“Meet Stella from Ghana,” Friend, January 2021
Helping Hands around the World
Meet Stella from Ghana
Meet Primary children helping others, like Jesus did.
All about Stella
Age: 11
From: Ghana
Languages: English and Twi
Family: Mom, Dad, and brother, Yaw
Goals and dreams: 1) Serve a mission, like her mom. 2) Get married in the temple. 3) Be a fashion designer.
Stella reading the scriptures with her brother.
Stella’s Helping Hands
Just about every day, you can find Stella and her family visiting the landlady in their apartment building. They aren’t related to her, but Stella and her brother call her “Grandma Cecilia.”
Stella says, “She is 83 years old, and she doesn’t have any children of her own.” Stella and her family noticed she needed help and decided to “adopt” her.
Stella always lends a helping hand by sweeping and mopping Grandma Cecilia’s floor. Having a clean home is an important way to stay healthy. So Stella is doing something that really helps Grandma Cecilia. “Jesus Christ served others,” says Stella, “so that inspired me to serve her. I know that Jesus Christ and His Father are happy when I serve.”
Stella’s Favorites
Place: the Accra Ghana Temple (“It’s like heaven on earth.”)
Story about Jesus: “When He fed the multitude with two fishes and five loaves of bread.”
Primary songs: “Called to Serve” and “A Child’s Prayer” (“They give me strength to love and serve.”)
Food: fufu (mashed plantains and cassava) with soup and goat meat
Color: yellow
Subject in school: creative arts
Illustrations by Paula Pang