This is the inside of the Grafton tabernacle. You are looking at the chapel and some of the classrooms. 

You can see the roof of this "building" is made courtesy of the UN and the bags they ship refugee supplies in which have been recycled here to keep the rain out. 

Outside the Grafton Branch were they hold Primary under this tree. It would be easy to teach about the Savior as the good shepherd with the neighbors sheep wandering through Primary. Sister Gay and Sister Anderson are discussing the geckos that scurry in and out of the tent during the meetings. 

We crossed a bridge over this stream on the way to the Grafton Branch. This is where many of those from the relocation camp do their laundry and bathing. It is quite a communal experience and they were having a good time. 

This is the other side of the bridge where the laundry that was washed in the stream is laid out to dry. How they get these clothes so clean and bright under these conditions is one of the wonders of the world 

Before we show the pictures of our mango tree church we wanted to show you some dancing Ghanaian girls. We thought Baylee and our other dancing granddaughters would enjoy these girls and their costumes. They are dancing to the drums and instruments played by the young men. You'll notice they have very short hair. That's how most of the girls look when they don't have their hair extensions on. This was part of an Arts and Craft exhibit we just happened upon one day in Accra. The drums and dancing drew us right in to see what was going on 

This is the beautiful mango tree where the Dodowa group was assembling for meetings. It provided beautiful shade and let us feel the cooling breeze. This is Africa at it's most basic and most beautiful. You'll want to double click on these pictures so you can see them in a larger size. 

The primary leader teaching a basic lesson on family trees. The Ghanaian women wear beautifully colorful dresses.

The group leader Brother Nema conducted our meeting. 

Dad asked this fellow to bear his testimony. In the background notice the banana trees and the soccer posts. 

You can see the children lining the first rows of benches and the adults standing in the rear. Notice the sacrament table to the right. 

A long distance shot of the Dodowa group 

Here is one of the friendly chickens who kept things lively during our meeting. I missed the shot of the rooster 

People out in the villages make charcoal out of a certain kind of wood and sell it to people for cooking 

Dad couldn't resist taking this shot of the artistically arranged melons and oranges. The Africans have learned how to present their produce in eye-stopping ways even when they have no money. Try and get your oranges to stack like that. Doesn't it make you want a bite of that watermelon? 

Our group of Mission Presidents at the Cape Coast Slave Castle. We had an informative tour of the castle and the museum. It was hard to see and hear about, but it was good for all of us to get the sense of what has transpired in this place. It makes us appreciate the West Africans even more when we understand the extent of their sufferings in the past. All of West Africa is working so hard to move past the tragedy of those days. It looks lovely from the top where the British lived and ran the exporting, but underneath where we are standing was were the cells and tunnels were located where the slaves were kept prior to shipment - just like so many cattle. How sad to witness man's inhumanity to man! 

The young man in the blue shirt is our tour guide. He just graduated from university and was very articulate and knew his stuff perfectly. He is grateful to have a job. Elder Thompson, our Executive Secretary is in the center. President & Sister Ounlou (blue dress) are the mission president in Ivory Coast. 

A little fishing village exists just outside the Cape Coast castle. The men repair their nets on Tuesday because they say that Tuesday is never a good day for fishing. They get fish and also lobster along Cape Coast. We also saw some boys diving for oysters. 

The work of these fisherman goes on just like it has for centuries 

Fishing boats and nets just outside "the door of no return"