This week was a busy one! We had our
first exchange of the transfer and a leadership meeting and zone
training! And we were able to reach our goal for lessons! It's starting
to cool down, and rain. Reminds me of Bordeaux! I love it. Well not
really the rain. I only like the rain when I can look at it through a
window, not when I'm in it all day with wet feet, but at least my feet
get moisturized :)
We have a group of
Nigerians that we work with: Anita, Collins and Blessing, Thelma,
Kessman, Juliette, Faith and her family. So we have decided to do a
Nigerian Soirée. We asked a member Patience to help us and I'm super
stoked. I love Africa. The food is heavenly and will clear your sinuses
in literally seconds, give or take a few.We're starting to plan it
hopefully for the last or second to last week of the transfer. I'm so
excited.
So Blessing has been sick and Collins
has been really struggling. He is feeling quite stressed and losing
faith because his life is just not orderly at all. He doesn't have a
home or a job and he isn't even legal here. He told us that he just
feels down. He asked us why God gives trials, just because I know he is
feeling pretty desperate. It was heart breaking. I know he loves the
gospel, he knows it is true. He has read all the way up to Helaman in
the Book of Mormon and he told us he sleeps with it at night. We pray
that he will find some stability soon. Anita is also waiting for papers.
She has been very proactive about it. And once she gets them (we pray
they will go through!) she can be baptized :) I love her. She cooked for
us yesterday after our fast. She is purposely trying to kill us with
spiciness because she thinks it's funny how weak we are. I prevailed.
Kessman is an old ami that just needed to get married. Well they are
married! So we are going to start teaching him again. He has faith like
no other.I tell you, Nigerians have faith. Like a lot.
Roberto
is fine. He has
good intentions, he just doesn't want it bad enough. He wants to feel
the spirit, and he has, he just doesn't know how to recognize
it. His simplicity in questions is progressing. I hope he can just
overcome his natural man, but we all need to do that so I will have
patience with him. Armand is doing fine as well. He is the type that
says "I don't need to pray to know if Joseph is a prophet. I believe
that it's possible so that's good enough." NO! You HAVE to pray. He just
doesn't get it yet. But they are both coming to church and reading and
trying so I'm proud of them. Baptiste is great too. I love teaching him
because he always has the spirit, he just is not yet ready to act on it.
He will be one, that I know, but not right now. It's not exactly a
priority in his life.
If there is one thing I
have learned this week it is where is God in my life? Where do I place
Him and His gospel in my life? I think I realize more and more everyday
how if we just put God first, in everything, and everything is
everything, then we will really find all the happiness possible. I know
it brings true happiness and blessings. The most happiness and the most
blessings. Have faith. Have hope and never doubt that all is there to
make us grow. We do not know more than God. Let's remember that He is
greater and knows more, so therefore it would do us great good to listen
and do :) I love the Savior and my Heavenly Father.
Fun
adventures: A woman ran away from me in the rain after I asked her if
she was cold... One man started talking to Satan during a lesson and I
was afraid we were being cursed and therefore going to die... That's
it.
The gospel is true. Jesus Christ lives and
He is the Savior. God is our Father. The church has been restored by a
prophet and they still lead His church today. I know it is true. I love
you all :)
Love, Soeur Roberts
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