Bonjour à tous!

This week was absolutely wonderful! Tours is beautiful and I am loving it more and more everyday! I think I have settled in quite nicely here and Soeur Bennion is really great! We laugh all the time together and we teach really well together too she is absolutely incredible and I am so glad we get to be together! 

We had exchanges in Torcy on Thursday and Friday and it was exactly what I needed. I had been having a hard time adjusting to Tours but I learned so much and we had such a great time! I was with Soeur Wade who is actually my half sister in the mission. She was half trained by Soeur Foster so we talked about all the wonderful times that we had each spent with her! Soeur Wade is amazing and she gave me so much great advice about adjusting to a new ville! She had actually served in Tours her 4th transfer too so she knew exactly where I was coming from. I had been pretty homesick for Angers but she reminded me that I only have ONE chance to be here in Tours as a missionary to help the people here. I have to cherish every single day! Heavenly Father has given me this time here in this ville and I have to do my very best to help the people here!

 

On Saturday Maria was baptized!!!!!!! It was such a great day!! She does not look super happy in her picture but I promise she was beaming the whole day she was just glowing with happiness. I love her so much even though it is really difficult with the language barrier. A member from Blois came down who speaks portuguese too and translated for Maria so it was perfect! It was such a beautiful day and I was so grateful to have been a part of it!

well um. that's all! Thanks for all your support! I am so grateful to be a part of His work. It is such a huge blessing in my life. I know i am an important aide in God's work to help His children come back to Him, but I really feel I am the one most benefiting from my mission. I just love this work so much! I cannot believe that tomorrow is my six month mark!! WHAT. Time is flying by way too fast!! I only have a year left! Before I know it, it will be all over! But I am so grateful for the time that I do have and I cannot wait for the miracles to come in the next year! love you all!!!

avec amour soeur hawkes