Friday, June 09, 2006
FAMILIES WHO COME ......
One of the major differences between our MTC and others around the world is the lack of family that comes with their missionaries - we hear they are trying to cut down on that in other areas of the world, but here it is exceptional if we have even one missionary that has family come with him. The Group 6 had thr
ee missionaries with family who came with them needless to say all are from the
Accra area:
This is Elder Daniels - he had his mother, grandmother and sister all accompany him here to the MTC. One of the touching moments was the last few moments before Grandmother left, she took him aside and gave him strong counsel - in Twi which I couldn't understand - but I could feel the spirit of it - she isn't a member and I'm sure her emotions were running strong as she left her grandson here to learn to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ - he will have a great influence upon her through his letters.
This is Elder Ezah - and his brother and sister who came with him to say their good byes - for a moment when they arrived I feared the sister was our one missionary coming from Ghana, and I was ready to run and find Sister Nielson for the first lesson in Missionary attire and dress - but it turned out she was just here to say goodbye to her brother!
This is Elder Mensah - his father is a Bishop and his mother a loving mother - they live in Accra and it was interesting that they had not chosen to take their Elder to the temple before he came - the temple is here in Accra. President Gunnell says that few families come with family to be endowed. It may take awhile for them to realize what a special time that is for families.
ee missionaries with family who came with them needless to say all are from the Accra area:
This is Elder Daniels - he had his mother, grandmother and sister all accompany him here to the MTC. One of the touching moments was the last few moments before Grandmother left, she took him aside and gave him strong counsel - in Twi which I couldn't understand - but I could feel the spirit of it - she isn't a member and I'm sure her emotions were running strong as she left her grandson here to learn to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ - he will have a great influence upon her through his letters.
This is Elder Ezah - and his brother and sister who came with him to say their good byes - for a moment when they arrived I feared the sister was our one missionary coming from Ghana, and I was ready to run and find Sister Nielson for the first lesson in Missionary attire and dress - but it turned out she was just here to say goodbye to her brother!
This is Elder Mensah - his father is a Bishop and his mother a loving mother - they live in Accra and it was interesting that they had not chosen to take their Elder to the temple before he came - the temple is here in Accra. President Gunnell says that few families come with family to be endowed. It may take awhile for them to realize what a special time that is for families.
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