January 12, 2015

What can I say about this week?  I wanted to cheat and just send pictures with descriptions;) but I forgot the cable to my camera in the apartment so now you will only have my words.

It was a very good week.  Monday night we got to visit a less active family for the first time, la famille St. Flour.  It was an incredible visit so filled with the spirit.  They have a handicapped son which has been a big trial for them, but we were all able to feel God's love for us during that lesson and love is such a powerful thing.  They are discouraged but they invited us to come back and I am excited to take part in helping them.

We have an investigator named Grace who has been coming to church for a month now and who has a baptismal date for the 31 of January:)  She is such a sweetheart.  She is a single mother of her twelve year old son Christopher (whom we introduced to the elders this week with his date and now they also want to be baptized:D ) and new the missionaries five years ago but sort of got lost in all of the difficulties that life threw at her.  It was her who called us back in November to come say a prayer in her new home.  Her desire to do what is right is such a huge example to me.  She is so ready and willing to make changes in her life to be able to come closer to Jesus Christ and we can see her light growing every time we see her:) 

Also, Patricia is Sister Avrilene's sister and has been taking the lessons for four months now.  She fasted a lot this past week and made a huge decision to move out of where she is living to be able to get her life in order and be baptized as well:D   She is an incredible woman.  When she walks into the room it gets filled with the spirit.  Sacrifice is such an important part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ's teachings.  It is when we are ready to give up everything to be able to do what is right that our heart can really have the change that we need to become like our Heavenly Father. 

We went to the funeral (catholic) of one of our investigators moms.  Her mom was old so it was not a big surprise but it was still sad for the family.  It was interesting to have a creole funeral -I am not sure why that was interesting to me- but creole is such a fun/funny language that it seemed out of place. 

There might be a cyclone here.  It came off Madagascar’s coast and is in the ocean on its way over.  Secretly I have always wanted to see a cyclone but maybe this was not a very intelligent desire.  All should be well we will just be staying at home today.  Anyways, things are going well here and I am keeping very busy and am happy.  I love love love the people here and feel very at home.  I hope that you all have a great week. 

Love,

Soeur Wilson


Tropical Cyclone Bansi- Currently just category 2
Of the two little islands in the middle of the radar, the one on the left is Reunion Island and the one on the right is Mauritius Island.