Suddenly we were alone...
So I was driving back down from a
split in Joliette on Saturday when we get a text from our dear roomates the
Mascouch Elders informing us that they were being flushed and their area was
closing in an emergency transfer. They leave tomorrow morning. We're all in
shock. They're area has been dead this whole transfer due to the fact that a
new team came in and took over the area with all their investigators, so it
wasn't a surprise that it closed, but we thought it would at least last until
the next transfer in two weeks. This will be my first experience in a two-man
apartment. We'll see if I go insane. Probably not, Elder P.
It's really sad for Elder N though. He's just reaching his 12 transfer mark
and he has had 6 areas and no baptisms. He's a super awesome Elder who works
incredibly hard and is exactly obedient. I wish him all the best in his new
area.
In other news we found two new
investigators this week. The Laval Elders had contacted a guy a while ago on
the street; he lives in the sister's area but in a sketchy place so they sent
us. It took us a long time to fix an appointment (it actually was Elder Noel
who contacted the guy. Laval was his last area). We went over there and his
friend was there. We taught the Restoration and it went really well. Both felt
the spirit really strongly. The friend, M, was super impressed with what we
missionaries do, and was pumped to read the Book of Mormon. E, the
original contact, is a classic Haitian bible-toting Christian and at first we
were unsure about his openness, but he was touched by the account of the first
vision and is determined to "find out himself if this is true." I
think he thought that we didn't want that, but we assured him that that was our
whole goal. We have an appointment to go back on Wednesday, and we are super
excited for them.
Sounds like T-man's having a wild
time there in Bulgaria! It was cool how he said the people are very open over
there. I imagined any mission in Europe being super slow and difficult, but it
sounds like Bulgaria is a bit more humble than Western Europe. I hope he kills
it out there (mission slang for find, teach, and baptise).
I really liked your story mom. I
liked the words you used in your prayer. It was an example to me of keeping
your priorities straight. You understood that if the Lord wanted to take away
your wallet, it wasn't the end of the world. There are much more important
things you wanted the Lord to bless you with. That being said you still asked
him to show you a tender mercy and show you where the wallet is. I feel that is
the most powerful way to show faith. At first we trust the Lord to answer our
prayers and bless us according to our desires. When our faith matures and
begins to look more like a tree (to refer to Alma's example) we start to trust
the Lord regardless of whether or not he gives us what we ask. When we have
faith like that, the Lord begins to trust US in return by honouring our
requests. Thank you Mother for being such a huge example to me of unwavering
faith. A seventy that came to our mission a little while ago said we need to
develop faith sufficient that the Lord will trust us with the people he is
preparing. That is the faith I'm trying to develop. Sometimes I mess up and
spend my Christmas money on Pokemon cards (yea I know, but they were in FRENCH!
I couldn't resist), but overall This is the happiest and most effective I've
ever been on my mission.
I know that the work that the Hardy
clan is sacrificing so much to contribute to is the work of the Lord. He
witnesses it to me a hundred tiny ways every day. God is with us, so who is
there to fear?
I love you all!
Elder Hardy
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