I
love the people here so very very VERY much. :) This week was super
boss. That's the only way I can think to describe it. Let me take a
moment to try and think of the highlights....... Alright.
We found a new part of our area this week! We knew
it existed, but we never grasped like WHAT it was. The place is called
Arvida, and it's a suburb of Jonquière, but it's actually a city in and
of itself. We went there because we heard a rumor that there were
Anglophones (English speakers), and what we found was an Anglophone
school, where all the Francophones (French speakers) that want their
kids to learn english send them for english immersion. Not as exciting,
but still pretty cool. :)
On top of that, we invited a couple that we're teaching to get
married, so that they can get baptized, which was ULTRA exciting!
Everyone pray that I'll still be here in February so that I can plan a
wedding AND a baptism! :)
Next on the list, the same couple has a pregnant dog. Had a
pregnant dog. Now they have FOUR PUPPIES!!! The dog was giving birth
DURING the lesson where we invited them to be baptized. I won't bother
to try and describe the events of that night, because they were far too
bizarre to repeat, but let it be known that that was QUITE an
interesting lesson. :)
Next on the list, we split with the zone leaders! My
number one favorite part of serving in a district leader area is all
the exchanges we get to do. We have like an exchange a week, So I get to
spend a lot of time with other missionaries, and it's super exciting.
:) The zone leader split was incredible. We had miracle splits in both
areas. I went to Québec with Elder Laguan, the remaining one of my two
favorite zone leaders. (alright, alright, Elder Prawitt's not that bad
either.) We talked a lot, about a lot, and we had some pretty cool
revelations together while we were talking, which I was able to put into
application this very week with one of the new investigators we found.
That was cool. :)
Then, when we came back from splits, we got a call from an inactive member named Jordan Dufour. I might have mentioned him last week. He wants to come back to church. I've been struggling to have a spiritual discussion with this man since I came to Chicoutimi, he just won't talk about the gospel. When he called us today, he invited us to come over because he wanted to talk about the gospel. We don't know what happened, but we're grateful for it. :)
Then, DONALD CAME TO CHURCH!!! The young Haitian guy
that we've been working with a lot. He hasn't been to church Since
Elder Thia got here, and this week he came to church again. It was a
wonderful feeling, seeing his face in the chapel again. :) We announced
his baptism today too, for the 16th of December. Happy birthday to my
little brother, and happy Baptism to Donald!
I'm so happy as a missionary. And I realized
something this week. I'm so happy here, because I understand. I'm pretty
sure that ALL unhappiness in the entire world comes from a lack of
understanding. Whether it be the fact that you don't understand
something, and it's upsetting you, or that you don't even know what you
don't understand, human beings are ALWAYS happiest when we understand.
That's how the Gospel makes people happier. It helps them understand the
Plan their God has for them, the reason their here, and what they
should be doing while they're here. It's so simple! And so difficult for
some people... The ones that don't realize what they don't understand,
and don't see the need to try and understand anything new. That's the
saddest. But! We're out here working to fight that. Every missionary,
every member, every one that gets it. We're all trying to help everyone
else get it too, so that they can be as happy as we are. I sincerely
hope that every single one of you reading this has found as much joy in
the gospel as I have, and if you don't think you have, go study it some
more. It'll come. :)
I love all of you!
--
Elder Christensen
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