Je vous aime

Hey mom and dad!

I am in Lyon in the mission office at the moment...I may or may not have already spent quite a bit of time sorting my luggage and all of my treasures :)

I can't believe it has come! I am super excited to come home and see you. I feel blessed beyond measure to have been called to serve the Lord in such a choice land, among such faithful people. I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and that the Savior lives. He is the way to happiness and peace. Its hard for me to imagine not being a missionary. I am going to be the most awkward person alive. I am so thankful SO SO thankful to be coming and serving with you for a few days because I know that will allow me to have a more gradual transistion.....THANK YOU! I love you so. I cant wait to see you and give you some very big bisous on the cheek!!!

A last thought. Today when I woke up this morning, I felt all anxious.....I just was so overwhelmed! I said a prayer of gratitude. It helped. I thank the Lord for His wonderous mercies and for this beautiful mission! you could try it if you need some comfort

I am also thankful for your prayers!!!!!! last week we had some opposition, but we also had lots and lots of treasured experiences! I KNOW that your prayers blessed the lives of people here in France! We even had 71 people at sacrament meeting!!!!! The other nine used their agency to stay home, but that is ok because soon there is going to be a hundred people at church in Dijon! With God all things are possible :)

I trust in the Lord and know He keeps His promises. I love France. I also love America and will see you there tomorrow :)

Soeur Waldron

God Is Good

Hello my dear ones!

I don't even know where to begin. I guess I'll just go for it since
the librarian is going to kick us out in like 20 minutes.

The Lord is blessing this land, and we are seeing miracles. Things
only possible with God and His angels working at our side have
happened this week, and this is happening in Dijon, but more than that
across the whole mission. The Lord is hastening the work and
preparing these wards to receive more amis, more people reactivated,
and more converts, and yes, more missionaries. I don't remember if I
told you but the number of missionaries in the France Lyon mission is
increasing rapidly!! Its also pretty obvious that the Lord is
preparing Dijon specifically by helping us increase our teaching pool
and by allowing us to do in 3 weeks what we should in 6...this week we
found 12 new amis!!!! Three of those were coordonées from Abraham. 5
of them were people I taught here before but had lost contact with the
missionaries. the others were miraculously put in our path. The
success we have had is not something I boast of, but I feel to share
it with you because it is evidence of the glory of God.

The most sacred part of last week was when about 20 minutes into
sacrament meeting Abraham walked in. Raphael and his wife Joy and I
made a spot for him in between us and I shook his cold whethered
hand...evidence that his journey to the church that day included a lot
of walking...he doesn't exactly live next door. Raphael convinced him
to go up and bear his testimony, which I had the privilege of
translating. I wish I could explain to you all of the details!! Its
just all too wonderful!!

I got letters from my dear sisters harline and madsen...I think of
them like every day!! the rules changed and I can't email them back so
I hope you will forward to them my love. They were such a huge part of
my mission and I am happy to be here in Dijon carrying on the legacy
for one more precious week!!!!!! And then continuing the legacy with
YOU mom and dad in your lovely mission of Washington DC!!! I WILL SEE
YOU NEXT WEEK FOR REALS!!!

Rest assured that this is going to be the best week of all time in Dijon. Our
goal is to have 80 people at sacrament meeting......we are praying for
it. We are working for it. I woul LOVE it if you prayed with us for
that every day. (there were 45 last week...so this is going to take
some major powers from heaven....but things that are miracles for us
are normal for God and His angels) And also lets pray for Abraham. I
talked to Sonia on the phone by the way...she is still not ready, but
she appreciated the call and I was happy to have that moment of
closure. the Albanian family is doing well...they have some legal
document worries but we are happy to be teaching them again!!!

What can I say? God loves us; He sent us His Son. He restored His
church to the earth so that He could keep His promises and so that we
could help Him do that as we make special promises, covenants, and
keep them. I love the Savior. I love how it feels to teach in His name
with the Spirit. I am not a perfect missionary, but I have learned so
much and I will be forever grateful for this blessed part of my life
in this blessed land. God does keep His priomises; He loves us; He
does not forget about us; There is no trial or doubt or fear that we
cannot overcome with Him; Come to Him.

I might be able to write again next Monday but I might not...so just
in case...I love you!! I love my mission!!!! I will see you soon!!!!
HOORAH FOR ISRAEL!!!!

I love you

Soeur Waldron

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress

The hymn How Firm a Foundation is running through my head today. We had a wonderful week. I seriously love Dijon and am so impressed with how much this ward works with the missionaries and how far they have come since I was here at the end of 2011. The combined efforts of many consecrated missionaries and members working together is taking effect and I feel so honored to have another opportunity to serve among these French soldats. The bishop has been seriously going after the less actives. He works a ton, and the Elders were telling us how he sacrificed a bunch of his much earned vacation time to go out and visit these people. Well, it paid off. On Sunday, a man who hasn't been to church in 30 years came for church...and from what he told the Elders, he is making efforts to come back for good. His wife is a saint; she drove me to church my first sunday in France up the huge hill we normally walk. It was beautiful to see her with her husband AND her less active daughter and her grandkids...who lit up when they saw grandpa at church.  A celestial sight. There was another less active family who came to church to bless their baby and we are visiting all these people next week. We are working a ton with another less active family as well, and I just know that the Lord is answering our united prayers of faith with blessings upon these people. by the way members are proposing themselves to come teaching with us.

We are finding lots (including people from when I was here who were since lost), we are smiling lots, we are working lots.

So far we found again the Albanian family I used to teach, and we have a RDV with Abraham, and Giselle who I worked with a ton last year came to church. We are seeing miracles daily. I love love love it here and am so thankful for your prayers. We taught this one person for the first time this week Still no luck with Sonia...but it will happen if the Lord wills it so. I just pray that the Lord may use me as an instrument in His hands to accomplish His will among His precious children here.

There is snow here and it is pretty :)

I know that this is the work of the Lord and that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer.

LOVE YOU!

Soeur Waldron