Bonjour tout le monde!
Its turkey day today here in Canada. That’s right they cant wait
to celebrate it in November so they have it in early October. The sad part is
these Quebecers don`t seem to even celebrate the holiday no good sales on
turkey or cranberry sauce or stuffing! One year ago this Wednesday I flew in to
Canada on Thanksgiving Day! I am like a real Canadian now eh!
This week was different because we ended up having lots of
different service projects for different members or investigators. I love being
able to do service projects to show our love for the people as well as teaching
them love.
A cool service project we got to do was to decorate the
gym for my first companions wedding sister Houde. I had to laugh at my self a
couple times thinking back to the time we spent together talking about random
subjects and I can never remember anytime that we asked each other what do you
want your wedding to be like and her being like hmmm I want real live tree
branches hanging from the ceiling, but if she did say that I guess I didn’t
hear her because that’s what we did we were hanging real live tree branches
from the ceiling and putting real live gold fish in mason jars for a center
piece on tables it was just one big live wedding ha-ha.
On Friday we had a really awesome zone training to help us
better study the things we were taught at our last zone conference with Elder
Carlson from the 70. He told President Patrick that we are the most obedient
and spiritual mission he has ever visited. It was super great to hear that from
someone like him. In zone training we really focused on how Jesus Christ leads
and how we can follow his example. We are trying to work on planning more in
detail so that we can get the trust from heavenly father to put people into our
path. I love the story in John 21 where Jesus ask peter 3 times do you love
me... then feed my sheep. We in times of wondering why in the world are people
still doing something when we have told them and explained to them to feed my
sheep give them love just like Jesus always showed love to people. Love can
soften peoples hearts it’s the essence of the gospel as explained by Thomas s.
Monson in last Aprils conference.
After zone training I had to change our tire because after the
4th time of being flat these past two months it is done for! Good thing God
always prepares and I could remember how it was done from changing one in
Ottawa one time. When we took it into the garage they wanted to put our snow
tires on so we had to get our snow tires off our balcony. We had quit the
adventure as we chucked them of the balcony to the grass. President Patrick
allowed us to go to Sister Houdes wedding and it was really great. She looked
so gorgeous and happy. Sometimes though I’m not going to lie I felt like I was
having a dream as I looked at one of my companions in a wedding dress kissing a
boy I was thinking to myself noooo Sister Houde what are you doing in a wedding
dress with a boy! I got the great opportunity of seeing all of my recent
converts from Ottawa the senior couple I love dearly and a lot of other people
from my old area in Ottawa! President Patrick was able to come, as well to
support one of his missionaries it was really neat for her!
This week we will be preparing for a baptism for a 12-year-old
girl we have been teaching and who has been receiving the missionary lessons
since 2009. It is so great to see someone have such a strong testimony at that
age! I hope you all have a great week and happy thanks giving from Canada! I am
so thankful for all of you!!
-Soeur
Dick
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