Comment ca va? J'espere que vous avez passez une merveilleuse semaine
et que aujourd'hui vous etes rempli avec la joie :)
This last week was long! Not in a bad way at all, it’s just that
looking back to last Monday I feel like it was a Month ago! We have
done SO much!
Last week I went to the prefacture in bourg-en-bresse, which
is about an hour from Lyon, to do some legality. All went well,
until the part where I was supposed to have my actual passport with
me, not just my photocopy. Ha. I know you are surprised! But, be not
afraid, I DO have my carte de sejours, I just have to go back to
bourg-en-bresse. Which will be great because I get to spend another
day with the Duley's! They are couple missionaries, and I had a
sleepover at their apartment...the best. I felt like I was at a grandma's
et que aujourd'hui vous etes rempli avec la joie :)
This last week was long! Not in a bad way at all, it’s just that
looking back to last Monday I feel like it was a Month ago! We have
done SO much!
Last week I went to the prefacture in bourg-en-bresse, which
is about an hour from Lyon, to do some legality. All went well,
until the part where I was supposed to have my actual passport with
me, not just my photocopy. Ha. I know you are surprised! But, be not
afraid, I DO have my carte de sejours, I just have to go back to
bourg-en-bresse. Which will be great because I get to spend another
day with the Duley's! They are couple missionaries, and I had a
sleepover at their apartment...the best. I felt like I was at a grandma's
house. They are wonderful examples of faith, and it
was great to spend a day learning from their example.
On the train ride home, I took a moment to just be. I think the
hardest part of being a missionary for me is the mental effort...and
sometimes you just need a moment on a train, with a beautiful sunset,
to just kind of soak it all in. I took a moment to read your letters I
had printed - and daddy, last week your letter was a real answer to my
prayers. It led me also to read the talk 'Waiting upon the Lord' and
I was very much blessed by that. Thank you. You don't know it, but
each week when I hear from you its like Christmas day, your words are
comforting to me and they help me in the difficult moments. I love you
so much. As a missionary, you think about families, you look for
families, you strive to help families come closer by coming closer to
Christ. I have a testimony that God sent us to the earth in families
for a specific reason, and I know that our family is special, and He
is aware of our every need. Sometimes I wish I had known and
understood growing up what I know and understand now about the family
now, I think I would have been a better sister and daughter in certain
ways. Thank you for your love and patience with me throughout all, and
for the goodness that you three bring into my life! I know that
because of the Atonement of Christ our family can overcome anything,
and we can indeed live together forever.
was great to spend a day learning from their example.
On the train ride home, I took a moment to just be. I think the
hardest part of being a missionary for me is the mental effort...and
sometimes you just need a moment on a train, with a beautiful sunset,
to just kind of soak it all in. I took a moment to read your letters I
had printed - and daddy, last week your letter was a real answer to my
prayers. It led me also to read the talk 'Waiting upon the Lord' and
I was very much blessed by that. Thank you. You don't know it, but
each week when I hear from you its like Christmas day, your words are
comforting to me and they help me in the difficult moments. I love you
so much. As a missionary, you think about families, you look for
families, you strive to help families come closer by coming closer to
Christ. I have a testimony that God sent us to the earth in families
for a specific reason, and I know that our family is special, and He
is aware of our every need. Sometimes I wish I had known and
understood growing up what I know and understand now about the family
now, I think I would have been a better sister and daughter in certain
ways. Thank you for your love and patience with me throughout all, and
for the goodness that you three bring into my life! I know that
because of the Atonement of Christ our family can overcome anything,
and we can indeed live together forever.
I love the Book of Mormon! I am really developing my personal
relationship with that marvelous book! I am in the middle of Alma in
English, and in the Middle of 1 Nephi in French...so I have the Sons
of Mosiah and Lehi's dream on the brain still. The scriptures are the
best!
Well, here's a little bit about the week: We have 7 amis now!!! What a
blessing it is to have people to teach. I have never had a very
positive relationship with numbers, and that is one aspect of
missionary work that is not my favorite, but, de tout facon, it is
great that we more than doubled our amis :) It is a privilege to be
part of the Lord's work, and to have such great companions who are
outstanding teachers! The names of our amis are Quincy, Rose, Sarah (a
different one, but keep praying for the other one!), Bacar, Laticia,
Dina, and Mussole. They are from all over, and all have such different
stories! But, I know the gospel of Jesus Christ can bless each of
their lives. We also had some beautiful experiences contacting this
week, and I am just so thankful to be here!
I haven't said fun things about France lately, so here are a couple of
things. People here say happy new year for like the first three weeks
of january, its great! There is a holiday to celebrate when the wise
men came to visit Jesus, and there is a tradition to eat 'Les
Gallettes de Rois' which are basically a delicious pastry of different
sorts, but they bake a little ceramic nativity figurine (or sometimes
other themes) inside. Whoever gets the piece with the ceramic is
crowned the king (and i think they are supposed to buy gifts for their
family) I am the proud owner of a donkey, and a little clown man. Yes!
Other things...today we visited a family who lives a little outside of
town. They have chickens and we got to chase one that got out, ha.
Their house was built in 1860 and it is like a museum inside
everything is so old! I felt like I was in the secret garden or
something! (and spence, they have a whole upstairs part of their house
that they don't even use! It makes me want to explore it like at
grandma larue's :) )
Ok, well that is enough fun for now. I know Christ lives and that He
loves us. Have a beautiful week!
Love, Soeur Waldron
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