Saturday, October 26, 2013

Bordeaux Week #5 Oct 21st!

Friday, we had a lesson with this sweet recent convert in the other ward. She's moving into our ward, so we get to help her and take her under our wing from now on :) 

Saturday was the day of huge change for me. We went to visit a less active from Bangladesh. She told us she didn't want to do the "Mormon thing" anymore, but that the Mormons are always continuing to get her. It was funny because the night before in planning we weren't going to visit her, but I felt like we should. I said we have to visit B! So we did. At the end of the lesson she came back and expressed how she knows she needs to go to church, she knows she needs to read the scriptures. She is so sweet and is just in a bad, sad situation. 

A couple weeks ago, on my exchange with the Sister training leaders, I contacted this guy on a tram, he was Muslim but very nice. I gave him our card and that was that. he called us a week later and wanted to have a lesson. We tried to set it up, but it didn't work out. Then on Wednesday, I decided to call him again. He answered and  said yes I am so sorry, can we meet on Saturday at this time, this place? Kinda cool. So we met him on Saturday. He had questions and they were really great questions. We talked about prophets and how God will continue to give us His words, because He works the same. He really liked that. We shared with him Moroni's promise and he really liked that too! He said that makes complete sense. Of course God will answer if you pray to Him. It started from the beginning as just a informational thing, to being a lesson where he asked if he could have a Book of Mormon in Arab, and wants to see us again this week. Super cool. The spirit was so strong. 

Then we went street boarding and I talked to this guy literally for 40 minutes. Nice guy, not really interested.

We had another lesson with a recent convert. It was good. On our way back we contacted across the bridge. It was a miracle bridge that night. The first person I contacted was a young man, not believing, but I asked him what the most important thing to him was and he said his family! I love that response. We testified of Eternal families and he wants to learn more. I truly felt led by the Spirit. Next person. Guy from Fresno, went to church with his LDS friends for three years before getting married. His wife is atheist and scared of religion. He described how that is how a lot of french people are. They are scared of religion because of all  the bad it has done to their country. He was so cool and just told us how he believes and he wants his daughters to believe but it is tough. Next guy I contacted looked like a hippie so naturally I wanted to contact him, right?? He was cool. Then I contacted a kid named after Micheal Jordan. Super cool. Said he believes, not practicing, also wants to learn about our message. And another kid also interested.

Sunday We had a lesson with this old investigator, S, from like April. He was great and basically set up our next rendezvous. Then we went contacting again and got another number from M who met with missionaries before! That night we had a lesson with a potential I contacted after general conference, wearing a star wars shirt. He was so sincere, expressed how right now his priority is soccer and if he gets into a religion he wants to be completely faithful. He said he will start reading the Book of Mormon though because he wants to learn more, and he totally connected with our member. It was a great day! 

I have learned that I can get things done.This is the Lord's work.  Anyway, this gospel is true. IT BLESSES YOU. I love it so much. My knowledge and understanding has expanded enormously. I love you so much. I don't know if I have time to write you this week. I'll try! I love you Mom; and Dad. I know this church is true. 

Love; Soeur Roberts

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