Some of you reading this will remember Steven Spielberg's lovable extraterrestrial named E.T.. In the movie, not only is E.T. a skilled botanist but he’s also a talented engineer as he creates a telecommunications device using a Speak & Spell toy. After creating this makeshift phone, E.T. and his earth pal Elliot dress up on … Continue reading Phone Home
Together in Ghana
Hurrah for Israel!
You might wonder why a blogpost titled "Hurrah for Israel" would have a picture of a mango tree. It is the fruit that I want to highlight and the season of harvest. A mango tree loaded with Mangoes on the side of the road in Sunyani where I walked one morning This past week was … Continue reading Hurrah for Israel!
The Next Hard Thing
Like last week, the title of this week's post is the same as the letter written to the missionaries for the week. The centerpiece of the letter is a statement that Sister Patricia Holland repeated often when speaking with missionaries: "Faith isn't really faith if you have anything else to hold onto". In other words, … Continue reading The Next Hard Thing
Finishers Wanted
This post covers the period of March 25 - March 31, 2024. The title of this week's blogpost follows the topic of last week's letter to the missionaries. In the April 1972 General Conference, then Elder Thomas S. Monson, gave a landmark talk titled "Finishers Wanted". An excellent talk worth revisiting. In April 1991, Elder … Continue reading Finishers Wanted
The Power of Mindset
On Monday, March 18th, our virtual Mission Leadership Council focused primarily on one topic: The changing of the mission mindset away from transfer goals towards monthly goals. When we first arrived, we could see that missionaries were struggling with the use of goals to push the work forward, and especially goals that mattered. It wasn't … Continue reading The Power of Mindset
Ejisu Stake Creation
What a great week! Despite not having internet from Wednesday until Sunday (it is still a bit sketchy) due to the demise of four subsea cables, the week was wonderful. Somehow we managed to get through it. This past week we sent 8 missionaries home, received in 13 new ones from the MTC, held our … Continue reading Ejisu Stake Creation
The Power of Godliness
On March 9th - 10th, we held the semi-annual district conference of the Obuasi district. Elder Raymond Egbo was to be the presiding Area Seventy, but he was in Copenhagen for a meeting (he is the area S&I coordinator) and his plane was cancelled and he could not get back for the conference. Elder Nielsen … Continue reading The Power of Godliness
No Shortcuts
On Sunday, we attended the general session of the Suame Stake Conference. For a Sunday morning, we were surprised at the traffic we encountered. At one point, not far past the Suame Ward chapel, we encountered a total stoppage. As we inched along for about 20 minutes, we could begin to see the problem. The … Continue reading No Shortcuts
Area Instruction Meeting
After a long week of zone conferences and interviews in the North, we drove home from Tamale on Saturday, and a couple of hours later I was on a plane to Accra to participate in the 2024 Area Instruction Meeting with Elder Bednar, Elder Kearon, and Elder Godoy. We spent four hours with these amazing … Continue reading Area Instruction Meeting
Changes in Sunyani
Samuel Asare-Boahen Early Saturday morning (Feb 17th), we drove to Sunyani and arrived at 8:45 am in time for a meeting with the current District Presidency and Elder Kenneth Pambu, an Area Seventy from Sierra Leone. The occasion was the spring district conference of the Sunyani Ghana District. President Samuel Asare-Boahen, a medical doctor, was … Continue reading Changes in Sunyani
Kunz Corner 