I heard that quote this morning while getting ready and I just loved it. The person, from The District DVD, then said that our Heavenly Father cared so much that He sent His only begotten son, Jesus Christ. Ah, how profound that is! I love it!
Okay so it has been a wonderful day, and obviously a wonderful week because I was able to talk to the fam bam yesterday. Missed Dad and Devin but there is always Christmas... I guess. The weeks go by faster and faster every month. Things are going well and my french is getting better. I still have a LOT to learn but since my sweet Sister Lala left me I have had to come out of my shell somewhat and talk more. I have missed her SO much but I am so grateful that I was able to spend three wonderful transfers with her. She really taught me so much and has instilled in me very good habits. Since it has been my first companion change in the field its been a little difficult just getting used to the way someone does things but its great. I know that the Lord knows each one of my companions and knows why we are together.
Its really been interesting for me to see that even though I am SO far away from my family and only get to write or read emails once a week, I feel like I am getting so much closer with them. Those who write at least ;) ...kind of random but I just re-read emails to know what more to talk about.
Okay so I sent a lot of pictures and majority of them are from the past week. And a couple are from today. The weather was beautiful and after doing our three hours of work Sr. T and I went shopping, no I didnt buy anything, and then walking by the lake. The random picture of the fountain I took because the flowers were so beautiful! Then there is one of me and the famous jette d'eau and then of the lake, oh yeah and then there is a picture of me with some show boards and a HUGE umbrella, it was like a tent. And the first picture, sorry i am doing this kind of scattered, was two weeks ago at district meeting. It is my district and the zone leaders. The only people that have changed is one of the zone leaders, Elder Moore gray suit next to me and Sr. Lala, next to me as well. And I promise I wear my tag and I love my tag a lot but for some reason it likes to hide during pictures.
Somehow I ran out of time really quickly again. The hour goes by soo fast, especially on skype yesterday. I wish i had an hour to talk to each one of you. There is so much I didnt get to say and that I didnt get to hear about. Caroline asked if I was distracted after the phone call. Getting to sleep last night was kind of hard but I am good and back in the work today. I seriously love my mission so much and realized as I told you last night that this 18 months will never come back again, and I only have 11.5 months left. I just want to give my all because I know the Lord is counting on me. He is counting on me to be the missionary he knows I can become.
Last week Elder Claflin, an assistant said to Sr. Lala while we were at the gare sending her home to Grenoble, you didnt serve a mission, you became a missionary! I loved that so much!! Ah people are just so full of wise words lately.
So I dont have time to talk about it but I want everyone to study what I studied this morning, Alma 27-30. So much good stuff in there. I wrote all over my scriptures but I dont have them with me. I was amazed at the story of the Anti-Nephi-Lehis and the Nephites and how willing the Nephites were to accept them and to help them when not long before they had killed their brothers!! What a great example of love and forgiveness. Study 27 with those thoughts in mind. Chapter 29 was especially sacred to me as it is Alma speaking about his time as a missionary. Oh my goodness I couldnt get enough. Alma 26 is also a good chapter but 29 was new for me in this way. Verse 13 was very special for me because I realized that the same God that delivered the Children of Israel out of Egypt and and the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has called me, Kimberly Addis, to be a missionary here in the France, Lyon Mission. What a wonderful privilege that is! (Alma 30:9). Aye. I loved it so much. The scriptures are so freaking cool. Read 'em.
I need to leave you now but I love you all so much. Keep doing what your doing and ALWAYS work to strengthen your faith. Perfection is a process.
Love,
Soeur Kimberly Clarkson Addis
P.S. New Mission Address, I dont know the Gex address yet so I am still at the 17 rue de la Prairie till the end of the month. If not send things to the following address. They will get the mail to me at zone conference.
La Mission Française de Lyon
Lyon Business Center
59 rue de l’Abondance
69003 LYON, FRANCE
Office: +33 4 37 51 18 20
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