Well. Victoriaville is officially my favorite place ever ever ever.
For
starters, there's some seriously cool French people here! Like the
Becquereau's. They're this French family (both the mom and the dad are
from France) in our branch, and yesterday they had us over for dinner.
The dish was called "raclette;" basically, there's a special grill sort
of thing that you cook meats on top of while you melt cheese underneath,
and then you put everything on top of potatoes and eat it and then you
die because it tastes so good. It's apparently a very French/Swiss dish.
So... I happened to enjoy that very much.
We
have had the same awesome experience on two different occasions this
week. First, a young girl named Valentina came running up to us as we
were teaching Merville by the side of the road. She's about 8 years old,
I'd say, and she tugged on my comp's shirt and said, "Hey! Come teach
my family! We need you guys!" So we went and visited them and they told
us we could come back and share a lesson this week! And then a few days
later, we were talking to some kids on their balcony from the street and
they said, "Come teach our family! Mom, can the missionaries come?
Alright guys, come on up!" So we came up and knocked and the mom said we
could come back today and teach a lesson! I'm super excited! These kids
are hilarious! Elder Boscan and I couldn't stop laughing at the way
they wanted us to come and teach them. It was so cool!
This
week has been full of miracles. Too many to attempt to explain in
detail. People have forgiven each other of grudges, several families
have invited us (of their own accord!) to come and teach them, others
have simply passed by and asked if they could come to church with us.
It's been very easy to see the hand of God visible here in Victo. I love
this place. But the greatest miracle this week has been in my own life.
I'm not going to lie... everybody always said "You'll love your
mission!" but up until this past week... I wasn't so sure. I missed
home, I missed English, and I was just exhausted all the time. But Elder
Boscan got sick for a couple days, which gave me unexpected free time
to pray and study my scriptures. And I received undeniable testimony
that our Heavenly Father can help us be happy even as we struggle! I
have been able to go to bed smiling for a week because I now LOVE MY
MISSION!!!! This is the greatest work on Earth! I love it! And
especially, I LOVE the Book of Mormon! It's just absolutely the greatest
book I have ever read! Reading it each morning and night feels like
coming home. The words I read... I know they're true. I know it with all
of my heart and soul. Please, if you do ANYTHING, gain a testimony of
that book and NEVER let it die! It's the best thing that ever happened
to me! I love it!
I love you all so much, and
you're always in my prayers. You're the best friends and family anybody
could ever ask for! Never give up! We're never alone!
En avant!
Elder Bryan McOmber
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