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Menkyerɛbaa,nkɔnhyɛfonorefrɛhɛn. Anahombɛyɛndzeyɛɛtsenenee? Anahombɛkasaafahomgyedzihopefee? Anahombɔsɔhomkandzea?
Biahomnnyimiyi,dɛeminaPresidentMonsonyɛyɛntafo. DanoaraawɔwoomewɔCaliforniaEtsifino—dɔnnoaramuno,nawɔmaaThomasMonsonaoedzimfe36tsipiadɛƆsomafofoforkoraano. ƆyɛmeenyigyedɛmenyePresidentMonson,NyankopɔnnoNkɔnhyɛnyinowɔankorankor,nkitahodziaɔyɛsoronko.
Nkɔnhyɛfonogudorekãmbaahonsɛm.1 Hombɛtsehɔnnsɛmnobiwɔnhyiamumuyiase. Mebɛsanekyirbɛyɛmfe40 [eduonan]akɔnkɔnhyɛnwanwabiaPresidentSpencer W. Kimballkyerɛweenodzeayɛm’asɛmamakyerɛw. Fankwaafe1979noyɛnempɛnebienaraambaaawɔwɔwiadzeAsɔrtɔwnenyinamunohyiaewɔhɔnankasahɔnwiadzemfɛndzananehyiadzimu. NnaPresidentKimballakyerɛɛwnekasaano,naasoehyiadzidanobaeno,nnaɔdaasopitsi. Dɛmntsi,ɔkãakyerɛɛnohokafo,CamillaEyringKimball,dɛɔnkenkann’asɛmnommano.2
AkyerɛbaaKimballkenkaannkɔnhyɛnyin’asɛmnoa,otsĩimukãaLDSmbaahɔnnhyɛdoawobenyawɔwiadzemumbaapadoanaAgyenkwanoNeMbae aOtsĩaEbiennoaso. Ɔdzerokɔewieino,asɛmnodwuruwwAsɔrnomumbaanowɔkwannwanwabiayɛdahokãhoasɛm.
HommmamenserankãdzaPresidentKimballkãenomukakraara:
“Ewieino,menkyerɛbaaadɔfo,hommmamunsusubiribiawɔnnkãanoda,anaadɛwɔdɛmkwanyido. “Ndaodziewieinoosianmbaaapapadodowawɔwɔwiadze … awɔbɔtwehɔndodowaraabaAsɔrnomunonaAsɔrnenyiniinekɛsenoarabefiraba IyibesisusuamparadɛAsɔrmumbaanobɛkyerɛtseneneeyɛnakasakwanaɔdaedzipefeewɔhɔnabrabɔmuamawoeebohudɛAsɔrmumbaanoyɛsoronko—wɔenyigyekwanhorowmu—fiwiadzemumbaaho.
“MbaaekunyinnokwafoawɔwɔwiadzeawɔbɛbaAsɔrnomunonyembaaatseneneeyɛbehiahɔnakyɛnpɛsɛankonyasu. Mbaaekunyinnokwafoyinomwɔahobrɛadzeampara,anokwardzisomhɔnbokyɛnatsenkãyɛ.
“… Ɔbɛyɛ … Asɔrnomumbaa[hɔn]fasusufonaɔbɛyɛ nhyɛdokɛse wɔasɔrmbahɔndodownaAsɔrnosunsum mumpontuwɔndaaodziekyirnomu.”3
Iyiyɛnkɔnhyɛsɛmampara. Mombɔnotɔw:
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NkitahodzipaambaabenyanonaɔbɛmaAsɔrnonenyiniinekɛsenoarabefiraba.
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AnyɛnkoyɛaReliefSociety,youngwomen,nyePrimarymbaanyembaanokwafopawɔwɔsomnyegyedzibinommubenyanobɛyɛ tumtsitsiraɔbɛkyerɛmbrɛAsɔrnobesienyinwɔndaaodziewieimuno.
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PresidentKimballfrɛɛmbaayinomawofigyinabewhorowmuno“ekunyin”ahɔntseneneeyɛbehiahɔnakyɛnpɛsɛankonyasu,hɔnnawɔbɛkyerɛhɛndɛnokwardzisombokyɛnebɛyɛatsenkã.
Mehyiambaapayinompiiberam’edwumayɛdzemekɔwiadzeaporɔwno. Hɔnanyɛnkoyɛnosommobo. Homnyimhɔnwɔhomanyɛnkofonafipamfomu. Biawɔyɛasɔrmbaanaabisowɔnnyɛasɔrmbasesei,naasoyetumnyehɔnnyankitahodziaohiapapaapa. Sesei,yebesidɛnayɛhɛnafamudze? Ebɛnadzenaɔwɔdɛyɛyɛ? PresidentKimballkãndzɛmbaenumhoasɛm:
Dzaodzikannyeyɛbɛyɛtsenenee Ereyɛtseneneennkyerɛdɛedzimuanaaeronnfomdabiarada. ƆkyerɛdɛyɛnyeNyamerenyankitahodziwɔhɛnmu;yerunnuhɛnhowɔhɛnbɔnnyemfomho,nayɛboankaafoarakwa.
