Rainy
Season is back and it came hard this week. It rained almost every day this week,
and it's quite fun: one moment it will
just be a sprinkle and the next moment it will just start to pour, and you have
to book it for shelter.
On Monday we had a FHE with Bishop and his family and we talked
about 1st Nephi Chapter 8 with the Tree of Life. Every time in a verse when it
described something, we had Bishop and his family draw it on a big piece of
paper, and it was a lot of fun. We also talked about the Temple being a goal in
their lives. Baptism is just the gate but our goal as missionaries is to help
people endure to the end and to feel of our Savior's love, and we can really
feel of that love in the Temple. It was a nice lesson!
Tuesday was our MLC report with the Zone. It was really good. The
Zone Leaders talked about Qualifications for Baptism and what that should be
like. The Zone Leaders said that the Assistants talked about District Leader
Training, so I don't know what that's going to be like, but I am going on an
exchange with them next week so we shall see. The big thing we talked about was
from the Sister Training Leaders from President Stevenson and the rules between
Elders and Sisters. Basically talking about the do's and don’t’s between each
other. It was a good reminder because we need to avoid all appearance of evil. Elder
Johnson and I are going out earlier on our supply days to proselyte and then
take the hours to do office work at night; that way we can see more people, and
because of that we saw Helina and it was really nice!
Wednesday Elder Reyes went on Emergency Transfer to replace Elder
Adams, and Elder Adams is now in the office and will be the new Financial
Secretary, so I said goodbye to him.
But after that we saw Francis and I got my
shoes back and they look really nice, and it's pretty sweet! We also finished
Lesson 3 with him and gave him a baptismal date for July 2nd! It was really
great! He is a really great guy, and he is progressing really well. 
Then Elder
Johnson and I saw Micheal and Derick and we went through Lesson 1 and it was
really nice. They understood it pretty well, and Bro. Sagoe helps us in case
they don't understand our English, but they are doing well. We saw Mary,
Regina, and Mercy (Who all live by Sister Theresa) and it was a nice lesson. We
also saw John Aggrey and we reviewed 2nd Nephi 31 with Him and read that
chapter with him.
We actually got soaked Thursday night coming home and we just had
to run to the truck so that was fun! We actually took an apartment picture of
us soaked!
On Saturday we were able to see A-Boss and read with him from the Book of Mormon in 2nd Nephi and
afterwards he actually gave us a referral! Then we saw Helina and talked with
her about the sacrament and what that means, and she said she would come to
church, but she didn't but we will keep trying. We think she needs a little
more encouragement and support and then she will come back. Then we met with
John and read a different chapter with him and at the end of the night we
stopped by Albert and just talked about his needs and concerns. This night we
got some pizza from one of the guards that went to Accra, and it was really
nice.
Sunday was my one year mark!!! Party! Haha just kidding, but we
went to church and we had ALL of our investigator show up that we taught and
that was a really neat miracle that happened this week. All of them were able
to partake of the sacrament and feel of our Savior's love, and I am really
excited to see how they learn and grow. We also had President and Sister
Stevenson come to our ward. One of their daughters is here for a small time to
visit, so they came to our ward. The rain spoiled our plans for the rest of the
night but we did manage to get a lesson in with John before the rain got bad again.
Then I made popcorn to celebrate my one year mark Party!!!
Well that's all for this week! I hope that you are all doing well
that you are enjoying life, I think and pray for you all.
Just a quick thought that I had on Sunday. I can't believe that it
has been 1 year since I came to Ghana, and I love being a missionary, and I hope
it doesn't go by too fast; this truly is the Lord's work. We can all be a part
of the Lord's work, and sometimes (Even I back home) think that it's just too
hard, but really the missionaries who are the most powerful... just follow the
spirit. They may not know all the lessons, or might not know what to say with a
scripture or anything, but as we follow the spirit, we can really know what to
say at the right time at the right place to really help them. As we learn of
Jesus Christ, we will gain more love for Him and then we will have more desire
to serve Him, and that's something I am even trying to improve on as a
missionary. Continue to apply the atonement in your live EVERY DAY because
repenting then becomes a blessing, not a burden because it allows us to be
better representatives of Jesus Christ.
I hope that I can say at the end of my mission I gave everything
to the Lord, and that I did everything I can to do His will and to follow Him.
I love being here, and I hope it doesn't go by too fast because I know I will
miss this one day.
I love you all. :) Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Harward
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