So...it's only been about 3 days since I last emailed you haha so I don't know how much I have to tell you but here we go anyway.
On Saturday we decided to do some porting and pass by a few people before our meeting with our ward mission leader at noon. We passed by this one woman and ended up talking to her for a good 30 minutes. During the Easter season we're going from door to door and telling people we have a message about Christ and that through his resurrection, we can all live with our Father in Heaven again. She told us that that was exactly what she had been searching for. She had been raised Christian but was never taught about a life after. She has lost a lot of family members and friends. The only living family member that she has is one brother. She had such profound yet simple questions about this life and the life after. We're really excited to teach her tonight.
Well then that night we went to Nivelles for that music concert. I played Schindler's List, Bach—Gavotte and then the hymn medley of Amazing Grace, As Now We Take the Sacrament and How Great Thou Art. AND IT WASN'T ALL IN VAIN!! Afterwards, one of the elders of Nivelles was like "SISTERS! You should talk to this guy. He's from Charleroi". Well, one of the guests who showed up was from our area. How he heard about the event? I have no idea. He was very interested in the church though and had never heard anything about it. We gave his number to our Elders here and so we're hoping that he comes to conference this weekend!!
Well...then Soeur MacKay got really sick on Sunday. So we stayed in all day. So...yup haha that was our weekend. Sorry there is not much to report.
I'm so shocked at how quickly my mission is flying by. I might start praying to make time go slower. haha. At the music concert, I met a 19 year old girl who had done a mini mission here in Charleroi. Her name is Soeur Snickers.
She stopped me in the middle of the hall and asked me "why are you here?". She kind of caught me off guard and I just responded "Uhh...to play my violin". "No, no. I mean why are you here on a mission? What made you want to come here?"
She had so much eagerness and sincerity in her eyes that I decided that she deserved an answer with the same amount of sincerity. As I began to recount to her my story of how I came to leave on a mission I then told her "BUT, the better part of the story is what KEPT me on a mission."
I then found myself telling her about the beautiful lessons I've been in, the uncontrollable laughter, the cries I thought would never end and the shoes I've worn out. "But more than anything. Know that it will change your life. You'll feel you're Heavenly Father's love every day and you're relationship with Him will grow so much".
Tears rolled down her face as she told me "You're just confirming everything I've already thought. I must go". I felt so much love and admiration for her in that moment. I see so many 18 year old elders and 19 year old soeurs in this mission. The fact that they were ready and willing at such a young age is absolutely inspiring. At an age that is usually characterized by selfishness, they have one of the most pure and selfless goals that I can think of.
Quote of the week. Brought to you in part by Aubrey Brennan who gave it to me by an unnamed source haha: "God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability."
I'm so excited for conference!
Love you all
Soeur Bitter
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