October 18, 2019

Salut mes chers amis et famille! This week was Thanksgiving week here in Canada! We had a lot of cool experiences:) I posted a bible ad a week or so ago and a guy named Greg asked for one. So we went to deliever it and it turns out that he is from Jamaica! He is working at and apple orchard with along with like 12 other guys who are also from Jamaica! We went in and talked to them and they all asked for bibles and copies of the Book of Mormom AND they said they wanted to come to church this Sunday! That would be so cool! They were all so very kind and friendly. I am so excited to see what comes out of it! They were so open and hungry for truth! It had been hard because there have been a lot fo people that we have been working so hard with but they just aren't progressing or willing to keep commitments. It makes it difficult because I love them. I know that the gospel will bring them joy but I can't force anyone to accept it. Anyways... we have been working really hard to find people that are ready to accept the gospel and we have been finding lots of people! I can see how the Lord blesses us when we are willing to work hard and align our will with his. One of our dear friends named Brian has had a lot of struggles but he has a lot of faith. We committed him to live thr word of wisdom and he was willing to try but he was skeptical. During our last lesson with him, he was so excited to tell us about a cool experience he had. He felt this strong the urge to go get some beers. But then he said that he started thinking about us and our conversations and he said he just felt the urge leave him instantly! He said it literally felt like it jumped out of him! Haha. He thought that was pretty cool! And then what's more, he has been looking for a saw to cut wood for winter. That night he went up to visit a friend, and that friend had a saw that he was willing to sell him for 50$. He had 45$ on him. He wouldn't have had that money if he would have gone out and bought the beers like he wanted to. It was such a cool experience!! It is so exciting to see how he is recognizing God's hand in his life. He keeps telling us that things like that keep happening. He keeps seeing sp many miracles:) It's a beautiful thing. The gospel changes people and makes them better. Something in him changed. I have seen it. These are the fruits of the gospel. This is the joy that I work for:) I hope that you all had a great week as well! Je vous aime beaucoup!! Sister Bates