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Efiefi Afɛɛfɛw Papa no

Agyenkwa no yɛ dwumayɛnyi a ɔawea mapã, ɔdansinyi, na no mu nsiesienyi a odzi mu. N’edwumadze nye hɛn akra n’emudziyɛ na onnyiewiei dɛwdzi.

Ɔnnkyɛree na m’enyiwa kɔtɔɔ billbɔɔd bi a ɔwɔ Salt Lake Kuropɔn do. Ɔbɔɔ edwuma bi hɔn adanmudze na adan mu nsiesie ho dawur. Ɔkãa no tsĩabaa dɛ, “Yɛrosom Efiefi Afɛɛfɛw Papa no a wɔwɔ Salt Lake Kuropɔn no mu.’’

M’adwen kɛdaa asɛm no do—“fie fɛɛfɛw papa’’ no mu tse dɛn? Modwendwen asɛm no ho yie, tsitsir ara ɔfa mba a emi na me yer, Kathy, tsetsee hɔn na mba a hɔn so wɔretsetse hɔn ndɛ no ho. Tse dɛ awofo a wɔwɔ beebiara no, yɛdween hɛn ebusua ho na yɛbɔɔ mpaa maa hɔn. Yɛda ho yɛ. Nokwar mu ara yɛpɛ dza oye koraa ma hɔn. Wobesi dɛn botum nye hɔn mba atsena efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no mu? Modwendwen Asɔrmba hɔn efiefi a ɔayɛ m’adom ma menye Kathy asera no ho. Wɔato nsa afrɛ hɔn wɔ efiefi mu wɔ Korea na Kenya, wɔ Phillippines na Peru, wɔ Laos na Lativa. Menye hom nkyɛ dza muhunii mu anan wɔ efiefi yinom ho.

Odzi kan, mbrɛ Ewuradze si hu no, nkorɔfo a wɔtse hɔ no hɔn ankorankor suban no ɔno nye dza yɛdze kyekyer efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no. Wɔmmfa hɔn adanmudze anaa hɔn sika dodow anaa nkorɔfo a ɔyɛ hɔn dze no gyinabew mma ɔnnyɛ fɛw wɔ kwan a ohia anaa ɔtahye do. Fie biara no su fɛɛfɛw papa no nye Christ su no a ɔda edzi wɔ hɔn a wɔtse fie no hɔn enyim no. Dza ohia dodow nye no mu mba hɔn akra no mu nsiesie, nnyɛ dan no bi.

“Mber [rugu] mu no”1 wɔdze nya Christ no su, ber a wɔgye enyim kɔ kan wɔ ahyɛmudzi anamɔn kwan no do. Suban tse dɛ Christ dze no siesie hɔn a wɔbɔ mbɔdzen dze papayɛ bɔ bra no. Wɔdze asɛmpa kan no hyɛ efiefi hɔ mã, sɛ daadze no yɛ dɛtse anaa marble abo o. Mpo sɛ ɔwo nko nye wo ofidua mu nyia odzi kɔkɔbɔ no do dɛ “hwehwɛ ndzɛmba yinom ekyir kwan,’’2 a ibotum ama sunsum mu nsiesiedze ho ntoboa wɔ w’ebusua fie no.

Yedzi Ewuradze n’afuto do dɛ “hom mboaboa [homho]; hom nsiesie biribiara a ohia no yie; na hom nsi ofi’’ ber a yɛrehyehyɛ, yɛresiesie, na yɛretahye hɛn sunsum mu abrabɔ, nnyɛ hɛn adan. Ber a abotar mu ara yedzi Agyenkwa n’ahyɛmudzi anamɔn kwan ekyir no, hɛn fi bɛyɛ “enyimnyam fi, ofi a no mu ndzɛmba wɔyɛ no esiado esiado, [na] Nyankopɔn ne fi.’’3

Otsĩa ebien, hɔn a wɔtse efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no mu nya mber dze sũa kyerɛwsɛm na nkɔnhyɛfo atseasefo hɔn nsɛm dabiara. President Russell M. Nelson ato nsa afrɛ hɛn dɛ yɛndua asɛmpa adzesua do “yɛnsesã’’ na “yɛnsakyer’’ hɛn efiefi.4 No ɔfrɛ no gye to mu dɛ efiefi a ɔyɛ fɛw no, ankorankor mpontu na yɛresakyer hɛn mberɛwyɛ ahorow ho edwuma a ohia no ɔkɔ do bɔkɔɔ. Daa daa nnuhu yɛ nsesã edwindadze bi a otum ma yɛnya ayamuyie kakra, ɔdɔ mbordo, na ntseasee mbordo. Yerusua kyerɛwsɛm no twe hɛn bɛn Agyenkwa no, a n’ayamuyie ɔdɔ na adom no boa hɛn wɔ hɛn mpontu mu no.

