Monday, April 10, 2017
Apr 10th - Nosy Malalako
Well this week was transfers and I am being transferred, which is way sad because I will miss a lot of the people I have taught baptisms, but I am close so hopefully we can fit it in the program to stop by and watch them go into the waters of baptism. I am being transferred over to Analamihitsy which I am way excited for because I will be working with Elder Blatter who is one of my best friends in this mission. I will not be leaving houses but just moving rooms. I am really excited for the new area even though way sad to leave the area I love. It should be quite the adventure with Elder Blatter.
This week was bitter sweet because I had to say goodbye to all the wonderful people of Sabotsy, but it was beautiful to see the reaction of them because I could see that I actually touched the hearts of so many wonderful people. We also this week taught Remi the Word of Wisdom. He was torn apart that he could not smoke any more but more than ready for the challenge. We also have two people named Eliza and Hennitsoa who are preparing for their baptisms this Saturday. I am really excited to see it because like Nicole I have seen a dramatic change in their hearts from the first time that we taught them. I remember the first time me and Nokia(Nortje) taught Hennitsoa how reluctant he was, and now how ready he is for baptism. My favorite part of my mission so far has not been the beach, or the cool animals, or the funny drunks, definitely not the rain, or the sickness, but it has been the change I have seen in people. When you tract into someone with so many questions and only you have the answers, and to see their progression towards baptism, that has definitely been my favorite part.
I love this work and I love this place.
love Elder Wolfgramm
Monday, April 3, 2017
Apr 3rd - Tsara Be Fa Misoatra
Great week here in Madagascar.
First off today on p-day we played the national basketball team and beat them. Who would have thought a bunch of white kids could smoke the best Malagasy's in Madagascar at basketball and yes they where actually taller than us, really it was way fun, they invited us to play with them on Friday and Wednesday. Haha I thought it would be good to let you know I still am balling out.
Other than smoking Malagasy's at basketball we where also having a great week bringing people to the church. We had a lot of time to tract this week and we found a bunch of really cool Malagasys we will see how they progress, one of the families we taught were from Mahajunga which is a much different dialect so it was way fun talking to them and learning new words from a new dialect. We also got one investigator named Eliza who we taught on Wednesday and bore a powerful testimony at church about the truthfulness of our message. It was beautiful to hear how much it has touched her heart, I think it also touched the hearts of all our other investigators that were there. We had another investigator named Remi who continues to bring joy to my heart. This week I was a little sick, while we were teaching him, he could see that I was sick, and so mid way through the lesson he offered me his weed. Yes his marajuana...and he said it will make me healthy again. I know you think that might be bad but it really touched my heart and made me laugh really hard. Remi lives in a little house by himself all he has is a bed frame not even a mattresses and he offered me what he loves most to help me..... this week we will teach him the word of wisdom and hopefully we can break that habit. That is the little update.
Love it hear and all the people and still happier than ever.
Elder Wolfgramm
First off today on p-day we played the national basketball team and beat them. Who would have thought a bunch of white kids could smoke the best Malagasy's in Madagascar at basketball and yes they where actually taller than us, really it was way fun, they invited us to play with them on Friday and Wednesday. Haha I thought it would be good to let you know I still am balling out.
Other than smoking Malagasy's at basketball we where also having a great week bringing people to the church. We had a lot of time to tract this week and we found a bunch of really cool Malagasys we will see how they progress, one of the families we taught were from Mahajunga which is a much different dialect so it was way fun talking to them and learning new words from a new dialect. We also got one investigator named Eliza who we taught on Wednesday and bore a powerful testimony at church about the truthfulness of our message. It was beautiful to hear how much it has touched her heart, I think it also touched the hearts of all our other investigators that were there. We had another investigator named Remi who continues to bring joy to my heart. This week I was a little sick, while we were teaching him, he could see that I was sick, and so mid way through the lesson he offered me his weed. Yes his marajuana...and he said it will make me healthy again. I know you think that might be bad but it really touched my heart and made me laugh really hard. Remi lives in a little house by himself all he has is a bed frame not even a mattresses and he offered me what he loves most to help me..... this week we will teach him the word of wisdom and hopefully we can break that habit. That is the little update.
Love it hear and all the people and still happier than ever.
Elder Wolfgramm
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Monday, March 27, 2017
Mar 27th - Great Week
I know that my letters have been getting shorter and shorter but I am just busy and busy.
This week was great we were able to baptize Nicole this week, and I noticed a huge change in her from the time we found her and when she got baptized. She bore a powerful testimony about the things that we had taught her and of how grateful she was that Elder Nokia and I had found her. It was one of the coolest points so far on the mission to see the change from the time we found her to now. I know that this work is true, I love it. I know it is with every part of my being. Know that I love my mission and there is no where I would rather be than here with these people.
