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Germain’s mother died when he was five. He was neglected by his step mother and his father, who married four more times. Germain’s father did not support his education, so he never finished a high-school. When investigating the Church, it took him a year believe that rumors about the Church weren’t true. After baptism, he lost friends and family members, who did not support his decision. Because he did not want to be like his father, he delayed marriage until he was fifty-one years of age. He wants an eternal marriage and to be an example to his wife and children. His wife is in her twenties; he says he is a strict spouse. His wife converted from Catholicism. He says he has learned, despite suffering poverty and educational insufficiency; life is kindness. He earned an English certificate and works as a private English teacher. He takes online courses to further his education . He is unconcerned about the ethnicity of Church leaders. He is hopes to improve his education and go to America.
Mormon women Mormonism Women Theology Abinadi (Book of Mormon figure) Kindness May-December romances Abuse Adultery Africa Africa, East African American Mormons Baptism Baptism and church membership Child labor Children Agriculture Communication Communities Contemplation Conversion Death Decision making Diseases Education English Equality Faith Families Family violence Gender, sexuality and culture Genealogy Global Grief Healing History Interfaith marriage Intergenerational relations Language and languages Leadership Madagascar Malagasy language Man-woman relationships Marriage Misogyny Missionary Mormon Church--Presidents Mormon converts Mormon missionaries Mormon temples Mormons Mormons--United States Mothers Moving, Household Parenting Patriarchy Poverty Prayer Race Racism Salvation Teaching
Place
Antananarivo (Antananarivo, Madagascar)
Source
Born Digital. Claremont Global Mormon Oral History Collection, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library
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