Elder Brady Todd Berry: November 30, 2010

Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-21

Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-21
18 Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.
19 An if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.
20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated-
21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

November 30, 2010

ok sorry about not sending this letter yesterday but just remember i am in africa, and i am not using a mac book with high speed internet.
so this far i have gone day in and day out with the following quote. "pray as if everything depends on God, ACT as if everything depends on YOU" (i dont know where i heard this quote but i would be happy to take it as my own haha) it is amazing how much i find my self on me knees. i know with all my heart that what i am doing would not be possible for me with out Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. And i have been working as if everything depends on me, that if i dont do it..who will? and with that i would like to add to this quote from a letter i got this week, that hit me hard.(thanks kim) "The field is as white as you make it" this past week this quote has been in the back of my mind every day. i hope that some day i will be assigned to an area that missionary have deemed a bad area for teaching, and baptisms. Because i know that there is no bad area, cause the field is as white as i am willing to make it. I am up for the challenge, and i am willing that is for sure!
This week was crazy i dont now where to start. On tuesday when we were in Nkawkaw, we were passing down this path and i had to pee so i stop on the side and was doing my thing, when i see this monkey being chase by these two boys coming right for me.. lucky for me it had a rope around its neck and the boys catch up to it, or i might of been in a brawl with a monkey. speaking of crazy animals, sunday in nkawkaw the branch president was talking about distractions, when the biggest snake i have ever seen started in the door, and half the men stood up and ran out the door after this snake. not your usual sacrament meeting. But everything was alright the snake did get away but they said it was a cobra, or something.
On sunday we had a missionary speak who was leaving on his mission. so our room was packed, with our branch(45), investigators, and his friends. So there was about 60 to 70 people there. my comp said to me that he couldnt believe how many friends he had. i couldnt help but think back to when i spoke in front of a family bigger then the branch, and friends that i couldnt count. how blessed i have been with such a wonderful family, and great friends. i know every one reading this has had a huge impacted on getting me to where i am now, and for that i would like to just say thanks for every thing you have done for me! i love you all so much, and i could of done it with out you all!
Saturday we had a baptism. we baptized Patience(13) Tina(26) and Peritta(18). all three of these girls are already so strong in the church, and have been a great blessing to their family's. we are now starting to teach peritta's sisters, and working on getting her mother to listen to us. this week we called in our baptismal goal for December and we said 5. we got a call back and they told us to raise the bar. So we are hoping for 8 more baptisms for the month of December.
Christmas is coming up, but all that i can think of that i want is for all you reading this to know how much i love you and how thankful i am for you. you all have been such a great blessing to me. oh and maybe some candy and bubble gum:)
i love you all
love elder berry

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Elder Brady Todd Berry
Ghana Accra Mission
#6 Tenth Road
East Ridge
Accra, Ghana

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Ghana Accra Mission
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Accra, Ghana
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Elder Berry's Current Location

Brady's Third Area - Odorkor Serving with Elder Wollenzien Second Area Brady's Second Area Served with Elder Farnes -Tema, population 209,000 (2005), is a city on the Atlantic Ocean coast, east of the capital city of Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, in Ghana, West Africa. Originally a small fishing village, it grew after the construction of a large harbour in 1961 and is now is the nation's largest sea port. It is also home to an oil refinery and is an important centre of manufacturing. It is linked to the capital by railway and a highway. Tema is one of Ghana's two deep seaports; Sekondi Takoradi is the other. Tema is also the only well planned city by Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. But in recent times, the beauty of the city is being destroyed by overpopulation stemming mainly from rural-urban migration. Tema is also called the Harbour City because of the Harbour located in Tema. Brady's First Area Served with Elder Boatneg Konongo is a city located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The city serves as the capital of the Asante Akim North District. Konogo is about 33 miles from Kumasi, the regional capital. Ghanaian international footballer Sulley Muntari was born and raised in the city, as was percussionist Reebop Kwaku Baah. Konongo was a gold mining town.[1]The underground mine shafts have not been used for a long time. The population of Konongo, Ghana is 32130 according to the GeoNames geographical database. The Gold mining town of Konongo has always been a lively town. It was a very boisterous town many decades before Ghana's independence. Indeed, it was the commercial capital of the Kumasi East Council which later became the Asante-Akyem District. The Gold mines that was owned by British companies attracted many nationalities from the West African Sub-Region as well as other ethnic groups from the... KonongoGold Mine Konongo Gold Mine is a suspended open pit mine in Ghana. It mainly produced gold. In Raw Materials Data you will find production data for gold for 6 years, between 1984 and 1992. It is controlled/owned by Signature Metals Ltd Konongo Gold Mine is just one of 26 000 entities to be found in Raw Materials Data, the mining industry's most extensive database.

Temple History

The announcement of the Accra Ghana Temple by President Gordon B. Hinckley came after he had challenged members to make a special effort to fellowship new converts to the Church. "Put your arms around them, make them feel at home. Teach them the doctrines of the kingdom. Befriend them and help them in every way possible," he said. "I make you a promise that if you will do that you will be blessed with a temple in your midst."1

The day of the announcement, at an outdoor gathering of some assembled members in Accra's Independence Square, President Hinckley said, "You've gone a long time without a temple. When I was here five years ago [as a member of the First Presidency], we tried to find a place to build a temple. We didn't find anything and we didn't say anything to anybody. But efforts Monday, February 16, were more fruitful. This morning we approved the purchase of a beautiful piece of ground," President Hinckley announced.2

Ground was broken on Friday, November 16, 2001. Intended to begin at 8:00 that morning, the ceremony was delayed 45 minutes while awaiting the arrival of the Vice President who had returned earlier that morning from New York and graciously accepted an invitation to attend. The combined Christiansborg and Lartebiorkoshie stake choir thrilled the waiting crowd with inspiring music. Upon his arrival, the ceremony commenced; and Elder Nelson gave the concluding remarks. Groundbreaking followed with participation by Elder Nelson, the Vice President, stake presidents, and other dignitaries. The event was covered by a local radio station and Ghana Television.3

Fifteen months after presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Accra Ghana Temple, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles returned to the construction site while on assignment to Ghana and Nigeria in February 2003. Ghanian Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, who broke ground for the temple with Elder Nelson, met with the apostle in the Osu Castle. Elder Nelson says, "We have a very good relationship."4

One of the MM emailed this out and I was touched by it.

Elder Bednar learns about fasting in Africa

"A sister in Africa was teaching a class about fasting. Now, this was in a place in Africa where they're not starving but they're hungry most of the time. They would probably have about one meal a day as we understand it. This woman was teaching the sisters in Relief Society and she said, "Sisters, there are many days when we do not have food and we do not eat. That is not fasting. It's only fasting on a day when we have food and we can choose not to eat it."

At the time I was fifty-four years old, a member of the church since I was eight, and an apostle for two years. I had to go to Africa to learn from a woman who had joined the church just eight months earlier what it really meant to fast."

What a blessing it is for our sons to serve among these humble, faithful people!

Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-21

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

November 30, 2010

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