Ok Mom, answers: Yep, Elder Kimzey and I are staying together. Its awesome, I'm really happy to stay with him here.
We are handing the cold like champs. It was incredibly
cold this week. Hah we kept getting excited when the car thermometer
kept going lower so we kept taking pictures every time it went lower for
a new record ... -20, -25... -30... -33... -38... got down to -40. So
sweet! We went to a city called Sayabec and thats where it hit -39C,
-40C. Some members said with the wind it was around -48 I think? Woo!
Some members told us that there was a rule last year about a limit for
no knocking after a certain temp, but I dont think President Patrick has
set anything this year. Uh oh! That's okay, we're doing great.
HAh no I don't have frostbite.
Not too
many people were out when it was that cold, even though we did a little
bit of street contacting, because its better than knocking here. But it
didn't last too long. Had some good contacts though!
Church was AWESOME. President Fourtina was there, and actually he came up on Saturday,
and we had the privilege to go out and visit a friend Brother Ovila
Damour in Sayabec. Holy cow. I think it was the greatest car ride I've
ever had. And then Sunday
was great, there were 19 people there. Speaking with President Fourtina
really helped me figure out the direction to take here, and he's 100%
about us helping the members develop testimonies. So it was especially
great to see in the branch, there were some great testimonies and
comments made during sacrament meeting and 2nd hour about testimones
being strengthened and built up.
It's funny, because President Fourtina is very direct in
his council and his 'suggestions', which I think is awesome. Example -
right when Sunday
school finished, he comes up to me, and says (in french obviously) ''I
would like you to teach Priesthood on the Sacrament, show them how to do
it, how to say the prayers, how to pass it, and the importance of it,
because today I will go to the Relief Society. Will you do that?'' Hah
yes President. ''Merci.'' Boom! Probably a bad example for you all, but
we're trying our best to keep building up our relationship, and Im glad
he has at least confidence in us to ask us to help him out.
It's definitely a different task we're asked to do
here, but oh how it is fulfilling. Example, I feel like before I knocked
all day, and almost avoided members because it took away from
'proselyting time'. And here's the exact opposite. We've been asked to
concentrate our efforts on being with and helping out the members. So
its a little different, but oh how its fun. Its so fulfilling to help
these members out, because the branch needs it so badly. We really need
some members with a rock solid testimony (of the true doctrine) here, so
that's what we're working on.
One great experience this week was teaching Sylviane
Bujolds ( a returning member) daughter , a non member. She actually
really loved the 2 lessons we had, and has a lot of potential, but now
will be taught by the Quebec city missionaries since she was only up
here on break.
So all is good up in Rimouski. I don't
even know how to begin to thank the Lord for this chance I have to serve
here. I think I've learned more and grown more in these last 6 weeks
than any other 6 weeks on my mission. It's a miracle.
Im just flattened by the examples of those surrounding
me, such as President and Sister Fourtina, President Patrick, and the
missionaries in the scriptures. I read the first half of Alma this week,
and MAN ALIVE I was amazed at the fact that the example of just a few
people, a few converts, could change so many lives. I know that this is
true. As we strive to be worthy insruments in the Lord's hands, we can
truly help others find their potential as a son or daughter of God. What
a privilege it is to do that here in Rimouski.
Love to all! Have a wonderful week.
Elder Murphy
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