Monday was April first! In France instead of being known as April fools day it is called Poisson d'Avril and the little children go around sticking fish on eachothers' backs! Well we sure woke up to a surprise to find that our door had been decorated by our neighbors and investigators Alexandra and Logan with fish!! It was so cute. Alexandra's birthday was the next day so we couldn't help but play back and decorated her door with pictures and balloons.. picture attached. We were able to celebrate her birthday at Marie's where she broke into tears by the love and kindness that she felt. We also had a great lesson of the restoration and they promised to watch the DVD last night! We also invited them to the carnival activity this Saturday.. and guess what? They are coming and with half of their extended family!
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| Fish and Birthday Greetings |
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| Making Alexandra's Birthday Cake |
This morning we helped a less active family move, the same family that we tore down the wallpaper earlier this week...... we ended up sharing the gospel with the moving truck driver. He asked US about it. I love how many prepared people are, we just have to find them! We should all try our best to invite 4 people a year to meet with the missionaries like Elder Ballard asked us to!
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| Removimg Wall Paper |
Isabelle, our lovely investigator who is planning on being baptized this Saturday is doing well! We taught her the last three lessons in about two meetings and she took it all like a champ. She has some questions on tithing and the Word of Wisdom, I mean I dont blame her, but she said after watching the women's session she feels much better about it. Pray that she will be ready for this Saturday!
The beginning of the week was definitely rough with the whole no sugar thing. (Im gave up sugar to help a friend give up smoking). I was dying at about Wednesday so I had to call my friend to see how she was doing because boy oh boy if she cracked I was sure going to walk into the next boulangerie I saw. Well she told me that she had only had 3 puffs and that it made her want to vomit and it disgusted her. MIRACLE! So cool!! I ended up cracking and eating sugar this weekend, but she only smoke 3 cigarettes all week when she normally does about 7 a day!! WOW so amazing. The enabling power of the atonement sure is wonderful isn't it?
God is funny. And sligh. I love him. We haven't really been able to see a non active named Olivia this transfer... but as we were walking home from the church we ran into her and were able to chat a bit! We didnt think anything of it until we mentioned it to our member Marie. Marie had actually invited her over for a lunch. While at lunch Olivia explained that she used to run into the former sisters frequently and took that as a sign that she must really need them in her life. Since we have arrived we havent really seen eachother in town and so she took that as a sign that she must not really need us! Well... guess when we had run into her?? Only 2 minutes after she left Marie's! I think she may need us in her life and God is making sure that she knows. Too cool. Too cool.
I pray that one of these experiences that I have shared with you from my week has helped you along your journey of life, no matter where you find yourself in these short "4 minutes".
I love you all so much and I appreciate ALL that you do for me! Eternal families are the center of the gospel.
Sisssta Kohlert:)
P.S. As I was watching conference and Elder Cook started to talk I was shocked by his first name. I mean I always knew that his name was Quentin L. Cook but it didn't hit me that I am serving in is town!! Saint Quentin! Pretty sweet if I can say so!!
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