Woah! Back on track!
Hello hello hello!
Well.
The last few weeks have been pretty nuts, but we're finally starting to
get things here mellowed out.... Just in time for transfer calls. :P
So. lets just take a look at last week really quick. What did
we do that was cool? well, we did a lot of walking. Here on the Island
we mostly move around via Metro and bus, which means we walk a lot, like
real missionaries! I'm finally living the dream. ; ) Metro contacting
was really hard at first. A crowded metro train is surprisingly
intimidating! But, with time, we've got that pretty well under control.
Next stop, bus contacting! Bus contacting is the most awkward form of
contacting known to the Canada Montréal mission. When you master bus
contacting, you've mastered it all. It's just really unusual for people
to be walking back and forth in a bus talking to everyone! And there's
always the potential that you'll somehow annoy the bus driver and get
thrown off the bus. It's a gamble every time. Oh the exciting life we
lead! But don't worry, we're making progress on that one too. :)
Elder Smith, my greenie, is really something else! He's got
this uncanny ability to do whatever he's told. 'elder Smith, go contact
that lady!' 'ok'
'elder smith, talk to at least two people on this metro car.' 'ok'
'elder smith, give me a foot massage!' 'not on your life'
Alright, maybe not everything he's told. but all the important stuff at least. ; )
We
also had a cool zone meeting the other week where we all got to meet
the new mission president and his family. he's here with four kids! One
of them, Marie, is leaving on a mission to Lyon France in a little under
a month. The youngest is 9. Isn't that nuts?! They had to transfer
schools and everything, all the way up from Tampa Florida. Whew. But,
President Patrick is, well, pretty dang boss. He carries a sort of
feeling with him, that commands respect. But in the way that
Grandparents do it. He doesn't strike fear into our hearts or anything,
we just know we can trust him! Hah, at church yesterday I went to shake
his hand and he pulled me into a giant bear-hug and said 'Hey elder
Christensen. How's it going?' He's a great guy. And his kids are great
too! I'm in the process of trying to win over his daughter Emily. She's
9.
As far as the work goes, we've been having TONS of success
with less active members! We have 8 missionaries here in the ward, two
elder teams, a sister team, and a senior couple, and between us we've
got the 80ish membres moins pratiquant pretty well covered! It's really
rewarding to watch someone come into the church and see one of the
members yell his name in disbelief and then run up to give him a hug. :)
The ward here is amazing, and so are all the members, active and
less-active alike. We're all super excited to see what the place can do
once we have everyone back on track and working together!
Alright, that's it for my week! Next week..... information on
Transfers!!! I'm not expecting big things.... but, well, we all know how
that can work out in funny ways sometimes. So! Keep me in your prayers,
and we'll see ya later!
je vous aime beaucoup! Que Dieu soit avec vous!
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