October 29th

Dearest family and friends,

What a happy outpouring of love you gave me in your emails last week! Thank you!
I had so many letters to read this week, what a blessing! I didn't get a chance
to personally respond to Doreen Kopf or Janene or Joyce...but I just want you to
know I love you all and that I am thankful to have such strong women of God in
my life. Thanks for your example and your support. I love you!


Last week was a delight! I spent the rest of pday with the Talence Soeurs, who
sacrificed most of their day to help me get the apartment all cleaned up for my
mission daughter! I was so thankful for their help because it was really
important to me that she come into the mission to a nice clean apartment and it
was just so great. We have one of those colored cardboard/foil happy birthday
signs just like the one mom always hangs for us at home, and so we covered the
part that says 'day' with a giant blue smiley face so it said, 'happy birth :)'
hahaha. Mission lingo at its finest.

So anyway, I had a delightful train ride to the other side of France, all by
myself - the Waldron special. I love it! Train rides are great opportunities to
reflect and read and pray and just look at God's creations. Did I tell you that
I stopped through Montpellier? IT WAS SO GREAT! Aime, the second member I ever
met there and one of the most celestial people on this planet, came to the gare
to greet me with the Soeurs that are currently serving there. I was so happy to
see him in his wheelchair at the bottom of the stairs waving. We ate an ice
cream in the park and reminisced. It was so so wonderful. I love that city.
Mussole has already moved back to Africa. I would have loved to have seen him,
but I was just so happy to be there. I also got to speak to one of my old amies,
Dina, on the phone. She is a wonderful lady who is struggling with addiction to
cigarettes and other things, but I love her a lot and remember powerfully
testifying to her and her son about the Savior and the Plan of Salvation made
possible through Him. They are wonderful and she is hoping to be baptized soon.
Prions avec foi!!!

Speaking of old amies.......SHINE WAS BAPTIZED THIS WEEKEND!!! BY HER HUSBAND,
ONY!!!!!! ETERNAL FAMILY IN THE MAKING! I wish I could express how incredibly
wonderful and happy this is. I love them. I love Mongolians. I love the gospel
and know that it has changed their lives for ever and it is changing their
country. Wow! Isn't that great? Sr Bicchierri is STILL in Geneva for her sixth
transfer, which I think is great, and she is now with an italian companion...too
fun. Sampson is doing great from what I hear, but Stephane and the Hernandez
family are still needing lots of prayers.

My new companion is an incredible miracle machine! We are having a great time.
It is reminding me of the beginning of my mission. I love her a lot. She and I
are the same age, which I happen to love since I am on the older end of the
sister missionary spectrum at the moment. haha. But really, I am so blessed to
have such a diligent companion who knows why she is here and is determined to do
the work of the Lord.

Roger really needs our prayers this week. He has asked Kevin to baptize him
(cool!) and we are trying to get everything arranged for Saturday. He would like
us to pray for his mother, who is very invested in the Catholic faith and who he
loves very much, that she would be accepting of his choice and that he can be
healed from his troubled mind. He comes from the Ivory Coast, and I am sure he
has lived through things I can't understand, but I know that the grace of Jesus
Christ is powerful unto the delivering us from all things which bind us down,
mentally and physically, and we are excited for the Lord to answer our prayers
with miracles in his life. Lets pray for him to have this experience of
deliverance and to be ready for his baptism this week.


I love the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love learning it. I love that answers to
the questions of life are given to us through the words of the prophets. I love
that this morning I 'just happened' to be reading Alma 15, and how perfectly
that applies to Rogers needs. I love that prayers of faith, combined with
obedience produce miracles. I love that I have the gospel in my life. It's not
easy to be a deisciple of Christ, but it is so so beautiful. As someone who has
done a bit of creating in her life, and who has had the opportunity to observe
many beautiful creations of others, I know that things of beauty are created
through much effort. So, let's all create a wonderful week by living our
covenants and being happy.

LOVE YOU FOREVER!

Soeur Waldron

Oh and le'ts pray for miracles for Kevins family some more, and for Carmelle and
Christelle.
BISOUSSSSSS