Jul 9 -The last Group Email

Well this is the last group email I am going to write.

It is such a strange thing going home from a mission. When you look back at all that happened in the course of two years it feels like a long time, but at the same time it feels like just a dream.

This past week was great! I have just been saying goodbyes and trying to prepare the area to get a new missionary. I did tracting this week and found some cool families, it will be cool to see how they progress with Elder Rabemanajaina and his companion. We will be having baptisms again on the 28 of July and that is when most of my investigators will be getting baptized. It was hard saying goodbye to the people, and this beautiful place. my feelings and thought are everywhere. I am making sure that every lesson we teach I am bearing my testimony of the truthfulness of this work and the church which we pray at, the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and what that knowledge forces us to do, and the lifestyle we have to live when we know that it is true. I love all of my investigators, recent converts and those I consider my family here in Madagascar and in Reunion. I know that the church is the true church here on earth I have loved my mission more than anything else I have done in my life. I am grateful for all the lessons I learned over the 2 years and the lessons I will apply throughout the rest of my life.

love Elder Wolfgramm

Walker will be speaking in church on July 22  at 9 am, if you would like to come hear him.

The address is 1222 Nathanial Dr. Pleasant Grove

Jul 2 - Ny batisa farany

Well this week was one of my favorite weeks of my mission. I had done a lot of reflecting this past week on things I did good on my mission, things I wish I would have done better, hard times the BEST times. and after all the reflecting I did I realize I am not ready to come home. I love this place. I have met the most amazing people and had the most amazing experiences.
This week we had what will probably be my last baptisms on my mission. The next baptism we have is on the 14 of July and I will be in Antananarivo at that time. For the opening song of the baptism we sang Joseph Smith's First Prayer. I looked over at everyone dressed in white and thought about the progress they had made since the first time I taught them. I thought of the personal changes they made in their lives to be where they were. I also thought of how all of this was possible because of the prayer of one young 14 year old boy as we sang about the First Vison. As I was looking at them Nicole looked back at me and just smiled, and had the biggest smile she could ever have and said "I am so Happy!!!!" I was overcome with a feeling of love and I thought of all the changes she is going to see in her life over the next few years. On Sunday after her baptism we talked and she said I am the luckiest person in the world I got the best blessing when I got the Holy Ghost.  She said "Elder Wolfgramm, I got blessed to endure to the end and go to the temple one day, you see how lucky I am?" I really do see how lucky WE are to be members of the true and restored church.

On Sunday we had an outstanding turn out. I am so sad I won't be able to see what comes of the next few months, we had all of our recent converts, as well as the most investigators (27) I have had in Fort Dauphin attend one meeting. We had a new family show up as well as a new father named Jedikaille. They both absolutely loved church and the testimonies of all of the recent converts and members.

I wish I had more time to write all the wonderful things that happened this week. But because we went to the most amazing place in the world called Amboasary today I didn't have time to write a good email.

I love my life and my mission. I know we are loved by our Father in Heaven. I will see most of you in a few weeks. take care and have a good week.

Elder Wolfgramm

Jun 25- efatraha

Well this past week was awesome. We had some great lessons. We had a lesson with Anje this week and it was good, we explained that where he is right now in his life he has a lot of problems, and how he is not sure what he should do. We then talked about how the Savior can and will bless him if he has faith. We read the scriptures in Luke, Matthew, and Mark, that say those that try to save their lives, will lose them. those that lose their lives for my sake will save their lives. We told him that he needs to be willing to lose his life, so that he can save it. He needs to have the faith in Jesus Christ and believe that he will be able to be saved in his everyday life. He agreed that he needs to leave his life and follow Christ. He is not married so he will be having a hard time getting baptized. We can't teach him this week because he will be out of Fort Dauphin. He will be coming back next week so that might be the last time I see and teach Anje.

Nicole has passed her baptismal interview, so she will be getting baptized on this Saturday. I am so excited she is one of the coolest people I have taught my whole mission, also Justain is getting baptized this Saturday. These will be the last baptisms I will have on my mission I am looking forward to see these people enter into a covenant with God and Jesus Christ. I love my mission and the times that I am able to see the changes in others life.

Have a great week and try to enjoy every day, life is too short to be upset or sad.

Elder Wolfgramm

Jun 18 - soa avao aty am nay

This week was great!
This week was really good I was able to get my last zone conference from President Foote, it was a wonderful conference. I loved it, learned so much from him. He has been one of the most influential men in my life. He is a spiritual giant. he will be missed.

