Anyways, the first part of our week went pretty normally.
The zone leaders came to our district study, which was exciting (we
have district studies on Skype every Wednesday. I'm not the biggest
fan... I just like being in person more. But, that's a bit hard when the
other teams are more than an hour away. :P), and we did splits with
Alma! I got to go spend some time with my good friend Elder Oviatt
again. This split was particularly frightening, because I left Elder
Thia here, in Chicoutimi, with the other Greenie from Alma. Two
missionaries on their first transfer, alone for twenty four hours......
It was an act of faith. At the end of the day they didn't break anything
or hurt anyone, but they were grateful to be in a truck. In France you
can't drive until your 18, and getting a license is RIDICULOUSLY expensive, so elder Thia hasn't driven that much.... :P
Then Friday came. Friday was intense. We went to do
weekly planning, and as we were planning we started talking about a
woman named Chantale that we had invited to be baptized the week before
but then we hadn't seen since. I felt like we ought to go see her, so we
ditched planning and went to pass-by. She was home, which was good
news, except that when she answered the door she said "If I had wanted
to talk to you, I would have called. I'm grieving right now, and I would
appreciate it if you would just leave." Dang it. So we left, but
stubborn little me just couldn't let it go at that, so we went home,
rolled up our sleeves, and set to work! We made her a little homemade
card with a picture of Jesus on it, wrote her a letter, baked her Banana
Bread, popped over to loblaws to buy her flowers, and went to doorbell
ditch her with the whole bunch. I felt a bit silly, wearing a white
shirt and tie, sneaking down a road, in broad daylight, with a bouquet
of bright yellow flowers...... but I've done sillier things in my life I
suppose. We dumped it on her porch, banged on the door, and ran as fast
as we could! Or rather, Elder Thia ran as fast as he could. I, on the
other hand, saw something extremely interesting on the sidewalk and
felt the irresistible urge to take a closer look.
I didn't fall. No matter what Elder Thia says.
We both
managed to get out of the way before she opened the door, so the
operation was a success, and we went back to planning. Only we got a
phone call not too long afterwards, and it was Chantale! She was really
touched that we'd taken the time to do that for her, and she invited us
back over. Conclusion? Banana Bread = Miracle. I'd like to include a
special thanks to the young woman that gave me the recipe. This is not
the first investigator that's been saved by the bread.
Anyways, that fiasco took most of our day Friday, Saturday wasn't much, but Sunday we had four non-members show up at
church. :D A couple that we tracted into came an hour early because they
couldn't remember what time it started, and instead of leaving they
waited there for people to start coming. They. Are. So cool.
Also! We got transfer calls Saturday, and my entire
little district is staying together! :D I was quite happy to hear that.
But, we're losing one of the Zone Leaders, which is depressing. Elders
Laguan and Teuira are among my favorite missionaries, and I really
enjoyed having the both of them for zone leaders. But! Elder Teuira is
going to make a great AP. :)
Alright, that's my news for this week! Thanks again for all the prayers and support. You're all the best. :)
Love,
--
Elder Christensen
Elder Christensen
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