Week #16 Montpellier

Dear Family, 

Another great week :) So I will tell you a little goal our mission has. July Fifth is our baptism day. We are trying to get as many baptisms as possible on this one day, of course other days are great, but this one day is THE day. So As a gift to Elder Andersen, all the missionaries wrote a list of people they really believed could be baptized on or before July Fifth, since May 10. J was baptized, so we put her name on there.. This past Saturday, we were able to invite F to move her date up to July 5. She is the most prepared person I have ever met. I have never met someone so willing to change and start over, with a desire like hers. She is truly special to me. I love her. She will be baptized. It is truly a miracle.

It was a bit tiring this week, there was a strike for trains so we had to reschedule and do three exchanges and so it was a lot of trains and traveling and running around. I love exchanges though. I learn so much from the sisters I am with. I love them :) 

I will share a couple amazing experiences :) For me at least. 

One: So Tuesday we had a lesson with this guy named F. Just the first lesson. He is Christian. He knows the bible really well. Soeur O is great though, she is an incredible teacher. Anyway, I have always had this fear of forgetting the first vision. I know it, but you never know. In the past I try to push it on to my comps, just in case :) Anyway, she knows my fear. I love her. So it just so happens that I am the one to say the first vision. The spirit filled the room. I started to talk really quiet, mostly praying that I wouldn't mess it up, and I paused right before Joseph Smith starts to talk about the two personages. The spirit flooded the room. F just had this look like the spirit was testifying that what I was saying was true. And even better I was filled with the witness again that Joseph Smith is a prophet. He did see God the Father and the Son. I know it. It was a powerful experience and I didn't mess up the words :) I love my comp. 

Two: On my exchange with Carcassonne, we contacted a devout, catholic priest. Yippee! He started testifying about Mary being the intermediary between us and God, and I said that is OK, I prefer Jesus Christ. Anyway, he was testifying to us and invited us to go home that night and pray to God and say "God I met a disciple of Christ and he told me some things. Is what he said true?" I said I would of course, but I gave him an invitation too. I said, "Pray tonight and tell Heavenly Father that you met two disciples of Jesus Christ,. Is what these two girls said true?" Long story short, when I said we were disciples of Christ, my heart filled with the spirit, both me and my companion. We are true disciples of Christ, called to do this work. I know this man felt a burning in his bosom. It was incredible. And he accepted a Book of Mormon. I don't know if he'll read it. Truth is scary sometimes, especially if you're him. 

It was a great week. I love this work and I know it is the work of the Lord. I love you all! 

Love Soeur Roberts