We were having such a relaxing time yesterday afternoon that we didn’t get the blog out. The Catognis invited the missionaries and David, a recent convert, for cheese fondu and King’s cake. It is a beautiful drive through vineyards and hills about 60 kms away. We had a fun lunch. Sister Tuhoe had to climb under the table and decide who the pieces of cake were handed to (David got the bean). We played Draw, Mime and One Word by the fire and visited until well after dark.
We are reading Terry Smith’s commentary on the D&C. Two verses that struck me were 1:26, 28 seeking wisdom and being humble. I am also listening to many different lecturers on Scripture Central and especially like Anthony Sweat: “In searching for a relationship with Jesus Christ, we find the truth. He said ‘I am the way, the truth and the life’.” Tyler Griffin posed the following question in Follow Him: “How do I turn every scripture into me connecting with Christ?”
Friday we left early to be in our seats by 9:30 for Zone Conference in Lyon with our new interim mission leaders, the Poznanskis. The President testified that the Lord had helped them find solutions to his work, his church calling, and their house within 6 days so that they could join us to preach the gospel - which was “ before the world was, that which would enable us to redeem them out of their prison” (D&C 128:22) - in the France Lyon Mission. He also said that to endure or to persevere is to remember Jesus Christ and his atonement. He defined diligence as continuing to work even through difficulty, as an expression of love for the Lord. This is not about us but about Jesus Christ. His ideas were similar to Pres. Soulier but presented in a completely different way. Sr. Poznanski shared a timing miracle from when she was a young single missionary. She had left the field briefly to support her family in the death of a younger brother. They were strengthened by their gospel knowledge and felt peace from the Holy Ghost. Then sooner than planned, she felt an urgency to return to her mission. She found a young woman struggling with very difficult circumstances. She taught her about the plan of salvation and the peace that can come. This woman attended church for 30 years, and even held callings before she was ready to be baptized. There is a process in miracles.
There was a forecast for freezing rain, slush, and snow for the afternoon so we left early. We hit all of those on the autoroute but were grateful to make it home safely. The river and surrounding streams in our area are all very high due to the winter rains in the past week and some of the running trails are flooded.
In other news, we received notice that Bryce and Annie Kunz (a niece) have been called to serve as mission leaders in July in Mongolia. They are young and will have the energy needed to be effective. It will be an amazing experience for a young family!
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| Sr. Poznanski |
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| Bro. C. with his giant fondu sticker |
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| David the king |
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