BONJOUR TOUT LE MONDE!!!!
So big news of the day, I had lunch with Julie, Anna and Tom Kearney!! It was SO fun. I told Julie when I was talking to her, it was like having a little piece of mom there. It was great.
So this week we went on exchanges and it was AWESOME! I was with Soeur Pulupuna and she is SO funny. She is from Tonga and she is full of so much light and so much love. She is also really bold so teaching with her was epic. We definitely had a lot of fun on our exchange...maybe we had too much fun though because one time we missed our train...while we were standing on the platform. It came and it left while we were just standing there, so blissfully unaware.
So this week my highlight was our first integration lesson with Prisca. Firstly, Prisca really does have a new and brighter light. She had a lot of light before but ever since she was baptized, we noticed that she is seriously glowing. So we taught her this week about temples and eternal marriage in the context of the Plan of Salvation. It was wonderful. We asked her about her baptism and how she felt and she said how it was a day she will cherish forever. And that now, she feels free. She says that she can't even describe it. It's just this freedom, like things were weighing her down that she didn't know where there. She said that it has improved her relationship with her husband and with her daughters. Later on in the lesson, we handed her a talk by President Monson and showed her the lds.org site. She then said how much she loves this church. She loves that there is always more to learn and become. She said that is how church should be. She was seeking to learn more about Christ and about God but she didn't know where to look. She tried going to other places but they would say "God is God" and that was the end of that until the next week. She received a "Daughters of my Kingdom" from the relief society president and she can't stop reading it. Basically, if she wasn't amazing before, she is even more amazing now. She said that she is preparing for the temple and she is excited. We told her the nearest temples were Switzerland, Germany and Madrid. "Oh that's not far at all!" Soeur Grewar and I are thinking "5 hours...that's forever". But to her, nothing is too far :) I love it. Also, her kids love me now -- no big deal.
More good news: So Petula has a son who is 12 years old (Divin). We noticed that a lot of times in lessons, he would listen in intently. When we watched Finding Faith in Christ, he was truly touched. Before we came, him and his family didn't have a concept of who Christ was and they weren't sure if they believed in God. So it is really awesome to see how they have progressed and also how having faith in the Lord TRULY brings a family closer together. Anyway, back on topic, so Divin is going to the YM's camp this week with our ward. He is REALLY excited too. I think it will be good for him to so he can begin to have friends in the ward and (hopefully) have the desire to come to Church. They live far away so that has definitely been a struggle with them.
Those are my favorite highlights of the week. I'm going to send some pics in a different email (pray they work). I'm in Paris and the cafe here is only so so.
Mayu: OH. MY. GOSH! You are the BEST!! I got your letters this last Friday and all the pictures too!! I LOVE THEM ALL!! You are seriously the best friend a girl could ask for. I'm going to hang up all the pictures tonight. :) You picked good ones. Also, you look so beautiful!! (no surprise there). Loved getting the ones of Rachel's wedding. Her and Phil look happy. I'm hoping to send your letter either today or tomorrow.
Love you all!
Soeur Bitter
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