Wedding and Transfers

Dear America,

You asked for more stories about members. Here you go. The one attatched is from the "chief clerk" in the branch, David Koranteng. (History in next blog)  I'll send a picture. He's the short one. It's missing some important parts like him attending the temple, his family's baptisms, etc. but I'll never be able to finish it because............(suspense)

Transfers.

I'm still going up. To the north. Tamale. Where it's hot, dusty, and full of Muslims. The church is even younger there than it is in Techiman, so I'll be continuing my journey back into church history. I will also be getting the first white companion that I've ever had. I feel like it'll be refreshing. When I told the branch during sacrament meeting that I would be going, they all looked really shocked and betrayed. It made me feel terrible. It hurts me to leave this branch. They all feel like family.  I've done my best to love them and serve them as much as I can, and there's nothing else I can do now. Well. That's life as a missionary. I'll get to start all over again in Tamale.

By the way, I got the cinnamon! Yes. It's fantastic. I'll try to think of things that I need if/when you send a package. Right now my mind is kind of blank.

The Ghanaian wedding was hectic. It was a traditional marriage, so it's not exactly the way that you might be used to or even imagine a wedding to be. Everything here just feels like you're some type of cheesy comedy. Things are so crazy. But it was a lot of fun and there was a good attendance from the branch. The first counselor (who was getting married) is from Nigeria and he doesn't have any family here. So we represented his family in the ceremony.

Well I have to go.

Elder Nelson

p.s. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT TIA WAS PREGNANT (cousin on the Johnson side). Wow. So apparently I've been gone for a really long time. Insert appropriate chastisement for not telling me. Or maybe I just forgot. That's definitely a possibility.

Not much time, but I'll explain briefly. I can't put these in order, so you'll have to do a fun guessing game.

"looking" for the bride

the bride price

happy couple

the elders of the king's council

Bro. Andoh acting in the place of the father and giving instruction and counsel.