A sterling example of one who did not quit and who has come to be much loved by the brothers is Sven Johansson. He and Richard Ryde were assigned to serve as missionaries in Grenada in March 1949. Brother Johansson, originally from Sweden, recalls the time he got malarial fever. Not knowing what the ailment was, he tried to treat himself for a cold in the best way he as a bachelor knew how, but he finally realized that his sickness was much more serious than he had imagined. He writes: “When the doctor got me under his care, it was too late. Everyone thought I was going to die. My missionary partner, Richard Ryde, even wrote to Brother Knorr about funeral arrangements. Brother Knorr promptly replied that he should see to it that I got the best medical attention available.

“Eventually, I pulled through. Then my partner took ill similarly. Together we had repeated relapses. At times both of us were sick and in bed at the same time. To determine which one would get up to take care of the other and look after necessary home chores, we would compare body temperatures. The one with the higher temperature got to stay in bed. For many years we struggled with this annoying and recurring fever. As for me, it took eight years before I was cured.”

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Richard Ryde, left, and Sven Johansson were sent to Grenada as missionaries in 1949