I realize that its me that needed to learn!

A de o (i am here)! Yes, I am alive and well, last week we didn't find a place to email so that is why you didnt hear from me. The power goes out sometimes and the cafe's with a generator don't always have internet connection.

hahah golf sounds cool.

Yes I have thought a lot this week about school! guess what? This week I found out that its a 90% chance that I will come home in July, towords the end of the month. I am not sure why, but I will know for sure this coming transfer. Next week starts a new transfer. If I go home in July that means that I have 3 transfers left, 18 weeks... its pretty scary! When does school start for me? Who do you know going to BYU Hawaii. I heard that Jake Rushton is going there in August. Who else so I can talk to them? Do I need to pick classes? I am pretty nervous about school, so the sooner we can handle it the better. Do I need any endorsment? I want a room mate that I know if possible.

I haven't seen the rings yet, what kind of package did you send them in?

Well not all that much work has been done this week with our area. Elder Sibeko has had allergies, and this week they got so bad that we can only teach for half the day. So we have seen a doctor and by all means he will be doing better. Its strange, all of my companions in Ghana have been pretty sick and have caused us to stay inside. Alot of our investigators that had baptismal dates will need to be pushed back. I am able to stay strong with obedience, I have a sweet companion who wants to do things and work for the lord, the hardest part for me is trying to not get angry with those that are disobedient. Its so frustrating to me that elders dont take their calling as serious as they should and as a district leader its also hard to help them be motivated to be obedient. I see how you feel with our family sometimes, and see why you had certain rules for us. So I am trying to learn to lead, motivated by love. 

One funny thing that I have noticed while being a district leader is that when I instruct at district meeting every week, I usually prepare the instruction based on what my district needs help with, but during the instruction I realize that its me that needed to learn about the subject and usually find myself teaching something I dont do. That leads me to repentance and to be a better missionary. Anyways I tell you this because the lord has blessed me with the chance to speak at sacrament meeting this week, and my subject is "pride". So I believe that is what I need right now to help me, its something I have thought about recently and I know need to improve on it. 

As far as my mission, I still feel like I am strong, I dont plan on slowing down anytime soon.

For your personal missionary work, you can carry around the Book of Mormon, I gaurantee that people will ask you about it, and you can tell them how cool it is and what a blessing it is that we have it. If you look at Chronicles 29:29 you will see that there are plenty of other books that we dont have in the bible, and I am almost sure that everyone would want to read those books if we had them revealed or discovered today. How much greater the book of mormon.

Golf looks sweet. I want a Boss shirt that dad has, maybe when I go home.

Love You!

It isn't my strength that will convert, its the spirit!

The week was okay. My companion is Elder Sibeko, he is from South Africa, he has been on mission for 6 months. 

Yes I can remember all of my companions.

1 Elder Buah

2 Elder Hales

3 Elder Manzini

4 Elder Flament

5 Elder gewyu-Appiah 

7 Elder Bogh

8 Elder latu

9 Elder Zenovieff

10 Elder van wagoner

11 Elder Odume

12 Elder Garcia

13 Elder Sibeko

Some of them I stay in contact with, some have returned home and I either don't here from them or I dont have their email.

This week we had a tough time with our investigators, we have wondurful investigators, but many of them are lacking the courage to follow what they know is true. This is because they have family and friends that will not approve of their decision. So we have been putting great effort into using our members. Another problem is that our area is small and most people work outside of our area, so they are often not home but I have learned to be humble, sometimes I rely on my strengths to work, but it isn't my strength that will convert, its the spirit, so we are just trying to be obedient and work so the lord can work through us. A few investigators are traveling for a long period of time to a place where the church is not there, so we wont be able to teach them for a long time. They were those who were progressing and starting their conversion but we have had some bonuses in people we have found, people who  have been waiting for the gospel.

Well I am cool. I cant believe I have 6 months left.

We are trying to be the most obedient and faithful we can be, and the blessings are that we have the spirit with us!

To answer your questions. Yes we get colds. I see president about every month, only because I am near the mission home. With the blog... I haven't seen it so I dont really know whats there. 

Its nice to see home. Its so green grass and mountains. There are no mountains in Ghana so I miss seeing them and also the clouds look really sweet!

The week was nice. Ghana Accra mission is so different from Sierra Leone Freetown mission. Its not the mission culture to be obedient here, its harder to be obedient because there isn't people to be there to support you in obedience. In some ways I have felt my mission slow down for a while because I have slacked on some minor things here. This week I have worked with my companion to be "full time" missionaries, not just partial missionaries, we are trying to be the most obedient and faithful we can be, and the blessings are that we have the spirit with us. We have a greater desire and happiness while we work. In my district I have been able to keep apostasy out, but when I see other missionaries it is pretty terrible. I am trying to stay strong. I am lucky I have a young companion who is willing to be obedient. 

ay de pon em o

elder beckett

Listen for the spirit and then courageously follow!

