Hi everyone!
It has been a great past couple weeks! Every single day goes by way to fast. I'll share some highlights
We had our baptism on Saturday! We were able to baptize Cynthia and her kids, and their friend comfort. It was such a great service and the next day we had the chance to confirm all of them. It is so neat to see a whole family come into the gospel. They are such a wonderful family and will do so well in the church. After sacrament meeting our Branch President took Ma Cynthia aside and called her to be the 2nd counselor in the relief society presidency. She is nervous but really excited. I can't wait to see how they will all grow in the Church.
We are teaching lots and are meeting some really good people. We are teaching a family of five right now. Bright, Rosie, Collins and their parents. Their dad is a taxi driver and works every day, and their mom travels to Tamale to sell kasava on the weekends. Their kids are great, and the parents are super supportive. Their baptism is going to be on 11th June. I am really gonna miss all of these wonderful families, and especially the kids.
I sent a picture with our typical lunch that my comp and I eat. I usually buy fried yam, plantian and peppe. My comp usually gets gobbe which is beans with ghari and red oil with plantian. It's an easy and cheap thing to buy on the road. We enjoy it.
The branch President's daughter has been teaching me how to cook Ghanaian food. This past week she taught me how to make ockro stew. I now know how to make egg stew, Kontombre stew, and ockro stew. She has taught me how to make fufuo, and banku as well. I'm not sure how useful it will be when I get home, but out here it has been super helpful. All of the Africans are surprised that I can cook Ghanaian food. They said they have never seen an American cook. Even the missionaries in my apartment, they are all African and they are surprised I can cook. They say that Americans (missionaries) don't even know how to fry egg. Which sadly is true, a lot of the Americans serving out here can't cook.
This past week we helped three of our recent converts. We helped one with his testimony, one with a talk on sacrifice and the other on blessing the Sacrament. On Sunday Richmond bore his testimony for the first time on Jesus Christ, Ella gave her first talk in sacrament meeting and did a great job, she also invited her friend to come and watch, and Emmanuel blessed the Sacrament for the first time! It is so neat to see the growth of new converts, and to be apart of it. I love seeing new converts grow and learn and really become part of the church. Sunday was really good.
Well I have two weeks left in my area, so my comp and I are going to make it count! There is still lots of work to do so we are staying busy.
I hope everyone is doing well, and has a great week this week! Love you lots
Elder Morgan
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