Perpignan 5:2

I will start by saying that this week was the nicest week weather

wise. It was AWESOME! It rained, it was glorious, we didn't have

umbrellas so we got all wet and I loved it, for once I felt close to

being cold. Best day ever. And then for the rest of the week it stayed

cooler. In the night it cooled down enough that I woke up and turned

the fan off because I was cold.

But then it got hot again to day, but it's summer, in the south of

France, what else could I expect?

This week we went to an outer vile called Canet, it's by the beach. We

had no idea what bus stop to get off at, so we just got off where we

saw some houses and hoped hat we had picked the middle of the ville.

We didn't, so we walked a while to get to the people we were trying to

see. But it was nice, there people there were much more receptive to

and willing to talk to us, and we had a little miracle. We stopped to

contact this girl, about the same age as us, and it was awesome! So we

start off, ask her about her family, and she says that her dad was the

most influential for her, but then we find out that he died about 4

years ago. She said that when she was young she was very active in the

Catholic Church, but since her dad died she said that she found it

very hard to believe, and she had drifted away. We talked about how

are faith helps us, and how we know that even when life is hard God is

there to help us. She asked us a good question, she asked if we ever

had doubts. And it was wonderful because we were able to bear simple

testimony of how doubts come, but that when there are doubts going

back to the simple truths, or facts, keeps us true to our faith. For

example I can always turn to the truth that I am a child of God and

that he loves me, always. I know that is true, and so when hard this

in life come, the trials that could turn is from him, that can make us

question if he is really there, I remember the moments when I have

turned to him in prayer and have felt is love, and even though I may

not understand, I may have a doubt about something else, I never lose

faith because I KNOW he loves me. We were able to talk about that, and

as my companion was talking I had the impression that I should share

with her the Book of Mormon, but I was nervous because the

conversation was going so well and I was nervous that she would get

turned off by it, but the impression persisted, so I just went for it,

and it was really cool, because she said she was really touched and

really thankful. She said we were the nicest people she had ever met

in her life, and that we had helped her immensely. She said she felt

something in her heart :) we got her number and called and fixed a rdv

for next week. And on the phone she said that she had started reading

a bit. MIRACLE OF MIRACLES!!

and yes, I'm case you were wondering, my eyes watered a little, but

only a little. No large tears.

Then this week we had a surprise. Lucie, the recent convert who went

to the temple last month has us over every Saturday night for a little

dinner party with other members and recent converts, and sometimes

friends of hers. But this week, one of the other members that gets

invited often did it at her house. And so we go thinking it would be

the normal group, but as we walk in there are 3 people sitting on the

couch we had never met before. A man, a woman, and a nine year old

girl. (And then The normal group too) We go through the night, get to

know them, eat, and the. The time for the pensée spiritual, and it was

awesome! We really were inspired in what we had planned because we had

no idea they would be there, but it was awesome. We talked about the

family and why it was so important for us, and then for God. We showed

pictures of our families, I showed my family book, and as they were

looking through it when they got the picture of mummu they paused us

and said how beautiful she was and asked if she was an actress. That

was fun for me, but anyways, at the end, the woman said she was very

touched and that she admires us so much and what we are doing. We gave

our numbers and she said that she really wanted to come to church the

next day. Sister staples and I both felt like we really needed to ,eat

her. It was cool. She wasn't able to come to church though, she called

the member in the ironing saying that something came us and she wasn't

going to be able to come, but that she really wanted too. Hopefully

next week :)

Also one cute thing at church, there is this family with the cutest 2

girls, and they just have a new baby sister, they have cute curly

blonde hair and remind me a lot of maija and I because the younger one

just follows the older Around and does everything that she does :) but

anyways the older one came into my row at church and went down the row

kissing all the others on the cheek, and all I could think is, awe so

cute, but I had never really been around her, so when I was next I

thought, oh she'll stop, but she didn't she just looked at me add

leaned in to give me a cute little kiss in the cheek. It made me

really think about what it really means to love others and not deny

others of little acts of love and kindness, which is something little

children are really good at. If that had been an adult going by I

would have been skipped over or just give a hand shake, but with

children the thought was, I'm just going to show I love them,no matter

who. I think we can all do a bit better at doing little acts of love

and kindness, not because we necessarily love the others and are close

to them, but because we should always we striving to make others feel

better, feel loved, feel important.

It's funny at the beginning of my mission I knew exactly how long I

had been out, I knew what transfer I was in, it was easy, now... I

have no idea. I have to remind my self all the time because I just

have no idea. The time is going by too fast. I forget everything about

time.

This week we lost a few Amis, a few we passed to the elders, and a few

we just have not been able to contact. It's sad, but just in this week

we have seen miracles. Is really is the Lord's work.

Love love LOVE!!! Sister Christensen

Sorry I haven't write much about my companion, her name is Chanda

staples, she is from the states, she spent a lot of time in South

Carolina, but also lived in Virginia, Idaho, and Japan. She is a

student of OPERA, that's in caps because you need to imagine me saying

the word opera, in an operatic voice :) anyways, she sings like an

angel, but not a wimpy one, a really loud gusto-y one. She loves Harry

Potter too, and she has a nice accent. She's 3 transfers a head of me.

I love her. She makes me laugh because her goal is to be more

Day like, but already she's very proper so she will make a sound and

the. Say, I'm sorry that wasn't lady like of me. It's funny. And

whenever she is happy about something but doesn't want to say it she

just looks down but has this adorable little half smile that she tries

to hide. It's really funny. I love it.

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