"The gospel is true.  Families are eternal.  Can you see the blessings when someone selflessly serves a mission?" 

Dear Family and Friends,

                This week was super busy, what with transfers and all. We had to go to Achiase on Tuesday because they were getting whitewashed. So we went to learn where all of the progressing investigators and such were.  Then we went again on Friday after transfers to show the new missionaries around, which was really good  because they were lost,  haha.  But one of them, Elder Boamah, is actually from Achiase. His family still lives there, he just hasn't been there in forever.

               Transfers went smoothly, though; I'm expecting great things from the zone this transfer.  Elder Tyson, my grandson,  was transferred out ; so that's sad.  But Elder Cowan is our new DL!

               We've been informed that the government will construct a new road that will run right thru the

 middle of our proselyting area. Many homes will be demolished to make way, including two of our members'.  The EQ Pres and another family will be affected, and they both have new unfinished houses that will torn down.  They want to dismantle the buildings brick by brick and haul them to a new site. Fortunately, the government is providing a new plot plus 50 bags of cement to compensate those who will be left desolate. It's not much, though.  We're planning to have another zone service activity in the near future to help them.  We already did a bit on Saturday morning just moving the loose bricks with some of the heavy muscles in our zone, haha.  It's not easy...

                This just in-- My companion's mother was baptized yesterday back in South Africa!  It's really exciting, because she gave him some resistance when he wanted to come on a mission.  But she has totally changed.  She had an experience where she fell ill and was healed by a priesthood blessing.  She's a nurse, too, so her coworkers thought she had gone mad when she testified that she had been healed by the priesthood.  Elder Nakedi  is just bubbling with excitement right now, hahaha.  He says he can't wait to go to the temple with his mother.  One more brother, and all of his family will be in the church. The gospel is true.  Families are eternal.  Can you see the blessings when someone selflessly serves a mission?  Everyone affiliated is blessed by the missionary's actions.  I can definitely see that in my companion.

Man... that's powerful.

Love,

Elder Doggett

 

When you are really tired on mission....you can sleep anywhere!!  (Elder Julander captured E. Doggett during transfers six weeks ago, waiting for the other elders to finish packing)