Monday, June 16, 2014

The greatest of taxibrus rides :) - 6/16/14



This week was pretty incredible when we figured that we weren't able to work for 3 days, but we had some incredible experiences as we went to zone conference on Friday. One of the things that President Adams stressed was understanding the Abrahamic covenant and how if we were to truly understand that....We would be able to keep on the road of eternal life, and have the strength and desire to help others come into the same fold. It was a pretty powerful conference, but my favorite part of the conference was the question and answer part of the meeting. Some of the missionaries just had questions about life after the mission and what we can do to live the law of consecration on the mission and the spirit was so incredibly strong. I felt the spirit testify to me that what Filoha Adams was saying was true and that he had truly been called of God to lead this mission.
We also had the wonderful opportunity to pray (go to church) in Ansirabe with some of the other missionaries' branches. It was an amazing experience to see this district almost reach their goal of becoming a stake, and it made me love the people so much more. :)
After praying (going to church) in Ansirabe we got ready to go on the taxibrus home. We were told to come at 1:30 but according to the fomba of the taxibrus...All the seats must be filled before we go. SO! We didn't end up leaving till 3:00, but we would have left later if we had not had the most brilliant plan ever. We bought all of the seats in the taxibrus except for the 2 in the front. We had the most comfortable ride to Fianarantsoa we had ever had, and it was totally worth the money for it. :)
Dang, I can't believe this Saturday is the baptism for Marsaline and Lucy. I am so excited for them. It's going to be another crazy week of splits and having the zone leaders come do a sleep over with us. SO EXCITED!
The work is going in Fianarantsoa, and I really can't think of a better place to be. I love the people here, and the beautiful mountains that I climb every day. Every night you can look up and see the milky way and several other galaxies and just know that things are right and beautiful in the world. I love Madagascar with all my soul and love the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Again sorry this is shorter than usual, but I love you all and will speak next week :)
Elder Lehr

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