My new companion and I had a great first week. With the members still working as if they were all on missions themselves, Elder Kakowa and I are working harder than ever to make sure that we have enough time to meet with everyone. I know... that's quite a problem we have; too many investigators and not enough time to see them all!
We have 8 great people scheduled to be baptized on the 24th which will be a good way to end out the month. Two of them have even given us referrals which are wonderful adds to our already busy schedule.
Elder Kakowa is from Zimbabwe, and is an amazing missionary. I'm honestly not even training Elder Kakowa... He came pre-trained!!! He comes from a family of 6 with 2 younger brothers and a younger sister. He is the oldest and leading the way as the first in the family to serve a mission. His family are all members and he was born into the church. He is a great example to me and is ready to be a keeper of the rules. I could not have asked for anything more as we try to bring more souls unto Christ in the next 8 weeks or so.
On my birthday Pres and Sis Shulz sent me this really nice text:
"Dear Elder Hair, we knew that you were special cuz you share the same birthday with our youngest son! Happy birthday to you! We hope you have a wonderful day! We sure do miss seeing you down here! We love you. Pres and Sis Shulz."
I sure did learn a lot from both of them and I know that you are happy to know that I have been in good hands these past two years with 3 wonderful mission presidents and two different missions. I was truly called to the Ghana Cape Coast Mission/Ghana Kumasi Mission for a reason and I was called at this time to meet with these people. It was a privilege to be a district leader and it was a great opportunity to be an Assistant, but it has been a true HONOR to be a trainer and teacher of two wonderful missionaries who worked hard to respect the name of Jesus Christ and his marvelous work.
Thank you all for being a strength to me when I needed it most. I know that I will be eternally grateful for that in the future. My mission has gone the way it has, not because of just one thing, but because of many small and simple things which have helped me to be an obedient missionary. Pres Packer said; "I am a keeper of the rules, revelation depends on it." I have tried to live by that and that is where I have received my greatest joy.
I love you all!
Elder Hair
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