My letters will be longer from here on out.
This week was great we were able to baptize Nicole this week, and I noticed a huge change in her from the time we found her and when she got baptized. She bore a powerful testimony about the things that we had taught her and of how grateful she was that Elder Nokia and I had found her. It was one of the coolest points so far on the mission to see the change from the time we found her to now. I know that this work is true, I love it. I know it is with every part of my being. Know that I love my mission and there is no where I would rather be than here with these people.
My letters will be longer from here on out.
azafady indrindry
Elder Wolfgramm
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Monday, March 20, 2017
Mar 20th - Zavatra Tsara
Another great week. I wish I had more time to write all the things that happened this week, next week I really will set time aside to write a better letter.
This week I went on a few splits with two missionaries a lot younger than me. One is on his second transfer and it made me remember how much you really don't know when in training, It was way fun to see all the progress that I have made with the language and missionary work. This week we got Nicole to pass her baptismal interview so she will be getting baptized this next week. We had been also preparing a Family named Haja and his wife for baptism with Nicole. They had learned everything and could pass the baptismal interview but Elder Sweeten and I both felt like they weren't quite ready for baptism. So we didn't give them a real interview which was a good thing because when we did the baptismal interview he still had a little problem with smoking. It was really cool to see how Heavenly Father let us know who was ready and who was not. We will be now preparing them for April 11. hopefully they can catch that baptismal date. Please pray for them and for all the people here in Madagascar they need it.
Still love it here, it really is the coolest mission in the world. I know it
Elder wolfgramm
This week I went on a few splits with two missionaries a lot younger than me. One is on his second transfer and it made me remember how much you really don't know when in training, It was way fun to see all the progress that I have made with the language and missionary work. This week we got Nicole to pass her baptismal interview so she will be getting baptized this next week. We had been also preparing a Family named Haja and his wife for baptism with Nicole. They had learned everything and could pass the baptismal interview but Elder Sweeten and I both felt like they weren't quite ready for baptism. So we didn't give them a real interview which was a good thing because when we did the baptismal interview he still had a little problem with smoking. It was really cool to see how Heavenly Father let us know who was ready and who was not. We will be now preparing them for April 11. hopefully they can catch that baptismal date. Please pray for them and for all the people here in Madagascar they need it.
Still love it here, it really is the coolest mission in the world. I know it
Elder wolfgramm
Monday, March 13, 2017
Mar 13th - Cyclone Crazy (Category 4 with winds of 140+ mph)
What a crazy week. First don't worry there was a "cyclone" because it wasn't as bad where we were. There was just a ton of raining and flooding and wind was all. Nothing to crazy. All is well here in Madagascar, the people are safe and happy again.
We had a baptism again this week here in Madagascar. We baptized Eric. He is now a member of the church with his wife Miora who was baptized a few weeks ago. We had to wait on him because he still had a bit of a drinking problem. But he is the newest member here in Sabotsy, and a great addition to the branch.
We are also preparing a few families for baptism coming up on the 25 of March. Hopefully they will be able to catch their dates. Last Wednesday was the Cyclone (Category 4 equivalent) and we ended up working the whole day. It was actually way fun to be in that much rain and flooding, Elder Sweeten and I went tracking in this giant rice field, got to the first house and the man came out and then said he does not except the missionaries and left. The next house we went to we said please will you let us in we are soaking wet because of the rain and we walked all across he rice field. They let us in and we started to teach them but there was something wrong the spirit just wasn't there, and we weren't feeling very good. Mid way thru the lesson the man who lived under the house came up to the floor we were on and started freaking out yelling at us saying that "he is the landlord and he will not have missionaries here on his land and told us we have to leave right now." We told him we just wanted to teach these people and that it is raining way hard because there is a cyclone. He said I don't care get out. We ended up thanking them for the time and went back out into the rain and wind and floods. Haha little did the land Lord know that we love the rain. We just stood out side his house while he yelled at us to get lost. We just laughed and headed back across the rice field to more houses.
Thats the story I got this week. There are so many more...
We had a baptism again this week here in Madagascar. We baptized Eric. He is now a member of the church with his wife Miora who was baptized a few weeks ago. We had to wait on him because he still had a bit of a drinking problem. But he is the newest member here in Sabotsy, and a great addition to the branch.
