I figure it's a study abroad program. One of the girls knew that we were missionaries from the church.
On Sunday, in addition to the Oboagye family at church we had Tei Allotei (22), Phillip Antwi (18), Stanley the Ivorian, and Wilfred. We found out that the fellowshipper that first brought Wilfred to the church told him to lie to us so he could come to our ward even though he lives next to another branch building. We talked to the bishop about the situation and we think he can still be baptized here because he is looking for a place in our area to live. He is a great guy.
All is well.
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