What was the highlight of the week?? ZONE CONFERENCE!! I always look forward to zone conference. And this conference was all focused on the Book of Mormon and helping our investigators read and "liken" it. As missionaries we love the Book of Mormon and we need to help others love it as much as we do! To do this we had to bring a scripture story to life. So Soeur Blackham and I did a family home evening with an American family in the ward and we had their kids reenact the story of Abinadi and King Noah. It was so much fun filming them and helping them learn the story too. We shared the video at zone conference and then talked about how it can help our investigators. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about applying the Book of Mormon in everyday life. I know the Book of Mormon was written for our day and what ever questions you have, you can find them through the Book of Mormon. I have seen that a lot on the mission when we try to help investigators. There is a family from Albania we are teaching and they have been going through a hard time, and we shared the story of Abinadi and King Noah with them and they were really able to connect to it and find answers. So if you have any questions or any problems you may be going through, read the Book of Mormon and you will find your answer! Another cool experience was when I was on exchange with Soeur Leslie. We were walking to pass an ami, and on the way we passed an ancient ami and I had the thought we should pass him. But I had never meet him before! So I asked Soeur Leslie what we should do and right away she said we needed to pass the ancient ami. So we did and he was there! We talked to him for a while and he said he would be really happy if we could come back. We were both so happy afterward that we followed the prompting. Some random things this week: Soeur Blackham stepped on a dead bird. Apparently Imagine Dragons is coming to Bordeaux next month!! I have had some really good pastries this week. And I love the Book of Mormon! That's all for this week folks! - Soeur Glazier Zone Conference
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I'm legal!! We got to spend a day in Brive to make me legal, which was a lot of fun. But it was a day full of trains which was exhausting, but we got to see the beautiful country side of France. Wow do I love France Brive Before we went to Brive, we had exchanges with the Brive Soeurs. I got to spend the day with my old comp, Soeur Tway. It was like old times, but in Bordeaux, and without a car. They came in the day of Valentine's day so we made a special dinner and decorated the table with hearts! We also got to do a lot of family history that day which was a lot of fun! Exchange with Soeur Tway Valentines dinner with the Brive Soeurs On Saturday we had a lesson with our amie S... who has a baptismal date for the 3rd of March. We talked about the plan of salvation and focused a lot on the atonement of Jesus Christ. While we were discussing it, she stopped us and said, "I finally understand the atonement! It is something personal that He did for me." It was so cool and it made us so happy! We didn't even know she didn't understand it, but the spirit was able to lead and guide us to say the things that she needed to hear, and the spirit was there to help teach her. It made us so happy! Later that day we ran into our amie J.... She was sitting in front of her house with her friend, and she was so happy to see us! She told her friend that we were her friends, and that made us really happy. We asked her how her day was, and she said it was really hard. Luckily we had some Valentine's day cookies that we didn't give to someone, so we gave them to her. She couldn't believe we had some and was so excited. As we continued to talk she told us that she thinks she needs to read the Book of Mormon because she thinks it will help her!!! YES!!! We didn't even tell her she needed to read it, she discovered it on her own! We are so excited for her, she has so much potential! At the end of the day I felt so happy because I really felt like I did everything Heavenly Father wanted me to do. I know He put us in J...'s path for a reason and I know that the Holy Ghost led us in S...'s lesson so we could help her. It is such a wonderful feeling knowing that you were an instrument in His hands. I love France!! And I feel so blessed to be here doing the Lord's work Love you all and have a great week! - Soeur Glazier You can't see it, but it started snowing. One of our ami's kids made me a choker. A member's birthday. Cereal at the Cereal House in Lyon while at MLC, so good! Lucky Charms, Fruit Loops, and Golden Grahms with 100 grand on top The Sister Training Leaders at MLC.
We got to start the week off with MLC!! And we got smartphones! It's so crazy! Anyways, in MLC we talked a lot about family history. We want to try and help the members (especially recent converts) to find a name that they can take to the temple. If we want to help them, we have to be doing it too! So every Sunday we have an hour to do family history and I have felt so much closer to my family! There is so much joy in doing family history. So on Valentine's day our mission has a goal to help every recent convert find a name that they can take to the temple. So I want to invite you all to do the same! Find a name and go to the temple to do those ordinances! And once you do that, go teach someone else so they can experience the same blessings. One of the highlights of the week was our lesson with our amie J...! We met her on the street and she wasn't believing, but we kept talking to her and she ended up saying we could meet with her. Before she came Soeur Blackham and I were so nervous! But once she walked into the church the spirit was there. She asked so many good questions and she really had the desire to understand. The spirit completely took over and I don't really remember what we said. But I won't forget the feeling of the spirit that was there. In the end she said she would read the Book of Mormon, and that she would try to get her husband to come the next time with their son. She is so cool!! This week was so good!! I have felt so at peace this week, and I have felt so happy! Oh and I must say, there is nothing like smelling fresh bread in the morning, mmm!! Anyways this week was full of so much goodness! Love you all! - Soeur Glazier Exchanges with the Sœurs in Angoulême Soccer for P-day Well, I can tell you that we all definitely have trials, and some are harder than others. But, Heavenly Father is there every step of the way and He doesn't give you a trial too hard that you can't overcome. Without these trials we would never ever grow to become the people that our Heavenly Father knows that we can become. I know that because boy was this week hard, but I also grew so much. Probably more than I have since being here. For some reason the rejection hurt so much more than usual and I felt like I had lost all my hope. Even though it was so hard and there were a lot of times where I wondered if Heavenly Father was really there, a quote from President Uchtdorf kept coming to my mind: "doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith". That kept me going this week and I knew that He was there for me. I also got a priesthood blessing and it felt so good and gave me that rejuvenation of hope! I know that that blessing was from God. It gave me so mush peace and comfort and it totally picked me up. After that week, I feel so ready to tackle what ever comes next. If you ever ever need help, never hesitate to ask for a priesthood blessing! Besides all of that, we had an awesome lesson with our amie K.... She is from Albania and doesn't really speak French, so we got permission to Skype with missionaries in Albania. So we just sat there, but the spirit was there! After the lesson we asked her when we could do it again, and she said, "I don't know, but whenever it is I really need to read the Book of Mormon to prepare!" We are so excited for her! Well that's a wrap! Talk to ya next week!! - Soeur Glazier It’s a tradition in France to serve crêpes on February 2, which was originally known as Virgin Mary’s Blessing day and then became known as avec Crêpe Day, referring to the ritual of offering crêpes. |
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