Date: November 7, 2016
Location: #5 Orléans
Companion: Soeur Robertson
Hello Everyone!!
This is Soeur Trotter speaking from the beautiful city of
Orléans. I have to just say, God is really great. It is so true that He blesses
us everyday in every way. He is blessing us in every aspect of our lives. He
even gave us snow this morning! We were slightly super disappointed that there
wasn't enough to make a snowman, but we are trying to be positive. Maybe I will
get to have a white Christmas after all! But on top of that, He is helping me
to bond with my wonderful companion, helping me get to know the members, and He
is making me feel super blessed to be a missionary.
I don't have a ton of time to tell you everything, there is way
too much to even try to recount all of the stories that have happened. But there
are a few that really stuck out to me.
We met this family this week, Helene and Joseph. And they can be
explained in one word. Perfect. Just kidding. No one is perfect. But kind of.
Listen to this. We scheduled a rdv with this family, and on our way there, we
got lost. Shame. We were so disappointed and so we started knocking on doors,
and asking people, "Are you Helene?" I guess that is one way to get
it done. But we werent having a ton of success. But it was so cool because we
talked to them on the phone and Joseph was all like "Stay right where you
are. I am coming to get you. Don't move." So five minutes later, there is
this big African man walking down the street. Miracle. Anyways, we teach this
family and they just soaked up everything that was being said, and they said
they want to be baptized the 17th of December! We are crossing our fingers! We
thanked them for inviting us into their home, and Joseph just looked at us and
said, "Look at everything that you have brought into our home, to our family.
Thank YOU!" They are just incredible and they have such a desire to follow
Christ. Joseph had a few fears about being baptized for a second time, and his
wife just looks at Him, and is like "No no no. You don't understand. They
are saying that if this church is the true church of Christ, do you want to be
baptized and become a part of it? And yes. We do." Yeah, Helene. Way to
tell Him how it is. :)
Oh! And this less active Marie came to church on Sunday! She was
so happy to see us, and we were even happier to see her there. And she kept
talking about how it had been forever since she had taken "The Last
Supper." Haha I thought it was so funny she referred to the Sacrament as
the Last Supper. But the more I thought about it, it helped me remember why
church is important and what it actually symbolizes. So that was a huge
miracle and we have high hopes for her. :)
Haha so American cookies are a huge thing here. People love
them. And we decided to teach some of our members and less actives how to make them!
Bring a little fun into the good ole missionary work. And we went over to this
one house, and well, we hope that she likes Burnt cookies. Haha it was a fail.
But it ended in us singing some hymns together and Fatima is a good sport so
she thought it was funny that we failed. She just kept telling us that we were
going to get fat from our insane cookie dough intake- it is a real problem, and
about how she wished that we had just made crepes instead. Haha next time.
Something that I have learned this week is just how much
Heavenly Father loves us. I found this one scripture that says something that Iove.
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared
for them that love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9.
I can't explain all the reasons that it touched me, I don't know
them all. And if I did, there are too many of them. But I do know that when I
read it, I feel something within me pushing me to work a little harder, pray a
little more sincere, try a little more to give everything I have to give to the
Lord. He has so many blessings prepared for us when we love Him. And I know
that when we love Him, we want to show it. My mission has taught me so much,
but this week I am really grateful that I have this time to give myself to the
Lord, to turn to Him. There is a picture of Christ on my wall at my desk, it is
my favorite one. It is one that every one knows. But every time I look at it,
there are these feelings inside of me that I know him, that He knows me. I feel
so grateful to wear His name and to spend my days in His service, bringing
others to Him. Through it I feel like I have another strong connection with my
Savior, something linking us together. :)
Don't hesitate to show the Lord that you love Him. He promises
us that He will love us forever, and I know that if we keep our end, He always keeps
His.
I hope you all know I love you and that I love what I do. I feel
so grateful to be a missionary and we have so much fun here. There is always
something to smile about. :)
I love you all!
Soeur
Trotter
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| Cathedral Today! |
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| Me and Soeur Robertson! |
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| Burnt Cookies! |
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| With our beautiful Amie Audrey Rose (: We love her! |
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| I have this thing where I have been taking pictures with every lion that I see. Haha you will probably be getting more of these in the future. But what a cool ride :) |
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