Dear Fam,
Like always receiving you letters strengthens me like always. I am glad to hear many wonderful things from conference, I am sure it was wonderful! This week I couldn't help but think how much I had taken conference for granted for most of my life. We will be watching it in the next few weeks and I can't wait to see it. This week was great, I feel like I can finally start to see some improvements with myself which is great but it sure feels like it took a while. This week I really tried to push my companion for obedience, it was really scary because I feel like I know nothing still and it was odd the thought came into my mind that it was like me telling Matt what to do which kind of made me laugh. I still continue to push, it is kind of frustrating at times and it is exactly like elder satiti said it would be but I continue to do my best and do what I can.
I feel like I live in america at times, in the past weeks I have noticed so many things from american culture: Obama Everything: Shirts, Crackers, posters, underware...you name it obama has it. The music, I thought once I left home all worldly music would be left behind.. they love american music over here, I wake up almost every morning to it because the person next door loves it. Clothes: I have seen so many sports jersy from nba, nfl and many colleges. The people are so musical, some of the people hear really have a hard time with sacrament meeting becasue it they think it is boring. Almost all the other churches here in ghana have changed their meetings so they will be musical and attract people to come! It is amazing to see all these people changing from church to church looking for what they like and what fits them best, it is humbling to know I am a missionary for a church with a living prophet! This was on my mind for much of the week. All of these people are trying to get closer to god and I am carrying a message of the truth with me. This week, I saw witnessed as we introduced a Book of Mormon to two sisters. We were discussing it with them and I kept noticing one reading from the intro and looking of in the distance, the spirit really hit me that the Book of Mormon can and will change lives! Even though I don't know as many scriptures as I wish, I love it and I know it can bless people and help them with all of there problems.
Mom, Please pray for Mary, Fransisca, Eugene, Regina, Juliet, Promise and Rose. Thank you so much for the Care Package! I don't think an elder has ever recieved one so big before! I put the Family picture up and look at it all the time. I am saving the chips and salsa for a rainy day...(you know what I mean) but I have been passing out some treats and the kids love them and I have enjoyed some aswell. Please thank the man from delta and remind me of his name! I can't thank him enough. I wouldn't send him anything this next time but maybe for christmas. I worry about what President Smith and the Elders so wait I wouldn't send anything with him this time. The stuff you sent for my legs have really helped and today I found two shin braces that some of the kids used for track, they were for cedi (like 3 dollors) it made my day and are also helping me. I feel so loved and cannot believe how much you have helped me!! Also thanks for the tips from brother botts book and all the other mail you sent. I can't wait to see conference and tell the whole branch thats my mom right there.
I am happy to hear that you are all doing great. I am so happy to hear that temples will be built in Portual and Indiana. Both mean a lot to me! Please continue to update me and I hope to be able to answer more questions next week. [Personal messages to family.] I love you all and always pray for you!
Love, Elder Andrew L.
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