"A minibus carrying young women, ages 12-17, and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was traveling to an activity in Maseru, Lesotho, when they were involved in a three-vehicle collision on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The vehicles caught fire, resulting in the loss of lives, including 10 Latter-day Saints, all from … Continue reading The Lesotho Tragedy
Forgiveness vs. Reconciliation
On the 2nd and 4th Sundays, the Senior Missionaries gather for a Come Follow Me lesson. On June 22nd, I was fortunate enough to be able to teach that lesson. Many of you will remember it, as it covered Doctrine and Covenants 64-66 with a significant focus on Section 64 and the topic of Forgiveness. … Continue reading Forgiveness vs. Reconciliation
Finding the Flow
The concept of "Flow" was developed by a man named Mihály Csíkszentmihály who died in 2021, at age 87. With his passing, "the world lost a great researcher, thinker, and early proponent of positive psychology (Risen, 2021"). Mihály was an Hungarian American psychologist widely regarded as someone who profoundly impacted our understanding of creativity and … Continue reading Finding the Flow
Pickleball with an Apostle
We had a bit of a unique experience last week. We were supposed to be Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, for the Africa Central Area Mission Leader Seminar. The Area Presidency in the Central Area had invited us to come, but because of the last minute invitation there was concern there may not be enough time … Continue reading Pickleball with an Apostle
A Solid Start
After an incredibly busy two weeks leading up to our departure, we boarded a KLM plane headed to Amsterdam. Most people going to Johannesburg from Houston fly Delta through Atlanta. That flight was so full we could not get seats together, so we opted for a KLM flight. We upgraded our seats to an economy … Continue reading A Solid Start
Epilogue
Every good story needs an ending, and since this past week was the end of our 3-year call as Mission Leaders in the Ghana Kumasi Mission, an epilogue seems fitting. It was a good week with a few bumps to keep things interesting. Monday and Tuesday were spent reading missionary emails (I knew I would … Continue reading Epilogue
Hannah and Enoch
On Monday morning I played golf for the last time in Ghana. Without Elder Pack, I had to play by myself and with my caddie (Emmanuel). A good young man. He has actually visited the Daban Ward a while back. He is a Presbyterian and plays the drums for his church. It had rained a … Continue reading Hannah and Enoch
Kodesh le YWHW (Holiness to the Lord)
For our final zone conference, my instruction is centered around the 5 temple covenants: Law of Obedience, Law of Sacrifice, Law of the Gospel, Law of Chastity, and Law of Consecration. Much of the material for the instruction came from our Couple's Retreat where we spent about 5 hours talking about these covenants. Additionally, I … Continue reading Kodesh le YWHW (Holiness to the Lord)
Akrofuom
Monday, June 3rd was a busy day for us. The packers were to arrive the next morning and so we needed to go through the entire house and make sure we had gathered everything that would be shipped back to the USA. Our plan was to move out of the Mission Home on Wednesday, so … Continue reading Akrofuom
Couples Retreat 2024
This post is for the period of May 27 - Jun 2. The highlight of the week was definitely the Couples Retreat we held on May 29th and 30th. It was nothing fancy with zero excursions to some exotic animal refuge (as if such a place existed near Kumasi). But we did spend a lot … Continue reading Couples Retreat 2024
Kunz Corner 