Sorry for last week. We were having some problems with the internet. 

The reason that people are afraid of the church here is because of rumors and things that the government have said about the church in the past. So everyone thinks that we are a cult or something and that we worship Mormon... but its always a fun time to see peoples faces change when they hear our message of redemption through our savior Jesus Christ. 

I have been studying about the Spirit. I have learned a few thing about the spirit. On mission I have been able to recognize the spirit very well, or maybe I should say I have learned to listen to it. I guess thats what I get for being set apart right. There are many  prophets that are quoted in Preach My Gospel saying "listen for the spirit and then courageously follow". Thats one of the great tasks of this life is to be humble enough to follow the direction of the spirit, especially when you don't know the reason for doing it. It applies to both missionaries and investigators, and also everyone in the world. Mosiah states it pretty well in chapter 3 verse 19. Yielding to the enticings of the holy spirit allows us to walk in the spirit or walk in the ways of Christ.  "For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."

So as a missionary it is important to be worthy and able to hear those promptings so we can help people and ourselves. The spirit always humbles me and makes me repent.

This week we were able to find some really sweet people who have met the church in the past and want to learn more about the gospel. As we walk the spirit can just call you to people and if you are not humble you will never see the people the lord wants you to see.

love elder beckett

The members have finally started to warm up to us!

Thanks for the update on ebola. I talked to a recent convert in Salone and he is now having the Melchizedek Priesthood and is the second councilor in the Sunday School prez. So that was nice to hear!

 Some of these nights are so hot here. I woke up this week and took a shower in the night because it was so hot. 

The week again has gone fast. Work in Teshie is going on smooth. We are still trying to find people, many people are scared of our church. I will be in Teshie for at least 6 more weeks. We are really enjoying the ward here in Teshie, the members have finally started to warm up to us and it takes a lot of work to really have the members trust you. I am sure that is the same across the world.

Sister M who was recently baptized and her husband

Yeah its pretty unusual here in Ghana to see a muslim convert!

My week was pretty cool, it went by really fast, and that is how my mission is going now, really fast. Yeah its pretty unusual here in Ghana to see a muslim convert, but not in Sierra Leone. Muslims convert there pretty frequent. Even Sister S and Elder N that you sent gifts to were both muslims before joining our church. A lot of muslims don't like Christianity because they feel that we are all divided and there is no unity. Which is very true, we all have different beliefs and practices, hence the need for restoration. So I have seen plenty of muslims join our church because of the way we worship and the great message of the restoration. In Ghana its pretty serious to teach a muslim, we have to get permission before teaching more than two lessons because of what their family may do to them, but those who live on their own and away from home, it usually is no problem.

My birthday was a pretty regular day, I haven't made the cake, we don't have an oven in our house so I need to go the the church before I can make it. Its weird to tell people that I am twenty now, but thats pretty normal for just having a birthday.  

Wow lots of exciting things happening in the world, good to hear all the news from home. Have you heard anything about ebola lately?

elder beckett

                                Left to Right Elder Vosa, Henrie and me. We were all in Salone.

Rinse cycle ....this is what the water looks like after I have finished brooking

Washing my mosquito net

Elder Van Wagoner my faithful first companion in Ghana.

The miracle is in her husband!

           Thank you dad I will use my time wisely. Dont surf too much with out me!

Yes I got the birthday package you sent.Thank you so much for everything. I really enjoy all the notes from you guys... thats the best part. Thank you Zac for the socks and the pics! Chai!... the wedge was massive! Jeff thanks for the rubberband guns, me and my companion enjoy them. Jana thanks for the shampoo and the gel. It was well needed, I don't remember the time I used real shampoo to wash my hair! 20 came quick, I remember my last birthday in Wellington. Time goes quick and I wish it would slow down small. 

 Yes, Elder Curtis is the area president and Elder Dube is his councilor. I have met both.

This week we saw some sweet stuff. This week an investigator was baptized. The first since we white washed (both companions new to the area). She is super sweet and super converted. The miracle is in her husband. Her husband is Muslim. When we first started teaching her, he did not want to talk to us at all. He came and witnessed his wives baptism and confirmation. With this and him seeing his wife make changes in her life, he has become interested and said he wants to join. You should have seen how happy they were at church together and the ward members did wonderful of fellowshipping them, they looked like celebrities at church. Everyone wanted to talk to them.

I cant believe the time is going so fast. It seems like yesterday I was emailing you.

Well Elder Sibeko and I are doing good. I feel like I will be transfered soon because we are losing missionaries in Teshie and I think I will be one leaving.

All is okay.