Wow!!! Sorry this email is so late... I find myself in Lyon
today.
My darling Soeur Grunke was transfered today to the black hole we like
to call Switzerland, to Neuchatel with a British companion. She will love it,
and I will miss her with my whole soul! I will be spending the next few days
here in Lyon. I have been called to train a new sister! I'M HAVING A BABY!!!! I
don't know who she is... she is literally still in the MTC in Provo, haha. So
you and I won't know who she is for a few days time. Pray that my bleu will come
to France ready to bring about miracles in the city of Clermont-Ferrand :) and
then pray for me to have more patience and to be able to teach with love and
kindness.
So this week was pretty crazy. We had incredible goals and
huge dreams to achieve... unfortunately, our ideas came crumbling down as our
amis and less actives fell through one by one... we were disappointed by what
happened, but we knew that others have their own agency, and we can only do
what we can do. Pray that our amis will come through this week :)
But we still had great experiences! We had a fantastic time
at President's house last P-Day. Seeing all of the missionaries in P-Day clothes
is sooo odd... NORMAL LIFE!! haha, We played volleyball, ate American food, had
ping pong tournaments. It was basically just the greatest. Also, the Roney's have
the greatest American food storage in the world.
While in Lyon, we had a fantastic exchange with the Alpes
sisters! I was able to be with Soeur DO, whom I lived with in Chambery! It was
such a wonderful reunion for us. We had a blast to say the least. We visited
the CRAZIEST less active in the world... I was laughing so hard the entire
visit. African women are a HOOT! We also had a great opportunity to talk with
many of the Lord's children... unfortunately, we met some of the crankiest
people... there was one couple that we talked to and they were incredibly open
at the beginning of the conversation, but slowly, they began to yell at us and
pull out random doctrinal facts and questioning everything. There was literally
a point when the man began yelling "FALSE! FALSE!" at us during the
contact... It was quite disturbing, and in my heart I wanted to blow up and ask
him who he was to question the the doctrine of Christ! But, Soeur DO and I were
able to stay calm, and even keep big smiles and be patient. We walked away from
them to go to my train, and as we walked away, he yelled
"REPENTEZ-VOUS!" meaning "REPENT!!" hahaha, we thought that
was our role :) anyway, as I shared this experience with the Lord, I felt an
overwhelming impression that we were given this opportunity to learn patience
and charity. I am so grateful for all of our trials and the opportunities to
become more like our Savior Jesus Christ.
We had so many opportunities to be with members this week...
we were invited EVERYWHERE to eat :) We went to a ward BBQ and played some
solid rounds of badminton... We visited the Mession family, and they showed us
a zucchini from their backyard garden. When they brought it from the kitchen,
our mouths dropped to the floor. IT WAS THE SIZE OF A BABY! Honestly, highlight
of the week, ha!
The second greatest part of the week was being able to teach
Amandine... We were incredibly worried about teaching her tithing. She has a
long hour job and works constantly and the idea of asking her to give up money
from her already wavering paycheck made my heart hurt... after realizing that
Satan was filling my mind with these fears, we pushed them away and taught her
of the blessings of obedience and the love of the Lord. He has given us
EVERYTHING, and He only asks for a tiny bit... He will also always bless us
infinitely more than we deserve, solely because He loves us eternally. Amandine
accepted immediately. She is such an elect. Her only question was "How do
I pay then?" Soeur Grunke and I had a celebratory dance, to be brief. She
also came to church and cried when she said bye to Soeur Grunke. I think she
will truly be baptized the 27th of September.
The third best experience of the week was receiving transfer
calls. After making little jokes about my last name being a little hat,
President told me that I would be staying in Clermont and training. I felt like
the world stopped turning. My eyes instantly filled with tears of gratitude...
the only word I could stammer out was"...Really?..." haha, I am
really excited, to say the least.
This week was kinda rough, but filled with so many tender
mercies :) The Lord truly does love His children. He loves us. If we turn to
Him, He will bless us with the desires of our hearts, and He will bless us with
the trials and opportunities that we need to learn and grow.
Have a wonderful
week, and trust the Lord :) Jesus is the Christ.
Avec tout mon amour,
Soeur Beeny
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