Our Ghanaian Adventure

Where the previous two weeks were pretty busy, this week has been a little slower.   On Monday, we expected the delivery of a truckload of water at 8:30 in the morning.  It finally came in the early afternoon.  We met President Nartey, our branch president, and his wife at the church at 4:00 p.m. to help Sister Nartey create a church account so she could enter her family history information in FamilySearch.  Just as we were getting started, the power went off.  So, we brought them back to our apartment where we could run the generator and be able to help Sister Nartey.  We had a good visit with them while helping her.  They have two small children and were interested in looking at our reunion book from reunion in 2023.  The power came back on just as we were finishing.  Then, we took them to their house. Tuesday was district council day.  We drove to Asamankese and planned to go to the Asamankese district council.  We pulled into th...

Well, we didn't get the blog finished last week, so this will cover two weeks. There is a family with four children in our branch that was baptized 3 or 4 months ago.  They come every Sunday and are a very close family.  On Monday (March 17) a week ago, we went to their shop where they sell cell phone accessories to visit with them about the temple.  Only Esther was there, but we had a wonderful visit with her talking about the temple and sharing with her some information that they can read to start preparing to go to the temple, including doing baptisms and confirmations for deceased parents and grandparents.   Tuesday (March 18) involved traveling to Kwabeng (3 1/2 hours each way) for district council and then doing an apartment inspection at the Kwabeng apartment. Elders Erickson, Fainga'anuku, James, Andrianampoina, Chiwaye,  and Johnbull after Abomosu district council. Elders Erickson, Fainga'anuku, Andrianampoina, and James at Kwabeng apartment. Wednesday ...

The main events of this last week were transfers and departing/arriving missionaries and accompanying eight members of the branch to the temple to receive their own endowments.   One of the things we did on Monday (March 4) was to help two Young Single Adults, Olivia and Jennifer, set up their church accounts so they could access FamilySearch to enter family names and get them ready to take to the temple to perform baptisms and confirmations.  After setting up their church accounts, Sister Judd helped Jennifer enter the information for her deceased mother, and we helped her print the family name card so she can be baptized and confirmed for her mother in the temple.  It was interesting that as Sister Judd talked with her and asked about the full name, birthdate, and birth place for her father,  Jennifer did not know any of this information.  It appeared that she has no or limited connection with her father and her mother is deceased.  We don't know anything...