Dear America,
It was great to call home FOR THE LAST TIME and it brought me a lot more anxiety than I thought it would. I was pretty nervous for most of the day leading up to the call. But it was good to talk with everybody for a few minutes.
This week we had zone conference. We went to Kumasi to a meeting with three other zones. Everything went smoothly, which was a big relief. During the conference we talked a lot about Christlike attributes and what we can do to become more Christlike missionaries. President Cosgrave seemed really happy, despite having car problems and having to sleep the night in Techiman and drive to Kumasi early in the morning and arrive late for the zone conference. President and Sister Cosgrave are amazing. If there's anyone that's qualified to teach about acquiring Christlike attributes, it's them.
In the past few weeks we've spent quite a bit of time working with a member to help us translate between Twi and English. The member's name is Brother Boateng. He's an older gentleman (around 70), a recent convert of barely one year, the second counselor in the branch presidencey, and a joy to work with. He doesn't know an incredible amount about the Church, but he has a testimony and he a has a love for the gospel. While we've been working with him, we've found out that he has a lot of friends in this area. He already knows most of the people we're teaching. Those he doesn't know, he quickly becomes friends with. If we ever have an appointment that we need help with, we can call him even if it's a little bit last-minute. We're blessed to have the help of members like Brother Boateng.
On Sunday we had a few unexpected visitors come to church. They are people that we've invited to come but that didn't seem too committed to actually keeping that commitment. One man came in bright red and blue African wear. He looked like he could be an African Spider-man. We were pleasantly surprised. It's great to see people's lives being touched where we don't expect it.
Love, Elder Nelson
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