Ghana Temple grounds

 The grounds here at the Temple are really beautiful.  These trees look like big fans.
Tonight is supposed to be our last night here.  Our apt. should be ready for us to move into tomorrow.  We will miss it here, but we are anxious to get to the bush and start our missionary service. We will be the first couple missionaries in that area and there are only four elders there. One of the Elders is Zach Jensen who used to live next to us in Monroe.... small world. 

 We went to a wood carvers shop and Sister Nielson really liked the elephant.    The native would take orders for a nativity scene and have it finished in 2 or 3 weeks.

 

These guys were wondering which one of us to have for supper.

This group of air conditioner contractors were working on the Temple and became good friend while we were staying by the Temple.  We were at a wood carvers shack.  

Bush truck

Elder Nielson is learning the aggressive art of driving in Ghana.  There are no rules really, just squeeze in and out and be sure to tailgate.  We definetly need this 4 wheel truck in the bush, the roads are so terrible.
There are some people here working on the air conditioning units in this apt, building and in the Temple.  They are from Payson and super nice.  They took us and 2 other couples to a really nice restaurant for Chinese food, it was delicious.

Bushinaries

Hello from the Bush.  These are just a couple of the residents that we saw on the way there.  I guess tomorrow we will be official "Bushinaries."  Our apt. is supposed to be ready then so we will make the 2 hour ride there through all the pot holes in the roads.  We will have to leave the hustle and bustle of the city of Accra, although now we are starting to get used to it.  Jeff even drove to the Communications building to get his Ham License today and he did great.  The Temple is beautiful here, we are going there in just a little while.

Ghana!

Our trip to Ghana was rained out the day we were scheduled to leave SLC so we had to get a hotel and stay over night by the airport.  The next day was clear so we were able to get to NYC and catch our flight to Ghana.    It was 10.5 hours but it seemed to go pretty fast.    The mission president picked us up and took us to the mission home for the first night and then we moved to the apartments right next to the temple.   We went to the temple the next night and that was nice.   Nice to be the only 2 white people in there.  They have a very pretty temple.

We took some pictures of some of the street venders but they didn't like us to take their

picture and not pay them for it.  

They carry everything on their heads from 10 gallons of water to small trees and it never falls off.

We Made It!!

We are in Africa and doing well, we will try to stay connected through this blog with pictures and updates on our adventures!          All the mothers carry their babies on their back wrapped up in a cloth.  pretty cool but the babies heads just flop around.    Our first family we met that are members of the Ward.