October 30, 2018

Salut la! (that`s Quoi) Okay, so our mission theme is called `taste of the fruit` which basically means to experience spiritual moments, miracles, and the fruits of our labors. This week I tasted of the fruit a LOT! We started the week out with exchanges. I was with soeur Pincock and it was incredible! We found a woman on the street we ran up and talked to. she was walking with her son and sister. we started talking about our message and her sister was like, you know this is a sign from God right? It turns out she had just gotten out of rehab and was looking to change her life. it was a beautiful miracle. later that day we also had quite possibly the most amazing lesson ever. We taught a woman named Rachelle. she was my very first lesson and we havent been able to teach her again until now. but it was seriouly so powerful. she is elect. she asks great questions. she is genuine. and she feels the spirit so deeply. she is not sure if she believes everything yet, but i would be more worried if she did. no one is that easy haha! we invited her to pray and ask god. we also invited her to say the closing prayer and she did it!! it was incredible! i was so touched that i got to witness her very first prayer. it was so tender. i cant wait to teach her again! we also had the oppertunity to have dinner with the Montreuil family. they are an english speaking family, but they know french too. they do so much for the ward and they are just awesome! i loved talking with them because without the language barrier I feel like I can really be myself. Also they were celebrating one of their son`s birthday. and they let me decorate the cake. i felt complete! okay i'll stop being all dramatic now but it was so much fun! Brother Montreuil`s cousin Jen was spending the week with them. she has been investigating the church for a while now and is finally ready to take some steps. we LOVE her! she is incredible! we gave her a book of mormon with our testimonies written inside. the way she took it and hugged it to her chest made my heart melt. I have never seen someone so excited to receive a book of mormon. she was just elated the whole evening. THAT is tasting of the fruit. it was so beautiful. it has been such a great week. I have learned to love these little moments. they are actually the most important. I am so blessed to be a missionary! i love this gospel! i love the joy it brings! "my joy is full" love, soeur Bates