How's it going ? I'm doing pretty well. I'm looking forward to this week, we'll be going to Lyon to get my companion's legal forms done, then we'll go down to Marseille for their zone conference (because the zone conference in Toulouse that we'd usually go to is on the same day we have to be in Lyon), and then we'll spend the night in Aix-en-Provence, then we'll come back. So tune in next week, I'll have visited 2 new areas !! I haven't visited a new area in my mission since... I went to Geneva for the first time ? Yeah, it's been a hot second.
Our friend in Africa is making amazing progress ! He asked what made our church different, so we retaught the Restoration with more detail while really focusing on the authority of the Priesthood that's been restored. He's really thinking about it ! And we set up a rendez-vous with the visitor's center sisters in Paris, so he'll get to see what a modern temple looks like. He's so humble, and has such a profound knowledge of the Bible, honestly, it's a privilege to teach him. What a guy !
Today we decided to be tourists in our own city (not the surrounding cities), so we toured the two castles within walking distance. The Palais des Rois de Majorque is about a ten minute walk from our house. The thing is, the other walls are so thick and tall that you can't see what's inside, so I literally never realized how huge and stunning this castle was. So I never visited it. But today we finally did, and I LOVED it !! It nailed the castle aesthetic, I got a cute coin as a souvenir, and I FINALLY know what's behind those walls. All for 4 dollars.
We also toured the Castillet, aka the symbol of Perpignan. It's this castle right in the middle of centre-ville... centerville ? Downtown ? Right in the middle of the city, and it's got a great view too. And it had a video about its history, and the history of Perpignan as it grew up around it, so that was wildly cool. Or at least like, I, as a history nerd, was loving it.
I really got to thinking about that first castle. It's magnificent. But I always thought it was much smaller, because you can't see over the walls. And I thought that the door we could see from the outside was like, the front door. It is the front door... to the giant complex. It takes you directly to some stairs, which takes you to more stairs, and then more stairs, with progressively better views. I think working with God is like that. A lot of people that we meet as missionaries can't see what he has planned for them. They're outside the walls. And even people inside the walls can get distracted by the fact that flip me, there are a lot of stairs to climb ! But the path he is offering us really does lead to incredible heights and incredible blessings. We just have to trust him and keep climbing ! 😅
Best of luck climbing your personal staircase to eternity,
❤ Sœur Cate
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