CANADA Week 62-October 2, 2018

Hullo des gars! I don't know what happened, but it's cold here now... I think we forgot about fall this year haha. But winter is good, and Montréal is beautiful as the seasons change. 

This was a quick and important week for us, as many Haitians say, "Grace à Dieu". 

We sent off Elder Amichia, and he is headed back to France. I lived with him with like 4 months of my life, and he taught me how to be a more faithful servant of God, and the importance of others in our daily lives. Life is simple when we can remember that we are all children of God. 

My mudda wrote me a wonderful email about the small and simple things this week (she is the greatest). President Oaks cautions, "It is in failing to do the small and simple things that faith wavers, miracles cease, and progress towards the Lord and His kingdom is first put on hold and then begins to unravel as seeking after the kingdom of God is replaced with more temporal pursuits and worldly ambitions." (April 2018) 

I have seen many people in Canada change their lives due to the small and simple experiences that they have had. Myself included. 

Elder Ballard once gave an invitation to start doing one thing that you have been pushing off and stop doing one thing that you know you shouldn't. It is through our simple, everyday efforts that the Lord can work great miracles. 

Example: One of the incredible people we meet with named Marc wants to stop smoking. We made a simple goal with him to smoke one less cigarette every week, and while it is a daily difficulty for him, he now smokes just 2 cigarettes a day and expects to be finished in 2 weeks. 

I am so excited to see what council we will receive from this General Conference, and learn how we can better prepare ourselves to meet God this weekend. The more we put into our preparation (Finding questions, praying, fasting, reading scriptures and previous talks) the more clearly we will be able to hear the soft voice of the Spirit speaking through our leaders and Prophet. 

I love you all, and Elder Purahui sends his love your way too! Don't mess around with Tahitian love haha. Have a great week! 

We ate with the cutest old grandma and Marc this week. She made some delicious chicken, and when I had finally (barely) finished, she whipped out like 10 homemade cakes.... Yes I am still sick haha.

It was Jhonel's birthday, and he wanted to do the work of the Lord, so he came out with us. We made him banana bread, and I have never seen him so happy haha.

Round 2 with Love Gina and crew!