Bible na Mormon Nwoma, Bota a Ɔsom Bo Mapã no kã ebusua ebusua ho nsɛm, ntsi no ɔnnyɛ nwanwa dɛ kyerɛwsɛm no yɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ mbuukuu a ne saso nnyi hɔ ma efiefi a afɛɛfɛw papa no ne nsii. Wɔkã awofo hɔn haw horow, nsɔhwɛ n’esianyɛ, tseneneeyɛ no konyimdzi, ɔkɔm na mbordo ho nsɔhwɛ, na ɔsatu no huuhu na asomdwee n’akatua ho mbermunsɛm. Bio no, kyerɛwsɛm no kyerɛ hɛn mbrɛ ebusua ebusua a wɔnam tsenenee abrabɔ mu si dzi konyim na mbrɛ wodzi anamɔn kwan bi so ekyir no wosi dzi nkogu ho asɛm.

Otsĩa ebiasa, efiefi a ɔyɛ fɛw no dzi nhwɛdo a Ewuradze yɛe dze sii Ne fie fɛɛfɛw papa no, temple no do. Wɔdze ahyɛsedze hyɛ temple ne nsii ase—wɔrodɔw asaase no na worutwa do pɛpɛɛpɛr. Wobotum dze ahyɛse mbɔdzembɔdze ayɛ asaase no krado no atoto yɛresie fapem mbrasɛm no. Mbrasɛm no nye fapem a wɔkyekyer osuanyiyɛ dwuma wɔ do. Osuanyiyɛ dwuma a onnhihim gya hɛn ma yɛbɛyɛ dzen, gyina pintsinn, na yennhihim,5 tse dɛ temple ne ndadze no a wɔdze bɔ ase no. Ndadze a wɔdze bɔ ase a ogyina pintsinn no ma Ewuradze kwan ma ɔdze No Sunsum no ba bɛsesã hɛn akoma.6 Yerenya akoma sesã kɛse no tse dɛ yɛdze ndzɛmba a ɔyɛ fɛw rekã temple no mu ndzɛmba no ho.

Sɛ yɛkɔdo wɔ gyedzi mu a, Ewuradze sesã hɛn nkakrakakra. Yenya No su wɔ hɛn enyim na yɛhyɛ ase kyerɛ No dɔ na ahoɔfɛw suban.7 Sɛ yɛbɛyɛ tse dɛ Ɔno a, hɛn ahom tɔ hɛn wɔ Ne fie, na N’ahom bɔtɔ wɔ hɛn dze mu.

Yebotum enya nkitahodzi a ɔtse Ne fie dze no ber a yɛrefata dɛ yekitsa temple recommend na yɛdze dzi dwuma mber dodow biara a gyinabew horow bɛma ho kwan no. Ber a yɛyɛ dɛm no, Ewuradze ne fie no krɔnkrɔnyɛ no bodwir hɛn fie do dɛmara.

Salt Lake Temple nwanwa no si nkyɛn ha. Edzikamfo a wɔdze nkaano edwindadze, fie ndzɛmba, na edwuma dzen mber pii yɛɛ no, wosii temple no fi afe 1853 dze kesi afe 1893 mu. Dza nna oye koraa a tsetse Asɔrmba dze mae wɔ akwan a ɔwea, adansi edwindze, na no mu nsiesie no yɛɛ ɔkrabɔhwɛ a ɔpepe na woehu.

Bɛyɛ mfe 130 abɛsen fitsi ber a wotuu temple no hyɛɛ Nyame ne nsa no. Dɛ mbrɛ Elder Gary E. Stevenson kyerɛɛ no ndeda no, wɔdze nhyehyɛɛ fofor, a wɔwɔ bambɔ gyinapɛn dwudwoo koraa no asesã dwumayɛ kwan fapem no a wɔdze yɛɛ temple no ho nhyehyɛɛ. Yebokwetsir dɛ yebotu temple ne nsii kwan no na dan no ne nsiesie mu mpon no bɛpa edzikamfo no hɔn awerɛhyɛmu no, hɔn a wɔyɛɛ dza wobotum nyina na wogyaa temple no hwɛe maa mbasantsen a wɔtoatoado no.

