August 11, 2014
Family,
Sounds like all is well at home and you are pretty excited
to head down to Argentina this week. For me this week has been super busy with
so many different things! It was super hectic and not a whole lot of time to
proselyte. It all started on Tuesday morning when we found out the missionaries
from Sierre Leone and Liberia would be flying from their country to Belgium
then to London and back to Accra. They were to land Tuesday night and we were
suppose to pick them up. The flight came in at 7:40 pm but it took forever for
them to get through customs and get approved to get into the country. They were nervous that we were going
to bring in the virus.
We ended up getting the cream of the crop in our mission!
That night we picked up 7 from Liberia and 2 from Sierre Leone, and then 3 sets
of senior couples!!! They will benefit our mission so much! It took so long
and we didn’t get to bed until after midnight. All of the missionaries are
super strong and one of them was an assistant in Liberia and so he is currently
in a threesome with Elder Izekor and I. He is way chill and knows Tyson from
BYU his name is Elder Burr. Wednesday we processed everyone into the mission
and got them Ghanaian ID cards and everything else they needed. They left a lot
of their stuff where they were serving because of how fast everything happened.
Wednesday night we picked up a missionary from the MTC that was heading to Sierre
Leone and then that night we got another 2 missionaries from Sierre Leone that
took a different flight path. That was another super long night . But by
Thursday we had everyone processed and out into the field with their new
companions. We had to re open areas that had been close downed because of lack
of success so hopefully these missionaries will help us out in those struggling
areas. Friday was MLC and that took most of the day but Friday night Elder Burr
and I were able to go and teach some lessons which both of us were super happy
to do because of the lack of proselyting the last few days! It was a good
stress reliever. Saturday we got a lot of work done in terms of teaching our
investigators, but around 3pm we had to head back to the mission home and
president told us that he was going to white wash an area because the
missionaries serving in an area had got robbed a second time in a short amount
of space. Elder Burr and I had to drive to M___ and pick those elders up
and drive to Korfidua, and then to Suhum to pick up another missionary. It was
no small trip for us and it was late. One of the missionaries who got robbed a
second time was just super down with everything and was ready to give up and
head back home. I was able to pull him
aside and talk to him for a good amount of time about mission and everything
that is going on right now and he was still determined to go home which I felt
so sad about. So we brought him back to the mission home and he was able to
talk with Pres. Heid and everything could be worked out.
Sunday morning he came to me and really thanked me for all
the kind words I had told him the night before! It was such a great experience
for me to see his attitude change and have that desire to continue to press
forward each day. Missionary work is not easy at all and at one point each and
every one of us hits that point of giving up, but that is when it is our
responsibility to get down on our knees and plead for help and strength from
our Father in Heaven. There is nothing better when you can feel His loving arms
wrap around you and enable you to continue pressing onward! That is something I
will never forget throughout my life.
Today was a sweet pday where we were able to go play soccer
on the beach and it was so much fun!! A good stress reliever for us here on
mission! I didn’t take any pictures but I know others did so I will try and get
those pics later. Well family I love you all and pray for your safety and
success! Have a great week!
Much Love,
Elder Eppich
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