Welp, I am in Renens, Switzerland! Surprise! We got transfer calls last Wednesday, and wouldn't you know it, I was transferred again! I spent most of today traveling, and got to my apartment probably about one hour ago. All is well, and I am excited for this new chapter of the mission. My new companion's name is Soeur Paoli, and she is from Nancy, France! She and I are going to have a great time together, I just know it!
As for my last week in Montpellier....it was SUPER! A great way to end my last week in that wonderful place in Southern France. Tuesday I went to Bourg en Bress again to finish up my legalities...oh la la it was quite the day. Basically I spent most of the day on trains going from Montpellier to Lyon to Bourg en Bresse and even a little village outside of Lyon (...ok that last one was an accident, I may or may not have gotten on the wrong transfer train...ha, but I gave someone a Book of Mormon who I met there, so that's good) But, needless to say...all is well now with the French legality stuff...and now I live in Switzerland.
I got to teach our ami Dina for one last time, we talked about Jesus Christ and also a little bit of church history. We taught several other lessons and that is always a good feeling to have a full week, especially after having so much time without people to teach, it is a blessing that by the time I left things were really starting to get rolling!
We did an exchange last week with the Soeurs in Perpignon, and a sister named Soeur Vanhulst came and worked with Soeur Lemire and I in Montpellier for the day while Soeur Madsen went down there. It was a good experience for a lot of reasons, and it really helped me to have the confidence that I could do it when I received the transfer call because Soeur Vanhulst and Soeur Lemire are both Francophone...so I knew I could at least make it one day just speaking French, and that I can actually survive as a missionary without Soeur Madsen...haha. It’s true, she taught me a great deal and I will miss her.
A couple of highlights of the week and then I better go. We went and visited a family in the ward in a place called Sete, which is a little seaside town outside of Montpellier...we ate sea food and saw the sea. WONDERFUL! We taught Mussole one last time all together...it was hardest for me to say goodbye to him, he is a wonderful person and I am so excited for him to continue to grow in the gospel. He is planning to be baptized the 17th of March! So I am still praying for him, and for our other amis too. On Sunday, we had a big 'coin de feu' (fireside meeting) that we spent a lot of time planning, and it was a great success! We had a potluck and watched videos about Christ, had a few testimonies, and all of the missionaries (there were seven of us in the ward) sang I Know that My Redeemer Lives to the tune of A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief. It was incredible...so many good things have happened in the ward and I just left feeling that I had really given it my all, even though it was hard at times. I will truly miss the people there, and will doubtless think of them and all that they taught me often.
We ate at with the DeBarcellos family last night, and today our ami Sarah from Trinidad came to say goodbye to me at the Gare (train station), which was a true blessing. A perfect ending to a great transfer.
So, now I am here in Switzerland. I am excited to learn and serve more. I am thankful for this unique opportunity I have had to already serve in three different places, and that the Lord has entrusted me to help Him in His great work on the earth today. I want you to know that I am so thankful to be here, and that I know that Jesus is the Christ. Indeed, I owe everything to Him and His sacrifice for me, and I know that He has provided the way for each of us to find joy in this life and in the life to come.
I love you all! A bientot!
Love, Soeur Waldron
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