= Sunday, we skipped the opportunity to attend baptisms and instead supported the members who would not be able to travel to the Hemang chapel to attend. I was asked to teach from Alma's counsel to a wayward son: Our time here gives us the opportunity to attain the character of God. Jesus made a perfect sacrifice so our repented sins won't keep us from returning to the Father. When we die, we are in a world of spirits like ourselves until the resurrection. At our resurrection and final judgment, we receive the fruits of what we have become, but some of that occurs even in this life: “wickedness never was happiness”.
= I jokingly reminded Steph that one purpose in seeking a foreign mission was to help her experience a foreign country; she said we've accomplished that [grin].
= Monday, we found that a monitor in our drying room works! We'll bring it to the Mfuom branch Saturday to Zoom the District Conference from Hemang. We had our weekly meeting in the afternoon instead of at 0900; I felt more ready today for the meeting than I have in the past. Sister Morgan had just returned from a visit to the States and brought with her items that Steph had Amazon send to her home: hearing aid batteries for me; sewing aids and a bathing suit that needs work for Steph.
= Tuesday, we and the Barilleaus had lunch at the Morgans with departing missionaries. For the service project of adding reflective tape to police barriers, I designed tape layouts for various quantities of barriers, not having a final count yet. Late in the day, the last location was reported to us, requesting tape for fifty barriers: way more than we had anticipated. Back to the drawing board. Dinner with the Morgans. Testimonies from the departing missionaries, who received stoles with their names and the name of the mission.
= Wednesday, We were at the office in time to see the bus come in with arriving missionaries. The ones leaving each gave short words of encouragement, were in a photo, and got on the bus to depart. We helped the incoming missionaries call their families, who learned about the Morgans and bore their testimonies. Based on the information I had received late yesterday, I bagged reflective strips by location. Dinner with the Morgans was followed by missionary testimonies.
= Then President Morgan asked me to bear my testimony, which I did. I spoke of Jesus’ atonement for us so we can return to our Father in Heaven. I spoke of the authority I have received through hands laid on head in an unbroken succession. I affirmed that we have a living prophet. And I spoke of the potential for marriage to be eternal, not just for this life.
= Thursday, we were at the Ola chapel for missionary transfers. Then we joined the Barilleaus to hand lunches to missionaries for their travel to their areas. At the office, I helped individuals with their family history. Steph studied new medical issues: mpox is causing problems in other parts of Africa. After multiple calls and texts, I reached the police contact for Apam via WhatsApp to know where to drive to on Saturday.
= Friday, two men were helping an aboboyaa (truck bed back, motorcycle front) loaded with sand get up the road past our house. When it got stuck and the four of us couldn't budge it, I asked Elders for help. After removing four wheelbarrow loads of sand and adding a third Elder, we finally got it on its way. When we arrived at the office, we learned that missionaries who arrived in Cape Coast last night - Provo MTC hasn't synchronized with worldwide transfer dates yet - missed our Office Elders but asked to use a phone at KFC, where someone there explained to two taxies where they needed to go, and they made it to the mission home.
= Steph and I arrived in Apam about 2 PM. We learned that the project will be in the parking lot of the police precinct. I sent the coordinates to ones who would work here tomorrow. On our return to Cape Coast, we stopped at the Melcom store in Mankessim. Home, we watched episodes of The Rookie until past midnight.
= Saturday. We relaxed. We arrived at Mfuom before 1130 with a monitor, three laptops, cell phone batteries, speaker, and cables. Members had set up the branch computer and router. That plus the monitor would have been all that they needed if we had had Internet (which is all via cellular here). No Internet was detected by the router. My phone, hotspotted to a laptop, provided a little bandwidth for a while, but except for snatches of video, the connection was useless. It broke up so much that members could not understand the speaker for the Conference being Zoomed from Hemang. We learned what doesn't work.
= In Cape Coast, we visited eight pharmacies looking for specific medication for missionaries; none found. The direct "road" to our house was blocked for improvements. We took the long way around. I worked on apartment needs, bicycles, and requests for help with temple work. Mealtime, Steph made oatmeal; I was very grateful for that. It had felt like a tougher day than usual, perhaps it had been a long week
Heads are for carrying
God is alive
Arriving missionaries, after sleepless travel
With the Morgans
Phoning home
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(or alternate spelling)
Osahene Cristo
= {Commander Christ}
Only we don't label our stores Jesus is Mine or God First.
To God be the glory
The royal Twidan Clan of Anokyi (Saltpond). The planning committee and the entire community of Anokyi invite you to the joint. At Anokyi Community Centre.
[The rest of the sign not shown mentions activities: candle light procession; volley ball; health walk; health screening; children's quiz; float; grand durbar {a celebration when high officials come together}; thanksgiving]
(It appears to point to a gas station.)
Fresh fish
Proverbs 16:3 - Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
She's selling crabs.
This vehicle passed us and kept going...
The Internet connection wasn't strong enough, but we (and they) gave it the best effort.
Retrieving equipment...
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Look under the truck...
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