Asɔr no ahyɛ mfe anan nsanananmu dwumadzi bi ase dze etu temple dan n’ahoɔdzen na asaase-wosow ho bambɔ ho mpon.8 Wɔbɛhyɛ fapem, famu, na ban no dzen. Nyimdzee a ɔwea a oye koraa no a ɔwɔ hɔ ndɛ no dze temple no bɛba abaefo gyinapɛn mu. Yennkotum ehu dan no nsesãe no, naaso no nsusuando no bɛda edzi na obehia. Edwuma yi mu nyinara no, wɔbokora temple no mu nsiesie nhyehyɛɛ fɛɛfɛw no do.

Ɔwɔ dɛ yedzi fasusu a Salt Lake Temple no dze rema hɛn no do, na yenya mber dze ker hɛnara hɛn ankorankor sunsum mu asaase-wosow bambɔ mu edwindze hwɛ no pefee dɛ anna oye. Ofi mber to mber hɛnankasa hɛnho nhwehwɛmu no, a yɛdze Ewuradze hɔ asɛmbisa “Aka me bɛn bio?’’9 bisa hɛnho no botum aboa hɛn ma yeesi efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no.

Otsĩa anan, efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no yɛ guandɔbea fi ɔbra no nkõdzen ahorow mu. Ewuradze abɔ anohoba dɛ hɔn a wodzi Nyankopɔn ne mbrasɛm do no “yɛ prɔmprɔm wɔ asaase no do.’’10 Nyankopɔn ne prɔmprɔmyɛ no yɛ tum a yɛdze per kɔ kan, mbrɛ abrabɔ ne nsɛnhia tse biara no.

Afe 2002 mu no, mũsuaa adzesuadze bi a ohia wɔ nsɛnhia ho. Ber a nna mowɔ Asunción, Paraguay no, menye kuropɔn ne stake presidentfo no hyiae. Dɛm ber no, nna sikasɛm ahohia dzendzen esi wɔ Paraguay, na nna Asɔrmba dodowara ruhu amandze na wonnyi sika pii. Ofitsi m’asɛmpakã ber no, nna monnkɔr America Anaafo, na monnkɔr Paraguay da. Nna maasom wɔ dɛm Apaamu President na n’apamfo mu adapɛn kakra. Na musuro dɛ munnkotum ama stake presidentfo no akwankyerɛ no, meserɛɛ hɔn dɛ wɔnkã dza ɔrokɔ do yie nko wɔ hɔn stake horow no mu nkyerɛ me. Stake president a odzi kan no kãa ndzɛmba a nna ɔrokɔ do yie ho asɛm kyerɛɛ me. Dza odzi do no kãa dza nna ɔrokɔ do yie na nsɛnhia kakra. Ber a yekodur stake president a odzi ewiei do no, ɔkãa ɔhaw ntoatoaa do nko ho asɛm. Ber a stake presidentfo no kyerɛkyerɛɛ gyinabew ne kɛseyɛ mu no, ɔhaaw me mbordo, meyɛɛ basaa, wɔ dza mebɛkã ho.

Aka kakra ma stake president a nna odzi ewiei dze n’asɛm rebɛba ewiei no, adwen bi baa me tsir mu: “Elder Clayton, bisa hɔn dɛm asɛmbisa yi: ‘Presidentfo, asɔrmba a wɔwɔ hɔn stake horow mu no a wotua ebupɛn du mu no, wotua akɔnkye afɔr adɔyɛ mu no, wɔkrɔn hɔn ɔfrɛ horow wɔ Asɔr mu no, nokwar ara wɔsera hɔn ebusua ebusua dɛ home teacherfo anaa visiting teacherfo no11 abosoom biara no, wɔyɛ ewimbir fie nhyiamu, wosũa kyerɛwsɛm no, na wɔyɛ ebusua mpaabɔ da biara no, hɔn mu baahen na wɔwɔ nsɛnhia a hɔnara wonnkotum asɔw ano a ɔwɔ dɛ Asɔr no ba mu na ɔsɔw hɔn nsɛnhia ano ma hɔn?’’

Midzii nkenyan a menyae no do no, mibisaa stake presidentfo no dɛm asɛmbisa no.

