this was probably my fav lesson from last week
Hello!
So many miracles from the week!
Last Monday we saw Benedicte and were able to read with her and
her brother since they didn't do their reading. Her brother has so much desire
to learn and understand the scriptures. I hope they take more time to read this
week.
Tuesday we had exchanges with sisters in Mulhouse. I spent the
day with Soeur Francis and we saw so many miracles. First of all we got to see
Manon, the daughter of the elder's recent convert. During our lesson we invited
Manon to be baptized and she said yes! She is planning on being baptized the
25th of October. We are so pumped!! Her mom was so thrilled when she told her.
*Side miracle, the elders went over a few days before to teach her mom for her
recent convert lessons. During the lesson they could tell Mary-Lynn was really
stressed and they asked if they could give her a blessing. During her blessing
she was promised that she would have an eternal family. 3 days later Manon
called her and told her she was going to be baptized! How incredible is that!
Later that night Soeur Francis and I went contacting and we ran into a young
girl who right away asked us if we were 'Mormons.' She then explained that her
best friend is a missionary in Germany and she has been to church several times
and knows all about the church. Very cool. She said she wasn't interested, but
she was super nice and it was so neat that we contacted her! It goes to show
that when we are obedient and contacting everyone we can that someone else
could be contacting our friend is back home. We also contacted a lady who we
exchanged cards with. She said she is a professor who teaches American culture.
She has a small class that gets together every week and speaks English and
discusses American stuff. She said she wasn't at all interested, but maybe she
knew some people that might be. We didn't think much of it, but that it was a
unique contact.
Wednesday we had district meeting and exchanges with sisters in
Toul. I was with the new bleu, Soeur Dionne for the day. It was so fun to be
with a fresh missionary again. We contacted and knocked on so many doors even
in the rain and not one person was interested. There was so much opposition, it
was a nice reminder that only after the trial of our faith, do we receive
blessings and witnesses of this gospel. Everything happens for a reason.
Thursday we saw Mariette and Irenes. So good to see them. We
watched the Joseph Smith Restoration film and after Mariette was so pumped
about Joseph Smith. It's so cool to see somone who has such a love for the
prophet who helped Jesus Christ restore His church on the earth.
Friday was a day full of miracles. In the morning we decided to
pass by an ami who hasn't been responding lately. As we stood at her doorstep,
a little disappointed that she wasn't home, Soeur Hosking and I heard some
catchy music down the hall. We looked at each other and said, "We gotta
knock that door!" So we walked around leaning our ears towards different
doors to find the music, we arrived at the door. After I rang the doorbell, a
chipper, blonde woman with sparkly eyeliner answers. We explained that we were
missionaries for our church and that we heard her music and wanted to meet her.
She was really shocked and said she wasn't interested, so we began making small
talk with her and all the sudden she says, "Oh just come in.." score.
So we sat down and talked with her. At first she just kept showing me pictures
of her convict son saying he just got out of prison and asked if I thought he
was cute...uhh..right...but then we switched the conversation back to the
gospel and she kept telling us how hard her life has been. We testified of the
Savior and she just looks at us and asked about 5 different times, "Why
are you two so happy?" and "Where do you get all your energy?"
She was such a miracle and we are going back to teach her hopefully soon. Later
we taught Manon again and she explained that she told her neighbor that she was
going to be baptized. Her neighbor asked why she would do such a thing if she
was already baptized as a baby? She responded "do you remember your
baptism?" and he said, "well, no" then she asked "Do you
feel close to God?" and he responded "no." and she finishes
"Well, voila quoi." Haha oh Manon. She's so sassy it cracks me up.
Atta girl. Speaking of sassy, Soeur Hosking and I finished the night visiting
Soeur Dautreville. She is so funny and has so much sass. I think my favorite
quality of Soeur Dautreville is her ability to share her favorite principle of
the gospel with us everytime--the word of wisdom. She kills me, I love her.
Saturday was a very interesting day. The Relief Society had
a relaxation activity this week. They taught us all how to breathe and relax
into a near comatose state to avoid stress. Then we had a tea party. It was the
best thing of my life. Us? Stressed? Never... Well, not anymore that is. We got
to see Nune as well, whom I just ADORE. There is a large language barrier so
most of our communication is through large hand motions. That just makes
everything that much more interesting.
Sunday we had church. I felt like everyone was calling me left
and right! Sundays are so overwhelming, but in the best possible way.
Claudiana, an albanian member our age brought an albanian family to church who
wants to be baptized so we are going to start teaching them the lessons with
Claudiana as our translator. Also Collomb came to church! So awesome. With the
Albanian family not too far and Collomb on the other side with another little
girl in the ward who asks me for flower stickers and for me to write her poems
in her Book of Mormon during church, I don't know what could be better. Later
the L'Homel family took us home for some nice Sunday Raclette! Can't complain
on ending a fast like that. YUM. What a nice family. Rewind a little and jump
back to Tuesday. The last lady we contacted of the night, the American
professor had called us the next day after we met her and said she'd love to
meet with us and ask us questions! So we planned to go over on Sunday night and
talk with her. We drank infusions and talked with her and answered all of her
questions. It was so neat because she explained how she wasn't active
practicing the Catholic religion anymore because she doesn't agree with {insert
list of things she doesn't like} when she finished her list we told her that we
didn't agree with any of that either and our church is contrare to all those
concepts (infant baptism, repeated prayers...yadda yadda yadda) It was such a
cool discussion and she invited us to come speak to her little class and answer
all their questions. She is so sweet and we can't wait to see her and her
class!
Love this work, love this gospel, love this city, love this
country. and love all of you! Til next time,
GROS BISOUS
Sœur Berge
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