I made it here safe and sound

Well, I made it here safe and sound. All of my bags arrived here without any hassle. My Ritz crackers are still intact. ;) The first plane ride was very long, but thankfully I slept through most of it. It was hard not to watch Endgame on the screen next to me. I got off the plane and met up with the remaining elders in Amsterdam. We got on the plane and flew for the next 6 hours to Accra. This plane ride wasn't as light. I had a window seat again but a guy that didn't speak English was there so I just took the middle seat. It was a good nonetheless. I read through a good portion of Alma where he and Amulek are teaching the Nephites.

When we landed in Accra, the humidity was VERY present, but thankfully it wasn't too hot, as it was 8pm here. Me and the other 30 or so missionaries from the states went through customs. As we approached the officers that let us through, I realized they were asking for yellow fever cards. I checked my bag and... couldn't find it. THAT was really stressful. Eventually after checking it for a third time, it was safe and sound in the pocket I had initially put it in, oddly enough. I decided that was my first little miracle of this amazing journey that I have started.

When we got to the MTC, we were warmly welcomed by the 3 week missionaries here. We had a brief orientation and got our first companions. My companion is Elder Summers. He's from Idaho, and he seems really cool. I'm looking forward to the next little bit in the MTC with him. We share our room with two other elders (Whose names I can't remember yet, I'm terrible with names), but they seem really cool. The African elder, he's from Ghana, everyone calls him "the president." He is really cool.

It's so crazy that I'm here doing this. Just a couple days ago it seemed like a distant mystical trip, but here we are, preparing to serve the people of Ivory Coast. It's such a blessing

Love you all!

-Elder Lyman