Wɔdze ahobow kommyɛ hwɛɛ me na afei wɔkãa dɛ, “Pues, ninguno,’’ n’asekyerɛ dɛ, “Oye, obiara nnyi hɔ dɛm.’’ Afei wɔkãa kyerɛɛ me dɛ asɔrmba no mu biara a ɔyɛ ndzɛmba no nyinara no wɔ nsɛnhia a hɔnara wotum sɔw ano Ebɛnadze ntsi a? Osiandɛ nna wɔtsetse efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no mu. Hɔn nokwar abrabɔ no maa hɔn ahoɔdzen, enyido-adzehu, na ɔsor mboa a nna wohia dze asɔw sikasɛm nkõdzen a woetwa hɔnho ehyia no.

Iyi nnkyerɛ dɛ ɔtseneneenyi no nnkɛyar, nnkenya akwanhyia, n’edwumadze nnkɛsɛe, anaa onnkehyia nkõdzen ahorow pii so. Ɔnnkyebo abrabɔ yi dze tafɛrbanyinmbɔmu horow ba aber nyina, naaso mber to mber no meehu dɛ wohyira hɔn a wɔbɔ mbɔdzen dzi mbrasɛm do no ma wɔdze asomdwee na enyidado dze hu hɔn kwan mu kɔ kan. Dɛm hyira horow no wɔ hɔ ma obiara.12

David paa mu kãa dɛ,”Sɛ Ewuradze ennsi dan no a, hɔn a worisi no wɔberɛ kwa.’’13 Beebiara hom tse, dza fie no tse biara, na hɔn ebusua no tse biara no, hom botum esi efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no ama hom ebusua. Jesusu Christ n’asɛmpa a wɔdze asan ananmu aba no dze dɛm fie no nhyehyɛɛ no ma. Agyenkwa no yɛ dwumayɛnyi a ɔawea mapã, ɔdansinyi, na no mu nsiesienyi a odzi mu. N’edwumadze nye hɛn akra n’emudziyɛ na onnyiewiei dɛwdzi. Ɔdze No mboa ɔdɔ mu ara no, wo kra no botum abɛyɛ dza Ɔrohwehwɛ ma ɔabɛyɛ nyinara na ibotum ayɛ woara wo nyimpaban fɛɛfɛw papa no, ayɛ krado dze akyekyer na atsena fie fɛɛfɛw papa no mu.

Enyisɔ mu ara megye dase dɛ hɛn nyina Nyankopɔn na Egya no tse ase. Ne Ba, Ewuradze Jesus Christ, nye adasa nyina Agyenkwa na Pomfo. Wɔdɔ hɛn emudzi mu ara. Jesus Christ N’Asɔr a ɔwɔ hɔ ma Nda a Odzi Ekyir Ahotseweefo no nye Nyankopɔn n’Ahenman wɔ asaase do. Nkɔnhyɛfo na Asomafo atseasefo weɔn no ndɛ. Mormon Nwoma no yɛ nokwar. Jesusu Christ n’asɛmpa a wɔdze asan ananmu aba no nye nhwɛdo a odzi mu wɔdze kyekyer efiefi afɛɛfɛw papa no. Jesus Christ ne dzin mu, amen.

Nsɛnsin

  1. Moses 7:21.

  2. Gyedzi ho Nsɛmpɔw 1:13.

  3. Nkyerɛkyer na Ahyɛmudzi 88:119.

  4. Hwɛ Russell M. Nelson, “Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints,”Liahona, Ɔberɛfɛw 2018, 113.

  5. Hwɛ 1 Nephi 2:10; Mosiah 5:15; 3 Nephi 6:14.

  6. Hwɛ Mosiah 5:2; Alma 5:7.

  7. See Alma 5:14, 19.

  8. Asaase-wosow wɔ Ebɔw 18, 2020 mu no, kyerɛɛ yie ara hia a ohia dɛ yedzi dwuma no.

  9. Matthew 19:20.

  10. Mosiah 2:22.

  11. Wɔsesãa home teaching na visiting teaching dze bɛyɛɛ nuambanyin na nkyerɛbaa asomfo wɔ 2018 mu (hwɛ Russell M. Nelson, “Ministering,” Liahona, Esusow Aketseaba 2018, 100).

  12. Sɛ yɛannsan mu ennyi ammbɔ bra dɛ ma mbrasɛm no tse a, nkyii Ewuradze ne nhyira no twe no ho kakra bi. Ɔtɔfabi a nsido nhwɛdo a wohu no wɔ Mormon Nwoma no mu no dɛ tseneneeyɛ na emumuyɛ a ɔkɔ ba kɔ ba (hwɛ Book of Mormon Student Manual [Church Educational System manual, 2009], 414, ChurchofJesusChrist.org).

  13. Ndwom 127:1.