Who knows why he was writing so much in French today. I will include the translations. (Dana)
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Salut ma belle famille! Ça va? Comment était la semaine? (Hello my beautiful family! Okay? How was the week?)
Great. We had a zone activity today, so we have to do emails a little earlier to go down to Québec city.
We had a great week in Rimouski! Guess what?? President and Sister Fourtina came up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Comme ça a fait du bien de les revoir!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow it was great. We got to meet with President Fourtina before church, and discuss the needs of members, and then had some great meetings. Oh they are wonderful. And so fourtina.
It was funny too, because some of the suggestions that some of you had given me happened with his arrival. He immediately planned an activity for this Saturday, with a meal and then a presentation on finances (since the Branch's yearly goal is spiritual and financial independence). And we had visits at church! The Levesques son was here with his two sons, and then the Kikongi family from Sherbrooke came up! It was great. So thanks to that, we had an attendance of 21 at church. Holy cow, I don't know if the building can sustain that many people at one time (just kidding).
So we're going to be inviting everyone to the activity.
I love Jesus Christ. I love how he is our brother, and how he helps us out. I love how he brings us back to feel the love of our Heavenly Father. I love wearing his name on my suit (since we wear suit coats here in Rimouski).
We got the impression to go visit Sister Lafortune on Saturday night, wanting to encourage her to come to church. And it was very important that we went that night, because she opened up and told us a lot (a lot). Just one of those things as we sit and stew over something someone did or didn't do, we can get all worked up, and then those feelings hold us back from doing what we want to do. I talked about the Book of Mormon, and how it was celui qui m'a aidé à acquérir un témoignage de Jésus-Christ, et de son Église rétablie. Grace à ce témoignage, je sais qu'il dirige son église sur terre, et que nous pouvons nous fier à lui et à notre Père Céleste, et nous pouvons recevoir de la force afin de continuer à grandir, malgré les empêchements qui se présentent devant nous (one who helped me gain a testimony of Jesus Christ and His restored Church. Through this testimony, I know He runs His church on earth, and that we can trust Him and our Heavenly Father, and we can receive strength to continue to grow, despite the obstacles that come before us). It was great. It helped her enough to come to church yesterday, feel the Spirit, and get remotivated to do her best, and to work to get her Patriarchal Blessing, finish the Book of Mormon this month, etc. What a wonderful feeling to be in the Lord's service, even just to help in a small way. If we search for ways to serve others, and follow the Spirit (the impressions that we then receive) we will be guided to help those in need.
It sure is a different responsibility that we have here, than in other units, since we spend so much time helping strenghtening the members here. But I love it.
Lanny and Barbara, you are in my prayers. I love you, and I pray that you feel all of our love, and the love from our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ.
Love to all!
Elder Austin Murphy
(Hey Dad! Have a good last week of the 40s!)
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