Dear Fam,
Happy Halloween! This year I dressed up as a
missionary...again.. as well as every day. I'm not sure about next year but I'll probably change my costume. Last week we had the baptism
of Emmanuel Moore, he is doing great and we hope the family will follow his example. This week we started working with a wonderful
family. Fabrice, Philimina, Queengirl(for real) and Kelvin. Fabrice is from Ivory Coast and philimina is from Libieria and they had their kids in Ivory Coast and Ghana so were getting all the nationalities
here in the camp. I've met people from Senegal, Sierra Leon, Nigeria, Niger most of west Africa which makes it fun. Dad, one word of advice you gave me before I left is to know other countries geography. Its
has really blessed me in this area. I bought a Liberia map and I know most the major cities and all the counties and it usually sunrises people when they see that I know a little bit about their country. One
of our investigators, Wilford has been though a lot lately. He has been trying to stop smoking and then his daughter died two weeks ago.
Last week he had an illness that kept him in bed for four days. We was
too exhausted and weak to learn we would just go and sing some hymns
to him every day to try and boost his spirits and keep him going. He
is doing much better and is now up and running again, he still has a
ways to go but to me its a miracle. This week were are going to have the baptism of a girl named Aresa, she is super smart and she is from a part member family. Her older sister is a member and has raised her
from the time she was very little. This coming week we will watch general conference, I'm very excited for that. Bryan no leaves
changing in these parts but I have faith it will snow this year. Matt I'll keep my eye open for your past Mission President. Mom, your a great missionary, some day I hope to be a great missionary like you and I'll keep the Ho family in my prayers. Love you all!
-Elder L.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Pictures. . . Finally
Dear Fam,
Writing from a different cafe made a world of difference, that why I was able to send so many pictures today instead of praying that the computer would load! I kind of had to beg my companion... he is a sport though. He doesn't have anyone writing him back home and the other place is cheaper, so every few weeks I send a bunch of pictures. This week we were blessed to have the baptisms of Princess, Mama, Genesis and Augustin. They will we a strength to the ward and its been fun to work with these families. That is probably been my favorite about working in Buduburam, working with families. Of course we always try to find families but usually we find one here or one there so I am very excited about that. We also have a two other families and a part member family we are working with. This week we are having the baptism of Emmanuel and Mabel. They are both in the youth program. Mabel is is part of a part member family and Emmanuel is the son of Annie and Daniel who we are hoping will soon follow. We are also hoping for the baptism of Henry smith the following week, he is also part of a part member family. The work is moving along, and I'm loving the work! That picture of the mouse is a crazy story... we have been trying to catch that little guy for weeks and one night we came home and we found him on the counter stuck in the oil. All is well in Zion! Love to all
-Elder L.
Writing from a different cafe made a world of difference, that why I was able to send so many pictures today instead of praying that the computer would load! I kind of had to beg my companion... he is a sport though. He doesn't have anyone writing him back home and the other place is cheaper, so every few weeks I send a bunch of pictures. This week we were blessed to have the baptisms of Princess, Mama, Genesis and Augustin. They will we a strength to the ward and its been fun to work with these families. That is probably been my favorite about working in Buduburam, working with families. Of course we always try to find families but usually we find one here or one there so I am very excited about that. We also have a two other families and a part member family we are working with. This week we are having the baptism of Emmanuel and Mabel. They are both in the youth program. Mabel is is part of a part member family and Emmanuel is the son of Annie and Daniel who we are hoping will soon follow. We are also hoping for the baptism of Henry smith the following week, he is also part of a part member family. The work is moving along, and I'm loving the work! That picture of the mouse is a crazy story... we have been trying to catch that little guy for weeks and one night we came home and we found him on the counter stuck in the oil. All is well in Zion! Love to all
-Elder L.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Dear Fam,
This week has been full of miracles. This week we had one of our investigators, Princess commit to be baptized. She has been progressing for a long time and her husband was recently baptized but her church had been paying for her school fees and she had been working for them. She was afraid and the other week she told us she couldn't do it because she was so dependent on her church. She already received her answer that it was true but wasn't sure she could take that leap of faith. We committed her to pray about it and the next time we went back she knew what she needed to do... her baptism will be next Saturday! She is going to be baptized with her best friend and her son. Mama and Genesis. Augustin will also be baptized next week, Augustin is the friend of Marget. The one who said he would leave her is she joined the church and he has had a change of heart and has really become a completely different person from the first time we met him. We have been so blessed to be have our successes in working with our recent converts and part member families. Meeting their friends and families really helps them to have a support system. There are a few places on the camp that because they have seen a number of there neighbors being taught by use its generating a lot of interest about why more and more of their neighbors are changing churches. I'm excited about the work out here in Buduburam and the ward is really doing well. I heard that they are going to discontinue the camp in a few months and that they are going to start sending all the Liberians home soon. Is it true because every one here has a different story for me. haha This week were the elections in Liberia and people are very excited about it, most of them want a new president because they don't feel the current president is really helping them.
Thanks for all the love and prayers!
Love, Elder L.
