Hey Family!!! It sounded like you
had a great week! I sure missed the 4th of July and our camping trips but
only one more to miss after this one, and by that point I will be coming home.
Thank goodness. It sounded like some good ole white trash you find in
Idaho. Boy that sounded like something you would see in a movie your
experience at the river. Like since I have been in Ghana for so long I
may have said something...Ghanaians always have to voice their opinion and love
being vocal haha I can catch myself doing it sometimes, me and some Ghanaians
will get in yelling matches but then after we laugh and are friends I love
these people. Dang mom getting wild on the bike again haha wow that
sounded like it would have been funny to see. It’s weird for me not to be
there because I would have been behind the pack haha but that would have been
funny to see. Colby is getting fast huh like his brother...still got some
catching up to do though if he wants to compete with me haha. Overall I am glad
you guys had a great week this week. Mom take more pictures I love them
seriously!!
This week went by so dang fast
again. The weeks are flying by, they say when you train that’s what happens and
its true, boy they are going by so dang fast. This week was really good
it was somehow short and not a whole lot to talk about but it was a great week.
My companion and I just about know where every member stays in our area.
We have been working super hard and just trying our best. We had
our best week with 3 investigators at church this week and are doing really
well. I am so proud of my son...here when you are training the mission
culture I guess is to call your trainee your son, it makes sense and we all do
it, I didn't like it at first but now I do. Yeah Elder Luvhengo is doing
really great, he is progressing so dang fast, I am so proud of him. I
told him he will be ready to train by the end of these two transfers, and I
think he will be able to. We are getting along great and doing really
well. This week we got rained out a couple days but we still worked hard
and had a great week. We contacted this lady I think on Wednesday and she
was like I see you almost every day what do you do. So my companion
explained it to her and then she was like come to my house, so we followed her
to her house and she made us jollof rice and bought us a coke, she was such a
kind woman and we are hoping to continue to teach her and bring those blessing
of the gospel in her life. There was also this old man we contacted who
is a member of Christ Apostolic church and we taught him and it’s so cool to
see this man light up when we visit him, by the time we finished our message
and left his house him and myself were linked arm in arm as he saw us off, it
really made me realize the importance of having Charity for those you are
trying to help understand the gospel. Oh yeah in Ghana the culture is
when a guest comes to your house you always "see them off" or walk
them a little ways before you leave I really love that and will do that when I
am at home but we won't have to walk very far because everyone has cars haha but I love that about the culture. Well Sunday was such a great fast and
testimony Sunday. Dang I get all riled up when I am writing and I forget
about things. The S family I shared about with you last week, made
such a strong commitment to come to church on Sunday when we had a lesson
on Saturday but they didn't come my companion and I were so dang devastated.
Saturday when we taught them we had such a great lesson, it was the most
spiritual lesson I have taught on the mission. The younger boy who is 10
asked us what exaltation was...that was a first for me haha and then we
extended a date to the boy and the younger girl and when I extended it I said
"Will you follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized by your
father who has the priesthood authority of god?" They about jumped
with joy, they both looked at their father and wow they accepted so eagerly,
then I looked at their father who is Less Active and started explaining the
reason I extended this commitment and then I said now brother S in order
to have this opportunity to baptize your children into the lords church you
have to renew your covenants each week and exercise your priesthood and I asked
will you do that and he agreed but they didn't come boy I was so discouraged.
We are praying for them this week though! Sunday was so nice and
beautiful. I love rainy season it is so cool here now, it’s still 85 to
90 degrees but it feels so cool, I actually sleep with my blanket and turn my
fan down haha boy it’s been nice. The reason I said that was on Sunday
it was raining when we were at church and it was just so nice. I love the
testimonies here as well they are so strong and powerful and it seems that
everyone wants to share theirs it’s pretty neat. After church we ate fufu
at a less actives house and that was good, but then we met as a district and
cooked some steaks we bought at shop-rite and cooked up some Idahoan potatoes
and boy it was such a great meal. We really had a ton of fun with the
district. We all get along pretty good and it was such a great dinner.
Nothing like home but pretty dang close!!! Yeah so there was
my week sorry there is no flow but at first I didn't know what the heck to
write about. Oh yeah have you heard of this book 7 years in Hanoi, it’s
about a guy from burley who was a POW in the Vietnam War? My companion
had it, he is a member as well and so I was wondering if grandpa knew him or
anything? (This book is about my best friends, Cindy Shaw's Uncle. His name is Larry Chesley. What a small world that a missionary from South Africa brings a book written by a man that grew up in Burley, Idaho where his companion is from)
Colby, Dad, and Mom I sure love you
guys so dang much and miss you like crazy. I am keeping my head up and
always being prepared for the worst. Ghana is safe though don't worry. But family I sure love you guys so dang
much and miss you all like crazy!!! I am so glad you had a great week. Be
sure to be safe!! I love you guys so dang much. Don't ever forget this church
is Jesus Christ’s church!!
Love you Guys tons!!!
Elder Duke
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