Assoiffée for the Gospel

Eventful week in the north of France! Our ami karim is doing really well and he's really starting to progress. He told us this week that he is 100 percent ready for baptism and he doesn't care about anything else. Last night we had a super cool lesson with him where he expressed his concern that his family will reject him. He comes from a very strict muslim culture and he knows that once his family hears about this he will no longer be accepted back home. It was super sad to hear that but he said that there was no way that he could deny that Jesus is the son of God and that Joseph Smith was his prophet. It was very powerful i wish you could have all been there!

The week really started on Thursday. We were looking for a home where we could do an FHE and our buff dmp came to the rescue once again. What a stud. We had planned to take Karim but he bailed at the last minute so we were really scrambling to find someone. We called the wife of our DMP and she called one of the families we teach that lives close to them. It was perfect. We hadn't had contact with this family for a while because of some things that were going on and Soeur Caby (that's our buff dmp's wife) called them just at the time where they were really waiting for the gospel. it was so cool. Adil told us that he was "assoiffée" for the gospel which means like REALLY REALLY thirsty! it was so cool to see someone longing for the gospel like that. We had a wonderful lesson, but how could we not when we were at the Caby house? it's impossible. Afterwards Soeur Caby treated us to some taco soup and cornbread with honey butter!!!! it was just like home. sooooo goood! we ate that all up. She said that she was going to make me cafe rio before i leave. I think i can say that's the nicest thing anyone has ever offered me! sooo good! 

Friday was eventful. We had our zone conference which made me start missing the poznanski's already. they are seriously so great. sister poznanski gave a training and i thought it was just directed at me. i really will always count them as my parents. i find that i have lots of parents but they are certainly my french ones. they are just so great. the members made us the best couscous that i've ever eaten in my life so you could say i was in heaven. this is the best ward in the history of the world and that's a fact. i love them so much.  The stake conference meeting on saturday was on the theme of missionary work and i got to see the spiritual buffness of my DMP because he was called to speak. He spoke about his conversion (he's a convert of 4 years) and about how it was all the good influences that made him take the step. it was so cool to hear. I can say that i'd work my entire mission to find one person as converted as he is. luckily i've found multiple. God has blessed me way too much. He gave a talk that really put missionary work in perspective. He is a super good example of what returned missionaries should be. Did you know that he was also a district leader? Man what a stud. Hopefully i can be just like him. I could go on all day but i won't

The search finally came to an end after a year and a half. I found the membré family! They were all at my house the day of my farewell and we all talked together. I've been asking everyone about them for a year and a half and saturday and sunday i had a chance to see them and talk to them. they are so super cool and i can't wait till jules come to the states again.  good times. well that was my week