Twilight zone wandering in La Roche up and down super steep one lane roads with sharp turns and no railings in the pitch dark with pouring rain, and blaming it on everything from the unintentional murder of Bubbles, and his subsequent vengeance to 20h20•02•02•2020 opening a portal and sending us to the twilight zone.
But alas, they don't give me enough space.
I hope y'all had a wonderful week, mine was pretty good ! We had zone conference and exchanges in Geneva, which was super cool 😁. I bought and ate multiple fresh pretzels, so that was one of the highlights. And then we had a couple of fun rendez-vous with the people they're teaching, and she helped me set some good goals to improve my work. Honestly, exchanges are such a great opportunity to grow.
This week we went international !
We visited a family that's half Chilean, so they had a church broadcast going in Spanish, which was pretty awesome ! She shared a lot about her culture, and her experience being a member of the church both there and in France, and it was honestly so cool to see the cultural fusion in their family.
We also visited a Romanian family, and they're all super cute. A completely different culture, but fun to learn about as we all communicate in broken french, the only language we have in common 😅
Then we had a rendez-vous with one of our members from Côte d'Ivoire (... the ivory coasts ?), and it was honestly like traveling to Africa. She had invited over one of her friends who was also from Côte d'Ivoire and another friend from Nigeria. They all have little kids (and there was an additional kid there from Cameroon... I guess they were watching her ?), so we ended up having a dance party with them to distract them while her two friends finished the cooking. Oh my goodness, it was so good ! Salad and fries and fish with a tomato sauce and a grain mash (but like... dry ? I can't really explain it that well), and honestly being in that apartment was like changing countries for an hour. I love how many cultures get mixed together in France, it has really opened my eyes to how many ways there are to see the world, and how diverse God's children really are !
My companion and I had a really cool conversation this week that I wanted to share. We talked about how God has a perfect plan. He's all powerful. Technically He doesn't need us to do anything. But at the same time, His goal of having us here is for us to learn and grow and become like Him. And that doesn't just happen if He does everything for us. Which is where commandments and obedience come in. We don't obey because otherwise we're going to ruin God's plan. We obey to fulfill His designs for us, and to become tools He can use to help others. The more people He has out there being forced for good, the more He can do the best case scenarios in His plan, because there are people that will make it happen. So let's become the people we need to be to get those best case scenarios 😎
Love you guys !
Sœur Cate
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