This week I was told I need to talk louder. I guess the winds of change are really blowing. ; )
I
gave a short talk in sacrament this week, and I'm very tall. Most
people in Québec aren't as tall as me, and the churches are designed
accordingly, so I just couldn't get the mike as close to my mouth as I
should have I guess, so some people couldn't hear me. First time in my
life I've been told to talk louder. :P
Other than that! This week was truly miraculous. All
we did all week long was watch the Lord throw miracles at us. Some of
the best ones were during our visits to some former investigators of
mine that haven't seen missionaries since I left. One man in particular,
when I asked if he remembered me, told me 'of course I do. I was just
thinking about you yesterday.' Apparently, when the missionaries stopped
seeing him he started looking for the spirit again. He visited with
Jehovah's witnesses, Evangelicals, Muslims, Budhists, anything to find
the spirit he'd felt with the missionaries, but couldn't find it. The
day before we knocked on his door he'd opened his Book of Mormon again
and started reading, and he had prayed and told God he needed the
Elders. The next day, we knocked on his door. He wasn't even surprised
to see us. What a guy. :)
That was only the first in a long
list we have this week of people we've found, People who have found US,
and the love we've felt from God for his Children here.
One of the things we do here in Longueuil is teach a mission prep
class for the older youth, and as we were discussing with them yesterday
what it means to be a missionary, and how the members can help us out, I
was remembering my preperation for this, all the people who helped me
out, the excitement and enthusiasm I had to be a missionary. Good times.
I can honestly say, living the experience has been far from a
disappointment. :) To any of you who might be reading this that aren't
sure whether or not to serve a mission, do it. No matter where you go,
no matter how many people you do or don't baptize, no matter how hard it
is, it's something you'll never regret. (that goes for the older
couples too!)
So. After all of my glorious reunion's this week,
it's time to get to work for realsies. We're starting today by going on a
birdwatching trip with the non-member husband of one of the sisters in
the ward. Wish us luck?
Thanks again for your prayers and support. :)
I love you!
Elder Christensen
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