Easter Program in Monrovia

Beginning the Easter Program with all the Monrovia Zone heading up to the stage.

Monrovia Zone singing during Easter Program.

Elder Stott was the narrator of the Easter Program.

Elder Moss, Elder Lambson and Elder Merrill singing during the Easter Program put on by the Monrovia Zone missionaries. They had beautiful harmony.

Recent events...

This red beetle/ant had something he was dragging. He was bright red!
Mural on the street in downtown Freetown.
Just love this store front sign...

Elder Allred and Elder Hickey welcome Elder Omale (center). He is finishing his mission with us. We are so glad to have him here in the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission!
Elder Korfeh, President Roggia and I....on the day of Elder Korfeh's release.
Elder Korfeh (at the left) finished his mission a few days early so he could get ready for university tests. We had a nice lunch for him at the mission office the day he was released. He lives in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Pondering the vastness of the Eternities...

This was taken of President Roggia back in October....but it has lots of symbolism.

Birthday sister...

Sister Patterson's '39th' and holding birthday.  Elder and Sister Borden, the Family History Missionaries from Accra, Ghana, were visiting Sierra Leone and enjoyed some cake with us, Elder and Sister Neves and Elder and Sister Patterson.

More Kenema...

 We started a home group in North Kenema.  Elder Hilton organized and conducted the Sacrament Service. We expected around 40 people; but 122 arrived.  80 were not members of the Church.  It was just a wonderful time.   It will become a branch soon.

Elder Hilton and Elder Iheanacho made sure every detail was taken care of including Primary for the children. Sister Foday took care of Primary for the North Kenema Group.  She had them all singing "I Am A Child of God" and teaching the gospel.  We ran out of chairs for everyone.  What a great problem! Some of the children used the trees to sit.

President Roggia discussing the branches' growth with the Bo District President while in Kenema. 

Elder Iheanacho, Elder Hilton, Elder Laneri, and Elder Obinna in their Kenema apartment.  Elder Mazani and Elder Tade live there also.

Nope, not a snow storm! Bugs a plenty!  The two red dots in the midde of the picture are a car's tail lights.  We were coming from Kenema where there was a huge down pour of rain.  We thought "so glad to get the truck washed off".  Then we ran into the bugs half way to Freetown.  We couldn't turn the wipers on because it would just smear.  We waited a little until we could find a lit area to stop and clean it off.  It was like a blizzard of snow but with bugs!

A fun moment...

As the missionaries were visiting a member's home, the little girl who lives there was laughing, smiling, showing off and full of spunk telling the elders all about it!

Bo Zone and Kenema District Interviews

Elder Bennion, Elder Moyo, Elder Svongwa, Elder Opuene and Elder Vaughan waiting their turn with President Roggia.

Some have gone in, now Elder Wood and Elder Lancaster join the waiting group of missionaries.

Elder Ndlovu (goes home in three weeks) and Elder Ditsi taking a few minutes to talk while waiting.

Elder Wood and Elder Opuene

Elders enjoying Elder Kenner (digging into his box from home).  Elder Kenner kept saying "Wow! Thanks Mom. I  love you Mom.!" over and over.  We were all smiling at his great joy.  His birthday is soon so he was enjoying the box.

Elder Kenner finishing his box by reading one of the letters enclosed.

Elder Svongwa teaching us to say his name.  The 'v' is silent.  It is pronouced "Song..qua".  He likes to teach it by whistling the 'v'.  We were all trying it (unsuccessfully).

We loved watching these two little girls having fun together at the chapel during interviews. They were so cute.

Yes, still waiting...

We had a special dinner with the Bo District Presidency after interviews.  We had Sir Milton Hotel cater jallop rice and chicken.  We listened to them tell us their wonderful stories of discovering the gospel of Jesus Christ years ago.  They are all special people and we were thrilled to be with them.

 Next morning we were up before 6 a.m. and on the road to the Kenema Branch.  This is Elder Hilton and his brand new mission companion Elder Iheanacho from Nigeria.

This tree looks like the Tree of Life to me....lots and lots of delicious fruit: Mangos

Ripening mango...

I don't know what this flower is but it was gorgeous!

More for Kenema tomorrow...unable to keep uploading.