Im super glad to
hear that Uncle Wes is taking positive steps!!!!!! Way to go Wes! To
quote Dallin ''He is such a warrior.'' Keep it up Wes! I expect to go on
a super crazy hike with you when I come back, even if you beat me there
on the way up and down.
We had a great week. Here:
Update
on investigators: Jeremie and Gabrielle are doing super well. Gabrielle
didnt come to church because she was working... darn it... but Jeremie
came! First time hes come to church in a white shirt with a tie since
Ive been here. And he went in and talked to the bishop. Hes doing super
well. Its so fulfilling to see others progress in the Gospel like him.
Carol is doing well, but she missed church yesterday. Her family is
really not supportive of her decision, so we're trying to figure out
the best way to help her with that.
Chantal is great! We didnt
see her all last week, but then this one we visited her and she
committed herself to be baptized. She feels like her ways of obtaining
drugs are gone (since the gang wont talk to her anymore), so I guess
thats good? And shes committed to stop smoking cigarettes as well. Shes
super excited! And she came to church for the first time yesterday and
LOVED IT. I kept thinking in awe about how different this environment is
compared to her life. the members who brought her home said that she
just felt LOVE the whole time, and obviously, l'a aimé beaucoup. Shes
got a long way to go, but we're looking forward to these changes shes
willing to make.
Basically, this week went well because
-first,
Elder Hardy and I decided to work on humility and gratitude this week.
That really helped us open our eyes to the many miracles that are
happening around us. It also helped us think more about others, feel the
spirit, and then use that in our work. Great!
-We knocked a street because we felt like we needed to, and found
Vanessa. She is a student at Sherbrooke University, and at first was
scared of us hah. But, it really showed us the promise (that we had
studied the morning of) that we will be led to those who are being
prepared, or they will be led to us, is true. She lost her mother a
month ago, and all of her friends have recently decided to abandon her
as well. She said she has been praying for these last few weeks now for
God to tell her if He's there, and she hasn't yet received an answer. It
was humbling to testify that what shes been praying for can be found in
our message, that God will show her His love as she shows her love for
Him (Jean 14:21).
- We had a dinner with a returning member named Hans Pikarek. He is
officially that man that they make all the commercials for - the most
interesting man in the world? That man is Hans Pikarek. I want to know
before I say anything, if you search his name on Google if he will come
up. Hes got quite the story! Even the story that President Ezra Taft
Benson played chess with his father so that he could go on a mission,
and won. Hah. Crazy.
- Chantal is just doing so great. She is still really struggling
with her addictions, and sometimes makes it hard to see her, but we
finally got to see her again and par la suite, she came to church this Sunday (see above.)
- We contacted a referral from our Ward Mission Leader, for a
friend named Adriana. Shes a wonderful mom of three daughters, searching
for a church to help them build a strong foundation, overcome
challenges, and stay together. She really seems sincere about learning
in order to help her family.
- We then had a lesson with a less active sister named Sister
Marin. The Spirit is really working on her, helped enlighten her mind as
she read the Book of Mormon, pushing her to go back to church, and keep
the commandments.
- And then we had an awesome fireside from President Patrick in our
ward last night. About how to create a family mission plan. Ill try to
send a copy home soon!
To wrap up the whole
week, it was just a humbling experience to work on humility (funny,
huh). As we redoubled our efforts to work by the Spirit, we really got
to see others being changed as they let God's love more into their
lives.
Ive been pretty happy for my mission so far, and this week was a
real example for me of the true joy of being in the Lords service. Hah
It was just the best. And we're going to keep going.
Love you all!
Elder Austin K Murphy
P.S. Here's Elder Freeze and I on bikes! Sherbrooke has a lot more hills on bikes than it does in our car.
Also, Elder Hardy and I got some nice jackets, because we didnt have any haha and it was getting alittle chilly.
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