Daniel Buchanan <daniel.buchanan@myldsmail.net>Jun 19
at 2:53 PM
Hi, all!
This week was pretty busy and eventful. Unfortunately, I
don't have any pictures from the week, but there will be more next week, don't
worry!
-Thursday was Mission Leadership Council (MLC) and that went
pretty well. I think that was the second to last time I'll see Pres. Heid. I
believe the last time will be tomorrow at our combined zone conference. But
that was fun. Afterwards I had an interview with him, and it made me miss all
the pizza... as I was waiting for the interview I saw a couple elders walking
towards the trash can with like 12 boxes of pizza stacked up and I got sad...
but the interview was really nice and then my companion was a total bro and
saved some for me, so I still got to enjoy some pizza this week... :D
-Friday was a very tiring day. We had baptismal interviews
for Tema Newtown. They had four interviews that needed to be done, all
different unrelated people in different places. The problem is that travelling
around in Ghana isn't as easy as jumping into my car and driving there. We had
to take a tro tro, a ridiculously crowded vehicle, and then we had to stop,
walk a ways before we could pick up a taxi, and then we had to walk further to
finally meet them. To add to that, just as we were getting ready to go the
heavens opened up and poured out rain upon us in buckets and so we were soaked
by the time we got there. Finally we got there and my companion and I split up
and he went with one Newtown elder and I with the other. My companion stayed at
the chapel for his two and I trekked around in the mud for a few hours doing
the other two. It surprising how tiring it is walking around in the rain and in
the mud, haha. But they went really well, and all four candidates passed and
they were baptized this past weekend! It was quite wonderful.
-We have one investigator that I had mentioned earlier, and
this boy is awesome. He's nine years old and we've been teaching him recently.
He's not particularly patient, though, haha. So Monday, a member next door to
him called us and asked us to meet up with him and take him to church with us
since she wasn't going to be able to take him. So we grab a taxi and get there
early with plenty of time to pick him up and get to church on time. We get
there only to find that he didn't want to wait and he started walking to church
all on his own. We lost a few cedis because of it, but I don't mind at all
because that boy is dedicated. I love this little kid. Things are going well
here in Tema. I've said it again and again and I'll continue to say how happy I
am when I see people eagerly embrace the gospel and when I see how happy people
are when they do. Even in young children, they can feel the reality of the
gospel and it's significance and impact in their lives. I know that I've felt
it again and again and again. I love this gospel. I hope you all know that very
clearly. I love my Savior Jesus Christ. I know He lives and that He died to
give all of us hope, joy, and peace.
I love all of you so much! I hope you have a fantastic week
and I hope to hear from you soon!!
With love,
Elder Buchanan
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