That was the advice I received from a sœur going home this transfer. She just said we have to be so so humble and work how the Lord needs, not how we want to. It is His work and it is marvelous! We are nothing and have nothing without Him.
The event of this week was the temple. It's open!! Saturday night was the spectacle and it was something! The youth were so funny, all dancing and singing. There were some youth there from the ward and we saw them on the screen! Also my teacher from the MTC, Sœur Kitchen, was there. That was super fun!
On Sunday we were able to watch all three of the consecration sessions. What a spirit there was! The people of France are so ready for this gospel to grow and grow. People are ready and prepared, just gotta find them!
On Monday we were in Paris and had a conference with Elder Neil Anderson. He read to us some of the dedicatory prayer, which you can look up and read too, and it blessed so many aspects of missionary work. I am so excited to be apart of this work. The gospel brings so much peace and happiness to the world. What a privilege it is to serve, especially now. Each day gets better and better!
We also went to the aquarium today!
Have a great week!
Sœur Giles
Temple open house - just for the missionaries
Meeting with Elder Neil L. Anderson
our sweet treat of the week was millefeuille! Extremely delicious.
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| We also went to the aquarium today! |
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letter to mom:
Our mail box is big enough to fit larger packages but I still haven't gotten the book. Is there any way to track it? It should have been here by now...thanks for the pictures though!! Love them!
The dedication was so amazing. I loved every minute! Some of the speakers spoke in french and others spoke in English, with a French translator. It was cool being able to hear it all in both languages. I also loved the cornerstone ceremony. President Eyring was so cute with all the little grandkids that came up and helped fill it in. France is definitely blessed even more from that day till forever.
Sounds like life is good but unicornless :( hahah too funny that play. Also I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR SOME STORIES FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD. seriously one of my favorite things to do. Tell me lots!
So we went to Paris for a conference with elder Anderson and one of the things he said was if you don't know what to say, talk about Christ. Testify of his reality and his power. He lived and he lives now. He loves us and wants us to be happy!
You're awesome mom, seriously every day I realize how blessed I am to have you!
Bisous!!
Hannah
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letter to dad:
This week was a good one of course! There's always so much to do, our days are packed. It's too bad those hills are turning brown, they were a beautiful green for a while. We're starting to have some summer rain storms. It just rains so hard for 20 minutes then stops! It's fun and refreshing. Nancy really is a beautiful city. It is where President Babin was born and grew up. It has a lot of history and character. Thanks for the info! So yes there is a canal near us, that we walked over a few weeks ago, there really aren't any mountains close but Sœur Warr says we are near the Voges Mountains.
The language is definitely coming. I am able to comfortably go up to members and have a basic conversation by myself. I'm continuing to add more and more into lessons.! The gift of tongues is basically all the time because I usually don't know exactly what's going on but I get the gist but sentences come to mind to say! They seem to fit into the lesson most of the time haha!
Yesterday we had a conference with elder Anderson and we talked a lot about the dedicatory prayer. One thing that was said was that the power of Satan is lessened with every temple. Now in France there is a temple and miracles are going to happen!! The Spirit has never been stronger here. It reminded me of when you said after the Denver temple dedication, your mission hit their baptism goal every month. In our mission we are going to work on increasing little by little, we have about 15 a month now. More people are being prepared, we just gotta find them!
Thanks for all your support and emails!
Love, Hannah
Also we ate cantaloupe with vanilla ice cream in the center, SO GOOD.
Also our sweet treat of the week was millefeuille! Extremely delicious.
This week was a good one of course! There's always so much to do, our days are packed. It's too bad those hills are turning brown, they were a beautiful green for a while. We're starting to have some summer rain storms. It just rains so hard for 20 minutes then stops! It's fun and refreshing. Nancy really is a beautiful city. It is where President Babin was born and grew up. It has a lot of history and character. Thanks for the info! So yes there is a canal near us, that we walked over a few weeks ago, there really aren't any mountains close but Sœur Warr says we are near the Voges Mountains.
The language is definitely coming. I am able to comfortably go up to members and have a basic conversation by myself. I'm continuing to add more and more into lessons.! The gift of tongues is basically all the time because I usually don't know exactly what's going on but I get the gist but sentences come to mind to say! They seem to fit into the lesson most of the time haha!
Yesterday we had a conference with elder Anderson and we talked a lot about the dedicatory prayer. One thing that was said was that the power of Satan is lessened with every temple. Now in France there is a temple and miracles are going to happen!! The Spirit has never been stronger here. It reminded me of when you said after the Denver temple dedication, your mission hit their baptism goal every month. In our mission we are going to work on increasing little by little, we have about 15 a month now. More people are being prepared, we just gotta find them!
Thanks for all your support and emails!
Love, Hannah
Also we ate cantaloupe with vanilla ice cream in the center, SO GOOD.
Also our sweet treat of the week was millefeuille! Extremely delicious.
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