Joyeux Noel, tout le Monde!
Can you believe it is
Christmas time so soon? Oh I love it. Well it has been a most blessed
Jour de Preparation and an ever so neat week, How shall I possibly write
all of the wonderful things that have happened?
I feel like I have been going through mission adolescence the past couple of weeks. You go to the Missionary Training Center
and youre like a little mission baby, and just when you start to think
youve got it all figured out, you get sent out into the field. Then, you
start all over again. I feel like in my mission childhood here in Dijon,
I had
that natural curiousity and excitement of a child....then I started
growing up and realizing, wow, this is actually really hard! That is
when mission adoslecence kicks inm and you feel like that awkward
seventh grader who is super happy one second, discouraged the next, and
just trying to find out how to fit in. Thankfully, this is normal, and
that is why we have trainers. Sister Madsen has seriously taught me so
much, and I am so thankful for her example and for her desire to help me
become the best missionary I can be. We have been working really hard,
and I feel like I am starting to become a little missionary adult! The
Lord is blessing me and allowing me to improve in so many ways, and I
just feel infinitely thankful to be a part of this work!
Things
are going well with our investigators, and I just feel so blessed to
have witnessed so many miracles! Will you please continue to keep them
in your prayers?
Miracle of miracles today
was that we were about to get on the bus and contacted this family, who
looked at us in a confused manner,...come to find out they are from
Cosovo (the same country the albanian speaking refugees we met are from)
and they were there with their translator who speaks both French and
Albanian! And he is going to come to our next rendezvous with us and
help us translate! WOOOO! Heavenly Father does know how to direct His
workm doesnt He?
I titled the email with my favorite showbiz
fireside song. I think I understand that line more than ever now....when
we really allow every action to be guided by the Love we have in our
hearts for God, that is when we are truly happy.
Something
beautiful I learned this week...when Christ was welcomed at the
Triumphal Entry, the people waved palm branches, which is a symbol of
"the victory of the faithful over the eniemies of the Soul" I started
also to ponder about the ever popular Christmas song at the
waldron home "let Him in!" and thought of Daddy and how he would sing
it, and wondered if at this Christmas time, we could all choose to be
not like that inn keeper in bethlehem, with no room in the inn, but that
we may welcome the Savior into our hearts, as they did at His triumphal
entry. It is my prayer that each of us may exercise our faith in the
Savior, that His pure love may fill our hearts, that we may ‘give place
no more for the enemy of our souls.’ (part of the scripture found in 2
Nephi 4:28 in the Book of Mormon)
Well, this gospel is true. The
Savior was born, what a glorious day! And He died that we might live. He
gave His life to His Father who sent Him, and showed us all the way to
true happiness is charity, His pure love.
Have a peaceful and beautiful Christmas! Smile, even if that is the only gift you can give.
All my love,
Soeur Sarah Waldron
PS
I want
you all to know that it snowed, and it is lovely! freezing, but lovely!
Secondly, I am now a true missionary because what did I buy for
boots....the one....the only....dr martins high tops! BOO YA! some of
you are cringingm some of you think its awesome, and I just think hey,
Im only going to be a missionary once....might as well go all out! :)
love you so
Christmas presents will be coming late, obviously I just want to prolong the season!
kisskissm hughug and lots and BEAUCOUP DE BISES!
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