Flash Mob

Thats right everyone Sister Cummings was part of a flash mob! It actually happened last week but I had forgotten to include it in the weekly email. As an effort to contest the arrival of the Book of Mormon the Musical that has come to Montreal, the Montreal stake launched a large publicity plan and part of it was a flash mob. We all went to one of the biggest malls on the island (obviously arriving at different times) and began walking around and talking to people and contacting. And then suddenly you hear the beautiful voice of Miss Lambert (I forgot her first name but she is a very popular LDS Opera star here on the Island) singing "Angels we have heard on high" however in French so it was even more gorgeous. Everyone is looking around trying to find her and then you see her coming down an escalator. A couple of others on mikes started singing the other parts and then everyone slowly joins in singing the First Noel and Far Far away in Judea's Land. I have never felt so strongly the Christmas spirit. While we were singing it made me think of How the Grinch stole Christmas particularly the scene where in the darkness there is one light and one voice that grows and grows until the whole place was light. What a marvelous feeling of Joy and Happiness!

Okay enough about last week, onto the recent things. I have survived my first blizzard as a missionary, with about a foot and a half of snow which results to hip high piles of snow on the side of the road. But hey! Good News! Canada spends the majority of its budget in providing means to clear roads and sidewalks so those hip high hills disappeared within two days and were brought from one place by truck to pretty much a dump for snow on the outskirts of the city.

 Have you ever had those moments that you feel you are in the right place at the right time? As missionaries we feel that more often than most. I would say more often than I get a craving for Mcdonalds (aka way too often.) We are taught at the beginning that we need to follow the spirit to know where and when we need to be to talk about what God needs that we talk about. For example my companion and I had just finished our lesson with a recent convert and found ourselves free after an unexpected cancellation. So we called a member and asked if we could drop by and give a lesson. With this member we generally would meet at the McDonalds just down the street from her house as she didn't feel comfortable taking the lessons in her house. However this time we were inspired to ask that we meet at her house. Which she graciously agreed to. Neither of us really knew why until we were walking to her house and saw a girl crying two houses down. We went up and asked her what had happened. She explained through tears what had happened and how she had found herself outside of her house with her things in a bag. She was at that moment waiting for help in the freezing cold with only a coat to protect her. We offered to stay with her until help arrived and mentioned that there was a warm house not too far away that she would be welcomed to come to. She surrendered and came with us to the lesson. The Spirit was so strong and the young woman that came with us felt the peace and the love. Not too long afterwards help arrived and our new friend had to leave. We gave her our number and hugs and said goodbye. We do not know what has happened with her but the spirit has told both Sister Avaemai and I that we had worked directly as tools as God comforted his daughter in heaven.

Not only missionaries can receive these promptings, they come to everyone in different ways and it isn't until later that we realize what had happened. Imagine what could have happened if my companion and I had not chosen to meet with this sister and give the effort to walk all the way to her house. I know that God loves his children and protects them from danger. I am so grateful to be a missionary here at this time. Thank you to all who keep me and my companion in your prayers. I love you all! And Merry Christmas!