First off, I just got transfer news!! I'm going to Rennes! It's in Brittany (Or Bretagne in French) and is where we learned to do that cultural dance when we came to France. It's on the west coast of France. SO EXCITED!! Fun fact about Rennes--They didn't have sisters until last fall. And who were those first two sisters? Soeur Rhondeau (my trainer) and her trainer. So I'm just gonna go there and carry on the legacy.
So my favorite miracle of the week was in our lesson with the Famille Zounga. Petula we have been teaching for a long time and Divin is her son who went to YM's camp just a few weeks ago. Last time we committed their family to read Enos 1 and tell us what they can learn about prayer from this chapter in the Book of Mormon. We go into the lesson and in the beginning we ask if they read the passage. Who was the only one who read it? Divin. Shocked, I turned to him and asked "what did you learn??". He then went on to say "well I didn't understand it the first few times I read it but after a while I started to understand. There was a man named Enos and he had some sins so he prayed for forgiveness. He prayed for a long time. He then heard the voice of God forgive him. Then he prayed really hard for his brothers and that they would be saved too. Then he saw them be saved in a vision....". So after I picked my jaw off of the floor, we continued to teach of prayer and the power of the Book of Mormon. We showed them how to read together each night and challenged them to do so. Even now though, I remember the feeling I had in that lesson when I heard Divin teach his family of the things that he has learned in the Book of Mormon. As the oldest, at only 12 years old, I think he will be the example. They also came to church on Sunday (HUGE MIRACLE!) and Divin was listening intently to everyone's testimonies during fast and testimony meeting. I hope that they can all come back and that he will continue to progress. I bore my testimony in Sacrament meeting and told the ward that I would be leaving. When I sat down, Divin turned to me and said "so you're leaving?". "Well I'm not completely sure. But I will receive the news tomorrow. But Ya...I think I'm going". Divin: "That's really sad". Talk about heart breaking! I love this Ville so much and I'm going to miss it. As I was talking to all the members and our Amis after church, I thought "wow. I couldn't have had a better ville to start in. If I could stay, I would." But, it's good to leave on a good note :) and Elder Angel and I wrote an arrangement and played/sang it in church yesterday as our way of saying Goodbye.
Other great news: We went and taught Atalia this week again. She is amazing. The minute we came in, her, her sister Ange and her brother Gaitalia, came and sat down in a circle. In each of their hands they had the pamphlet that we had given them about the Plan of Salvation. I looked at each of their pamphlets and it was obvious they had read it SEVERAL times. (The things you notice as a missionary haha). After the prayer, they had a ton of sincere questions and concerns. I really see them all progressing and I'm going to miss lessons with them a TON.
I love you all SO much.
A HUGE thank you to the Youngs for the fun letter :) Attached below is my happiness at seeing a love note from Brenna. Seriously though, Randy, Julie, you two are awesome. Thank you so much. I love you both a ton.
Also, I heard a lot of this reunion and the fun happenings but I got ZERO pictures from it. COME ON!!! Donuts on the beach? Seattle in the summer? All my favorite people in one place?? And not a single photo???? FAIL!!! Just kidding. Love ya.
My new address in Rennes:
29, rue Tanguy Prigent
Rennes, 35000
France
LOVE YOU ALL SOO MUCH!!
Soeur Kari Ann Bitter
Sending some pics of my last day in Paris. Walking around Paris, you will just turn a corner and find a random Cathedral...like the one pictured below. Not sure which it is (and no...it's definitely NOT Notre Dame) but it sure is beautiful. I will miss this city.
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| The 'Not Notre Dame' Cathedral |
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| Last P-Day in Paris, Great Place and Great People |
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