"we have a baptism planned for this saturday! I feel confident that Chelsea will be able to get baptized this saturday! Again, the interview is tonight and so we will have to see... my fingers crossed! She came to church again yesterday! She really is dedicated and just is so awesome!
"The other day we were over there teaching Chelsea and then they fed us Greole and plantains! Some good creole food for you! Ha I've been trying to improve my creole for them! Sak pase? Ha it always makes them laugh when we try to speak it with them! Ou Fut means - You're crazy. Ha As does Tu eres nueces in spanish and Tu est fut in french! Both of the sisters who we share Hochelaga with speak spanish and so "Tu eres nueces" has become a joke between us.
"We really have a high number of people committed right now! It is crazy. I'm not so sure if every baptism will go through, but there are those that look really promising - like Chelsea and Jackson. So that is always exciting and makes us happy to see how willing they are to take these steps and follow Christ.
"Ha so a couple of funny things happened this past sunday. The first being that in french sacrament meeting, it was nice and warm... I was relaxed and kind of tired from trying to comprehend everything in french and so I sort of slipped into sleep. Unfortunately for me I had a dream where I had accidentally fallen on somebody and so in my dream transitioning to real life I jumped a few inches off the bench and threw my hands in the air with a sharp intake of breath! Ha it was "slightly" embarrassing to say the least! Ha the bishop saw it on the stand and was laughing.
"It was interesting this past week. We taught this one Haitian lady with a Quebecua member here. The lesson was going well, and then she asked "why are there so many qua's that don't believe in God?" To which he was really passionate and sincere about. He told us that really, they do believe in God, they just are hurt by all the things that the catholic church has forced them to do or has done in general in the area. He personally had been raised catholic and his family had been asked to have more kids than they wanted (more than 8) and because they refused to do that, his mom wasn't forgiven of her sins. It was really touching and just made me grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ in my life.
"Today we are playing dodgeball and volleyball for our zone activity. And Soeur Pace (my MTC teacher) is in town and so I will be able to see her today too! It's exciting for sure!
"Oh - another fun thing was that on wednesday Sister Arhets (a senior missionary in the office) asked for help setting up her Satellite TV (like directv) and so I was able to render some service and set that up for her! Ha it was fun to mess around with cables again! "
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There is nothing in life that brings greater joy or happiness than seeing the people you love most grow and prosper. Life is full of challenges, and it fills me with pride to see my brother courageously stepping up to the plate to face them.
My heart is grateful that we have a loving Heavenly Father who carefully watches over us and our loved ones. It brings a great measure of peace and hope to my life. I am also thankful for the sincere inspiration He grants us to help us reach out and help our family members. Speaking personally and in confidence, my heart has been overwhelmed by the sweet spirit that has directed many of my letters to Trav lately. It is a beautiful, precious experience to know that God is so mindful of my baby brother that He will inspire my mind and pen to orate His specific message and love to a boy in Canada. Truly our God is a loving God who knows and remembers all of his sheep- wherever they are.
Love,
J.
Love reading these letters!!
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