Soeur Sarah Hunt France Paris Mission: BAPTISM!

Hello everyone! This week has been incredible. We were blessed to be able to have one of our amis, Favor, be baptized last Saturday! She's absolutely amazing. I know without a doubt that God was in every part of her conversion. I know God is so proud of her and is so happy to have her back in his kingdom. I have learned so much from this experience in teaching her and seeing her desire to do God's will and keep her convenants with Him.

In our last lesson with her she bore her testimony and the spirit was so strong. She told us that her friend Tessy, who we are starting to teach, was telling her that she wasn't sure if God would forgive her of her sins. Favor testified that "there is no sin too big that God cannot forgive. He loves us so, so much and his mercy is over all." Then she told us of another time one of her other friends asked why and how she was so different. She told him that God did it. She said she's so much happier than she was before. She knows her purpose and it's because of the gospel of Jesus Christ that she's different. Afterwards her friend said that he wanted to go to our church because if Favor can change then he could too. When she told us all this we were so thrilled. This is true happiness. I'm so happy that I was able to have a glimpse of what it is like to see the gospel of Jesus Christ change people's lives for the better. I'd like to share her testimony with you all because it's awesome! (She doesn't speak English super well, but it's cute anyways)

"...I am so happy to see this great day in my life because when I look back my life before was different and now I see a very big good difference in it and the little time I have study the gospel of Christ I found joy and happiness in my life I know him love me so much and him want me to follow his path and also want to keep his covenant and obey his commandments which I have promise to do with the rest of my life and the greatest joy in my life today is that seeing myself been born again and I thank our heavenly father for his mercy in my life. I leave this word in the name of Jesus Christ amen."

So yes we are now starting to teach her friend Tessy who is also from Nigeria and is willing to follow the path of her best friend, Favor.

On other news I will be staying here in Nantes and will have to say goodbye to my beloved Sœur Morrison and mother, Sœur Giles. I will be receiving Sœur Franklin and I'm excited to be working with her here in Nantes! I was going to be with Soeur Todd but at the last minute this morning I received a call from President explaining the change. The reason is so crazy. 12 new missionaries were supposed to be coming from the MTC but 9 of them are still waiting for their Visas so only 3 are coming and 14 missionaries are leaving and going home. So there is a deficiency in the mission and lots of companionships are closing for the time being until the new missionaries arrive.

Love you all and I hope you have a great week. keep working hard, find things that bring you true happiness!

Love,
Sœur Hunt