This week was FABULOUS!!! (imagine me singing that word).
When Soeur Mann arrived, we made the decision to explode Carcassonne... and
that is just what is happening. We go home at the end of each successful day
and kneel in overwhelming gratitude for the inconceivable miracles that we were
blessed to witness during the day. We found three new amis last week, and one
today.
Chan Than is still struggling to quit smoking, so pray for him please!
However, Jean Francois is a dream. He is the most prepared man in all of
Carcassonne. He came to THREE sessions of conference. We were a little
apprehensive to invite him, but he loved every moment and couldn't wait to come
for more. While Bednar was speaking, we became worried because we hadn't taught
him Tithing yet... at the end of the session Jean-François told us that his
favorite talk was Bednar's and that he can't wait to learn how he can receive the
blessings of tithing!! WOOWW!! We about cried. We also taught him the Word of
Wisdom this week... we went full ahead and he accepted it without a doubt. He
quit smoking a few months ago, but he does drink coffee. He told us he still
had a few cigarettes at his place, and that he had lots of coffee. He
immediately told us he would throw them into the garbage where they belong when
he got home. Oh heavens. We are so incredibly blessed to be his missionaries.
He loves us so much. He calls us his sisters and texts us after each RDV
telling us how grateful he is that he met us. He has already made so many
changes and seen such a difference in his life. He thinks he is the lucky one,
but little does he know how much his faith is strengthening mine. Please keep him
in your prayers. We asked to change his baptismal date to the 19th because that
is Soeur Mann's birthday, and he quickly accepted! We helped him move today. He
found a new apartment; his favorite part about it is that it is about a 5
minute walk from the church... He is so golden. AHHH!!! (Screams of
overwhelming joy!)
So Mardi we had basically no plans, so we decided to go
contacting/porting/searching for old amis. Half way through the hot day we
received a phone call from an unknown number. The man on the other line said
that we had contacted him earlier in the day, and after thinking about it he
decided to call the number on our card and demand to learn more! We met him at
the church that night. We have met with him three times since. His name is
Jullien. He is 27 and very curious. We set a baptismal date with him the 3rd of
November. He came to conference as well and loved it! He learns very quickly
and loves learning about Joseph Smith. He has lots of faith. We are so grateful
that we have pass along cards... without them, the Lord would not have been
able to provide us with such a miracle! God bless whoever invented those pieces
of paper :)
So the ward gave us a referral when I first arrived in
June... we called and called and called to no avail. Then we gave up! It had
been about two months since we had tried, and I randomly felt the urge to call
them. I dug out their number and dialed the number... they answered. We talked.
We set a RDV for this weekend. It is a family with kids. What a blessing. What
a miracle. The Lord has been so good to us.
We had so many fun RDVs with ward members this week... they
feed us well. I fear that if I get transferred at the end of the month that I
will be devastated and heart broken. I fear even more that I may stay another
transfer and then grow even closer to the beautiful families here. What am I to
do?! Pray for the Carcassonne ward. There are struggles, but they are
WONDERFUL!
So get ready for the funniest thing in the world... I HAVE
LICE! Okay, I HAD lice. My head was itching sooo badly last week. We were at
the church for a meeting last Thursday and I about cried when Soeur Martin, the
bishops wife, pulled two little bugs out of my hair. Like seriously? I'm in
France, not Africa!! Basically all day Friday was spent doing a lice killing
treatment. Can I just say that Soeur Mann is the best companion ever? She spent
about two hours using a lice comb, pulling bug corpses from my scalp. Wow. She
is the best... we had a great time together. As you can imagine, our unity is
higher than ever now! haha, so the treatment killed all of the bugs and now I
am lice free... it was scary, but now it is just hilarious.
We were able to go to Perpignan to see a baptism in our
district this weekend... it got me really excited for our baptisms coming up!
We will be leaving for Aix tomorrow to go to Zone Conference. We will go to
Perpignan this weekend for another baptism, and then we will go to Bordeaux in
a week for exchanges. Wow I'm so lucky to be in this beautiful country!
We had many other miracles as we found Maria, an Armenian
woman and her family to teach this week, as well as Ali, a very curious man
looking for the truth. He came to conference and loved it very much. He told us
he would be back for church next week.
So lastly, I just want to say that I was spiritually edified
this weekend. Holland's, Bednar's, Oak's, Ballard's, and especially Eyring's talks
touched my heart the most. I am so grateful to have living prophets and
apostles to lead and guide us in this ever changing world!
I wept at the
promise that if we as missionaries and as members of this church come together
in faith, we will touch millions of hearts between now and Christmas. I take
that challenge full heartedly and I ask you to as well. Pray. Seek. Find. You
can be a blessing to those around you.
I am more inspired than ever to better
myself everyday and do the will of the Lord in every manner. I love you all so
much. I am so grateful for you. My heart aches when I think of you and how much
I miss you, but I know the time away from you will all be worth it.
Have faith.
Turn to the Lord. Pray.
Je vous aime beaucoup. Passez une bonne semaine ma belle
famille.
Avec tout mon amour,
(Neighbor's Underwear Hanging Out to Dry)
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