Elder Jimmy Henderson: Glad Tidings of Great Joy!

I've got great news, everyone! We've had running water and a working pump almost all week! It feels so good to take a real shower again, I can't even tell you.

Also, I've got pictures this week! So that's pretty exciting.

I went on my first exchange this week to the Vitin Branch with my District Leader, Elder Nelson. He's a very powerful missionary. He's also another Idaho boy. As a matter of fact, that night we tried to make Idahoan mashed potatoes for dinner using only Ghanaian resources. I would not recommend attempting that to anyone because it was freaking nasty. #Idahodoesnotbelonginghana

Also, We were able to meet with Brother Rex again this week and we have rescheduled his baptism for this Saturday. He will be baptized with Sister Rose (the wife of one of our recent converts). These will be my first two baptisms on the mission, so that's pretty exciting! In our last discussion with Brother Rex, he seemed kind of closed off and not really wanting to talk. I felt impressed to tell him that the closer he got to his baptism, Satan would try to put stumbling blocks in his way and divert his attention from serving Christ. That the adversary will do everything in his power to keep him from being baptized. I promised him that if he devotes himself to Christ and lives the laws that we had been teaching that the devil would have no such power. He looked at me after that and said, "Wow. Thank you." The spirit was SO STRONG!! #spirit Since that lesson, he has seemed much more comfortable with his decision and much more serious about his baptism. I expect with no doubt he will be baptized this week.
Also, we had District Conference this Sunday and President and Sister Cosgrave were up here. That was pretty cool. We got all but one of our progressing investigators to come! #itsonly3butstill

It was at the Picorna Hotel which is the nicest place I have seen in Ghana so far. There's also a restaurant nearby that's owned by a white European and rumor has it that it sells not just pizza, but CALZONES!!! #calzone #illletyouknowhowitis #itsinmyarea #hallelujah

Oh yeah, and district conference was pretty good, but I had trouble hearing because of the massive fans that they had to keep everyone cool. I don't know if I mentioned this before, but Tamale is pretty hot.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Love you all so much!