We thought you might like to see more of the Africa West Area temple grounds and where we work. Employees and missionaries alike have kindly helped us adjust to our new assignment and made us feel at home. After eight weeks in Accra, we're a little more confident with our surroundings.
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| A great staff of employees works round the clock to keep the grounds safe and protected. Cars and pedestrians are greeted as they first enter the compound. The structure in the background is the ancillary building, housing a few missionary couples and mostly temple patrons who travel great distances to attend the temple. |
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| The ficus benjamina trees put my little version at home to shame. | We love the unusual palm trees that look like giant fans. |
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| Elder Stoker thought he was done taking a sandwich to work. Not so. The distance between the apartment and our office dictates cold lunch for another 18 months! | We ended up at the office last Saturday in a little more casual attire to complete some unfinished business. This plaque stands near the front doors of the administration building. |
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| Faustina is the office building receptionist and a lovely friend. |
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| Our offices on the second floor. The only time we close Elder Stoker's door is when we are having a conference call in his office. Otherwise, we talk back and forth through the glass without getting out of our chairs! |
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| Emelia and Florence are sisters who come to the area office on Friday afternoons so I can help them with the beginning basics of piano. It's good they are beginners, because I am, too! |
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| Benjamin follows the girls. I've had so many requests for lessons, but there's just not enough time with my other responsibilities. An electric keyboard in the devotional room works well for lessons if the room is not occupied at the time. There's a great need for accompanists at Church meetings in West Africa. We're working on it! |
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| We snapped a quick picture of Africa West Area's new presidency: President LeGrand R. Curtis, Jr. (center), Elder Terence M. Vinson, and Elder Edward Dube. |
