We met some interesting people this week actually. On
Thursday, we were walking around contacting and knocking on doors in a new area
of town, and we went up to some people to contact them (because they were the
only people on the road for quite a ways) and they were wearing backpacking
backpacks (haha that sounds funny). Turns out they were a retired couple from
Alaska, and they were on their way to the burial site of Saint James I think is
what they said. Turns out, that is in Spain. They had started in Paris at the
beginning of February, and they're walking all the way to Spain! They referred
to themselves as pilgrims haha that was cool! They actually invited us to join
them if we wanted! My companion replied "um...I have to stay here."
and I said to them "You know, I just don't have the legs for it!" and
they thought that was pretty funny haha.
On Saturday night, we met some really special people. We had
been out and about all day, trying to find people to teach. There wasn't a lot
of acceptance that day haha but it was alright! On our way home at the end of
the day, the bus ride seemed to take a while, and we were ready to go back to
the apartment. As we were walking back to the apartment at 8:50pm, I contacted
a couple in their late 20's. And what did they say? "Yeah, that interests
me a lot actually. We've been searching for the this." Turns out, the wife
had bought a copy of the Book of Mormon at a thrift store, had tried reading it
and thought it was kind of hard to understand. Her husband had been starting to
read the Bible, and they were really searching for answers to the questions of
life that they had. They gave us their address, phone numbers, and they said
they would come to church sometime, but they live far away. They were only here
in Poitiers for the night to eat dinner at a restaurant. And meet us I think!
They live in a city called Richelieu and also in Paris half the time, and they
said that if we wanted that they would let us stay at their house in RIchelieu
or in Paris and teach them so that it would be worth the trip. They were so
nice! Obviously, we can't do that, but it showed that they were really
interested! Turns out they live outside of our area boundaries here in
Poitiers, but the missionaries closer to where they live are going to teach
them! It was a big answer to prayers, and it also taught me that I can't ever
give up. Even if it's been a long day and I'm ready to just go to bed, there is
always someone that can use the Gospel! And I'm here to share that!
It was a pretty eventful week, and I really enjoyed it!
Tomorrow I'm actually going to Belgium (say whaat?!) for the day to do legality
visa stuff haha. I'll try to take pictures, don't worry haha.
This week the scripture that I want to share is Romans 8:31
which says "If God be for us, who can be against us?", or in other
words "If God be for us, who can prevail against us?" How cool is
that?! And how true! Even if making the right choices sometimes seems to make
life harder, we have to always trust that it's for the best, because God knows
best! So if we are doing what God wants, then what can beat us? Satan? No.
Temptation? No. Sadness? No. Other people? No. We always have God backing us up
if we do what's right!
I hope you all have an awesome week! You'll hear from me
again soon!
Elder Daniel Anderson
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This is a family in our ward! It's the Branch Mission Leader
and his wife, they love us!
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| This is a bus stop that we use all the time haha I promise it's safe! |
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| This is the Assane Family that we have been teaching, they love the Book of Mormon! |
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