Oh how lovely was the Morning

HELLO! 

Well, this was a pleasant surprise to have a mailbox REMPLI <I think this means filled> with new emails! I must be the most loved Sister missionary in this whole world. THANK YOU!!! You are all a blessing to me. And, I got a real letter in the mail from Daddy this week...thanks dad! I loved it!

Well, I like to save my emails to read later, so I haven't heard all of the good news and waht not yet, but I will have lots to read! Yippee! I did see that our geese friends have found their way back to the church. I hope there is another mother's day surprise with new little baby geese. And you can tell me, when I talk to you on the phone! WOO! That will be great. Maybe we can skype again :) <Yes, I am looking forward to Mother’s Day because it is the other day of the year that I can talk to her on the phone-Christmas being the first>

This week went by really really fast. We had Zone Conference in Geneva, District meeting here in Renens, and lots of mangez-vous with the members, so that makes time go by pretty fast. I can't remember if I told you or not but every Sunday night we eat at the Jaquet family's house. Frère Jaquet is Suisse and his wife is from Chilé and they have three kids, and it is always a good time. Last night we had mashed potatoes, and sausages and gravy, and a French dessert that is basically like a bread pudding wtih prunes in it. Delish. We got permission from Preisdent Murdock to watch those animated Book of Mormon movies when we are at their house, and they have them in Spanish. So, Frère Jaquet was translating the spanish to French, which I still translate to English in my head...needless to say my brain was a little overlaoded. Ha! So much to learn.

We taught some new people this week. Raja is from India and we met him on the bus. He was raised in a Baptist family, so that is neat because he has a Christian background. We also had a rendez-vous with a guy named Matthias who is Swiss and we found PORTING <I think this means going door to door>!  Miracle of miracles! Ha, l but really, that is not an easy thing to do. 

IVAN GOT BAPTIZED YESTERDAY IN MONTPELLIER! So cool. I am so happy. Even though I hardly taught him, I was there when we contacted him on the street, and Sr. Madsen and I taught him the first lesson together and it was it was our last rendez-vous together and also one of our best...bref(really useful word that we don't really use in English, basically you say it when you are rambling in order to change the subject)...its exciting. We have three amis <friends/people they have contacted> here who came to church yesterday!!! Their names are Sereke, Tonino, and Luciano. Luciano was actually baptized when he lived in Brazil, but he was never confirmed....not quite sure how that happened but he is going to be baptized again here soon (this needs to be done because the ordinance wasn't completed last time) and we are really excited to be teaching him. We are also working with several part member families in our ward who I am growing to love more and more. 

Well, in a few short days I will have been on my mission for 6 months. Wierd. That seriously seems impossible to me. Didn't I just get here? I have already learned so much, and it seems like the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know...that being said I am excited to continue to grow and progress in knowledge and truth throughout the rest of my mission and my life.

Tonight we are going to be teaching a couple of family home evenings, and we will be talking about the Priesthood and the Temple. These two things are irremovable facets of my life for which I am eternally greateful. Thank you, Dad, for always being an example of a righteous priesthood holder, and for leading our family in love and righteousness. Thank you, mom, for fulfilling your role as mother. Thank you, Spencer, for being the truest friend I've ever had, and for teaching me about the gospel of Jesus Christ, and for continuing to support me in what I am doing. I love all three of you forever. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ, I am thankful for His Grace which allows me to have hope every single day. I am so thankful for the Priesthood that has been restored to the earth in our day, which is the power of God on earth necessary to bring about the salvation of men....by which power we can accept the marvelous Atonement of the Savior in our lives. 

I learned that the white cross on the Swiss flag is a symbol for peace. I like that. I am thankful to be here with a message of peace for the children of the Lord. 

Have a beautiful week! I love you!!!!

Love, Sarah

PS a couple of requests for the mail....

american recipes (anything delicious)

any spanish tips

some more family pictures 

thats all :)