Oh my gosh, we just sprinted a half hour walk in about 15 minutes to catch a train, there was definitely divine intervention. Pro tip, there are very seldom buses on holidays in France, which requires either more planning or lots of sprinting. I would advise the former, but unfortunately I do a lot of the latter. This is a do as I say, not as I do moment.
It was a really good week ! I don't have a ton of time to write, but I'll hit a few highlights:
1) some of our friends took us out to eat Mexican tacos, which was the first time I've had Mexican food in 9 months. But it was super good ! And the Mexicans running the place spoke English, which made the conversation entertaining because one of our two friends spoke English, and the other didn't. The one who didn't is European, and his complete intolerance for any spice whatsoever was hilarious.
2) I contacted a man who initially wasn't interested in talking to us, claiming he was more of a scientist. I said, "my whole family too ! They love astronomy and physics and stuff." Lo and behold, he was an astronomy fanatic, so we had a highly scientific conversation in French. Not vocabulary I ever planned on needing, but it ended up being really fun, and he asked if he could meet with us again, so that was cool !
3) It finally stopped raining. It rained all day every day for the first 2 and a half weeks that I was here, but this week we finally got a couple sunny days ! And suddenly I understand why everyone freaks out about how stunning Annecy is, because it's amazing. And a member took us to a store that's a little further away (hard for us to reach with buses), so I was able to buy some ankle rain boots, which are cute, comfortable, and will finally keep my socks dry.
4) we had a beautiful lesson with one of our amis this week, where we just read 2 Néphi 31, and used it to teach the Gospel of Jésus-Christ. And honestly, it's such simple doctrine, but it's SO POWERFUL. And the spirit was so present, testifying of the truth and helping him understand it- because he was open, and really wanted to understand ! At the end, he summed it all up in his own words, and I was stunned at how well he'd grasped it- not just the intellectual aspect of it, but the real spirit of what it means. I know that gospel is true, and that it's open to all of us- freely offered, though the price paid was more than we can imagine. I encourage all of you to look for ways to accept that gift more fully in your lives. I know it will bless you !
Thanks for all your emails, and sorry I didn't respond much this week, we were exploring the lake and a couple nearby castles ! But hopefully I'll be back on the job next week.
Love you guys !
Soeur Cate
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