April 2, 2019

Bonjour mes amis! This week has been very out of the ordinary! We got to go to Montreal twice for zone conf and stake conf! Both were so incredible! We got lost driving to Montreal the first time for zone conf and so we were late, so that was stressful. But it ended up being such a truly uplifting and motivational conference. We talked a lot about how powerfully the Book of Mormon testifies of Christ. It does! We did this exercise where we looked at Mosiah 3. We only read about 4 verses but already we were able to fill a blackboard of how many things it testifies of about Christ. It was so amazing. The Book of Mormon truly is the strongest testimony we have on the earth. It testifies of truth and I know that the honest seeker who reads and prays about the Book of Mormon with a sincere heart WILL know truth for themselves. Truth is the same yesterday today and tomorrow and I know that the Book of Mormon is true. That was Wednesday, then on Sunday, Elder Hamilton from the 70 came to speak to us and it was incroyable! He is so awesome! I found a lot of answers to my questions and concerns from his talk and from zone conf too. I know that we are lead and guided by truly inspired men of God in this church and I am so beyond grateful for that. Speaking of which, General Conference is this weekend and I can' wait!! I know that there are some truly incredible things coming. I can feel it! The rest of this week has been good! We invited a lot of people to baptism! Like 5! Haha. we got one yes, and like 3 maybes so that's awesome! We had a lesson with my favorite person ever, Saphira. She is the one who wants to be baptized. We taught her the gospel of Jesus Christ and by the end we asked her if she would be baptized and without hesitation she said "yes of course, I know its what I need to do." This girl is 13 years old people!! All we have to do is make sure her mom is okay with it and she will be on date. I love this girl with all of my heart. She is just so so ready!! My joy was sooo full! After the lesson soeur Atwood and I went to the car and just squealed! Haha we couldn't keep it in! Moments like those make all those really hard days okay. I love that Satan has to push us for days before we break, but Christ only needs 1 minute to fill us with more joy than we have room to receive! That is how joy works and how sweet it is! I love my mission! I am so excited for the days to come! I know that the future is so bright and that there are great changes taking place to prepare us for the great day that is to come when our Savior comes again in all his glory and with all his peace and healing. The world is so ready for Christ to come back. Now its really time from the people to be. I know that this church is true. I KNOW that. I know it is true because Christ is at the head. HE directs this church through prophets, through president Nelson. I am so so excited to hear from him his weekend!! Come with questions, come prepared. I know that you will be as edified as you prepare yourself to be! I love my Savior! and i love his work. Soeur Bates