We are also preparing a few families for baptism coming up on the 25 of March. Hopefully they will be able to catch their dates. Last Wednesday was the Cyclone (Category 4 equivalent) and we ended up working the whole day. It was actually way fun to be in that much rain and flooding, Elder Sweeten and I went tracking in this giant rice field, got to the first house and the man came out and then said he does not except the missionaries and left. The next house we went to we said please will you let us in we are soaking wet because of the rain and we walked all across he rice field. They let us in and we started to teach them but there was something wrong the spirit just wasn't there, and we weren't feeling very good. Mid way thru the lesson the man who lived under the house came up to the floor we were on and started freaking out yelling at us saying that "he is the landlord and he will not have missionaries here on his land and told us we have to leave right now." We told him we just wanted to teach these people and that it is raining way hard because there is a cyclone. He said I don't care get out. We ended up thanking them for the time and went back out into the rain and wind and floods. Haha little did the land Lord know that we love the rain. We just stood out side his house while he yelled at us to get lost. We just laughed and headed back across the rice field to more houses.
Thats the story I got this week. There are so many more...
Thank you all for your prayers...
Elder Wolfgramm
Elder Wolfgramm
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Sunday, March 5, 2017
Mar 5th - Meetings this week
Well this week was kind of a slower week for the missionary work because we had a bunch of meetings this week.
On Thursday we had district meeting which went a little bit over because of some changes to our district. Then on Friday we had zone meeting with Elder Ellis of the 70. It was a great meeting I learned a lot about trusting in the Lord, and how I can improve my work as a missionary and that meeting was like all day. So the work that day was not really much work. We spent the rest of the week trying to catch up on the investigators that we missed those days. It was overall not a bad week. We had one of our investigators pass his baptism interview, named Erik. He will be getting baptized on the 11 which is really exciting because they will grow into a super strong family.
We are still working on getting a lot of our investigators prepared for there baptisms coming up. I also ate something bad a few days ago because I have kind of been a little sick since, please pray for the work here in Madagascar.
On Thursday we had district meeting which went a little bit over because of some changes to our district. Then on Friday we had zone meeting with Elder Ellis of the 70. It was a great meeting I learned a lot about trusting in the Lord, and how I can improve my work as a missionary and that meeting was like all day. So the work that day was not really much work. We spent the rest of the week trying to catch up on the investigators that we missed those days. It was overall not a bad week. We had one of our investigators pass his baptism interview, named Erik. He will be getting baptized on the 11 which is really exciting because they will grow into a super strong family.
We are still working on getting a lot of our investigators prepared for there baptisms coming up. I also ate something bad a few days ago because I have kind of been a little sick since, please pray for the work here in Madagascar.
Thank you all thats all I got for this week,
Elder Wolfgramm
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Monday, February 27, 2017
Feb 27th - Transfers
Yes the week is over, and transfers have finished as well. I am staying in Sabotsy Namehana but Elder Nokia has left, and I got Elder Sweeten, I am very happy with the way transfers ended up. I am excited to get a little change to the area, hopefully it will boost it and bring it to a whole new level. Elder sweeten seems really excited to build this area to the best area in Madagascar.
Well this week we had our stake conference and we had the opportunity to hear from Elder Palmer from the the seventy. It was a great conference. We had Erik one of our investigators show up which was a surprise because it was really far away from where they live. Most of our members didn't show up. But it was great to have him show up. After the conference we visited him and his wife and they were talking about how they were going to start saving money to try to go to the temple in South Africa. He is not even baptized yet but he has tremendous faith. I am really excited to see him get baptized on the 11 of March.
We had another family Tino, who me and Nokia tracked into that have been progressing really well. I am really excited to see if they except baptismal dates this week, they have been coming to church, but have some questions about baptism and still have not accepted the dates for their baptisms.
That is really all the Voavoa that I have for you guys this week. Not a ton of time. I feel like the time is getting shorter and shorter, especially when the power is out most of the time.
Love you all, please keep the people of Madagascar in your prayers...they really need it.
Elder Wolfgramm
Well this week we had our stake conference and we had the opportunity to hear from Elder Palmer from the the seventy. It was a great conference. We had Erik one of our investigators show up which was a surprise because it was really far away from where they live. Most of our members didn't show up. But it was great to have him show up. After the conference we visited him and his wife and they were talking about how they were going to start saving money to try to go to the temple in South Africa. He is not even baptized yet but he has tremendous faith. I am really excited to see him get baptized on the 11 of March.
We had another family Tino, who me and Nokia tracked into that have been progressing really well. I am really excited to see if they except baptismal dates this week, they have been coming to church, but have some questions about baptism and still have not accepted the dates for their baptisms.
That is really all the Voavoa that I have for you guys this week. Not a ton of time. I feel like the time is getting shorter and shorter, especially when the power is out most of the time.
Love you all, please keep the people of Madagascar in your prayers...they really need it.
Elder Wolfgramm
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