Well Hello everyone!
I am so happy that you are all alive and so am I!!
I am so sorry that I have not been able to email at the normal times. It has been some really amazing two weeks. Too busy and too crazy to be able to do all that we have to.
1. Lizards commit suicide under people's feet while walking (yes this happened)
2. People have to fetch water from wells here that are large distances from their homes and they carry these large basins of water on their heads without spilling a drop.
When I first heard this, I was really put off and all I could think about was how hard it will be. As I was thinking about this new demand, my companion leaned over to me and said ten or so names that we could put on our list to do that with..... It was at this point that I felt so stupid. Instead of having faith and believing that all things are possible with Christ, I had already decided to let my limitations and doubts enter into the equation. I know this goal is not going to be easy but they also set the standard to find seven new people every week, which my companion and I have already been doing. So, we were half way there already and that felt good!
This experience and my reflecting on it, showed me that I had a lot to learn still about faith and hope. Later that day we visited a family to help them start the New Come Follow Me teaching guide. When we went to the home, the Father lead the discussion and it was incredibly powerful and it was all in twi ( a language that I do not know). When he was done, I bore a simple Testimony about what I had understood and then my companion followed up with an amazing game for the Children to play.
In Ghana, when Missionaries sit outside a house it attracts a crowd. In this family gathering we also had all the town kids show up! We ended up having an amazingly fun time all laughing and playing with on another.
I have come to the conclusion that all of these changes in the church, in our families, in my new standards for missionary work with my district, are to bring growth. Many changes are happening in the way the Church and families are Working together. But just realize, just as I had to that: When we have faith, all things can work out to our good even when we do not see how that is possible. Hope, Pray and have faith that even though you cannot fix it your Father in Heaven can. No problem, however large and great it may seem, cannot dim the light that Jesus Christ has offered for all of us. Let change into your life, into your expectations, and anywhere else that may come to push you to be better. We all have a choice at every moment in our lives to fall or grow to a challenge. Even when you cannot seem to grow enough, get on your knees and pray.... You will be surprised when you stand again to find that the problem is no match for you and your Father.
This is not the topic I wanted to talk on today. I was going to talk on expectations but as I wrote, I couldn't stop what was coming onto the page. Perhaps it will be meaningful to someone. Yet, to stay fair to both of my impressions, I will also say that as you change to face things and as things change around you, do not forget that the big picture is always too large for you to handle, take it a pixel at a time and bring Heavenly Father into battle with you. Whatever you expect of yourself during these times of change, He can double and triple your capacity. He has certainly done that for me while I have been in Ghana. Thank goodness!
Elder Edison
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