The week has ended with the news of the passing of Pres. Nelson. He was so many things to so many people! He brought many needed changes - 2 hour meetings, priesthood quorum changes, age-related and other changes to youth programs, Come Follow Me emphasis on learning in the home, temple ceremony streamlining, and on and on. The announcing and building of 200 new temples will bring needed blessings to millions around the world. His teachings, personal kindness, and invitation to walk with and become like the Savior, make it difficult to imagine a more comprehensive mouthpiece for God. His age was part of his wisdom in all of this. We will mourn his absence and then welcome new leadership and more change.
We had a small miracle this week. We are responsible to help 5 missionary teams maintain their apartments. One had a microwave oven surfing on it’s last micro-wave, so I ordered a new one online. It seemed like a good deal - Samsung, 800 watts, etc. for a good price. It was to be delivered on Sept 15 - and it had arrived in Chalon. Then came the messages that their delivery system was overloaded, didn’t know when, etc. etc. It came through Carrefour (generally reliable) to be delivered by the postal system (often reliable). I wondered if I had been caught up in a scam. Finally I wrote and said if it hadn’t arrived by Friday the 26th we could cancel the credit card payment. Friday we were doing some needed grocery shopping when I received a call without any warning - the delivery man was at our door. I asked if he could wait 10 minutes while I rushed home. No, but I could meet him at another store. I rushed there as fast as the traffic would allow and was able to show the special code to receive the oven and now the sisters have a new microwave oven for their apartment.
Yesterday was the baptism in Dijon of Alban, our newest member. He is a middle aged man originally from Kosovo who arrived in France about 15 years ago. He found the Church through social medial and has been attending for about 3 months, and was all smiles for the day. He was baptized by Bro. Landré who turned 86 today.
Today was the primary program in the branch. We had 3 girls (ages 8, 5, and 2) and their fathers and leaders participate with lots of music, solos and duets. One father played the guitar and sang with his daughter. It was a beautiful program!
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