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