7/10/23
I don't have a lot of time to write my email, so I'll just talk about a few things.
This last Thursday we traveled to Accra for the first transfer training. 6 weeks into your training you go back to the mission home and make sure everything is going well. The meeting was good and everything, but the trip itself was a lot of fun.
Going to Accra is about a 4 hour drive in a van packed with people. Most of the time your knees are crammed in the back of someone's chair. We got to Accra and met up with some of the guys I'll be going home with, Elder Buckner and Elder Zile. Elder Zile and I both served in Accra together so we visited one of our favorite converts Emelia. She made rice for us and we had a good time catching up for one last time before we go home. It's all kind of hitting me now and it's so, so weird.
We also slept in the Alajo apartment. 7 elders in total with 3 mattresses and a mat. I slept on the mat with 3 other elders. You just put your shoulder on the mat, your hips on an old pillow, and your ankles on a towel. I slept decent. After the whole meeting we went to an art market and then went home. We didn't get a car back until 7. We got back to our apartment at around 10:30. Late night Tro rides are brutal. Battling sleep without leg space. If you fall asleep you might miss your stop.
•Week 3•
You are your life's greatest work.
The entire purpose of this life is to become a better person in every way. Here are some good quotes.
-"There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility comes from being superior to your former self." -Ernest Hemingway
-"If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change." -Michael Jackson
-Alma 34:32-33
-If you get one percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up 37 times better by the time you’re done.”-James Clear
We need to continue to learn and grow in every way possible. Self improvement Physically, Educationally, Spiritually, Emotionally, Socially, etc. Are the keys to fulfillment and joy in this life. Always stay a student and learn from every person around you. I promise that as you seek for opportunities to improve yourself you will feel much more content as an individual. Humans crave progression and improvement. Find ways to improve yourself everyday!
Contacts
Email - aidan.holyoak@missionary.org
Facebook - Aidan Holyoak
Thanks for reading this one, see you all later!
Elder Holyoak
First Transfer Training Group
Role Playing at transfer training
Travel - 4 hours in a Tro Tro
After District Meeting
Emelia
Nyak City
Rain
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