My dear fam,It was so great hearing from all of you! thanks so much for the messages. It sounds like everyone is doing so well at home. So happy!
Well things over here in France are just a hoppin! We hit our 100 baptism mark this week! We had a goal 2 transfers ago to get 100 before Elder Oaks comes next week. We were going to have a mission conference but it got cancelled because he has too much to do. It will be a historic weekend! He is coming to organize stakes and wards here in France which is a fufillment of a prophesy made by President Hinckley. Its really historic and the members here are really excited! Because I'm in the Paris stake I get to go to it, so I'm really excited!
I absolutely love Melun and have seen so many great things this week. At the moment the work is a little slow and we're struggling to find investigators that are willing to progress. But this past week our schedule has been filled with lots of opportunities to serve and help the ward members and serve less activies! It was really fun. We helped a member move without a car...haha that was fun. lots of trains and busses involved. Loved it. I love the ward though and they treat us like family.
One of my favorite moments happened on Saturday. The elders had a baptism of their ami Pascal. Our recent convert Aurelie invited him to church one sunday and he came and well the rest is history. They are in college and are really incredible! Well Aurelie is the one that invited us over and we walked in and there was a room filled with college students waiting for us to teach them!? Yeah...she's a boss! Well we showed up to the baptism and in walks that whole crowd! They had invited all of their nonmember friends and the chapel was hopping with cool college kids coming to hang on a Saturday night for a baptism. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Aurelie spoke on baptism and shared her experience. Afterwards we had the chance to talk with them all again and hang out! They had a lot of questions and it was so great to talk to all of them. One of the questions was for my comps number...haha that was pretty funny. We're hoping to meet with all of them soon. Pascal also invited all of his family who are not members and they were very interested as well. Member missionary work is the way to hasten the work. I have such a testimony of it!! The ward is really powerful here. The majority are converts who have been in the church for many years. They have strong testimonies and a lot of faith. I LOVE them and look forward to teaching with them and being in their homes each week. One family that we love is the Hallermeyers; He is in the Bishopric and is stellar. He has served in Paris for the past 20 or 30 years and has done so much for this area. His wife has terminal cancer and is in pretty bad health, but despite that they still reach out to everyone around them and sacrifice for others. It has been incredible visiting less actives and other members. Literally probably every single one we've visited has brought up that family and told us something they've done for them in their time in the ward. I tear up everytime I hear it. We saw him at the baptism and saw the weight of what he's been bearing so we decided to fast for him and his family. The next day at church, we were amazed to look up and see Soeur Hallermeyer! She was well enough to come to church that week. She hasnt been since I've been here. It was a little miracle and a testimony to me that God hears our prayers. It is absolutely humbling and astounding to see the hearts of the members here. It makes me want to work that much harder when I see their faith and hearts. Tender mercy.
On Tuesday we went out with the ward council to do visits and my heart was BURNING with joy. It was so cool and I felt like they were an army. We have been trying to get a hold of a recent convert and havent been able to see her! We've tried for weeks. We went with the Relief Society President to try again and she was home. It was a miracle! Her brother just passed away and she was swallowed up in grief. It was incredible to watch Soeur Lopez comfort her and teach her about the Plan of Salvation and about the Atonement. I have never seen so much compassion and love. I was blown away. I feel like it is a complete honor to be here in Melun. It is powerful to watch the Lord use His people. When we are willing, He'll let us be a part of His great work. I know He is preparing us for His return and I'm so excited for it. Each day I feel Him getting closer. What a responsibility we have to prepare the world for Him.
This week I was studying in D&C Section 133 and had a tender mercy!
37 And this shall be unto nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.
38 And the a of God shall go forth, saying with a loud voice: Fear God and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come;
39 And a him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the b of waters—
I love these verses and love that it is talking about us! We were foreordained to preach the gospel. As I was studying, I noticed that this section was revealed in the John Johnson Home in Hiram Ohio--the place where I decided to serve a mission. The place where Joseph was tarred and feathered and we stood outside the house and sang to him on Heritage Tours. There are no coincidences. I know that God knows me personally and it is part of my journey here in earth to be on my mission here in France; I know He knows me. And i know He lives. I look forward to the day when He will come again. I hope and pray that I'll be ready and that I will have done everything in my power to make the world ready as well.
I love you all so much and I'm so grateful for your examples and love.
I hope you have an icredible week! Celebrate my palooza week for me! And do something fun on Saturday in my honor; Thanks for all the birthday wishes!!
LOVE YOU ALL!
Love,
Soeur Nat Cameron
100 % No regrets. I've promised to give MORE...
Our FHE lesson on the armor of God.
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