We are still working as hard as we can to catch all of our goals. We are getting pretty close. We are having allot of our investigators progressing towards baptism. Nicole has accepted baptismal date finally. It was a miracle and she is way happy to be getting baptized. She will be getting baptized on the 30th of June. We are preparing 5 investigators for their baptismal date on that date. I am sorry again for such a bad email today, just know I am happy and healthy, and not another place I would rather be on earth right now. I promise I WILL WRITE A MUCH BETTER ONE NEXT WEEK. 

Love Elder Wolfgramm

Jun 11 - Valim-Bavaka

This past week was awesome.

The greatest thing that happened this past week has got to be Nicola. this past Saturday and Sunday we stopped by him and had two great lessons about the Book of Mormon and the truthfulness of the book. And not only that but the truthfulness of the church. We talked to him about how his reading had been and the impressions he had gotten over the week and the thoughts he had concerning the church and the Book of Mormon. He said he didn't really have much time to read it which was disappointing but I cant blame him, life is busy so I feel for him. So we talked about it and read it with him and then asked him what his feeling are about it. He wasn't sure. So we talked about the spirit and the ways we can feel it and how it blesses us and our lives. We gave him the homework to think and pray hard about the Book of Mormon on Saturday and then on Sunday we will talk again. He came to church and had a good experience at church. After we met and taught him again. We again focused on the Book of Mormon and talked about how true it is as well as answered all his questions. At the end we talked about what he has to do when he knows it is true and he said well I cant lie to you guys I feel good every time you come here but it is just way different to what I am used to. We talked about how we don't want him to follow just because we say it but because he feel is it is true. He said yeah I feel it is true but he still just wants some time. I told him that It will bless his life in all aspects and now he is starting on a long path of blessings for ever. It is super cool to see it all coming together, I know the Book of Mormon is true. you can too all you have to do is read and ask..... its that simple!

Love

Elder Wolfgramm

Jun 4 - Last Transfer

Well we had just finished the second to last transfer, and it went by so fast. my transfer is that I am staying with Elder Rabeemananjaina in Amparihy, I am really excited to stay in Amparihy with Elder Rabe. I am hopping to see a few more of my investigators get baptized, also looking forward to spending more time with our recent converts.

Some really cool things that happened this past week we had a few brand new investigators come to church this past week the coolest one was Nicola he is so cool, he came to church and now he reading the Book of Mormon and searching the truth, we left Sunday with homework of him reading the Book of Mormon and searching for the truth, he works everyday this week so can't learn until next Saturday so we will see what the spirit does for him this week. One of the realizations I have had on my mission is what I say really is not all that important in the conversion of an investigator, If I don't speak the language super well like I did in Reunion, or if I say something really bold really wont effect the investigator too much. But what will affect him is if he feels the spirit, if he gets a confirmation that what I say is true, If he himself is searching for the truth and desires to find it. That is what really effects them. I hope this week he has a great week with the Book of Mormon and the spirit I will continue calling him this week to remind him but I am looking forward to what he feels and learns personally this week. On Saturday I imagine our lesson will be a little bit of a question and answer but mostly just talking about what he learned and felt from the things he read. Please pray for him to be able to hear the spirit.

I love this mission, things are going great! I could talk about 30 other investigators just like Nicola. I love the work I am doing. Be safe and have fun this week

Elder Wolfgramm

May 28 -ka bosaka rehe kah

Well this week was another fantastic week in paradise.
This past week we had some great lessons with Anje and Jean Eva. Our lesson with Anje resulted in him telling us that he knows the church is true, if he lived in another country or city where he had no friends or family he would leave his church altogether but because of his circumstances and his family it is so difficult to leave his church, he feels so alone. He expressed his fear of not following God but also "betraying his family and friends". He has got a difficult situation to deal with. We gave him some homework to read in Alma when Alma gives his sons counsel on trusting in God even when the future is uncertain. He really is so torn, and feels very alone, nothing we can say will give him the comfort he needs it is just him and God.

Jean Eva had another great lesson, we taught him the law of chastity and he accepted it and said "yeah it is going to be very difficult to keep our thoughts clean at all times but I sure will try". We also told him that he has to be legally married to his wife before he can get baptized. And then he said "Wow, can't I get baptized and then get married, is that OK?" He knew it wasn't OK so he told us he and Mina, his wife, were going to seriously think about it and then the next time we meet they will tell us the verdict.

Life is going great here in the Indian ocean I love this work and the joy I receive from it surpasses all other things.

Elder Wolfgramm