Yes We Cannes!
Chèr tout le monde,
This week has gone by in a flash and I'm not sure what to write about. Hopefully things will come back to me as I go though the week.
Okay, so on Monday after p day we went to the bishop of Saint-Raphael's House to go a FHE (soirée familiale) with his family. They lived in a tiny town in the mountain and it was darling. The streets were tiny and neighbors were talking to each other and people were out on their balconies. The bishop's family was very nice. They have a son out on a mission in Paris.
This week has gone by in a flash and I'm not sure what to write about. Hopefully things will come back to me as I go though the week.
Okay, so on Monday after p day we went to the bishop of Saint-Raphael's House to go a FHE (soirée familiale) with his family. They lived in a tiny town in the mountain and it was darling. The streets were tiny and neighbors were talking to each other and people were out on their balconies. The bishop's family was very nice. They have a son out on a mission in Paris.
On Tuesday we went to visit a member of Saint-Raphael. She's from New Caledonia. We showed her a video called Courage about Esther and we talked about sometimes we go through hard things but Christ is always there for us. And when she was saying what she thought about the video she started to cry as she told about how the things she been through (and it sounds like there have been a lot) made it so that she is feel more compassion and empathy for people around her. Then we testified to her that Christ has been through everything exactly as she had been through it. So He knows how to have exact empathy and compassion for her and everyone in fact. Isn't that amazing? It was a really sweet lesson.
The next day we went to an amis house. It's a man and his girlfriend who are both interested in the church. The man is Tahitian and the lady is French. My goodness I've never felt so comfortable at an amis house. The man is so so outgoing and friendly and she's so sweet they insisted on us eating dinner with them and were so easy-going. After dinner we taught them about the Plan of Salvation and she had lots of questions about it. They've already had some exposure to the church, but they haven't taken the missionary lessons yet. I really hope all goes well! They just need to decide either to get married or move out. We'll see.
We spent quite a bit of time this week contacting in parks and on the street and passing potential amis. Trying to find a good park made me really appreciate Retiro Park in Madrid. We haven't found a really great one yet, but we will. We found a couple potentials who wanted to meet with us again and that was really good. We have such a huge sector that it took a long time to drive everywhere.
One thing I've been working on this week is making calls in French. I get a little bit nervous on the phone so yesterday when we were calling members and asking to get rendez vous for the week we took turns calling and it really helped even though I made a lot of mistakes. It'll get better soon I'm sure.
We went to the Cannes Ward yesterday for my first time. (we switch off between our two wards, one for each sector) one thing that it interesting out French (and Swiss French) ward is that everyone says bonjour to everyone and does bisous. When Sœur T had her first week in the English ward she was confused and a little offended that not everyone said hi. But it's just a cultural difference. Yesterday the cutest little old lady bised (the thing where you kiss each other on the cheek) me. Her name is Mamin G. She's like the ward grandma. So darling!
I love you all!
Sœur Marriott
The next day we went to an amis house. It's a man and his girlfriend who are both interested in the church. The man is Tahitian and the lady is French. My goodness I've never felt so comfortable at an amis house. The man is so so outgoing and friendly and she's so sweet they insisted on us eating dinner with them and were so easy-going. After dinner we taught them about the Plan of Salvation and she had lots of questions about it. They've already had some exposure to the church, but they haven't taken the missionary lessons yet. I really hope all goes well! They just need to decide either to get married or move out. We'll see.
One thing I've been working on this week is making calls in French. I get a little bit nervous on the phone so yesterday when we were calling members and asking to get rendez vous for the week we took turns calling and it really helped even though I made a lot of mistakes. It'll get better soon I'm sure.
We went to the Cannes Ward yesterday for my first time. (we switch off between our two wards, one for each sector) one thing that it interesting out French (and Swiss French) ward is that everyone says bonjour to everyone and does bisous. When Sœur T had her first week in the English ward she was confused and a little offended that not everyone said hi. But it's just a cultural difference. Yesterday the cutest little old lady bised (the thing where you kiss each other on the cheek) me. Her name is Mamin G. She's like the ward grandma. So darling!
I love you all!
Sœur Marriott
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