Last Week in the Layton Utah Mission!

Hello everyone!!

This was the last full week before I head out on Thursday to kumasi and it was so solid. I am in a trio with Elder Morrissey and Elder Vea. We worked hard and had a ton of fun. We combined the stake so we now cover 7 wards and a branch. This past week we taught a lot of people, we currently have around 10 friends that we are teaching. So really our week consisted of teaching them and having some youth activities.

We also had the chance to attend the temple this past week on Wednesday. We got permission from our mission president to go and attend Nikko getting sealed to his family. Elder Vea, Elder Morrissey and I drove to the Bountiful, Utah temple at 10am and met them there. It was a really good experience to be able to go to the temple again as it was only my second time attending the temple.

We actually put three people on date to be baptized this past week! We taught Kennedy and put her on date for Feb 21, we taught Zues and put him on date for Feb 26th and then we also taught Chantel and put her on date for Feb 20!! So we have been working hard this past week and have had a lot of success. It's nice to leave Roy knowing I've worked hard and have been able to see the blessings and miracles come forth, Elder Vea and Elder Morrissey are gonna kill it this transfer.

I have a couple more things to do to get ready for departure on Thursday. I got my covid test today and have to turn it in tomorrow morning. I got my flight plans, and I am starting to pack all of my stuff up! It's crazy, now that everything is happening. My visa and passport still haven't come, apparently they are supposed to get here tomorrow morning by 10am, so fingers crossed they get here in time. Im not too worried though, it will all work out. I have started to say goodbye to the members and to the people we are teaching. I have grown pretty close with a lot of the people in Roy as I have been here for 6 months, so it will be sad leaving but we will keep in touch. I'm so excited for the new experiences that I will have in Africa. I'll be sure to still email and send pictures.

Next time I send an email, I'll be in Ghana so all yall can here how it goes. Thank you for the emails, and for the love and support. 

Love, Elder Morgan. 

P.S. Malachi is on a group text with several missionaries who are headed to the Ghana Kumasi Mission. One of them already arrived and told the group to be ready to adjust to the food there and then sent a picture of what they were having that night....deep fried bat!