Je suis un Bonhomme de Neige

This directly translates to I am a good man of snow, which of course in French means snowman. Because here is the news this week ladies and gentlemen. We have snow. And I don't mean just no flurries. I'm talking up to ankle high snow. Which means Sister Cummings has officially broken out the winter boots.

 Don't get me wrong, I love looking at snow but some of the magic is kind of lost when you realize you have to actually walk through the "magic" for hours on end. The magic is not lost though on my beautiful Tahitian companion, who has now officially played with snow for the first time.

We have had three baptisms this week into our beautiful little group of Hochelaga, each one had the opportunity to share their testimonies of how they found the church and the first moment they knew the church to be true. Which made me think of when I received my first testimony. As a tradition in our family we receive a pair of scriptures on our eighth birthday. I had received mine but it wasn't until my younger brother Jared had received his that I really began to read them. If any of you know my brother he is really good about making a goal and achieving said goal. At the age of eight he made the goal that he would read a chapter a day of the scriptures. So as any competitive older sister I made the same goal. Admittedly I didn't follow through nearly as much as he did but there was one scripture that everything changed. I read the scripture in 1 Nephi 22:30 which is where Nephi gives his testimony. It was at that moment when I was ten years old that I got down on my knees and asked if the Book of Mormon was true. I will never forget the feeling of comfort that I felt at that moment. That was my answer. And every time after that I pray to know the truth I receive the same feelings. That this church is true. That this gospel is true. And that through divine guidance the Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon so that we can be able to read and know the truth for ourselves. This week I ask you to pray once more to know the truth of the Book of Mormon. Even if you already know for yourself, feel of his love again.

I love you all!

Kayla