On Monday we had a Family Home Evening with the Oprae family. The
husband, Emmanuel, just moved back to Ghana to oversee the family
business, leaving his job at the nuclear power plant in Idaho. He is
the man I have mentioned to be married to the woman from Alaska.
Anyway, so we had a spiritual thought with them on Monday and banana
bread after. I include all of this because it isn't a frequent thing
to see such a family here. I found it interesting how she was learning
about the culture and to see how far I have come. On Monday I also
resolved to work for being called a "mighty man" under President Judd.
it was an interesting connection of thoughts coming from Chronicles
Chapter 11 and 12. Now while I wont be killing giants, lions, or three
hundred men like Kind David's mighty men of valor, I take it as a goal
representing the desire to be the best I can be with President Judd
being able to count on me in a crunch time situation.
Tuesday Elder Cooley and I put President's council of using the Book
of Mormon to full force. We have started carrying six with us everyday
with giving 5, if not all, out buy the end of the day. It has really
been great with inviting the spirit into the lessons we have had and I
feel that we have to go in "guns ablazing" in every lesson to help the
people we teach feel the spirit and using the Book of Mormon is how we
are doing that. One of the blessings it has brought in addition to
Elder Cooley being my companion is to have a lot of "of course"
moments with the truthfulness of the gospel.
Friday I hit 17 months with four transfers left of my mission. Time
is flying with Elder Cooley.
Saturday we had a baptism for Adele, Seth, and Martha. Seth and
Martha are husband and wife with a six month baby, while Adele is a
relative of Elfrida who was baptized the previous week. All four
baptisms came from member referrals and it was a pure faith month
setting a goal of four with Elder Cooley based on faith and honestly
not knowing how we were going to achieve it until it happened. The
goal and the whole month was a faith building experience and all
credit went to God as I read Alma 26 with Ammon glorifying the Lord
after their mission of 14 years. We set a goal of three for the month
of March and I feel the same way about it as last months. I don't know
how.
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