Mbaaawɔasesãnosesãɔmannonehyɛber. Mowɔnyɛnkobiaonyaakaarakwanhyiaberɔyɛɔbabunnonaɔnomaandurawɔdzebrayawadzenonefakãan’awerɛwmu. Ekyirno,n’awofogyaaawar. Ɔfaayefunwɔmbertseabaabiaɔnyebanyinbifaaanyɛnkoyɛ,naedurfaɔakan’awerɛwmunokɔɔrdo. Naasoanagobi,ɔhwɛɛmbrɛn’abrabɔayɛtantannonaɔdweenhodɛ“Onsihaara.” OsũiifrɛɛAgyenkwaJesusChristdɛƆmboano. ƆseohundɛJesusChristwɔtumkyɛnɔnonegyinabewyaayawaɔwɔmunompo. nadɛmntsiobotumatwerN’ahoɔdzennoberaɔnamnnuhuanamɔnkwandono.
ƆnamdɛɔsaneebaaEwuradzenaN’akwanhorowmuno,ɔsesãanehyɛber,nanebanyimbakakranehyɛbernanokunforforsodze. Ɔayɛtsenenee,ɔwɔakomaaoebue-kɛseamabinomawɔafomnawɔpɛdɛwɔsesã. Natsedɛhɛnnyinarano,onndzimudze,naasoonyimmbrɛosinunohonawɔkɔdombɔdzenbɔmu.
Dzaotsĩaebiennyeebɛkãasɛmpefee. Ekasapefeekyerɛdɛitumkãwonkãtsewɔbiribihonanesiantsirmaɔdaedziyie. Afen’ahyɛsemuno,wɔkyerɛɛwasɛmbitoomeFacebookdawurbɔdoaoguChristiansomn’enyimase. Mekenkaneenaɔyɛɛmeebufuwkakra,naasomannyɛhohwee. Mbom,menyimfobiaonnyihɛnAsɔrmunokyerɛɛwnankasan’asɛmdzembuae. Ɔkyerɛɛwdɛ:“[Iyinye]dzaJesusgyinaeyɛɛnobɔebiraosiandɛ—neber[mu]nonnaɔyɛsoronkoɔnamdɛ … ɔkyerɛɛdɛwiadzembayɛkor. … Ɔnye[n]dwaman[kasae],nyetowgyegyefo[dzidzii] … ,Ɔfaambaanambofraabɔbɔfoanyɛnkofo … ,[na]ƆkãaSamarianyiPan’asɛmkyerɛɛhɛn. … Ɔkyerɛdɛ …ChristianfoanokwafonobɔbɔmbɔdzenayɛnkorɔfoawɔwɔdɔKƐSEwɔ wiadzeyimu. Mekenkaaniyino,modweenhodɛ,“Dɛnntsinamannkyerɛwdɛmasɛmno.
Hɛnmukorbiarawɔdɛotumkyerɛkyerɛhɛngyedzihosiantsirmuyie. EbɛnatsenkãnaenyawɔJesusChirstho? DɛnntsinaedahowɔAsɔrnomu? DɛnntsinaegyedzidɛMormonNwomanoyɛkyerɛwsɛm? Henfanaenyaw’asomdweefi? Dɛnntsinaohiadɛnkɔnhyɛnyinyabiribikãwɔafe2017mu? Isidɛnhudɛɔyɛnkɔnhyɛnyiampara? Fawondzenawotumaedzekãdzainyimna inyahoatsenkãnomaɔdaedzeyieno—wɔsocial mediado,wɔanyɛnkofontamunkɔmbɔdzi,nyekasaenyewombanananomkã. Kãkyerɛhɔnsiantsiraegyedzi,w’atsenkãwɔho,sɛagyehokyimpɛna,mbrɛisiidziidokonyim,nambrɛJesusChristsisomwobo. TsedɛmbrɛƆsomafoPeterkãano,“Mmahomnnsuro … ; mbom,hommbuEwuradze Chirstkrɔnkrɔnwɔhomakomamu:nahomnsiesiehomhodaadɛhombeyianoakyerɛobiaraaobisahomenyidadoaɔwɔhommunoase.”4
Dzaotsĩaebiasanyeyɛbɛyɛsoronko. MenkãhomasɛmbiosiiAyɛwohobosoomwɔPanamaCityMpoanowɔFlorida.5 Wirokɔtɔno,RobertaUrsreyhunnembanyimbabeenudɛwɔrekekãmurohwehwɛmboabɛyɛanamɔn100 [ɔha]wɔpomu. Nnansuan’anoyɛdzennorotwehɔnakɔpoekyir. Awarfobiawɔbɛnnobɔɔmbɔdzendɛwɔbɛgyembanyimbanonaasonsunopaarhɔnso. NtsiUrsreyebusuafodɔɔesukɔdɛwɔrebɛgyehɔnawɔreperaborno,nantsɛmarankorɔfoakronnaamparnopaarhɔn.
