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
Elder Wolfgramm
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