July 24, 2017 - Very few times in my life have I felt the spirit so strong.

After telling you that I finally didn't lose a pen, that very night I lost the pen I had just bought. I guess I haven't changed after all.

We also got the Liahona finally!! The one from this past conference. However, we only got it in Malagasy. Luckily, for the first time reading the conference talk in Malagasy I actually understand pretty much everything. I remember in training trying to read the Liahona in Malagasy and feeling like I had to look up every other word in a dictionary.

Thursday, our investigator named Celine in Anjoma passed her baptismal interview. She will be getting baptized on Saturday. Fun fact about her is that she is paralyzed from the waist down. Also, in Anjoma there is no font so they get baptized in a mountain stream. Lucky for us a counselor in the mission presidency is going to be here in Ambositra anyways Saturday so, he will be able to take her up to where They do baptisms (usually it is an hour walk or so.)

Saturday we went on a hike to the top of the mountain/hill next to Ambositra with the young men and young women, it was lots of fun, and we got a little sunburned, but not too bad.

Yesterday, As we were leaving our house we learned that the brother of our landlord who lives upstairs died. We learned this by seeing his body laying there, because they were having the Malagasy funeral there. Then last night some ladies literally spent the whole night singing some hymns. I was touched, they were still going when we woke up this morning at 5 to catch a taxibe up to Antsirabe to go to lake Tritriva. (I assume Wesley took you there Mom and Dad.) It was really pretty.

As of late, I have been wanting to gain a stronger testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith, so I decided to read JS-History this week. Prior to reading it I asked in prayer for a confirmation that he was a prophet. I felt good as I read it, but nothing super special. I knew that it may take time to really realize my testimony. A few days after that however, we were finishing up a lesson and at the end as I testified of Joseph Smith being Prophet I truly felt a burning in my bosom. Very few times in my life have I felt the spirit so strong.

I also got my flight plans! It will take around 36 hours and 4 plane flights!

Words of the week: 

 Mahafoy tena means to sacrifice or more literally make oneself short

 Tsy mananm-paharoa means infinite or more literally Doesnt have a 2nd.

I love you!!