This week has been full of miracles. This week we had one of our investigators, Princess commit to be baptized. She has been progressing for a long time and her husband was recently baptized but her church had been paying for her school fees and she had been working for them. She was afraid and the other week she told us she couldn't do it because she was so dependent on her church. She already received her answer that it was true but wasn't sure she could take that leap of faith. We committed her to pray about it and the next time we went back she knew what she needed to do... her baptism will be next Saturday! She is going to be baptized with her best friend and her son. Mama and Genesis. Augustin will also be baptized next week, Augustin is the friend of Marget. The one who said he would leave her is she joined the church and he has had a change of heart and has really become a completely different person from the first time we met him. We have been so blessed to be have our successes in working with our recent converts and part member families. Meeting their friends and families really helps them to have a support system. There are a few places on the camp that because they have seen a number of there neighbors being taught by use its generating a lot of interest about why more and more of their neighbors are changing churches. I'm excited about the work out here in Buduburam and the ward is really doing well. I heard that they are going to discontinue the camp in a few months and that they are going to start sending all the Liberians home soon. Is it true because every one here has a different story for me. haha This week were the elections in Liberia and people are very excited about it, most of them want a new president because they don't feel the current president is really helping them.
Thanks for all the love and prayers!
Love, Elder L.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Dear Fam, I'm glad to here all is well in your part of the
world. Thing are very well out here.... today my Elder Mauga and I played some football, I can you play with two? Actually, I think you
can, Dane and I did back in the day. We were BYU and the opponents were those ghosts you were talking about Michelle. It made it very difficult not being able to see the other players but we always had
faith that we would come out on top, and we did! Mom and Dad thanks for all the things you sent, I so grateful for all you sent, I
couldn't wait to play with the football, so thank you! I'll do my best to keep everything else saved for Christmas... but that is far away..
[Newphew], I am so happy to hear of your baptism! In small time I'll be at your mission farewell! Keep it up [nephew].
This week we had the baptism of Ellen Gogol, she was so excited to be baptized and I Elder Mauga have felt really blessed to be able to help her receive the restored gospel. Thanks for looking up where the church is in Liberia. A good number of people are going back in December after the election. I don't think too many of the members are going but I know some are and I think it is going be difficult for some of them to be where the church isn't but I've talked to some and encourage them to change that so that the church can expand and grow. As I was talking to Henry, who is preparing of the 29th of this month I told him the story of J.W.B. Johnson who was the pioneer that started unofficial meeting for the church until the church finally
came. This week we were teaching a sis named Annie, Annie knows what we are sharing with her is true but she is afraid to act on it and to leave her church. I had never tried to extend a date so many times in a lesson and she didn't wait to accept. We said a kneeling prayer to close the lesson and we told her that just as important as praying was listening. When she prayed we just sat there for 10 min and the feeling in the room was amazing. It really strengthened my testimony and she was moved. She said she still wants to talk to her husband but it had a great impact on her. I'm grateful to be one of the Lords servants and I am always trying to do what he would have me do.
Much Love, Elder L.
[Newphew], I am so happy to hear of your baptism! In small time I'll be at your mission farewell! Keep it up [nephew].
This week we had the baptism of Ellen Gogol, she was so excited to be baptized and I Elder Mauga have felt really blessed to be able to help her receive the restored gospel. Thanks for looking up where the church is in Liberia. A good number of people are going back in December after the election. I don't think too many of the members are going but I know some are and I think it is going be difficult for some of them to be where the church isn't but I've talked to some and encourage them to change that so that the church can expand and grow. As I was talking to Henry, who is preparing of the 29th of this month I told him the story of J.W.B. Johnson who was the pioneer that started unofficial meeting for the church until the church finally
came. This week we were teaching a sis named Annie, Annie knows what we are sharing with her is true but she is afraid to act on it and to leave her church. I had never tried to extend a date so many times in a lesson and she didn't wait to accept. We said a kneeling prayer to close the lesson and we told her that just as important as praying was listening. When she prayed we just sat there for 10 min and the feeling in the room was amazing. It really strengthened my testimony and she was moved. She said she still wants to talk to her husband but it had a great impact on her. I'm grateful to be one of the Lords servants and I am always trying to do what he would have me do.
Much Love, Elder L.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Hello
Dear Fam, I am so happy to hear all the good news, [nephew] I am so
excited for you, I wish I could be there! I am thrilled about the two temples in Africa and I know there will so be more. Elder Mauga and I
had a very good week, we kind of had a down week last week, but we were able to bounce back. I think Elder Mauga is my favorite companion I have had so far on my mission, we both like to work hard, and he is so funny, sometimes he can't really explain himself fully in english and it cracks me up. He is really doing well and learning fast. Sometimes I cringe during lessons because I know that all the
Liberians are saying are going over his head a little. Speaking of Liberia, I was wondering is someone could check the membership in
Liberia, how many branches or districts and where it is. Many of these people go back home and I hope and pray they go to where the church is. Many times people ask me where the church is over there and I tell
them I have no idea except for Monrovia the capital city. Its been kind of fun for me to get such a fascination with Liberia, even though I'm not serving there. This week we will have the baptism of a sister
named Ellen Gogol, she has had some challenges to over come, but she did it and we are so excited and happy for her. I'm looking forward to
conference, i'm sure it was a good one.. because it always is! Thanks
for all the thought and prayers.
Love, Elder L.
Love, Elder L.
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