Let me tell you about Monica. She is a member from Cameroon. She was a teacher in Africa and her oldest son is a catholic priest. She has 9 children. She came to US to visit her nephew and they took her passport and made her their servant and babysitter. They told her that her visa had expired and if she complained she would be put in jail. Finally she got help from a friend and ran away. That is about the time she met the missionaries. She joined the Church and has been to the temple. She was working as a nurses aid but could not continue because of an injury to her back. She has no job now but works a few days a week cleaning houses. She said she was a 10 in Africa (economy wise) but is a 1.5 in the USA but would not go back because she has found the church here. She feeds the missionaries every week (all 6 of us) and says she wants to help in any way she can. She is quite a good cook and usually cooks traditional African food. She told me this week that when she got her patriarchial blessing they told her she was from the tribe of Benjamin. She loves the church. She has become a good friend to us.
This is a picture of Monica on the left with her daughter Adell who came from Africa to visit her. She has not seen her in 8 years. Adell married an African-American from Georgia who went to Africa to find a bride and now both are investigating the church in Georgia thanks to Monica.
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