The Lord is working mighty miracles here in Bordeaux. He lives, and He is directing His work all over the world. There is so much good in this world, and I hope that we may all fill our lives with it every day and continually build up our defenses against the destroyer.
One of the ways I know God loves me is how I feel when I apply the council of His servants in my life. This week our mission President has asked us to study prayer, and it is changing my life and my mission. I have so much to do to improve my prayers. I know that God is listening to us, and I am thankful for the incredible opportunity I have had to literally teach hundreds of people how to speak with Him. Some people come to Bordeaux to taste wine, but we am here to help them taste something much much better, even the sweetness of the love of God. Neat.
So this week we had an incredible miracle, one too sacred to even express in words. We met with a 17 year old girl who learned about the church about a year ago when she saw a TV show about it, and decided to look online. She comes from a non-christian family, and when she mentioned to her mother some ideas about looking into Christianity, she was told that she would be disowned if she joined a Christian church. This scared her, and so she stopped pursuing it for a while, but eventually she couldn't stay away. She somehow got a hold of our phone number through the church's website for the new temple that will be in France (I found out later that one of the young adults in Geneva is working for the website or something and she is the one that gave our number to her....small small world) and last week we met with her. We went to a large public garden to speak together outside, and it was as if I had met a sister I had known my whole life. Her testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is deep and powerful, and when we gave her her very long-awaited copy of the Book of Mormon she held it like the most precious treasure in all the earth. It really made me stop and consider what I am doing and why, and how incredible this work really is. It was incredible to hear her speak of her experiences with prayer, and how the Lord has been answering her prayers. Andm because I had followed President's council to study prayer in the Book of Mormon, we were able to read some really wonderful stories about prayer together. I wish I could express how beautiful the whole thing was. Unfortunately we can't teach her without the permission of her parents, but I know the Lord will prepare the way. Lets all remember her and her family in our prayers.
We have so many incredible people we are working with here in Bordeaux. We see miracles every single day, and we know that the Lord is preparing this land for a great miracle. I know that God lives and that the power of prayer is real.
Have the most incredible week ever. Prions, et marchons avec foi en chaque pas.
All of my love,
Soeur Waldron
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