August 2, 2012

This has been a very busy week in Madagascar. We had a senior sister fly in on Saturday afternoon. We went with the President and his wife to greet her and then she stayed with us Sat. and Sunday night. Her companion came on Monday morning. Sister Scoville is from Virginia and will be over PEF. Her companion Sister  Floreen is from Madagascar. Both of them are in their seventies and they live four apartments down from us. We have been trying to help them adjust to their new living conditions. Sister Cornelius has also been helping Sister Adams prepare two meals for the missionaries this week On Monday we had a dinner for the two new sisters. On Tuesday we had a dinner for the Zone Leaders training. On Wednesday a former missionary who is trying to attend BYU Hawaii came in to get help with her application. She told me of her conversion story. When she was 17 she got very sick and had to stay at home for many months and couldn't go to school. she couldn't think straight or remember things. She had a friend who was a member of our Church who told her she needed to have a Priesthood blessing. She had a priesthood blessing and started to get better and it healed her. She was able to think straight again and learn, which she couldn't do while she was sick. She was baptised. She is now married and a mother of two children. She wants to become an art teacher so she can provide a better life for her family and herself. Sister Cornelius also helped Sister Adams clean out the missionary
supply room. It took two afternoons and was a lot of work. Today there is a Church choir concert that we have been invited to. So the A.P's are taking Sister Cornelius, Sister Scoville, and Sister Floreen to that. Elder Cornelius chose to stay home.
We want to leave you with this thought from D & C 84: 88 "And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall  be in your hearts and mine angels round about you to bear you up." We testify that this is true for we have felt his spirit and felt his angels round about us bearing us up as we face each new challenge. We love
all of you and hope that you are all well and enjoying your summer.
Elder & Sister Cornelius

Here are a few pictures from our trip to the Lemur Park last week. The reason we were on this trip was to take the Elders that were leaving, having completed their two years to the park. It has been a mission tradition to do this. President Adams was unable to be there on this day so we were asked to take them to the park. A very tuff assignment. Ha Ha.

A large Crock we saw on our Crock park visit.

Us at the park

Sister Cornelius on the swinging bridge.

Sister C on a much smaller swinging bridge. (Yes there are Crocks in the water below)

Elder C with a Ringtail Lemur

Sister C with her new friend

Oh Dear!