Freetown Page #3

Nothing much.

We will make it work.

Then I'll ration it for the five of us.

Seven.

They will come.

We're gonna ration them.

I think we just have to make do

with what we have.

Yes. That's better.

But the food and all that...

'cause...

Oh, no.

No.

So, what do we do?

Maybe we're gonna walk.

Were you born to worry?

Here.

I'm looking for the Elder.

The one who is Krahn.

He used to live near us in the city.

But we have not seen him.

Where?

Tell me where you lived.

Elders?

Elders.

Elders!

You're looking for Elder.

What do you want from this Krahn?

What about you?

Are you a Krahn?

- Huh?

- No.

Lucky us.

Let's go.

Let's go. Let's go. Quick.

Brother Meyers, Brother Menti,

We got to go. We got to go.

Hey, Abubakar, come on.

Guys, we have to go.

We have got to go.

Come on in here for prayers.

Menti.

Why aren't they here?

I'll say it.

Dear God, before we depart,

we ask for thy watchful care.

The journey we now feel

prompted to take

require thy protective hands.

We are unsure

as to what lies ahead,

but, Lord,

we pray for the vehicle,

that it will function properly

and be able to handle

the uncertain terrain.

We pray for thy children

who have sacrificed so much

on our behalf.

Help their faith to carry them

through these difficult times.

Bless those who remain,

that their burden may be lightened.

We pray for Gaye and Nyanforth.

We've done our best...

We've done our best to find them,

but have been unsuccessful.

Comfort them, oh, Lord.

Be with them.

Hello? Hello?

Finally, we pray for our driver...

- Is anybody there?

- ... Brother Philip Abubakar.

You must get out.

And for the safety of him

and his family...

They're coming for you... the rebels.

- ... as we strive to do...

- They are not here.

- ... that which is impossible.

- You must leave now.

Elders!

Elders!

I'm so sorry.

Down, down, down. Go down.

Menti? Elders?

Abubakar?

I found them in Paynesville.

Let's go.

Elders.

We have to go now.

Brother Momulu,

you need to come with us.

These rebels have nothing for you.

I will stay. They need me.

You have a good heart.

Be strong, my brother.

You needn't worry.

I can't help it.

Where is he?

Now you tell me,

or I'll shoot you right here, right now.

Where is he?

He's been taken to Freetown.

He's not a threat, Ansa.

Get up. You are coming with me.

Come on. Let's go.

- Menti's going to get hungry.

- I am fine.

- He already is.

- I am fine.

This is not going to be long, right?

- Yeah, just two days, brother.

- Two days?!

Oh. Stop for coconuts.

Yeah. Let's do it.

Menti, I thought you said you were fine.

- Who says no to coconuts?

- Nobody does that, you know?

I can use the stones

to indicate to them for checkpoints.

Now, if we're going to...

Hey, guys, we got some more coconuts.

- Selli.

- Yeah?

Here's your coconut.

Okay, so that's all the same.

Guys, come around.

Guys, guys, guys, come see.

Come see. Come here.

Okay-

We are right here.

That's our current position.

And, now, we're going to meet

these three NPFL checkpoints.

- Mm-hmm.

- We'll go down this bridge.

There's a river.

So as soon as we turn,

we'll get to the river.

So we'll have to cross it

and then move to the main interstate.

- That's Freetown?

- Yes.

Somewhere right here. Yeah.

I don't know. Is this our plan?

- And is it the map?

- Yeah, that's the map.

Look, let's take this as...

It's not to scale,

but at least it can explain something.

I know Freetown is supposed to be here.

Freetown, Freetown, Freetown.

- Freetown.

- Right here. Yeah.

Okay-

What is the difference

between this and that?

I don't know any sign that would show,

but I know Freetown's right there.

This is Free...

Let's say that is Freetown.

There's a difference between

this location and this.

- Okay, Freetown is here.

- That's fine. Whatever.

- That's Freetown.

- Are you guys okay? Any questions?

The rebels, are they looking for Krahn?

The rebels are there to cause trouble.

Most of them are there for the money,

and then some are there for food.

And obviously,

a few of them have been paid

to report the Krahn.

Or shoot them.

Elder Gaye, we won't let that happen.

Okay, so we need to get going now.

Have to get going.

We need to go.

Have faith, brother.

Nobody say anything.

I'll handle this.

But what if they ask if we're Krahn?

- Or any question why...

- Just keep your mouth shut.

Not a word, any of you.

Hey, someone is coming. Stop!

Stop the car! Stop the car.

You want some water?

How many are in there?

There are seven of us in here.

We're looking for a Krahn.

We have a message for you.

Have you heard of the restored gospel?

We are missionaries

of the Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-Day Saints.

When Christ was on the Earth,

he established a church

with the priesthood authority.

But the authority was removed

after the 12 apostles were killed.

Many years later,

Christ restored his gospel

with the priesthood power

through a prophet

by the name Joseph Smith.

Go on. Off.

If you receive his gospel and repent,

you will be happy.

We'd love to share more

with you and your friends.

Wow.

What?

We're supposed to open

our mouth, aren't we?

Yes, of course.

That was really fine.

Seriously.

We will be okay, brother.

It was supposed to drop by now.

Did you serve a mission, Philip?

No. I joined the church

after I got married.

How did you find the church?

You know, before I joined the church,

I would hear about the Mormons

and their evil and strange ways.

It was never a good thing.

Then one day, I see this young man

walking by the streets,

teaching people about God.

Then I started to pay close attention.

But it was never like people would say.

And even when people

would not listen to them,

they could...

They would even show kindness

and sometimes even help.

Then I thought to myself,

"What type of evil would

compel people to do such good?"

I just couldn't figure it out.

It didn't make sense to me.

Cognitive dissonance.

Yeah.

Confusion.

When you learn a truth

that conflicts

with what you already believe,

your mind isn't comfortable with it.

You know,

the church used to have a policy

that excluded Africans

from the priesthood.

We were banned, not allowed, denied.

I remember learning about it

after joining the church.

Here I was,

one of the first Liberians

to be baptized into the church.

One of the first priesthood holders

in the country.

The priesthood has changed my life

more than I could ever hope for.

Talk about confusion.

Doesn't God love all his children?

Why would his organization,

which is truly led by a prophet,

have such a racist policy?

I couldn't get my head around it.

Cognitive dissonance.

But you did.

God allows us to change.

He wants us to change.

The power of the atonement

is that Christ died for everyone.

Being able to change,

to improve, to move forward,

it is for everyone.

When one person changes for good,

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