What a blessed week. We were able to teach loads of people
and see TONS of miracles! I'll start off with a cool miracle and then I'll fill
you in on our amis... so on Friday we were supposed to have 6 lessons. 3 of
them fell through, and the first 2 were a disaster, so I was pretty bummed out.
I was trying to not freak out, but I sadly lost my smile. My companion, being
the saint that she is, prayed in her heart that something would happen to bring
my smile back to my face. As we were walking down the road, a couple walking a
few feet in front of us suddenly stopped, turned around, and the man told us he
knew who we were and he was really impressed with our church and our values and
our diligence as missionaries. He is a believer, and his girlfriend isn't. He
asked us to present our church to his girlfriend, right then, right there. We
were able to teach the restoration. It was a miracle. I was smiling ear to ear!
She explained that she has been having a really hard time, and that she could
see in our eyes that we were a hopeful people and that joy was the reason we
lived and did what we did. They didn't give us their information, but they took
our card, and when she saw the address to the chapel she said she lives just
beside us. They promised us they would contact us, come to church, and that
they would begin learning more. I could see they were sincere, and as I looked
into the eyes of the man, I knew that he had been sent from God to answer my
companions prayer. I knew it. So, rough days, that what doesn't kill me, will
make me stronger, if we trust the Lord and His plan for us. Pray for this
couple to contact us. They are elect, I'm sure of it. Their names are Amandine
and Serge.
So, we went to Ikea for PDay last week... Sups fun.
We taught some creepy people this week, haha. It happens....
lots of weird things have been
happening to us this transfer, like daily things happen that have never happened to me during my mission. It's now a ritual that every time something weird happens, Soeur Verrieras turns to me and asks "Has this ever happened to you before?" And I look at her and say "HECK NO!" hahaha, then we joke that she is cursed... But seriously, hahahaha. SHE'S CURSED.
happening to us this transfer, like daily things happen that have never happened to me during my mission. It's now a ritual that every time something weird happens, Soeur Verrieras turns to me and asks "Has this ever happened to you before?" And I look at her and say "HECK NO!" hahaha, then we joke that she is cursed... But seriously, hahahaha. SHE'S CURSED.
We had a wonderful lesson with the Ferreira family. They
still seem like a really elect family. Lea, the 15 year old read, even though
her mom hadn't, haha. But our Plan of Salvation lesson was wonderful, and
Nazila, the little 9 year old wanted to pray at the end of the lesson. IT WAS
SO CUTE! Pray for them that they will find the hope that this message brings,
and that they will keep their engagements and read and pray :) Family of 4!!
Amandine has been throwing me through a roller coaster ride!
Seriously! Things go really well, and then she wouldn't answer the phone for
like 2 days and I'd freak out and then we'd have a super great lesson... wow. I
was just stressed out this week, to be honest. But we shared 3 Nephi 13:25-33
with her... about putting God first. She wouldn't answer the phone again on
Saturday and she didn't come to the ward activity, so I was worried... We were
brainstorming Saturday night, cause we were worried she wouldn't come to church.
We remembered that she is a very serving person, so we texted her and asked her
to bring us something to church. She responded and said she would be happy to
bring it, and then she apologized for being so distant during the week, and
then we set up a ride for her to come to church the next day... She came to
church in her skirt, SO CUTE, and then she stayed after church for HOURS so
that she could be with the JAs, haha. She is wonderful. Such a sweet spirit.
Everything is looking up for the baptism this Friday. Pray that everything will
go well!!
Thursday we had a wonderful district meeting in Lyon... And
I had to translate for my companion. She told me later, after having spoken
French with everyone all day, that my French was INCREDIBLE. She thought that
all missionaries spoke at my level, and she saw during the meeting that it
wasnt true, hahaha. So, that was a boost to my morale, even though I have been
pretty tired recently, and my comprehension has lowered. BUT ITS OKAY! haha
So, we have a super cool ami named Colette. She is from Albi
France, and she just moved here for
her studies... so she's actually from Angola
Africa. She's so amazing. She speaks like 5 languages. She is a very active
Christian. She one time saw a Mormon film, and was pretty touched. When she saw
our church building in Albi, she was stunned, and went to church one Sunday!
She was very touched by the testimonies of the members, and she is continuing
with us :) we had some wonderful lessons with her this week. During one of our
RDVs, I told her that God loves her, and He's aware of her and her needs, and
He hears her prayers. She began to cry, and said that we had answered her
prayers. She even came to our young adult FHE! She loved it. She told us that
before she came to Clermont, that she prayed she would find friends that were real
Christians that don't drink or smoke or live immorally... when she told us that
at FHE, our group leader said "Welcome to the answer to your
prayers." SO cool. She even accepted a soft baptismal invite. Pray for her
to progress and to read to know that these things are true!
We had a fun FHE at the Villiermes house with Anne-Flore. We
made Poisson Cru with them!! Its a famous Tahitian raw fish meal. YUM! We were
able to be more serious with Anne-Flore and let her ask questions and tell her
how much our message could bless her and that we want to share this joy with
her. She is super cool... Slow but steady :)
Our members have been wonderful... We had some really great
opportunities to teach with them and even meet their friends! We had a super
cool ward activity this weekend too! It was a carnival theme! ahhahaha, you can
imagine what I did :) BALLLOOOOONNNSSS! It was so much fun. I love making
balloons. We also had a spiritual thought, and they asked me to sing
"Consider the Lilies"... So I got to share lots of talents that
night. I love our ward.
The last great thing of the week was Soeur Bartin's Birthday!! She is now 78 years old. Shes such a
cute lady... I love feeling the love the Lord has for
His children. He is so mighty and great.
The last great thing of the week was Soeur Bartin's Birthday!! She is now 78 years old. Shes such a
Just like the Savior teaches us in 3 Nephi 13:25-33, if we
place our trust in the Lord, He will provide the way and bless us with more
than we know. Consider the Lilies, how they turn. We are worth buckets more
than lilies Brothers and Sisters. If we place the Lord in the center of our
lives, we will not go wrong. Everything else will fall into place, we will be
blessed, and we will be happy and at peace. Turn to the Lord. He loves you. I
love you. I love Him. Have a wonderful week :)
Avec tout mon amour,
Soeur Beeny
