Hello Family and Friends! I am so excited to be
writing to you again this week, and I am so grateful for all of the
letters that you guys have written me. Thank you! This week
has been a great week, and I have been edified and have learned so much from being out here.
Monday night Elder Tyson and I went to the Edem Family's house for FHE, but we got lost. We tried to figure it out, but I don't know 3rd ward as well as Elder Tyson and it was really dark, so we had to take a taxi and ended up by getting off at the wrong spot, so we had to call a brother from the ward and he came with us to help and eventually Brother Edem came and found us haha! Once there we gave a lesson on the atonement by using and object lesson with candy: one person does push ups and the other people choose whether they take the candy or not? So Brother Edem did the push ups and the his children were just laughing. We talked about the Savior, and how he atoned for us. Now it's up to us whether we take the atonment in our lives every single day or if we waste it. Afterwards we had some nice Bonku, which was good!
Monday night Elder Tyson and I went to the Edem Family's house for FHE, but we got lost. We tried to figure it out, but I don't know 3rd ward as well as Elder Tyson and it was really dark, so we had to take a taxi and ended up by getting off at the wrong spot, so we had to call a brother from the ward and he came with us to help and eventually Brother Edem came and found us haha! Once there we gave a lesson on the atonement by using and object lesson with candy: one person does push ups and the other people choose whether they take the candy or not? So Brother Edem did the push ups and the his children were just laughing. We talked about the Savior, and how he atoned for us. Now it's up to us whether we take the atonment in our lives every single day or if we waste it. Afterwards we had some nice Bonku, which was good!
Transfer
News! So on Tuesday Night and I received an unexpected
call from an unknown number. I picked it up and the person said, "Hello
Elder Harward this is Elder Mocke." I said hi knowing he is one of the
assistants, and I really wasn't processing why he was calling me until he
said , "So this is on behalf of President Stevneson" That's when my heart
dropped and he told me that... I am going to train! WOW! I was so
shocked, I had no idea and was speechless for a while; but I said I
accepted
the call and would be at the meeting on Friday. There are 26 or so new missionaries coming into the mission so that means according
to president Stevenson, 52% of the mission will be in training
starting on Wednesday. Crazy right? in fact 8 of my MTC group who just
finished training will be training this transfer!
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| The new trainers |
So on Friday I departed for
Cape Coast for the Trainer's Meeting! I had to take a Tro Tro all by
myself to Winneba and there I met up with Elder Kano, Elder Wadsworth, and
Sister Naumbeti (who are also training) The ride was very nice, and I love looking at the view of Africa. The
scenery is so great so every time we ride in a tro tro I look at the
green trees noting how Ghana is such an incredible place! So finally we arrived
at the Olla Chapel in Cape Coast and I met with my other MTC's who
were also training and we talked small. Then after
we talked small we all had lunch. Again another great lunch, with Jollof
and Chicken this time and I was definitely satisfied. After lunch then
we had the instruction and it was SO good. One point I would like to
mention (President Stevneson also mentioned this at zone conference) was 2
triangles: (Sorry it's better if drawn out) One normal and the other
upside down. So take the normal triangle and put an arrow going up to
the top of the triangle to the point and that's like the boss and
everybody underneath makes the boss look good (so like the world's view).
Now take the upside-down triangle and start at the point and draw an
arrow going to the bottom. At the point is the Savior Jesus Christ and
Thomas S. Monson,(this is the Church's view) and really the arrow
going down is service so the boss really is trying to help and serve
everyone. President Stevenson put us on the bottom and told us how we
are being served and how we are serving right now; and that we aren't
the "boss" in the companionship but that we are there to really serve to
together and work together as a companionship and that our calling as
Trainers was really an additional way to serve. Really cool right? I
love that! The meeting was
really great, and I took notes (Of course, because I'm nervous).
On Saturday the
Stake President Spoke as well as our Zone Leaders about working with members. After the meeting all the elders went to the chop bar and
there I had some nice FuFu with Palm Nut soup and it was delicious,
haha although this time the soup seemed a lot hotter than normal, but it
was all good! So Saturday is the day of the transfer news so I wasn't nervous because I had already received my news on Tuesday, but I was really excited to
hear about Elder Tyson. Come to find out, he was called to be a new zone leader. Later we all went to the local chop bar called Secret Corner (They really like us, and they
are super great!) and discussed how he is going to Proso. I am
really happy for him. I know that he will be a great Zone Leader.
On
Sunday, Elder Tyson and I had Sister Yaa's Baptism (for 3rd ward)
during investigators class and she was confirmed during the 3rd ward
service and I got to stand in the circle. That was really neat and I
was super excited and happy for her. After Church Elder Tyson was saying
goodbye and taking pictures with all of the members and that was really
great.
That's all for this week! So I've been out
for 3 months now. Crazy right? But the work is great here, and the
people are awesome. I hope and pray for the best for all of you. I hope
you all have a great week, and I will talk to you soon, about all of my
fun adventures getting a new companion and training him as well. Until then stay Strong. :)
Love,
Elder Harward
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