Nnaahomabiarannyihɔ. Agyefobiarannyihɔ. Apolisifokraadɛwɔmfansudohɛnmbɛgyehɔn,naasonnahɔnawogupomunoapersima20[eduonu]mawɔaberɛberɛnansunoreyɛafahɔn. NnaJessicaMaeSimmonskãhɔnawɔwɔmpoanohɔrohwɛdzaɔrokɔdono. Ɔnonanokunnyaaadwenbidɛdɔmnonsusuohɔnnsamuntoatoado. Wɔkekãamufrɛɛdɔmnoawɔwɔmpoanonodɛwɔbɔboa,nanyimpapiisusuoohɔnnsamunawɔdzenantseweentsɛmarakɔrponomu. Jessicakyerɛɛwdɛ:“Sɛehwɛnkorɔfoawofimbeambea,mbanyinnyembaaawokenyanhɔnhobɔboaaahɔhoKORAAanna[ɔyɛ]nwanwa!!”6 Nyimpa80[eduowɔtwe]awɔdzedzehɔnnsamutseneekɔrhɔnawɔroborpononkyɛn. Homnhwɛdɛmnwanwabernono mfonyin.
Obiaraaɔwɔmpoanononnadzaotumdwenhoaranyedzawɔtaayɛnanketseketseakyekyehɔn. Mbomawarfokor, dweendzawobotumayɛdzeagyehɔnntsɛmara. Adzefofornenyɛeyɛsunsummuakyɛdze. Sɛyesiehɛnahyɛmudzia,obotum amayɛayɛsoronkoefinkaafoa yɛnyehɔnwɔamambranasɔnkormu,naɔbɛmahɛnnkenyanmayɛadwenakwanfofornandzeyɛɛfoforbiho. Yɛnyewiadzefonorennsaaaberbiara,naasosɛyɛyɛsoronkowɔakwanpadoa,yebotumamahɔnawɔrepernonkwa.
Dzaotsĩaanannonyeyɛbɛdaedzi. Dzaɔdaedzikyerɛdɛwotumhunoyie. HommmamensannkɔJessicaMaeSimmonsnompoanoasɛmnodo. Beradɔmnodzedzehɔnnsamuatoadoretsenkɔpomuno,ohundɛobotumaboa. JessicaMaeseedɛ,“Motumdɔesukɔkɔ Olympicnsutaekɛseaseaporɔwamenngyeahomamemmbrɛ! [Nnaminyimmbrɛwosiguarfiamparnsumu]. Nnamenyimdɛmobotumeyi[hɔnaworuguarnonkorkor]abrɛdɔmnowɔdzedzehɔnnsamuno.”7 Ɔnonanokuntammntaboaawɔdzedziasorɔkyenonawɔboreefaadɔmnoasekɛpemdɛwɔnyebisoɔroboanowoduurhɔnawɔrobornonkyɛnnawoyiyiihɔnnkorkorbrɛɛdɔmnomawɔdzehɔnbaampoanodwudwoodwo. NnaJessicaɔaweaarayiewɔmbrɛwosibɔrfiamparnsumu.
Asɛmpansanananmunonenkyerɛasenodaedzipefee. Mbomɔwɔdɛyɛdaedziyiewɔmbrɛyɛdzebɔbra. TsedɛJessicaosũasũaaborno,ohiadɛyɛdze asɛmpanobɔbraanaesianbiabaama,yennsuro,yebenyaahoɔdzenaɔsɛdzeaboabinomaesurefahɔn.
