April 24-2011

Well, it's a new transfer...... I'm staying in Carcassonne with Elder Bowen! TWO TRANSFERS TOGETHER YA YA YA!!!!!!!

I'm very happy with the fact that we are staying her in Carcassonne. I felt like we were going to ;) I got your package and letter too momma! I just have been on a bit of a high ha ha ha! Thank you so much for thinking of me this Easter! I love the little tri-pod! It is sweet! I love that you sent me candy!!! I shared with Elder Bowen like you told me!

This last week was just a little bit slow again, but I survived! I feel like NOBODY wants to listen to us! At the end of the week we have talked to at least 20 people who give us their information because they are interested, but this week we only had 5! It was a really difficult week. However, we did have success!

Thursday was one of these successful days! I was on exchange with Elder Smith (Elder in my District, and was at the MTC with me). We were ditched by an investigator, and so we were on our way to contact in Centre-ville. I had the impression to go visit a passback I had received from Elder Sautron. His name was Abou. I remember telling Elder Smith right before we rang the doorbell, that if he wasn't there this time, I was going to drop him. Oh little did I know! Not only was he there, but he came down and opened the door to talk to us. We presented the Book Of Mormon, and asked if we could share our message. He agreed and we followed him up to his apartment!

The lesson was great! The spirit was there, and it directed the lesson. I was intense, I straight up asked him if he believed that Jesus Christ died for his sins. He said he did. I was so overwhelmed! He accepted to read the Book of Mormon and even told us he would read it cover to cover. He told us once he starts a book, he can't put it down until he has read all of it! Isn't that great! What a miracle!


Other news, it was Stake conference over here too! It is a little sad; the stake is in Toulouse, but is maybe the same size as our ward back in good ol' Thatcher. Mince! There needs to be so much work done! Another sad note, President and Sr Carter spoke for their last Stake Conference in the Toulouse stake. Their three years are about up, and they will be handing over the reigns to President Murdock(president of the Swiss Genieva Mission) at the end of June.... I'm sad. My mission call said President Carter, and now it is going to change! I told you that the Mission is changing with the departure of President Carter, right? The Swiss mission will no longer exist and our mission boundaries will cover it. The mission home will be located in Lyon, and thus as of July 2011 I will be no longer serving in the France Toulouse Mission, but the France Lyon Mission. ISN't that crazy! I'm kind of skeptical, and excited at the same time. It is just wierd because once again my Mission call said Toulouse, not Lyon ha ha!

One more neat fact, I will have three mission presidents! President Murdock will be finishing his service the end of June 2012. It is a unique circumstance if I might say!

Well I just want to end by saying I can't believe that Ryan is engaged, and he is going to get married without me there! Ask him if he can just have a LONG engagement and wait till next July! I was so happy when I heard the news, and I am so excited for him! Give him my best wishes!

I love you all, and I am so happy that you are all happy! Keep on keeping on and remember what it says in D&C 98:13 "And whoso layeth down his life in my cause, for my name’s sake, shall find it again, even life eternal."

I love you all!!!!!!!!

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EBRANLEZ L'ENFER
Alma 48:17

-Elder Dusty Petersen