Natalie June 30, 2014

Hey everybody!

So surprise! I'm now in a trio with 2 of literally the greatest sisters in my mission. Soeur Henson came and joined the league of Torcy this week after her companion went home. We have already just had the greatest week ever. I always dreamed of serving with Soeur Henson, she is a hero of mine. She and Soeur Linton began their mission 1 transfer ahead of me, so they'll be dying this next transfer! We have all combined everything we've learned together throughout our missions, and are having an unbelievable time together! I don't know how we got so lucky! It's been a dream.

One thing we learned is that Soeur Linton and I sleep talk to each other all night...haha One perk of having a trio. Poor Soeur Henson.This week after the Poznanskis left I guess Soeur Linton started talking in her sleep saying, "Franck don't leave. You can't leave us!" And I mumbled in agreeance with her. Soeur Henson was laughing pretty hard. I think we were pretty traumatized when they left us.

Speaking of leaving us! We got to go into Versailles for legality on Friday and had to stop by the mission home. We literally walked up to the mission home the minute President and Soeur Poznanski were walking out of the house to leave their mission. All the office couples and missionaries were on the porch waving goodbye, everyone crying their eyes out. Soeur Poznanski saw us walking up and just started crying. "Mes soeurs!" I will never forget it. Literally, the world's greatest timing. We hugged them and got to see them off as they picked up our new mission President and his wife. President had his usual jokes and his little twinkle in his eye and Soeur poz was full of tears as we said goodbye. But they told us, it was only au revoir. or See you again. We were literally the last missionaries to see our Poznanskis. God knows us pretty well. A treasured memory we'll never forget.

This week was so cool. We have an ami named Hawa. She is African and is muslim and christian. We had a rendez-vous with her and randomly at the end felt inspired to ask her to be baptized. We looked at her, and i'll be honest; i didn't know what to expect! But she looked at us and said, yes! of course! so we have a baptism on the 12th of july! She is great and has 2 little twin girls who are a year old. I'm so excited about her and we'll be seeing her a lot.

We also have another amie who the sisters before us found. She dropped them and then randomly called us and said she wanted to see us. We went and it's been incredible. She's studying with another member and came to church 2 weeks in a row. Last week we talked about repentance and forgiveness. She just sobbed the whole time. Later she told us that she had someone she needed to forgive and couldn't progress until she did it. It was her father. She hadn't talked with him in over 20 years. This week, she found him. She set a rendez-vous with him and she asked us for help in knowing what to say. THAT is the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ in someone's life. We showed the mormon message of Christ Williams about forgiveness. And she was so touched.

Today we spent our Pday trecking out to the mission home to take some cookies to our new mission president and his wife! It was so fun and they are so GREAT. They took a minute to talk with us, and let me tell you. They were definitely called for this calling. I loved them the minute I saw them, and if anyone can replace the poznanskis, they can. We went to the mission home and talked with Soeur Babin for a minute. We shared with her the things we've been learning, and she shared her thoughts as well. It was a special moment I won't forget. I love her already. It's neat how you can love someone so much without really knowing them. You can feel of people's goodness.

This week, our studies have literally blown us away. We have learned so much about Heavenly Father and what He wants us to do. I am so grateful for Him and for His love.
"Like the Father, let your warming sun and nourishing rain fall on the just and unjust alike. Jesus intimated that this kind of love is who we really are--the very perfection completeness and fulness we came here to obtain. We become ourselves most when we are most true to God and to one another" C. Terry Warner

Sorry i have to cut this short, just want you to know how much i love you. I am so grateful and can feel your love! i LOVE you and know that love is the strongest force and power. It's the force that carried the Savior to do the unthinkable, and it will carry us as well.

Love,

Soeur Nat

100% No regrets I've promised to give MORE

these are all the elders serving in my ville. we have all become such good friends. they are hilarious. this is in the mission van going to legality! and this is the mission home. so beautiful.