Elder Brady Todd Berry: Transferred to Teshi

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, June 27, 2011

Transferred to Teshi

What’s up every one?

So as you all know by now, I have been transferred from Odorkor to Teshi. Back to the O.C. Ha ha! Our area goes down to the ocean. Teshi is right next to my last area in Nungua. It is almost in the same neighborhood. My new companion is Elder Collings. He is from Texas. He has been out 6 weeks longer than I have. He was in Elder Riche’s MTC group. Everything is cool if you know what I mean.

I miss my last area. Elder Wollenzien and I worked so hard to get the area turned around and just when things were going good I get the cord pulled. We were just starting to get several people a week out to church but, oh well, now I just have to go to work here in Teshi and try to repeat what we were able to do in Odorkor.

Teshi is a sweet place though I already love it here but again I’m starting from scratch. We had no one come to church on Sunday. And to top it of Mom you cursed me last week. Remember you asked me if I ever have to speak in church and I said “NO”. Well, guess what? My first Sunday in Teshi and they asked me to speak with no time to prepare. So I did what missionaries do and hurried and pulled something out of the hat. I felt prompted to speak on “Faith” and how faith is something that is given to each of us but we have to work to develop our faith. Our faith in Heavenly Father is our defense to all the bad things that are happening in the world. And when we have faith we will do what our church leaders ask us to do. (I had to throw that one in there because the ward here in Teshi just got split into 3 wards last Sunday and there is those who don’t want to go to the ward that they were assigned to.) But when we have faith, and look to Christ with all of our thoughts, and doubt not, and fear not, everything will be okay. The members here can’t see what a blessing it is to have the church growing so fast. I believe my talk was straight from the Holy Ghost and that the people needed to hear what I (the Holy Ghost) had to say. I know it came from the Holy Ghost because I never would have said those things to those people my first Sunday here. I know the Holy Ghost is real and it is working wonders in my life right now!

Now a funny story. This week we were teaching this lady named Rita. Rita is like in her upper 30s and she is a big fat women. Ha ha! She told us that she would be traveling the next day, so in the closing prayer I prayed that she would be watched over and protected in her travel. Right after that in the middle of my prayer she said "ah thank you so much Amen" she said it in the funniest high pitch fat women voice that I have ever heard. I had to bit my lip not to laugh and just close the prayer right then! It was pretty funny.

Well everything is going good! I love my mission. It is the best thing ever but it is going to be one of those challenging times if you know what I mean, so pray for me to be a better person.

Sounds like everything back home is going well. I hope that every one is staying out of trouble. Brody?

I love you guys!

Bbear

P.S. I hear that Brad Paisley is coming to Stadium of Fire? Couldn’t be more jealous of those who get to go to that!

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

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Elder Brady Berry
Ghana Accra Mission
P.O. Box 30150
Salt Lake City. UT 84130

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Elder Brady Todd Berry
Ghana Accra Mission
P.O. Box 2585-Main
Accra, Ghana
Phone: 233 30-265-0161

Use the flat rate priority envelope, tape the corners and sides. This way the envelope goes right to the mission and he does not have to pay anything to get it. It cost around 13 dollars to send.

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!