Ma Famille!
This week has been amazing! I have never had so many experiences in one week ha ha!!!! It has been full of service and learning! Also I have seen how many tender mercies the Lord gives me as a missionary!
I wish I would have prepared this email more, because I don't have my journal and I have to pick my brain to remember things! First things first! I had an exchange with Elder Meservy this Wednesday, an Elder that was in my district at the MTC. Elder Bowen had a meeting for leaders, and Elder Meservy's companion is a district leader too, thus we were matched up ha ha! We did the exchange in my neck of the woods and it was a good day.
The rest of the exchange went really well; However, it is always good to see your companion again at the end of the day! That night we ate at the family Kersey's house too, and it is a night I look forward to all week! I have so
much fun at their house, and the food is AMAZING!!! Their family is crazy just like ours, and I feel at home, ha ha!!! The Brother Kersey always tells jokes, and Sister Kersey will hit him. It reminds me of Dad and Mom. Wednesday night is a night that saves me! Unfortunetly, we will not be eating at their house this week. Sister Kersey will be at a highschool reunion!
Then on Thursday we helped Doctor Belbahri break a bunch of wood for his barbecue grill. He says this summer he is going to grill a lot, and we are invited. ;o)
Later that night we had our comparable "Family Home Evening" activity for our investigators. It wasn't a full house, but it wasn't empty either. Actually it was Elder Bowen and I, Frère Vital, Serge, and his non-member friend. Thus it was a success! We talked about the message in the Ensign this last month, about Looking for the Good. Afterwards, we cleaned up and when Serge and his friend left, I asked Frère Vital if he would teach us some Karate moves..... bad idea ha ha. He said he would take it easy, but... YIKES! He hit me pretty hard when he showed us some moves! I wish I would have taped it ;o). Just know I can defend myself well now. hehe
Friday, was a great turn out for sports! We had our investigators Léo and David, and many members! It was an intense game!
Okay now for the more spiritual side. I have been studying my patriarchal blessing a lot lately, pondering a
Then on Thursday we helped Doctor Belbahri break a bunch of wood for his barbecue grill. He says this summer he is going to grill a lot, and we are invited. ;o)
Later that night we had our comparable "Family Home Evening" activity for our investigators. It wasn't a full house, but it wasn't empty either. Actually it was Elder Bowen and I, Frère Vital, Serge, and his non-member friend. Thus it was a success! We talked about the message in the Ensign this last month, about Looking for the Good. Afterwards, we cleaned up and when Serge and his friend left, I asked Frère Vital if he would teach us some Karate moves..... bad idea ha ha. He said he would take it easy, but... YIKES! He hit me pretty hard when he showed us some moves! I wish I would have taped it ;o). Just know I can defend myself well now. hehe
Friday, was a great turn out for sports! We had our investigators Léo and David, and many members! It was an intense game!
Okay now for the more spiritual side. I have been studying my patriarchal blessing a lot lately, pondering a
bout what it says.I have found much peace and joy in reading it, and I have realized what great promises lie within the blessing. The are greater than I can even comprehend, but I know the Lord is preparing me for eternal purposes and this mission is only the beginning of my life as a disciple of Jesus Christ!
I didn't mention this last week, but I did have the opportunity to watch most of the sessions of General Conference! It works a little different here in France like you anticipated, but we do get to see the sessions. We watched the Saturday morning session, Saturday night, and then the Priesthood session Sunday morning. After that the Saturday afternoon session Sunday afternoon, then the Sunday Morning session we watched Sunday afternoon. I am listening to Sunday afternoon session right now as I right you this email :)
I was immensely edified this conference. Never has a General Conference meant so much to me in my life. This will be one I will never forget!!!!! I could go on and on about what I loved about conference, but I don't have that kind of time! I will tell you however a few things I have learned. The importance of the Family jumped out at me this conference. Every talk, I mean almost EVERY SINGLE DISCOURSE mentioned the family. The Gospel of Jesus Christ was made for the Family unit! God created his plan for FAMILIES!!! Satan wants to attack the family in any weak spot he can, because he knows what joy eternity with our families can bring for us, and he will never have that. We must defend the family. If we aren't prepared to defend the doctrine of the family in our world today, Satan will win. We will be torn by sorrow and discord. But this is not part of the masters plan at all. His plan is full of joy, peace, and love with our families for all time and eternity.
Every day, I see the tools Satan uses to tear families apart. Pornography is in the street, and billboards we walk past every day. I see kids as young as 12 years old lighting up a cigarette in a public park. Every day I ask people what the importance of the family is to them; they laugh and continue walking, passing on by. I need to be here. I must shine as a standard to the nations, I must defend the family and every thing it stands for in the sight of my God. I have realized something. Christ cannot not come until we have accomplished the work in which he commenced. We are not working against time. I see that now. We are PREPARING for his coming, but He cannot come until the world is ready. Oh then why not go forth in so great a cause? This is our work, we are a marked generation. The field is white and already to harvest..., it is time to put our shoulders to the plow!
l love USU too!!
I love you all and cannot wait to hear from you! p.s. I bought some sweet clothes for summer :) i sent a picture!
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Dieu soit avec Vous jusqu'au revoir,
Elder Dusty Petersen
I didn't mention this last week, but I did have the opportunity to watch most of the sessions of General Conference! It works a little different here in France like you anticipated, but we do get to see the sessions. We watched the Saturday morning session, Saturday night, and then the Priesthood session Sunday morning. After that the Saturday afternoon session Sunday afternoon, then the Sunday Morning session we watched Sunday afternoon. I am listening to Sunday afternoon session right now as I right you this email :)
I was immensely edified this conference. Never has a General Conference meant so much to me in my life. This will be one I will never forget!!!!! I could go on and on about what I loved about conference, but I don't have that kind of time! I will tell you however a few things I have learned. The importance of the Family jumped out at me this conference. Every talk, I mean almost EVERY SINGLE DISCOURSE mentioned the family. The Gospel of Jesus Christ was made for the Family unit! God created his plan for FAMILIES!!! Satan wants to attack the family in any weak spot he can, because he knows what joy eternity with our families can bring for us, and he will never have that. We must defend the family. If we aren't prepared to defend the doctrine of the family in our world today, Satan will win. We will be torn by sorrow and discord. But this is not part of the masters plan at all. His plan is full of joy, peace, and love with our families for all time and eternity.
Every day, I see the tools Satan uses to tear families apart. Pornography is in the street, and billboards we walk past every day. I see kids as young as 12 years old lighting up a cigarette in a public park. Every day I ask people what the importance of the family is to them; they laugh and continue walking, passing on by. I need to be here. I must shine as a standard to the nations, I must defend the family and every thing it stands for in the sight of my God. I have realized something. Christ cannot not come until we have accomplished the work in which he commenced. We are not working against time. I see that now. We are PREPARING for his coming, but He cannot come until the world is ready. Oh then why not go forth in so great a cause? This is our work, we are a marked generation. The field is white and already to harvest..., it is time to put our shoulders to the plow!
l love USU too!!
I love you all and cannot wait to hear from you! p.s. I bought some sweet clothes for summer :) i sent a picture!
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Dieu soit avec Vous jusqu'au revoir,
Elder Dusty Petersen
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