Hello one and all!
Well, first I have to apologize. I was just thinking about how I used to put so much effort into the titles of my emails. I'm not sure exactly when that stopped, but I have realized that I have been sorely slacking in that sphere of email etiquette. I'll try to do better next week.
Well, this week has just flown by! And yet, because so much has happened, it feels like last week was a month ago! This past week, Soeur Holmes and I went down to Arras, where I had a wonderful exchange with Soeur Campbell, from Bountiful Utah. Apparently, from what I've learned on the mission, Bountiful is the place to live. Both Sheri Dew and Elder Nelson are in her ward. She has from funny stories about them. Then, we came back and had our interviews with President Poznanski. This interview was fantastic! The only problem was when I was talking to President, and he asked if I had any questions. The only question I was able to pose him was, "Am I staying here for my last transfer?" Haha, I knew President would never ACTUALLY tell me, and sure enough, he gave me a vague answer with just enough clarity to scare me. "You know, Soeur Bracken, I've actually been thinking about that. You have one transfer left. It would be easy for me to leave you here. But then, maybe that would be TOO easy for you? You're versitle enough, maybe I could put you with a struggling sister, or maybe have you train another STL? I'm just going to wait until I receive some inspiration." Geeze, President, way to make me nervous! I told him I thought he should open Quimper to sisters again, and I'd be more than happt to go back. All he said was, "Desolée, c'est pas toujours evident" (Sorry, it's not always that easy). But, Soeur Holmes and I weren't the only ones getting interviewed on Wednesy, it was also the baptismal interview of Marie-Pierre! Oh, she passed with flying colors! And the Palomakis (a favorite family in the ward) were very welcoming at their apartment. On Friday, Nov. 22, Marie-Pierre was baptized! And she brought her whole family! We already knew her sister and one of her brothers, but then we met the other brother and her mom, who live in Namur. It was wonderful. We had so many people there! On Sunday, Frère Palomaki confirmed her. Later that night, the three of us (Soeur Holmes, Marie-P, and I) all went to the Bishop's house for a little get-together. We ended up inviting the Bishop (who is from Arizona) to have Thanksgiving with us and the rest of the missionaries in our zone! I also did an exchange with Soeur Anderson, from Seattle Washington on Thursday in Strombeek. It was a wonderful time. All these sisters are such great examples to me! The first thing I say to sisters when we start our exchanges together, is that exchanges = miracles, assuming we work hard. And honestly, I have seen a miracle CHAQUE (each) time I have done an exchange. The Lord is amazing. That honestly has been about my week. This next weekend is Stake Conference, so that is exciting. We just had a lesson with one of our amies, Suzette, who hasn't been able to come to church yet. But she doesn't work on Sunday, so she said she would come this week! So far, this has the makings to be a great week! I love you all, and as I celebrate Thanksgiving here, I'll be sure to think of all the wonderful friends and family chez moi that I love and miss. Have a Merry Thanksgiving!
Soeur Bracken
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