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Lunch with Adjua :)

Wooo! Leap year! Gotta love an extra day in February. :) The day was good. Did the usual washing and cleaning. We went to the market and then took a nap. Tried to email but the cafes were packed and so that didn't happen.

Mami Nancy invited us over to teach some people she met that had questions about the church, so we waited and waited and waited.... and they never came, oh well. FHE was nice. A day without a handkerchief equals a day of suffering....

Rainy days are here at last! The temperature has been coming down which feels good for a change. Zone Conference was splendid. I always learn so much from President Stevenson. He explains and expounds doctrine in new wonderful ways. He's just a powerful man. Clouds just appeared right after the meeting, it was clear skies one minute and the next a dark grey sky. Before we knew it it was a soaked-to-the-bone rain. In seconds you are soaking wet and have stopped running because now there is no point to hurry.

Chewing sugar cane

Elder Masendi's first normal day with no training! The extra hour is so nice, because it allows us to see all of the people we want to see, and not restricting our time to see the people of a higher priority. Josephine has now come to the point where she is requesting to learn about certain topics or scriptures. She is so wonderful and her strong testimony is getting stronger and stronger each day. And it was Christian's last day in Cape Coast. He is leaving to Tarkwa for work. I'll miss him paah!

Thursday was good, chopped fufu. When we strive to do all that we can to reach our goals, we find that we actually make them happen. :) interesting huh? Joseph, the owner of our favorite internet cafe became a new investigator. He is super interested in the church and is accepting all of our teachings. It's nice because he sees so many missionaries each Monday who share little bits with him too.

Pounding Fufu! :)

Friday was super long, every now and then you have a day that is just like that. The sun just drains energy. By 3 you're tired and want to nap, but work is work! So you can't sleep! You can sleep in 2 years! Sister Kubra was a little bit of a battle today. She was being so stubborn and frustrating that we had to come out and tell her straight that if she wants to learn anything for herself that she has to take it up with her Heavenly Father. Man can tell man anything, but God will only let you know of the truth, so ask Him. :) (James 1:5    Moroni 10:3-5)

Janet and Samuel just broke my heart. Samuel hasn't eaten since Monday and Janet has only been able to provide for her smallest daughter. So we took him and got him some rice, but the African life is not easy at all. I'm so grateful for all of the wonderful blessings I was born into at home.

Lessons were very few, only the first and the last were successful. We did manage to hand out lots of Book of Mormons and talked with tons of people. All work is work, and all of it is productive. :)

While sitting with Agnes, I had 10 peswes and she had some super glue, so I borrowed some glue and covered one side, pressed it down and then let it dry. After, little kids were trying to pick it but couldn't! I thought they would quit after a bit but they kept trying! All methods were used, and I mean ALL methods.

The other companionship had a baptism which was nice. It was a wife. The husband baptized her which was so wonderful to watch.

Children are determined...

Ghana Independence Day! I thought it would be crazy like the festival or something, but it was rather calm. A few people marched the streets with flags and uniforms.

Emmanuel was our only investigator at church. There are some things that you just can't control.

Kweku fed us a big fufu after church. He said I've made you small fufu, got there and Pa! Huge bowl with huge fufu with 4 fish.... eish. But we finished! We chatted for a bit and met a man named Charles who is now a potential. :) Mami Supa fed us Konkonte with Palm nut soup. So much heavy food just can't be good for the body. Especially late at night.... But I love it still. :)