Sacrament Meeting will be held in the living room of the missionaries' apartments in several newly opened areas until they can get a suitable place to build a chapel. In the beginning, the missionaries will be conducting the meetings.
This week, we met a man named Michael at a mineral store (soda pop store). He wants us to continue teaching him, and plans to come to church next Sunday.
One of our favorite members is a single mom with one little boy. She just lost her job and is now selling her shoes and extra clothing, which she carries around on her head, until she is able to find another job. Most of the Ghanaians we teach don't even have electricity.
I think I was a little naive before I came on my mission thinking that every missionary would be ready to follow all of the rules. Being an obedient missionary is a lot easier than a disobedient one, so it puzzles me sometimes why those things happen when we are serving the Lord in any calling in the Church. In this mission, there are about 20 different cultures that sometimes clash. That is our struggle. There are people to teach, baptisms every month, but what we really need is exact obedience from the missionaries. I know that's a bold statement, but it's how I feel.
This week while walking by the Catholic Cathedral in Elmina, there must have been 200 kids, between the ages of 6 and 9, that just got out of school. 
Many of them started yelling "obronie" when they saw me. Man was it funny. As we continued to walk, I had 2 kids on every finger of my hand and a swarm of others that couldn't find a space. I love the little children here.
This past Sunday, our ward had its Primary program. It was probably the most entertaining thing I have seen in a very long time. The kids had their parts memorized, and when they sang, they sang loud. Most of the scriptures they quoted were not easy or short. These kids are dedicated and these members are incredible. The theme was Latter-Day Prophets, and they taught us about each one. They spoke clearly and in English so we could all understand. The whole ward laughed at the funny parts and those kids who were shy stole the show. I love my ward and I love my area. I love this work and I love the people that we teach. Without the Gospel in my life, I would be nothing. The Lord lives and is guiding this Church today through President Monson. “O Come All Ye Faithful” is my phrase for this month that I will share with our investigators, but especially our recent converts. All of the three that were baptized were confirmed last week and man was that a sight to see.
I love you all,
Elder Hair
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