FROM GHANA THIS WEEK:
Ghana is really weird and strange. I thought it would get used to it faster than this but everyday seems to bring a new strangeness with it. Another car fell into the gutters this week. When we went to help it out it was obviously in bad shape and the owner could not get it moving at all. Another truck came and they hooked up a tow cable to pull the other car out. What me and my companion didn't notice is that they used the handle of the tow bar to attach it not the actual hook up.......that did not go so well. My dad and my brother will recognize that this was a very bad idea. The car did not get pulled out that way, so everyone decided to wait for a bigger truck. It was at this time that me and my companion decided to just go back to the apartment and find a more effective way to serve. It was a cool experience to watch the people of Dunkwa work together even when things didn't go well. They expected a larger truck to come along and solve the problem. Life doesn't move very fast around here so everyone has time to help each other in times of need. I like that.
These past weeks have gone by quickly. honestly I think I have found a secret to it. My secret it that if I am involved in farming during the week, my time flies by. It is a very good thing I love farming because if I didn't the weeks and days we do it would drag by. I am farming later this week and I love it. God knew I would do well with a sword in my hand and it probably wouldn't have looked too good to walk the streets of lots of places with my cutlass on my back. So, that is how I have gotten my testimony that I am where I am supposed to be!.
Oh we had two baptisms this week!!! Not sure how I forgot about that. I cannot wait to see how the two brothers we brought in really change because they are now members. Their names are Famous and Kingsly. They are really amazing guys. I cannot wait to see what they do. Elder Stephens and i will keep a close watch on them over the next several weeks. Watching God in their lives has been wonderful.
This week I want you and me to think of our families a bit more. We don't always understand how important a family can be. We believe in a God that has planned out a path to get us back to him. We believe that God's actions all have a purpose. So why don't we pay more attention to the family he has placed us in.We all have a work to do, for most of us that work doesn't need to leave the walls of your home. We all need to make sure that all our family members know and understand how much we love and care for them.
Family is the most important social group of God's plan. He placed us all in a family to grow and learn together. He also made sure that in this situation we could learn to love, we could become the person we need to be. This week I want to challenge all of us to see if we can find something we need to learn or to teach each and every family member. Just keep in your mind that none of us are perfect, so learning may be the path to take.
I miss you all so much, I wish i could just send letters everyday with everything that i have done. I am sorry I can't do that but a good read of my journal should be entertaining someday.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Elder Butters
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