Naewieino,dzaotsĩaenumnonyedɛhomdzeenyigyeakwanbɛyɛdzaodzikankesianannodo. Yenyaahomkannkyerɛdɛdzaɔrokɔdobiarayɛbɛyerɛwhɛnanoaenyigyebiarannyiekyir. MbomɔkyerɛdɛyebesieNyankopɔnnembranayepegyebinom.8 Berayɛhyɛbinomnkuranno,berayepegyahɔnadzesoadzeno,ohyirahɛnabrabɔwɔakwanbinomdoahɛnnsɔhwɛnnkotumefihɔ. MedzeasɛmbiaPresidentGordon B.Hinckleyakãesibeabiadaamuhu. Ɔkãadɛ:“Wɔmmfaekyingyesunawonnkotumayɛsunnyɛbiribi. Edzeenyidadohwɛkan,edzegyedziyɛedwumaa,nnandzɛmbababɔbɔadze.”9
Mfe-13[duebiasa]basiabaawɔfrɛnoElsaan’ebusuarutuakɔBatonRouge,Louisiana,akwansin1,800[apemɔhaawotwe]efibeaan’anyɛnkofowɔa,yɛfasusumasunsumaɔdzeenyigyehwɛkan. Ɔnndafamudɛberaedzimfe13nairutuakɔbeafofor. NnantseaseewɔmudɛElsannyimdzaakwantunodzebɛba,ntsin’egyamaanonhyira. Nenhyirabernoaramuno,nemaamenefoongyegyeedɛasɛnsinbiabado. NnambasiabakuwawɔtseLouisiananodzedɛmmfonyinyiawɔakyerɛwase “Yɛserɛwobrahɛnwardasoma!10
Mbasiaba kuwyinomenyaenyidadodɛElsaawonnhyiaanompono,wɔbɛpɛn’asɛm. HɔnenyigyenomaaElsanyaaenyidadoenyigyemuwɔtuuaorubotuakɔnoho,nanempaabɔhombuaedɛbiribiarabɛyɛyie.
Ahombifienyigyenaenyidadomubaaonnhyirahɛnnko—opegyahɔnawɔabɔhɛnhoaporɔwnyinano. Biribiketseababiaraaebɛyɛdzeasɔenyigyekandzeawɔbinommukyerɛdɛikita PresidentKimballnekandzeanobidada.
BeraPresidentKimballkãadɛmkasanonnamedzimfe15 [duenum]. Hɛnayedzimfe40[eduonan]nanomboreenoekitaPresidentKimballnekandzeanofitsidɛmdano. Seseimuhumfe-8[awɔtwefo]mba,mfe-15[duenumfo],namfe-20[eduonufo],namfe-35[eduosaenumfo]no,namebɛdankandzeanoamahom. HomnyeAsɔrnonendaambabanodzifonaɔbɛyɛhomasɛdzedɛhomdzekandzeanobɔkɔkannahomahyɛnkɔnhyɛnomã. Hɛnayeedzi40nanomboreeno,dzehɛnnsabɛhyɛhomdzemunayɛatsehomahoɔdzennaahomhonkã. Yehiahom.
Homntsiekyerɛwsɛmnoawobohunowɔ NkyerɛkyerɛnaAhyɛmudzi 49:26–28. Beanawɔakyerɛwnowɔgyinabewaɔsonmu,naasoanafuayiɔnamSunsumKrɔnkrɔnnodo,mowɔenyidadohombɛfanodɛɔyɛhomankorankorɔfrɛbaedwumakrɔnkrɔnyimu.
“Hwɛ,mesehomdɛ, homnkɔkandɛmbrɛmahyɛhomno;homnnuhomhomfihombɔn ho;hommbisanahomnsabɛkã;hommbɔmunawobobueamahom.
Hwɛ,mibedzihomenyimnamayɛhomkyirtaafo;mobɔwɔhomfinimfin,nahomenyimrunnguase.
Hwɛ,eminyeJesusChrist,namereba ntsɛm.”11
MototɔserɛhommukordɛɔmfahomhontobeaahombɛtseNyankopɔnnodɔkɛseaƆwɔmahomno. Homnnkotumdzehomhoakɛhyɛbeaadɛmdɔnonnkoduhɔ. SɛhomtseNodɔ,sɛhomdɔNoa,hombonuhomhonahomedziNembrasɛmdo. NasɛidziNembrasɛmdoa,ObotumdzewoayɛN’edwuma. N’edwumanaenyimyamnyembaanambarimbahɔnnkwagyentowdonaonnyiewieinkwa.
Menkyerɛbaa,nkɔnhyɛfonorefrɛhɛn. Anahombɛyɛndzeyɛɛtsenenee? Anahombɛkasaafahomgyedzihopefee? Anahombotumadaedzinahomayɛsoronko? Homnsɔhwɛnyinaekyirnohomenyigyebotumatwebinomwoyenawɔyɛadehyeawohiahomanyɛnkoyɛ? Anahombɔsɔhomkandzea? MegyedasedɛEwuradzeJesus ChristbedzihɛnenyimkannaƆbɔwɔhɛnfinimfin.
MedzenkɔnhyɛnyiThomas S.Monsonayɛdɔnoyienon’asɛmbowie:“Menkyerɛbaaadɔfo,iyiyɛhomda,iyiyɛhommber.”12 WɔJesusChristnedzinmu,amen.