So, I'd like to start out this email with a news update from Chapel Hill!
That was my last area, in case you've forgotten. ; ) I talked with Dear Elder
Odle the other day and he told me how all of my old favorite people are doing,
and in short, they're all doing amazing. Joe Balan, the husband of Patricia
st.-Martin (the woman we baptized while I was there), will be baptized on the
twentieth of October. Randy and Mary-Ellen Siba, a young couple we found right
near the end of my time there, will be baptized on the 14th of October, and
that's just the beginning. Almost every one of the wonderful People I was
teaching in Chapel Hill are firmly on the path of accepting and living the
restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and it's changing their lives.
I'm so excited. :)
Now, as for my area, Chicoutimi, we're doing wonderful as well. Marcel
Tremblay, a funny old man that we found on my first day here, is chomping at the
bit trying to get himself baptized. We set his date for october 14th so we'd
have time to teach him everything and he said "whenever you're ready, I'm ready
NOW." Which, is awesome (though not true. :P). We're also working a lot with a
young man named Donald who I may have mentioned before, and a few other
marvellous people that would take FOREVER for me to tell everything about. Don't
worry, I'm keeping a journal. ; ) Chicoutimi is the greatest area, in the
greatest mission, in the world. (no offense)
So, my week. Highlights. Wednesday, we committed Marcel Tremblay to be
baptized. That was definitely a highlight. Then, on Thursday I had a split with
Elder Oviatt! He's from Canada, and it's his second transfer in the field. We
had a lot of fun together. Elder Oviatt fits in our dryer. I don't. :p Also,
he's a great missionary. His first two transfers have taught him a ton, and I'm
super excited to work around him more. The best part about splitting young
missionaries? High possibilities of being companions with them one day.
Saturday we had a corn chow. Someone told me that the most corn on the cob
any elder had eaten at the branch corn chow was 14 cobs. So I ate 15. Yep, no
worries, I'm still me. :P If any of you were thinking about whether or not
eating 15 cobs of corn is a good idea, allow me to assure you, that it is not.
The next 45 hours of your life will be less than comfortable at best. Also we
had two less-active members come out that haven't been out to an activity of any
kind in years. That was really exciting. :)
Then, yesterday in church, they anounced that Elder Fitzgerald only has 9
days left in Chicoutimi, and that we'll be out of town for the next three of
them due to splits and Zone Study. By the end of Church we had eight dinner
appointments set up during the six days that he has left in Chicoutimi. There
are definite perks to having a companion going home soon. After that church was
super tough for Elder Fitzgerald. His recent convert started crying talking
about how much she was going to miss him. Elder Fitzgerald is an incredible
missionary, and he's done a lot of good things for this branch. It'll be tough
to fill his shoes when he's gone, but I've been really blessed to have spent
this transfer with him. I've learned a lot.
This next week is going to disappear. We're in Rimouski and/or Quebec for 3
days, and then our 5 days left after that are packed full. We've got a lot of
working to cram into this short time, but we're excited and ready for it! Elder
Fitzgerald wants to go out with a bang, and I pretty much try and do everything
with a bang, so if you'll all pray for us I know we'll see miracles before he
leaves. :)
I love you all. I love the gospel. I love this work. I love the Book of
Mormon. I love sharing it. Elder Fitzgerald told me I give out more copies of
the Book of Mormon than any other companion he's had. Oops? I just want everyone
to read it, to REALIZE what's inside of it! I hope all of you read it everyday,
and that you never take it for granted like I know I do sometimes.
Well, until next week! Thank you for all the love and prayers!
Love,
--
Elder Christensen
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