Elder Brady Todd Berry: July 18, 2011

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.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

July 18, 2011 - Who Needs Mail?????

So what’s up family?

Sorry about last weeks letter. I got kind of busy and I should have taken more time to do a better job. So hopefully I got my point across and everyone including my brother understood what I was trying to say.

So how is everything going for you guys? The emails and letters are hurting from the Berry family. Are you starting to forget about me? ha-ha So if you want to make it all up to me Dad I need you to make me a 90 day work out calendar with p90x and the jump manual stuff. Mom I am almost out of vitamins, face wash, and peanut butter ha-ha so if you could send me more maybe for my birthday but no hurry.

So some of the things I left out of last weeks letter was I forgot to tell you that we met with President and Sister Judd a week ago Friday. He and his wife are so nice. They were just so happy to be here. For lunch they brought all this cut up fruit which was way sweet. President Judd is supper smart and he knows the scriptures inside and out. But they are just the best people in the world. It’s going to be fun to get to know him and to serve under him.

On President Judd’s first day we had some problems and had to call him to get permission to teach some people who where underage who happen to be staying with the Relief Society President. We called him to ask permission and he just kept saying how happy he was to be in Ghana and how exciting the missionary work is here. He went off on some story about when he was stake president he called President Hinckley to ask him a question and they talked for about 15 minutes about other stuff and then President Hinckley hung up without ever answering his question. I’m sure President Judd has a lot more stories to tell. He is such a happy and jolly man. (I wish to write more about the Judd’s but this key board is broken and this has taken me 20 minutes to write so I am sorry.)

This week we went on splits and I went to Baastonna. I never thought that I would be going back there for splits after leaving Nungua. I went with Elder Evenson. He is from Idaho. We had a great time together. For lunch we bought an ostrich egg and cook up fried eggs. It was so good.

I haven’t been very good at writing about baptisms but we had one on Saturday. We baptized Brother Eugene who is 57 and Michael who is 32. It was a sweet one! Eugene was the only non member in his family so we got to unite his whole family together. He has 3 sons, one baptized him, one confirmed him, and the other ordained him to the Aaronic Priesthood. It was a very good weekend. They are all so happy now that their father has come to know the truth.

Sorry I didn’t write more but this keyboard is giving me fits. I love all you guys!

So clean so fresh,

Elder Berry

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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!