The Wise and Foolish Virgins Part Ways

-


Good afternoon everyone! It's been a big week. Martin came to church again and is hopefully going to be baptized this Sunday if all goes well. We were also able to teach Anthony over the phone on Saturday and he came to church! It was awesome. We taught him about the gospel of Jesus Christ and he accepted an invitation to be baptized on the 6th of next month. That might actually have to get pushed back a week because he said he'll travel for a week somewhere between then and now but it was still very exciting. He's an awesome guy and his girlfriend Edinam is a member so things are going well.

In other less exciting news, Elder Liljenquist is going on transfer. I've never been more sad to see a companion go, but I've also conversely never felt so much happiness and gratitude to be companions with someone. In the 12 weeks we've been together, Elder Liljenquist has taught me how to put others first, be easy to get along with, not worry about numbers, and a whole host of other things. On Saturday before transfer news came, we sat down for lunch (which was fufu and abenkwan with smoked salmon, the food they eat in heaven), we talked about all we've learned here in this area together and throughout our missions. We've both come a long, long ways from the silly little fellas we were at BYU together, but we've still got a long ways to go. It just makes me feel good to know there are people like Elder Liljenquist in this mission, the church, and the world. 

It's sad to see him go but it's also nice because everyone in the ward has been feeding us like crazy since he said he's going. We haven't even been able to make it to all of our eating appointments over the few days. It's awesome. 
We've visited a lot of members anyway this week because we've been doing a Book of Mormon challenge with our members. We've been teaching them small about the Book of Mormon and showing them places in the book they can use to answer people's questions. Mostly the introduction, but we showed a few members 3rd Nephi 11 too. After teaching them, we give them a book of Mormon to give to someone. It's been super nice and has helped us get to know members more and also help them do missionary work. We have such great people in our ward. 

I don't have anymore time today but I love you all! The Book of Mormon is the word of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way to enter the covenant path that leads back to our Heavenly Father! 

Love, 
Elder Johnson

1. Me and Elder Liljenquist looking fresh. 
2-3. Pretty sunset and stuff
4. Elder Liljenquist surveying his city stoically
5. Brethren zone looking fresh in our matching brethren zone t-shirts








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Surprise Surgery and Salt of the Earth

-
Image
Good morning! I hope you're all doing great this morning. This week was simultaneously very eventful and very boring.  Part of the reason it was eventful and the whole reason why it was boring is that I got my ingrown toe nail fixed on Tuesday. Yay! It was an eye (and toe) opening experience to go to the doctor in Ghana. Even though I came on a day when you can't normally schedule surgery,  they were really nice and were able to get the surgeon to come and see me. It took the whole day, but it was a blessing to be able to get it all done in one swoop. It hurt pretty bad that first day, but since then it's been good. We spent the night at the hospital which was also fun. Elder Momoh is a very patient and fun adventure buddy.  So that was the exciting part of the week. The doctor said I should avoid walking on my foot for a few days, so we spent a lot of time in the apartment. It was hard to do nothing, but it was also cool to study and rest small. I realized that if I was go
Read more

From Sic to Sick and Hopefully Back Again

-
Image
  Good evening! I hope you're all doing well. This week was nice, but a little challenging. Elder Bukasa, who is really sic, got really sick. We went to the hospital, and they said he has mumps. What the heck. The diagnosis process was a little interesting, but hopefully she got it right. The doctor literally just asked him his symptoms, looked at his face, and said that it was mumps. The whole visit including medication cost less than ten dollars though so maybe it's OK.  That kinda slowed our week down though. On Tuesday we said bye to everyone going on transfer and had an ok proselyting day. Wednesday I went to Cape Coast for the transfer meeting and came back with Elder Egwatu, our new apartment mate and Elder Clemons's new companion. He's from Nigeria but lived in Ghana for a few years so he speaks twi which is awesome. He seems like a really cool guy.  Thursday we went to the hospital in the morning and then worked till closing time, but my companion was mega sick
Read more

Hello from Cape Coast

-
Image
  Howfah my friends. All is well in Ghana. I hope you know I love you all and I'm praying for you. Some scattered musings from the mind of Elder Johnson: • MY SISTER GOT MARRIED! So exciting. I had a smile on my face the whole week thinking about how happy her and my brother Mason are going to be. I'm sure most of you already know but I thought I'd share anyway. My apartment mates and companion are tired of hearing about it haha.  • We will hopefully have two baptisms this week on Saturday, so please pray for Jestina and Helena!  • People in Ghana are so nice. Like even people we don't know will stay hello • MEMBERS LEAD MISSIONARY WORK! We've had some amazing referrals this week. Share what you love with others!  I know the church is true and that he will support us through our trials. He'll never leave us alone.  Love,  Elder Johnson   1. Desi and Mason! 2. Me, Elder Komiha, and Coconta (a yummy cassava dish a member fed us) 3. Our exciti
Read more