Happy Birthday Uncle Scott and Aunt Mickey!!!! I'm sorry that I forgot to say it last week.
And Happy 63rd anniversary Grandma and Grandpa!! I actually thought about it last week when President Monson talked about how he and his late wife would have celebrated their anniversary last Monday. I'm so glad to have such wonderful grandparents who show such a good example to mutual love and respect. I hope one day I can say the same thing about my future spouse and me.
I'm excited that you'll be speaking at Stake Conference Mom! I've found that when I make the appropriate effort and really seek to speak about what the Lord wants, that I learn something new each time I give a talk. Last November I was asked to give a talk on the Light of Christ. I was happy enough to do it, but was shocked at how much my testimony was strengthened as I prepared for the talk. I even saved the talk in my "Mission Memories" folder that I have.
Oh man, I wish I could have been in Provo for the Georgia Tech game! They never played anybody from the South at home when I was there!
This week was a difficult start for me, but ended up be absolutely wonderful. Our Mission President's wife called today for my birthday and I told her about our week. We met our goal in teaching lessons, set a baptismal date (more on that later), found 5 new amies, received and contacted several referrals and between us and the St.Ouen Elders we had 3 families come to church on Sunday!! That's like 15 people!
And our schedule for this week is becoming very full already!
Valentine is a young mother from Africa that we started teaching several months ago. We even had a date set with her. Well, then she lost her phone and we couldn't get a hold of her for 5 weeks. Finally we managed to talk with her this week and set up an appointment. We retaught the restoration and she still understands it just as she did before. Normally, people have a hard time getting their heads around the idea of priesthood authority being lost and restored, but she totally gets it. So then we started the Plan of Salvation and she gets it as well. She asked some really awesome questions and said she looked forward to hearing about what happens after death. She was supposed to come on Sunday, but sadly she didn't. We'll have to call her today.
We also taught two women for the first time who really appreciate our sacrifice as missionaries. They both have really amazing testimonies of the savior that really touch me. Of course, they both say that they have already been baptised and shouldn't need it again, which means they didn't understand the "authority" lesson, but then again EVERYBODY says that at first.
Gaa! I'm running out of time to tell you all of the wonderful things that are happening.
On Tuesday I ran into the current Torcy sisters (Torcy is where I started my mission) and they said Mailys was getting baptized the upcoming weekend!! Mailys is the best friend of the girl that was baptized when I was there, Delphine. Whooo hooo!!!! She was supposed to get baptized last December, but kept putting it off for one reason or another. Well, it finally happened! I'm glad I was able to rearrange our schedule so I could be there. The whole Ward was there to support her and her parents (who are not members and were at one point very against all of this) were able to attend too.
It was a wonderful week and now I'm off to Sacre Coeur, my favorite place in Paris, for my birthday! I am now the 2nd oldest missionary in mission. Yikes! The mission is so young now.
Bethany
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