September 20, 2010

Good morning Brown ebusua! How is it back in Texas? The e-mail is a little later today, we've kind of been all over the place today. We went to Takoradi as a zone to play them in football in the morning. Takoradi is like an hour away so we left really early at like 7. We played there for a while and then headed back. A companionship- Elder Valentine and Elder Haderlie- had found this pizza place in Cape and they wanted us all to go, so we went there at like 1:30 when we got back. While we were eating , everybody was anxious for transfer news, and we got it while we were there. Everybody was excited because they are opening a new area way up north in a place called Sunyani and everybody wanted to go there. Me and Elder Adams are staying together in Moree. I'm glad for that because we've got some sweet investigators right now.

So overall the week was pretty good. It started off cool on Tuesday obviously with the visit from Elder Sitati. He taught some really cool stuff about the "Questions and Answers of our Stories of Latter-day Saints and as missionaries." Then he talked after lunch about using time wisely. The week went pretty smooth after that, we were just busy preparing for our baptism on Sunday. There were other three children from the ward that we baptized on Sunday. There were three children from the ward that we cool for sure but...it was ridiculous with the waves! It went well, it was just hard haha. I was doing the baptizing and I had to try time it perfectly with the waves. I would have to try to finish the words as fast as I could before a wave came. It was super sweet but... I don't know if I want to do it again haha, it was just too crazy!!!!!!! All in all we baptized four converts and three children from the ward.

I didn't do my piano class this week, we were teaching a lesson really far from the chapel and we wouldn't have gotten there on time anyway. A few people showed up so I felt bad it didn't work out, but the lesson was more important. It was with a guy named Ishmael, he's got a baptismal date for October 9th. The guitar I got is sweet. It's a "Givson" not a Gibson...haha. But it's not bad. it's a classical, nylon string guitar. I haven't used it for performances yet, but maybe at the next baptism or something!

Here's some random thoughts and happenings from the week:
-A lot of people think that the LDS Church=the USA here. We have had two people ask us if the building on the one dollar bill is the Salt Lake Temple.
-Amos, the guy we baptized Sunday, has a Dirk Nowitzki jersey he always wears. Now if I can just baptize someone with a Josh Hamilton and Marion Barber jersey I'll have my Dallas bases covered! It's funny all of the random clothes you see here. They call it "Obruni weiwu" meaning "white man died"

You've got to stuff those flat-rate packages super full!!!!!!!!!!! I got yours with the stuff last week and you could've fit WAYYYYYYYYYY more stuff in there!!!! It's ok though :) Just remember that those are duty free so you can stuff (almost) whatever you want in there.

Thanks for the updates from home. Stink about BYU again (the football team lost), hopefully they turn it around and start clicking. Hopefully Heaps is number 1 now. Sounds like Hayden tore it up again, hope his game goes well this week. I had a dream that the Rangers beat the Yankees in five games in the first round of the playoffs, so hopefully it happens!!!!!!

Anyway, it was another great week in Ghana. It's tough, the days are long, it's hot and it's taught not understanding anyone, but I'm getting there. The guy we are teaching right now, Andrew, is just so great. He came to church yesterday and even came to the baptism after. He is going to be baptized October 25th.

You guys are awesome, I love you and miss you guys so much, but its great being here. I got your pictures and the letter today. I just want lots of pictures of family and friends from back when I was home. I'm not too worried about landscape or anything, just my peeps!

Thanks for everything, I love you guys!

Elder Brown