Sept 19, 2011

Oh momma and Pappa! This week was a good week!!!! We were extremely blessed as well! It all started off with a great P-Day :) We ate at Mcdonalds, and I was able to buy a new razor blad/coil for my shaver. I also took advantage of a deal that was to die for. I have been looking for a better carry on bag that is cheep, and I found it! I felt like I was stealing it because it was only 30 euros! That is why I spent 60 euros, the razor/ carry on. I really hope I'm not making things hard for you financially... I always hesitate to buy anything because I don't want to stress you out... but I made a decision... I think it is a HUGE blessing that the temple called you to be ordinance workers!

Okay back to my week! We cleaned really really good Monday too, because President and Sister Murdock made a tour to all the apartments in our region to inspect/consecrate! Then we worked :) Tuesday was a super great day too! We engaged one of our investigators to baptism and he accepted! He is Muslim

and his name is Mr. Sebbar.

We set his date for the 23 October!!!!!! He literally asked us how he could be rid of his sins and be happy; we responded with the scriptures- Alma 7:11-16, and also in Alma 22:15 it was amazing!!! Wednesday we met with Michel and read Moroni 8. He loves the Book of Mormon, and told us he wants to meet with us every week! We also seen President and Sister Murdock! I love seeing them, it is a tender mercy! I feel they are my parents! You would love them so much. They loved our apartment (IT IS HUGE) and thought it was the best they have ever seen ;) They brought us some Book of Mormons from the bureau, and also a MINI DVD player! They are improving the training of missionaries in the mission field, and we can now watch training clips during our companionship studies! Every apartment will have one in the mission! It is great to use for listening to cd's too ha ha. Whoop Whoop! Today I think we will watch a church movie ha ha. We have the time! President bought us dinner too! We were crossing our fingers that he would ha ha! We told him there is a Dominos downstairs, and guess what he does. He pulls out his wallet and whips out a 100 euro bill and tells us to get WHATEVER we want, and whatever looks good! If I hadn't eaten pizza with him once already I would have thought it was a test, but he was completely serious. He is a great mission president. After they checked our apartment, he consecrated it to the Lord and His work. I have never heard a consecration prayer for an apartment to the Lord. It was amazing, I was very touched! He literally presented our apartment to the Lord and asked for Him to protect us, and guide us in the work. Definitely once in a lifetime experience! After all, it isn't every day that the Mission president comes to your apartment and consecrates it! I have been cooking a lot lately too, trying new things. We have been getting fresh vegetables from people we meet, so I use them :) The Martins gave us beans and tomatoes, and more jam ha ha. I love tomatoes!! I love zucchini too!!! The muslims got something right with the Ravioli too! ha ha. Then to end the week off with a bang, we went to Stake Conference in Marseille! We were able to hear President and Sr Murdock speak, but also a 70's!!! Elder Weidmann spoke to the stake. Of course it was in english, he had a translator! He had a great message about faith, and inviting. He engaged our stake to invite all our friends and family to come to church, and to learn about the Book of Mormon. It was great! He also gave a great definition of Faith. To have faith, is to have complete confidence that Jesus Christ can do all things, but sometimes will not. I believe that was a citation from Elder Bednar. It makes so much sense! I also read a scripture this morning that touched me! Mosiah 7:33. It illustrates this point as well I believe. He told us that the temple in Paris is a sure thing, and that it is one of the only temples to announced by the media before the Prophet ha ha. He will be announcing it in general conference!!! I'M SO THRILLED!!!! Oh what joy for the members of France! The process was very difficult to get the temple plans approved, and I will tell you in a letter how it played out! After, he held an hour meeting with the recent converts, and investigators too. Jérôme came with us and Sr tricoire, so we assisted with him to the meeting. It was such a great experience. He asked for testimonies simply! I remember him telling us that he did a mission tour as a general authority in the same mission that is son is currently serving, and was able to embrace him. He compared it to our Heavenly Father's love for us! Then at the end, he asked all the Elders(me, and about 5 others) to stand up and lead the group in the hymn, I am a Child of God. It was powerful, and an experience I will not forget. I wept afterwards because I felt my Heavenly Father's love so profoundly. We got a picture with Elder Weidmann :) I thought of you momma :)

The Lord knows what he is doing when he sends 19 year old men on missions ;) We become men! Well that's all I have :) The weather is turning south, it is looking more like fall/winter. It is freezing today, time to put back on the Long Sleeve.... wow time already! I love you all so much, and I pray for you all the time! Your son, and your missionary, Elder Dusty Petersen