Not a lot has happened during week 2 here in Ghana. We are quickly progressing in the french language and are expected to be gospel fluent in about 2 months. We have had the opportunity of going to the Accra Temple every week and because my district is all already endowed Americans we are assigned to the seven am session which requires us eating breakfast at 5 am.
Elder Vinson came to the mtc this week and talked to all of us here. He said that even though the West African missions have the highest baptizing numbers in the world we should consider ourselves lazy if we only get seventy baptisms during our 24 months. Kind of a weird devotional after we have been talking for so long about how the people matter not the numbers...
Two of my roommates had birthdays this week, Elder Nsamumpya(25) and Elder Sorensen (19). We weren't able to do much to celebrate here but I gave an old tie bar and a french hymn book as presents to them because I am now realizing that not a lot of people go out of the way to celebrate those especially in the MTC.
Soon because of the short programs here my district will become the "oldest" missionaries here. Very strange because we are only now starting our third week. Finally rained today and we all got a kick out of singing "Africa" by Toto. Hopefully will have more exciting storeis once I am in Benin or Togo.
Hope you guys all have good weeks.
Love,
Jeremy
