Hello my dear family,
How are you all doing?? I am doing so fantastic! and have so much to tell you. One of the best weeks of my mission! The work here in Melun is insane and on FIRE! Like never before. This past week we've seen so many miracles.
Soeur Casagrande is our new missionary! We went and picked her up from the gare on Tuesday. She came straight from her home in Dijon and we took her to President. She will be serving with us until her VISA comes for her to serve in the Salt Lake City Temple Square mission. She is amazing and we are learning so much together. She connects with her people here in France and we've learned a lot from her and the french culture! She is so great. We are speaking and speaking and speaking french. I love it! My french is getting much better. The perks of having a french comp! We love her.
This week we had a rendez-vous with our ami Atalia. She is 15 and is the sweetest thing. We had an incredible lesson with her and at the end I felt prompted to invite her to be baptized. We hadn't planned on it but the Spirit had another plan. I invited her and much to our surprise she accepted! It was such a testimony to me that God knows His children. We will prepare her to be baptized in 4 weeks. She is incredible and even came to church yesterday! It was a miracle. I had a feeling to go outside of sunday school with the phone so I did and there she was! She was lost and just happened to be walking by right when I went outside. I am so excited for her!
This week we also had exchanges with our Sister Training Leaders. One of my great friends Soeur Garrett came to Melun with Soeur Casagrande and I. We had a great plan for the day but all of our rendez vous fell through and I was feeling discouraged. We knelt down and prayed to know where to go and I really felt strongly about going to Savingy. It is one of my favorite cities in our area that I've felt really strongly about. We went and were in the gare. Soeur Casagrande was talking with a woman and we weren't really seeing a whole lot of success. Soeur Garrett felt prompted to tell me that there was a reason we were there and I knew why. At that moment my mind flashed back to September 6th, the day before my birthday. Soeur Grewar and I had knelt down and prayed that we would be able to find a family on my birthday. We prayed to know where to go because we knew there was one waiting. When we opened our eyes we looked at each other and both said Savingy at the same time. Then Soeur Grewar asked me about who this family would be. I had a strong impression that they would be french (which is rare in this area because we mostly teach Africans) and there would be 3 kids. I had a distinct image come into my mind of an area with a bridge and an apartment building that we hadnt been to yet. The next day we tried to make it out to find that area but we didn't have the time. I've been waiting for a moment to get over there. But when we were in the gare my mind flashed back to that moment and I knew that family would be there. I immediately starting walking and left the gare. I cant explain to you how it felt. My body just started moving. 1Nephi 4:6 came to my mind. " And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do." We started walking down streets and down pathways that I'd never been before. There were random alleys and random turns. I had no idea where we were going but I felt like someone was literally guiding us. We kept walking and came to a forest with a sidewalk next to it. The road looked like it was going to end but for some reason I said this road should end but its not going to. We kept walking and turned and the road kept going. On the other side of the road I looked ahead, and there was the bridge. The bridge I had seen weeks before. With tears in my eyes we kept walking and walking. We came to a pathway that led to apartment buildings. There was a family sitting there on a bench. We contacted them and I knew it wasn't them so we kept going. We walked a little further and I stopped and knew it was the right building. We walked up to the building and the doors were all locked. We walked around and tried another. Still no luck. We were about to turn to another building when just as we were walking by a french woman came outside onto her deck. My heart was pounding so hard. I walked straight up to her and words starting coming out of my mouth. Testifying boldly that God knew exactly who she was and that He sent us to her that night to tell her she was loved. I testified of eternal families and of the power that comes from knowing Christ. I'll never forget the words being put into my mouth in pure french. I know and testify that it wasn't me speaking. I'll never forget the look in her eyes and the hope in her heart. I asked her her name and she said Melanie. I asked if she had kids and she said yes. Then I asked her how many kids and she said 3. With tears in my eyes I testified again that God knew exactly who she was. I asked her if we could pray with her and she said yes please! So I prayed and Heavenly Father put the words in my mouth that He wanted her to hear. Blessing her that she would feel His love and comfort at this time in her life. After the prayer was done I asked her if she felt anything. With tears in her eyes she touched her heart and said, yes, right hear. We were all in tears. We gave her a family proc and set up a time to come back and see her this next week. She said that she was very interested in learning more and was going through a challenging time in her life and had many loved ones who were passing away frequently. We testified that God had a plan for her. I'll never forget her face.
I know and testify that the Spirit is the true missionary in this work and we are all the instruments. I am SO grateful for the power of the Holy Ghost and the miracles that I have seen because of His guidance and help. Yesterday we were porting (knocking doors) down one of my favorite streets in Melun. It had just rained and it was so quiet and peaceful. It has a very old feel and I think I'm drawn to it because it reminds me of my favorite time period. Here is a picture of it. It is very old and I can almost feel the spirits walking down it every time I'm there. I imagine couples from the 40's walking with strollers and old fashioned cars. There is a red cross station and we walked up to it. This sign was on the wall and said that two young people had been killed on that road in active service for the red cross during WWII. I was really touched because of how strong I feel the spirit every time I'm there. I know that there is missionary work on both sides of the veil and that those people are being found too, just as we're finding their posterity. God is preparing them. And He is preparing us for His Son to come again.
Well I'm doing so great. I hit 6 months this week! Can't believe all the amazing experiences I've received. I love my mission with all of my heart.I am the happiest I've ever been. I know that God lives and this is His work! What an honor it is to be a small part in it.
You are all in my thoughts and prayers everyday and I love you so much. Thanks for your support and love. I feel it so strong all the way out here and it means the world.
I hope you have a week full of miracles! LOVE YOU!
Love
Soeur Cameron
100% No regrets, I've promised to give more
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