Elder Brady Todd Berry: December 13, 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.

Monday, December 13, 2010

December 13, 2010

I have the best mom in the whole world:) mom i love you soo much! i got your #2 box this week but its cost me 20 cedi to pick up! so i am going to need to use my debit card soon! aunt kim i got your second one, anut jill i got yours too! thanks you all soo much!
so this week was crazy!! we had zone conference on Thursday, and spliits after- friday, baptism saturday, and now i am in the mission home useing fast Internet!! kinda. so this morning we had to wake up at 5 and shower in the dark with bottle water because our lights have been out for 2 days. but it was soo cold (prolly like mid 60s) i had to heat up my water, and i froze all night! elder and sister terry took us to the Acrra mall, and this place they call costco! ha they have alot of my favorit things there like A&Wrootberr:) but every thing is soo expensive so it is not worth it, well maybe next Christmas i will treat my self:)
We have been teaching lessons like MAD men, but we didnt met our goals for this week because of the conference, and service project! we baptised Lois(24), and Hannah(13) this week! they both dont speak vary good english, but they have family in the church so we were able to baptism them.
Out here we are no allowed to teach people who do not speak english enough to read the introduction page of the book of mormen, unless they have family in the church that will work with them, and read them the book of mormen.
I usually take notes about things i need to write home, but as usuall i left them in the apartment, so i cant remember everything i wanted to say, but i am writing in my way sweet journal every day!
oh sunday i had MAC&cheese for lunch with a package of beef jerkey:) both have never tasted as good as they did! thank you all so much for everything that has been sent to me, hopefully i get it all, i have people i need to share with:)
At zone conference i got hammered. every other question that president had was for me, he asked me everything. its a good thing i was raised by a wonderful mother because i answered most of his questions but not from anything i have learned on mission so far!
so when i was on splits with elder farnbock from orgen, we talk alot about our favorite movies and since i miss movies sooo much, i would like to talk about one of my favorit movies "remember the titians". In the end during the championship game, Julius said something like(i cant really remember exactly) "coach you demanded more of us, but i am not perfect none of us are, but this team is perfect because we have won every game we have played." as i thought about this movie, i tried to relate it to the gospel. Our heavenly father has demanded more of us, he as asked us to be perfect, but none of us can be perfect we are all humans, but we as a team/church are perfect. The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is perfect. Everything that goes on in the church is the way heavenly father has demeaned it to be, every sunday we can take upon us the name of his son Jesus Christ, to help us work towards the common goal of being perfect and winning the championship or gain exaltation and spending for ever with our wonderful familys:)

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Elder Brady Todd Berry
Ghana Accra Mission
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East Ridge
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!