Week #96

the 2018 world cup

well before i came on mission i liked football (soccer) but ever since i came to ghana.... i love it sooo much!! the streets are usually just empty during the games, football is everything to these guys so its sooo fun to be in africa where FOOTBALL LITERATELY IS LIFE hahaha

fun week. zone conference was lit, me and my comp killed our instruction.

rained everyday this week for almost half of the day everyday.... hahah even the fan on 2 at night i cant sleep cause im too cold...... ohhhh my gosh im going to die when i go home.

100 stakes in west africa!! all of west africa celebrated this saturday with some fun cultural celebrations. it was nice cause the whole stake came to mankessim for the activity so i got to see my members from Nkanfoa!! 

bernasko was comfirmed on sunday, so proud of that legend, next week hes gonna become the first priesthood holder in otuam... the light of the priesthood is about to be in the little town of otuam. a light to all the community, also just found out that bernasko is a cheif... so thats kind of cool. baptized a cheif! hahahah

long week, nothing really to say. trying to continue to perfect my teaching skills and be fully conversant with the scriptures. 

to who ever actually still reads this i love you. you the real hero hahah

elder jeppson

1-2. otuam beach. time for a hair cut.

3-5. my nkanfoa girls, dances like little girls hahah
6-8. MANK SQUAD. love my boys and how hard they are working

Week #95

BAPTIZIN KIDS LIKE WE IN THE GREAT APOSTASY

as mormon stated to his son moroni, "i know that it is a solemn mockery before god, that ye should baptise little children..."

okay so lets say, we were told hes 10 by his mom who is a member and wanted him baptized... later found out hes 8 so we said hes a child of record bishop can interview him and we can baptize him with out canadite brother bernasko.. so after such a great wonderful service we chop niiiiiiiiccce FM, we get a call..... the kid is 7 and turns 8 in august not 9..... OHHHH MY GOSH! the wayyy me and my comp were dying, we felt sooo bad! i literately baptized a kid!! hahaha looks like were gonna have to wait till august and do the baptism again for brother benjamin! (got a nice pic ill send of him) lol

nevertheless.... this week was BOKO!

went for my finishers wanted, crazy the last time the provo 9 will be together in ghana. our group set some pretty crazy goals we are hoping to accomplish in 10 weeks. for the 17 of us going home in august we want to have 91 baptisms as a group.... gonna be hard. but i know my TC group can do. those guys are my brothers. love them sooo much and am forever grateful for there influence on my for the past 2 years. PROVO 9.

question from pres: what legacy will you leave in the ghana cape coast mission?

i hope to leave a legacy that not only will the missionaries that i serve with wont forget, but also the members and people of ghana that i came in contact over the time ive been here. i hope they will never forget that tall white, bleeched blonde hair guy that always is walking around "in dis ghana sun" as they would say hahah 

lots a great lessons. love my comp! small small we are hopeing to soak some people! 

love and pray for you all as always.

elder jeppson

1. hahahahha how i feel after a long dayyy!!!!!!!! hahahahh

2-5. FINISHERS WANTED! man look at my brothers! soo cute. signed the shirt of finishers... some legends on that shirt.

6-7. bernasko and yes the legend!!! (that face you make right before you baptise a kid...) hahaha

Week #94

the killer has arrived...

hahahahahha the killer aka my last companion! elder mashale from south africa!! super sweet guy! who i knew wayyy back in my fosu days! super happy to be with him!

lol i dont know if its just me but i saw like 34564 butterflys this week. kind of cool if your into that kind of stuff. also little depressed Kentucky Fried Chicken just got build in Taadi.... yeaaaa theres like a -24% chance ill ever get some ahahaha sooooooooo that kind of sukkkkkkkks hahaha

great week! elder mashale is putting me to work!! in 3 days we had proselyted over 30 hours! just the comp i need to help me finish strong!

 sorry i dont have much to share. we had a good week!

bro bernasco is being baptised next week. hes given up alchole but owns a bar and he really wants to find a different buiness cause he knows if he becomes a member and encourages people to stop drinking people will be chastizing him for owning a bar.. its not easy but i love the willingness of a converted saint. he said, "i know this church is chists', so i must change and do the right"

gotta love these ghanians and there god fearing conversion tha they have!!

i love you all

9 weekssssssss

elder jeppson

1. hahahahha how i feel after a long dayyy!!!!!!!! hahahahh

Week #93

Elder Katcher, Africa West 1st counselor

i dont even know where to start...

elder katcher came and chastized the heck out of us... hahahha jk

we were sooo blessed to have a mission tour with him though, he gave us soooo help and correction to make our mission experience sooo much more meaningful and effective. but man lemme tell you that guy is soooo straight nooo joking around with him. only he can joke hahahah little stressful being around him also for the MLC we had this week. sweet guy though.

we had stake conference on sunday and i got to seee almost all of my members from NKANFOA!! ohhhh ohhh the way i happy to see them! miss that place sooo much. 

GUESS WHAT?!! freaking president called saturday night and is taking my companion away to be the AP!! hahahahahhaha sooooo proud of elder nemet! guy is gonna do such a great job!! just a little sad hes leaving.... that guy has taught me sooo much and im really gonna miss him!

elder katcher taught me a little bit about what Believing can do for the work of the lord. he asked our mission if we could get 10 new investagators a week.... everyone said yes because whos gonna say no to a general authority. BUT a few people including myself felt that that goal is TOO high and not achievable. you know what he did? yep he called me out in front of everyone... and said, "elder jeppson where is your faith?" 

man the way that hurt.. hahah but it was true. he then explained to all of us that the reason some goals are too high is cause we are thinking of ourselves and what we HAVE done in the past. and how that comparing our achievements to the past will only limit us in our goals. sooo true what he had to say. where is the faith and belief that miricles can occur and we really accieve things that seem impossible. but now i am convinced that one day in the G.C.C.M. , 10 investigators will seem small. but its for me and all of our mission to believe and have faith that week can make it happen.

elder katcher is a great guy, who really touch me. never ever ever do i want anyone to ever look at me again and say, "where is your faith?" 

Lesson learned. as Christ said, "dont doubt, but be believing." gonna be my goal for the rest of my mission and continuing for the rest of my life.

what a great week! 

love ya

elder jeppson

1a. mankissem BUS

1b. elder katcher and i shakin hands after MLC

1.district pool night with boyz

2. 2 of the most non serious sisters i know

3. the way i miss camila!!!

4. the new extention to Yamoransa stake center is almost finished!

5. MY FAMILY! sad i wont be able to witness there sealing in the fall but im sooo proud of them! family are forever!!

6-7. saaba and ama..... sooo good to seem them!! those scrubbbbs haha

8-9. for those who know sign language.... hahaha sent this guy to the mission hope this morning!! AP AP AP hahahah love my comp

MEEESHHHHINNNN BROOOOOHHHHH