Do I know the future President?

 I am in Mali Africa in the capital city. Last night at dinner, I met a fascinating man named Yeah Samake who is going to run for president. He feels strongly that Mali should be a thriving country and should be shipping goods to other countries not receiving aid and help because of the multiple natural minerals and natural resources that are not organized or are just wasted. I think he said there were 160 or 170 cities and he wants each city to have 5 tractors and to make sure the farming and agriculture assets are used correctly. He doesn't like how gold melts across Mali's borders.

He name is Yeah just like Yeah we won! When he was small he grew up very poor and knows that life. He got a chance to go to BYU (I didn't get that story yet) and took the missionary discussions but was not allowed to get baptized. Later when he was in Colorado he again took discussions and wanted to be baptized but since he was going back to Mali, it was deemed to risky for him to get baptized as some one in charge felt like he might be in serious trouble when he went back. Yeah has never felt threatened by his neighbors. 

When he went to New York he was able to get permission through Brent Belnap's help to get baptized the day before he left for Mali. He has a strong abiding faith in God and feels if he wins the presidency it will be because God wants him to be there. He feels he has honesty to share, strong work ethic, and a vision of Mali giving to the rest of the world. If he doesn't make it, he knows he can be a king man. Someone to help someone else make it strong. He says his wife doesn't like the spotlight or politics and just wants to finish the work on the farm they are constructing.

Evidently the party he is part of had a man who had served as president and his time limit was almost up. The man who was going to replace him died of Covid. That is when Yeah felt he should step up to the plate.

Yeah feels he is in a unique place to be of real help to his country and needs to spend the time to make it all happen.  

I took a small Marco Polo to introduce him to my grandchildren as the next president of Mali - Cool that I know him!

If you want to know more about this wonderful man here is his website: www.yeahsamake.com