The Field is White

First before the weekly report, a little summary of the weather. It has snowed everyday this week until last night where it all magically melted and dried up. I am currently sitting here with only a light spring jacket on...I am kind of feeling like I am in the eye of the storm. Danger is on the horizon.

I am LOVING this area! As I mentioned before we have a lot of Haitian foods here...I mean people... And there isn`t anything better than learning how to make these delicious foods...through obviously these amazing people. Anyways I learned how to make rizcollé this week which is basically a type of fried rice and beans. Which is also known as heaven in a bowl. Literally can`t get enough of it. We`re making it again after we finish emails today.

I have seen so many miracles this week! A less active that we have begun meeting with has started to overcome challenges and attended church with her daughter yesterday! Our area used to be part of a giant ward that covered all of Eastern Montréal that would meet in a building in the South East portion of the Island, until about a year or so ago the stake decided to form a group in the North. They had realized that many members became inactive just from being so far away from the church building. So most of our work out here is rounding up the less actives. This being said we work so much with these people that we don`t generally teach investigators as much as I did in Mascouche. However this week something changed. We had a day where we were both feeling really sick and maybe a little down trodden when we decided to hitch up our skirts and head out the door. In just three hours we were able to find two new investigators and teach five lessons! Talk about reaping the benefits.

Sometimes we feel as if we are maybe a little bit better than the rules or that we don`t need to accomplish the things we are asked to do because we feel justified. Its at these times that we have a choice, we can give in to the justifications or we can travel through the hard times. Its at those moments that God blesses us the most after we have proven to ourselves and to him that we are strong enough to be worthy of his gifts. It is only then that we can not only receive the blessings he gives us and recognize the blessings he gives us. I know that our Father in Heaven loves us and I know that I am in the right place that I need to be to learn these things. I know that through the Prophet Joseph Smith that God Restored his church on this Earth. I know that this is the only true church. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.