Banku and Blessings

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This week was wonderful and challenging all at the same time. I've eaten more banku this week then any other week of my life by far. Banku is like the corn part of a tamale except it's in a big ball and you dip it in soup and eat it. It's nice. We paid a member to make us a bunch of it so now we make a big pot of soup and eat it with the banku. When I say we I mean Elder Momoh makes the soup and I chop the onions and microwave the banku. We all have our role in this great work lol. 

We had some big miracles this week in our area and companionship this week though. One thing we've struggled with this week is getting people to help us translate what we teach for those who don't speak English. Our branch is pretty small already and the members are all really busy, but our branch president and his wife worked with us twice this week, and we were able to get help from Evelyn as well, a stellar young woman in our branch. It was such a blessing. We took President Prince and his wife Gifty to see Alfred, a long time less active, and his wife who is also named Gifty and it went really well. On Sunday, Alfred's wife and 3 kids came to church but he didn't come! That was a little disappointing but we were still thrilled to have Gifty and the kids come. They said they'd all come next week. 

Everything has been very good, but I've still had some mental adjustment struggles this week. God is so good though and has helped me a lot. I had some really sacred experiences in my studies and at church that helped me to see that if I keep having faith and working hard, I'll be OK. God works according to our righteous desires and faith, and all we need to do is ask for His help and it will come. 

I've needed his help a lot this week, and it's come. I finally starting doing clerk stuff this week and it's been weird but cool. The church has made all the work very intuitive and simple, but they've been without a clerk for a few months so everything is kind of backed up. It'll be good though. We spent a lot of time on it yesterday and I deposited a bunch of tithing today (talk about a stressful walk to the bank), so hopefully all the issues will be resolved. The leaders of the branch are so good though. President Prince is way powerful, and Lehi his councilor is hilarious. We had a lot of fun yesterday figuring out all the finances and stuff. I'm grateful for them. 

I'm also so grateful for Elder Momoh, my companion. He's such an amazing man. He's only been out for 8 weeks but he's very confident, capable, and patient. I feel like we're really united and it's really nice to be his companion. 
So life is good. The church is true, and so is the Book of Mormon. Go read this talk if you feel like you don't appreciate the Book of Mormon enough. 

The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?


Plus if you read it you can vicariously be a part of district council tomorrow because that's what we're talking about. I love you all and I know that God lives! Love you all. 

Love, 
Elder Johnson
1. Elubooooo
2. The Book of Mormon is true, ok? 
3. Elubo again. 
4. Me, my former comp Elder Bukasa who I love, and Elder Mukendi, my friend who is going home soon. We're looking fresh I know. 
5. Me and Mukendi
6. Esiama district full of powerful brethren looking fresh. For posterity, from left Elders Christensen, Mutombo, Guercio, Jensen 






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