The Island of Life

This is not in reference to a tropical island as much as I wish it to be so...It is really quite chilly... But hey the Island that I am talking about is Montreal! (did you know it was an island? Took me a month of my mission to find that out...) I am LOVING it here! Walking! Buses! Metros! Golly!! This is really quite fun! I get to actually talk to people! And generally they are first language English speakers completely by chance! Or is it? *insert dramatic music here*

The area I am serving in is called Hochelaga Groupe. Which pretty much covers the Northwest side of the Island. This area used to be part of the large Hochelaga ward, but because the church building was so far away the stake decided to develop a group that would meet in the North. This group isn't even big enough to be a branch just yet but we have sent in the application to become a branch and should be finding out around the beginning of next year.

My companion is AMAZING! She is so talented! When she plays the guitar I just want to cry its so beautiful! And I'm not going to even talk about her AMAZING ability to play the Ukelele too! Oh! I'm just dying just thinking about it! Also Sister Avaemai is one of the best cooks on this side of the border. I don't think I have loved pasta more than at the moments she has made it for me!

Each transfer I like to make a theme, and this transfers theme is *insert drum-role* Trusting in God. In life we are put into situations that we really do not know what the outcome will be. Sometimes it feels like we are in one of those corn mazes that I would do as a kid. You can't climb or check where you are and you just run around until you have no idea where even the entrance is. But there is always someone there willing to guide you and who knows exactly what will happen in the end. That is our loving Heavenly Father. God has a plan for us, he has prepared a way for us, it is just our choice to use that path or make our own. He is always there when we need him and through a prayer we can ask him for his help. And he always gives it. In his own time. I love the Savior and everything that he does for me. Although the road gets rough he is always there to guide us. And it is my testimony that he does this through sending his restored gospel to the Earth once more, through the teachings of this the true Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know these things to be true with all of my heart. And these things I say in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Soeur Kayla Mae Cummings

470 Rue Gilford Ste 300

Montreal, QC H2J 1N3

CANADA