Leading the Midweek...

Hello Everybody! I am doing my best but today's internet is kind of a doozy. This week was pretty good! I got to know more about my companion and had some good experiences this week! On Wednesday I had the opportunity to lead the midweek!  We talked about the Book of Mormon and the reason why it was kept in the first place. We read from Alma 37:1-20. In this section it is Alma speaking to his son Moroni and explaining to him the reason why he is keeping the records.  It explains it very nicely and there are a lot things that I learned from that section. Along with this we gave a challenge to all the members. We gave each of the members one brand new Book of Mormon. Their assignment was to give that Book of Mormon to one friend who wanted to know more or had questions. Then at midweek on 20 July, they are to bring that friend and we will have a "special" midweek. We will play a game, watch "The Restoration" DVD, and then we will explain the Book of Mormon and how Joseph Smith received the Book of Mormon. I am very excited for this upcoming activity and it should be great! On Thursday something kind of funny happened. As I was putting my socks on, my sock kept catching on something so I checked my foot to see what was causing trouble.  I found that the nail on my smallest toe was falling off!  I don't even know what was causing it to come off... but I decided to use my best judgement and just pull it off! Apparently my best judgement was not very good judgement because as soon as I pulled it off, the side that was still attached started bleeding quite a bit. Eventually I got it to stop, then put my shoes on, and then we were out the door! On Friday we had to go to a small meeting in UST. When we got in a trotro to get there, I noticed there was a man in the back making quite a bit of noise. At first I thought he was just speaking on the phone very loud, but when I looked at him and listened more carefully I realized that he was actually preaching. He was just sitting in the back of the trotro and preaching to everybody inside! Of course he was preaching in Twi, so I did not understand what he was preaching about. I find it so interesting that Ghana is an English speaking country, yet here in the Ashanti Region there are sooooo many people who do not understand any English.  Walking down the road, buying from a provision store, buying food from a seller, and etc. are all in Twi. Even if I ever do try to speak English, people will tell me, "menti brofu" which means "I don't understand English."  From what I hear, no other place in Ghana is like this. In Accra, Tamale, Ho, and other places all the people understand English. So overall I had a pretty good week! Of course I have small challenges and trials here and there... but that is how it is supposed to be!!!! I love you all! Enjoy your week! :) Odo, Elder Brandt