Week 104

Hello Everyone

It’s all coming to an end! This next week is my last full week on my mission.  The week of lasts begins. The work is going well, the teaching is a little slow but it is great. We have some sweet people, but one of them just broke some bad news to us that she is moving. We will get the missionaries to her in her new area.

I also found out I’m going to miss Brother Prosper and his family from my first area going to the temple by 2 days! It’s great that he is going, but I will miss being there.

Now to settle down for the last full week of my mission.

Love,
Elder Marcusen

pics-
learning twi
waiting for my food in a hammock

Week 103

Hello everyone,

Well, even with less than 3 weeks to go my mission is so unpredictable. At zone conference, we got there early and we were sitting outside. President shows up and after shaking all our hands he says, "Elder Marcusen can I talk to you in private over here?"  So he asks how well do you know your area, because I need to transfer your companion. Like always, I was like anything you need me to do, I will do. So he said it will happen tomorrow.

This zone conference was my last Zone conference of my mission. It was awesome because instead of the same rice that they get every single time my entire mission they got us all a hamburger and a chicken burger and fries. A really cool story that came out of it from the guy who delivered our food. The church, back during the freeze had helped feed his family and he never knew what church it was until today when he delivered the food. At the end of zone conference in our mission, the missionary's going home give there farewell testimony. I went last of all the missionary's going home and well it was hard to say good bye but it was a sweet experience to give my testimony one last time to the mission at a zone conference.

This week I baked a cake and we made cinnamon rolls. It was the first time I have had one in over two years. Another cool thing is when we were out proselyting; I felt we really needed to contact this person. We did and she let us come back the next day.  It was just an amazing lesson and we invited her to give the closing prayer. In that prayer she prayed to know if the things we are teaching are true. That was the first time in a long time that I have seen someone praying to know. They typically don’t believe they can ask God direct questions here. So that what awesome.

Well enjoy the pictures (also I can make chickens sleep and wake them up)
Elder Marcusen

Week 102

Hi all,

Well this week was great.  With my mission winding down, I am trying to find God's hand more in the work than I have in the past.  This week has just been amazing to see how we have been in the right place and the right time.

A scripture that I love is from D&C 84:88. “And whoso  receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.”  I just love this promise. The work of being a missionary is a truly special calling.

Enjoy the pics of what life is like in Ghana!
-Elder Marcusen

Pictures:
teaching how to use the toilet
in a tro tro
a stream
a large plate of rice
you need good shoes (only 3 week old)

 

Week 101

Hello everyone,

Well this week was a crazy!  We found a scorpion, rat, and a snake near our apartment.  I was able to take a picture of the rat and the scorpion.

This week we had a great lesson. I was prompted by the Spirit to give a promise to one of our investigators that if she prayed today, and ask God if what we teach is true, and specifically ask if she needed to be baptized and if she listens after she prays that she will receive her answer. The spirit was so strong in the lesson. We will see if she does it.

Well have a great week!

Elder Marcusen

Week 100

WOW 100 weeks!  I can’t believe it at all.  Life back home in America just feels like a dream.  Doesn’t feel as if it ever existed... but 6 more weeks.

Life in a new area is always interesting.  Especially when you know how long you will be there.  But its cool here.  There is a nice teaching pool so its going great.  It’s a little hard to understand my comp because he is a French speaker (from the Democratic Republic of the Congo) and has only been on mission 12 weeks.  Here are some pictures of some investigators that came to Stake Conference!  Also some pictures on transfer day and from the meeting with Elder Christofferson.

Love,
Elder Marcusen

Week 99

Hello Everyone,

Well, WHAT A CRAZY AWESOME WEEK!!!!!!

So, I will skip to Friday.  We had a devotional with our mission, the Accra West mission, and the mission presidents of the two other Ghana missions. We were singing hymns waiting and then in walks Elder Christofferson of the quorum of the 12 Apostles, followed by Elder Vincent of the presidency of the 70 followed by Bishop Caussé the Presiding Bishop of the church, then Elder Nash, Elder Dube and Elder Martinez of the Africa west presidency.  It was truly awesome hearing from the Lords servants. The main focus of the conference was the Book of Mormon and how as missionary’s we have been set apart and have the authority of God to teach. That we are the arms of the First Presidency and 12 Apostles. 

One scripture I would like to share is in Omni 1:26

And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your
whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved.

On Sunday we had a special stake conference with Elder Vincent, which was really cool. I learned some great analogy’s. President Keyes was also there.  I am getting transferred for my last six weeks to New Legon. So back to an old apartment (but different area) I was in back in 2017. This will be my 9th area and my 14th companion. I will have more than double the amount of areas and companions as most. But it’s cool.  It makes time fly and it’s great that the mission president can trust me to go around where ever he asks.

Have a great week!
Elder Marcusen

Week 98

Well, any week where you almost die is an interesting week!!

There were two experiences. One, our trotro almost rolled! Like one inch higher on one side and we would have rolled over. The second one was later that same day. It rained a lot and we were coming back from a meeting with some elders in a trotro.  The road was flooded about six inches for about 100 meters of fast moving water and the driver went right through, so we almost got swept away.

But we had a great week teaching.  I also had a great find! I found flips chocolate pretzels and they were cheap. I hope you all have a great week

Enjoy the pictures!!
Elder Marcusen