Dearest friends,
It's only fitting to share a little scripture with you, especially
since this scripture is an absolute powerhouse, and is our mission
theme for this next year. We find it in D&C 64: 33-34
33 Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the
foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that
which is great.
34 Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the
willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these
last days.
This past week, Soeur Holmes and I were able to go down to Paris for a
giant Mission Leadership council, it was very spiritual, and we loved
it. I also was able to finally get my Christmas package! Thanks Mr.
and Mrs. Claus! Haha, and also, due to a small joke I had with the
office elders, inside my box I found an extra present, a container of
Ferrero Rochers! The six missionaries on the train enjoyed them, and
in fact, we gave one to the guy sitting with us, and we ended up
having a awesome conversation with him on the train about the church.
We also had our Zone Conference, and I gave my dying testimony. It
was weird. I didn't cry. Soeur Holmes and I also gave a training
about being positive and having faith. I think we actually did a
pretty decent job. Of course, even with 7 other Zone Conferences
going on at the same time, of course it was ours that President
decided to come to. Stressful... This week, I also did exchanges with
Soeur Callister and Soeur Hilton. Soeur Callister is so sweet. It
was super cool to be with her, because nine months ago, when she was
in her first transfer, we did our exchanges together! I was her first
exchange companion, and now, 9 months later, she was one of my last!
It was also cool, because now she is training in Arras and has her own
baby girl. Gotta love mission life. We had a great time together. I
also finally got to do an exchange is Liège, which is something I've
been wanting to do since July! Haha, and it didn't let me down!
Soeur Hilton and I saw some miracles from passing by people and
contacting. She's super sick right now (like half of the sisters in
the mission it seems like...), but we still carried on. Satureday was
also an eventful day. I reached a milestone in my mission - I've
officially been gone 18 months! Soeur Holmes and I celebrated by
eating Indian food. The Lord also rewarded our work by helping us
find 6 new amies! We taught two women who live right by us, then we
taught again the cousin of a family in the ward, and then, that
evening, we met a mom and her daughter on the tram, and they let us
come over and share a spiritual thought with them and her son. The
mom is from Angola, and speaks... portuguese. But her french is
alright, and my portuguese is just enough to make them laugh and break
the ice. We were able to fix another rdv with them also! Seriously,
so blessed. Another awesome moment came yesterday, Sunday. Filipe
came to church with Gustavo. Now, obviously, this is good and bad.
Maria wasn't there, which is a bummer, because she was tired and
hadn't slept well. But Filipe came by himself!!! How amazing is
that? He also shared with us why Maria was tired and not sleeping
very well... they are expecting another child! Hooray! We visited
last night and had a wonderful lesson. I know someday that Filipe is
going to get baptized!
Well, hope you liked my longer-than-usual letter. It's been a
great week, and I look forward to what we have in store this week!
Je vous aime, tous et toutes!
Soeur Bracken
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