Hello everyone!
what an INSANE week! From being in Paris, to finding new amis, to crazy miracles. I don't even know where to start.
So we went into Paris
on Tuesday
for zone conference. We went with the Paris zones because we had
legality the next day when we'd be having ours. Tender mercy! We went
with some of the equipes in our zone. We had great training from Pres
and Soeur Poz and then, get this...we had
district meeting....
under the Eiffel Tower....
yeah.
It was pretty much awesome. Elder Walton did a training as we sat on
the grass. It was a pretty perfect moment and one I will never forget! I
love France. I love it I love it I love it!
Then I had interviews with Pres and Soeur Poz. It was my last
interview with them and it was really surreal. I will miss them so much.
They gave me tons of advice for my life...and my husband...yikes.
Things that i will never forget! It was incredible.
Wednesday,
Soeur Williams had blue legality so i went out with Soeur Lefrandt, my
MTC comp!, and Soeur Anderson, sister in law of Phil Sagers! Crazy just
right? She's super solid. They both are! We actually got asked by the
church to be filmed for a documentary about the church. So we got
followed around by a camera for awhile. The girl interviewing us was
really cute and kind. She asked us a ton of questions, so we asked her a
ton of questions too! She was believing and catholic. After we had
contacted around Paris, we stopped in the middle of the place de hôtel
de ville and taught her a lesson. It was unbelievable. We all testified
of the gospel and what it meant to us, and why were here. She was really
touched and said she was interested in learning more. We took her back
to St. Meri, the church, and prayed with her. I prayed for her and her
family and her life, and the spirit whispered things to say. At the end,
the spirit was thick and she thanked us. A little while later she sent
us a text thanking us and saying she was really touched by the prayer.
And she would be in touch because she wanted to know more. MIRACLE! It
was pretty incredible.
This week we also did a ton of less active work. There was a
holiday in France where there were NO busses or trams so we had to walk
everywhere. It was crazy. We walked a lot of miles searching for less
actives. We stopped by a family that hasn't let missionaries in in a
long time. We knocked, adn these cute girls came to the door. They said
their mom wasn't home and their dog ran out. We got the dog, and their
mom came to the door. haha We told her who we were and just told her
that we were here to meet her because we'd heard so many great things
about her. At first she was skeptic, but we just showed her love, and
she soon changed. She told us we could come back!! Miracle! Then, our
DMP meeting got cancelled like everything else that day, so we decided
to go to another less actives. We showed up, and she let us in! We
walked in adn there were 2 other women. One was a TJ or a JW in english.
Aka Jehovah's witness. aka yikes. We definitely got TJed. Slash talked
at for a long time; Daniele, the less active kindly told us that she
probably wasn't interested. So we testified and left.
While walking to the church, we were feeling grateful for our
testimonies and the clarity that we have as members. We felt a little
run over by that woman, but soon saw another woman. She was a little
older and walking towards us with her groceries. We stopped her and I
testified that God loved her. A smile came on her face and she changed.
After talking for a moment, she told us that her life was hard right
now. She has a handicapt son who is 40 years old and she is exhausted
from taking care of him. She began to cry as we testified to her that
she wasn't alone. We told her that she wasn't taking it on alone, that
the Savior was with her. She was really touched and thanked us for
touching her life. We gave her our info and went on our way.
THEN, we were at the church and ran into a member! I had a
feeling to ask him about the less active woman we met with the TJ and he
told us he knew her well! That she became a member when he was the
branch president. He told us that the Spirit told him to set a RV with
her and us to the a FHE with her and her husband. So, we left the
church, and mustered up all the courage we had! We walked back to her
house! And she was surprised to see us. I laughed and told her what had
happened and she was really happy that they'd thought of her. Her
husband walked over and I told them how much I loved their home. It's
really old, 1700's old. I told them how much I loved history, and they
perked right up! Turns out they are historians, and for the next 40
minutes, they recounted the history of Valenciennes and tons of historic
facts. I WAS IN HEAVEN! And it was such a tender mercy! Because we
built a relationship and they told us we could come back. As we left,
she told us that she wasn't a TJ. She was just studying with that woman.
There was something in her eyes! And this week we're going to go back
with the members and have an FHE. I'm really excited.
We had a baptism of a little boy in our ward. That was fun to
be with the ward! And yesterday, we had a rv with Amanda. She's our
little 9 year old we're preparing for baptism. If you remember, our
first rendez-vous she didn't really know who Jesus was or what baptism
was. So yesterday, we brought little pictures from the Restoration
lesson and told her that she was our teacher and we were her students!
She was excited and taught us the Retab. From start to finish with the
pictures. She knew everything! It was such an incredible experience to
watch her and hear her testify of the Savior. That little girl is a
miracle. It's been so cool to watch her grow.
We also have the other family the Gillot's that we're
preparing for baptism. We just reactived them and they have come 5
sundays in a row!!! MIRACLE! She even gave us a referral and we went
yesterday to contact her. She told us that her husband had recently
passed away and could use hope. So we went by and heard men's voices at
the door and got nervous and kept walking for a bit...haha so then we
prayed and went back and literally right the very moment that we walked
by, she randomly walked outside. I walked right up to her and contacted
her and testified of eternal families. She looked shocked and told us
her husband had just passed away. She told us she didn't believe in God.
We began to testify of teh blessings the gospel had brought our
families and her heart changed. She asked us to come back!! MIRACLE! So
we're going back this week. oh man alive. I love this gospel.
This week I devoted my studies to getting to know Heavenly
Father more and more. I learned so much about His character. About His
perfect love. And all He does for us. I know that He is our Father. That
He is Perfect and lives by a celestial law. I know that He loves us
more than we can comprehend, and if He was unjust, or unloving, or
unfair, He would cease to be God. That's what makes it that much more
incredible. I love Him. And He was in every detail of my life this week.
We are busy going back to all the sweet women we found last week and
they are becoming new amis! I know He is leading us to these people.
19 And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased
to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I
say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he
ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles. MORMON 9:19
I believe in miracles! and I know God is real. I love my
mission and I love this country. This week we'll be going into Paris
once again to do an exchange. I love Paris so much. And Valenciennes. I
love it all. Thanks so much for your love. I'm so excited to SEE you in 6
DAYS!!! woot woot!!
Love,
Your Sœur Cameron
100% No regrets I've promised to give MORE
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