Week 67 Email

From: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Monday, September 26, 2022

Bonjour tout le monde! Comment allez vous? I hope that you all had a great week this past week. This week was a sadder week but good at the same time. Let's hop into it.

To start off the week Elder Tumuteke went to the temple in Ghana and because of that Elder Brunt and I did a few days of exchange. We had a really good time together, we made some pretty good food too. (pics are below) I was able to do some baptismal interviews for Apedokoe when we were doing the 3 days exchange. Their candidates were very prepared and I was even able to go and assist at their baptism this past Saturday. The Apedokoe sector is a little bit different than my sector because they are a little bit more in a city part and soyou can see some cool things and there is an old train track that goes through the sector. I didn't get any pictures of it but it was really cool. There is still a lot of dirt and it's like most of the sectors in the mission. 

On Tuesday I had my interview with President Proudfoot and Sister Proudfoot. It was such a cool experience to get to talk to them this week as we were coming down to the end of this transfer. I was able to ask some questions and get some good study ideas and some responses as well. They always have great insights. I know that I say this all the time but I am seriously so grateful for them and for the insights and revelation that they recieve for this mission.

On Thursday Elder Kamata and I were able to head to Sanguera again together because the exchange with Elder Brunt was over. Riding a bike and walking are 2 very different things in sector and I was ready to be done walking to say the least haha. Elder Kamata and I had some really good lessons and we were able to go and contact some pretty cool people too. 

Firday we planned everything out for this next week and I got to do the last planning for Sanguera. On Tuesday President Proudfoot told me that I was going to leave so I tried to make it so that there was the momentum still going with the goals and the amis that we called. But we called lots of people and some new ones as well. I got to test my Ewe skills and I still know like nothing of this language hah. The maman didn't understand me very well, my comp and I decided that we needed to get a member to help us sent up a rendez-vous. We went out to sector and taught the family of Maman Togolaise and had a really Greta lesson with them. It was a very hard lesson for me because I knew it was my last lesson with them that I would be able to do. We had a great time together though. 

Saturday we got to go to a baptism for the Elders of Apedokoe too! I got to see Frère Rock, Daniel and Oracio baptised and I was able to be a witness as well. I always love the spirit that you can feel in baptisms. It is something that reminds me of the love of our Father in Heaven. That afternoon Elder Kamata and I went and contacted this new family that we had gotten from one of our amis. The kids and the dad weren't there because of the time of day but we still were able to do a great lesson with the mom and we did the lesson with the other 2 people that she works with too! On Saturday night we got the call from the assistants and they told us that I was going to be leaving Sanguera and I would be going to work on the sector of Tabligbo. It's a village area with bikes and lots and lots of dust and dirt haha. 

Sunday was a good day but still very sad. After being in this sector for 6 months I'm leaving. I was able to thank lots of people for their love and support and their help out in sector. I got some pretty good pictures too, I'll put them below also. We spent the rest of the day going snd saying hey and bye to other people and kinda wrapping up this part of my mission. We contacted quite a few people so I'm hoping that next week there will be some lessons that get going for them. Sanguera is an amazing sector and I am going to miss it lots but I am excited to see where Tabligbo will help take my testimony. 

This week as I was doing my personal study I thought a lot about what it is that we are here upon this earth for. And because of that I was thinking a lot about the Plan of Salvation that our Heavenly Father made for us so that we could be with Him again someday. I was making some notes and I went and studied 2 Nephi chapter 2. As a missionary we use this chapter a lot, towards the end, when we are teaching the Plan of Salvation. But this time I studied from the beginning to really and fully understand what it is that Lehi was trying to teach his children. We read in verse 18 that Lehi talks about the fallen angel, who we know to be Satan, and how because if his state as fallen and miserable he searches for all men to become like him. But if we go backwards towards the beginning of the chapter we read in verse 6 that, "Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth." The redemption, even if we do fall off of the path, comes through the Holy Messiah who is our Savior. Jesus Christ suffered the pains and the sins of the world so that we all could be redeemed and have the ability to live with our Father again. This week I invite us all to look at even the smallest errors that we might have done, and to offer them up to the Lord and ask for his forgiveness. I know that He will listen and He will forgive you no matter the sin. 

I love you all and I hope that you all have a great week this week! Emails are welcome, I will do my best to respond :)

Beaucoup d'amour, 

Elder Garcia 

Photos:  

some members and friends from Sanguera

The baptism

They wanted ti put tight braids in my hair... it kinda hurt ngl

Some very delicious food