How I Learned to Love Just Being a Friend

Un Petit Message

So, this has been the start of Miracle Week. Our investigator who dropped off the face of the earth (aka left for Switzerland without giving us a heads up or a call) FINALLY CALLED US THIS MORNING! Also, our two other investigators are doing fairly well. We still feel like we need to find someone new, however, in order to reach our goal of baptizing someone in the month of November. Lots of praying and hard work is being dedicated to this goal. I've finally been able to trump my fear of making calls to strangers, so we've been keeping the phone in our hands from morning until evening, sending off texts and making calls whenever we can. It's going to happen. I can feel it in my bones.

FACTS I LEARNED:

• Legitimate Mexican tortillas are fairly simple to make (and consume.....in large amounts). 

• There are French people that think Dora the explorer is a French show. Are you kidding me??? If it was French, Dora would be from friggin' Spain, not MEXICO. C'mon people. This is where my American patriotism starts to flare up. :)

• Unfortunately, the genders for nouns in Spanish are NOT the same in French. That just made my life about a thousand times harder, but I'm still determined comme même. Esta bien todavia.

I tried to take the Frenchiest photo ever. Success?

My companion is such a great example to me. She has taught me so much already, especially the importance of just being nice to people. It was hard for me to understand why she'd just have random conversations with people and not even tell them who we were or what our message is. She just focuses on making their day better. 

And I love that. Sometimes I get caught up in the daily goals of having lessons and contacting a certain amount of people, that I forget that I'm actually working with people, not numbers. It's a great reminder and one that I need often apparently, haha. Sœur Cerdhé is such a great example of charity and I hope that many people can appreciate her efforts to be a light to the world rather than a burden.

In honor of my last companion, Ua here vau ia oe. It's "I love you" in Tahitian. And yeah, I mean that sincerely. Have a wonderful week and stay tuned for more miracles.

Hermana Verde

P.S. More pics...

My next best friend in Geneva, his name... Bond... James Bond

One of my favorite towns when it's not raining like an apocalypse. Faverges.