Me and Sister Bolander in front of a river we found!
Hi everyone!
Wow this week has been so fun and so
busy! (Literally the way I start every email, you'd think I'd be a
liiiiittle more creative by now)
but here's a funny moment to start us off,
Sooo,
I know at least once in the past I might have mentioned Quebec drivers,
but I think I failed to sufficiently mention Quebec (specifically
Montreal) TRAFFIC. OH gosh it's awful! And all the drivers must have
taken the aggressive driving courses here because sometimes it's
terrifying. They do things you'd only think of people actually do in
movies. Quebec must be where they get all their crazy action scene
ideas. BUT anyways, this last week we were trying to make it back on the
South Shore after a meeting we had in Montreal, and we literally stood
at a light for 7 consecutive green lights before there was enough room
for us to actually fit and not being hanging in the middle of the
intersection. Pictures to follow.
THE TRAFFIC WE WERE THERE AT THIS LIGHT FOREVER!!!!! And everyone else
just kept going then they hung out in the middle of the intersection. it
was crazy!
Anyways, I
digress. Quebec traffic is AWFUL. Only comparable, in the words of
Sister Bolander, to the traffic in California. If that gives you any
reference point.
Also this week we had lots of
amazing experiences, we've started teaching Nicole with her husband,
Jimmy, there with us. We taught them the plan of salvation and it was so
special! Jimmy truly is the key because he is able to translate what we
say into Kinyarwanda (their dialect) and then able to translate more
simply to us the questions and concerns that she has. The teaching will
be able to go much smoother now with him there. (Before he was gone in
Alberta working, but he had to come home early because he was sick, but
don't worry he's better now, and they are doing so great!) And the whole
family came to church yesterday and the members love having them
there.
Sydney and Ryan are both doing well, sorry to have not
given an update for awhile, they are both coming along, but they are
finding it hard to come to church, so their progression has slowed down a
bit. But we are working with them!
And Marie, I
just have to tell you more about Marie. We've been teaching her for a
few weeks, and she's come to church the past month. And today when we
saw her to follow up on her scripture reading, she just told us about
how much she loves church and how much it is helping her put herself on
the right path. She is like a sponge. We teach her something and she
just soaks it up. She reads something, she understands, and she has
already started to live some of the principles and commandments of the
gospel before we have even taught them to her. She is truly a miracle.
We love her soooooo much. We always say that if we ever need a
pick-me-up we should just got see her.
We also
helped this last week at Assisted Living place for the elderly that we
usually do service for. June 24th is St. Jean Baptist Day and all the
French speakers in Quebec go nuts for it (it's like their 4th of July).
They had a big BBQ for all the residents and their parents, but because
the weather was kind of rainy we moved all of it inside. And the even
had a petting zoo, INSIDE. IN AN OLD FOLKS HOME! They loved it! And we
got to play with the animals a little and it was so fun.
Sister Bolander and I really love goats, we got a little emotional
Ohh, this week has been good, has flown by way too fast, and things are going good here. We are happy!
artsy sunset pic
Have a great week!
Sister Thomas