Thursday, November 3, 2016

October 3, 2016

Chers tous,
Hey everyone!!
This week was great and HOT BUT it rained AGAIN...praise!
So last week was vacance for the schools,  so we were blessed to have a lot of youth and members work with us, but this week....the complete opposite. Nobody was able to work with us, but hey that's the mission and you just gotta "go with the flow" of things here (my motto). We still had a great time in the secteur, and took multiple breaks, because like I said earlier....oh so so hot!
Conférence Générale was this weekend, and holy moly let me tell y'all that it was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G....comme d'ab. Throughout the week we made and handed out a ton of invites to the conference sessions at the pieu (stake center), because that was the only place they were showing it au lieu de chez eux that had internet then they could snuggle up in the confines of their home and be spiritually enriched there. BREF...we had a ton of fun handing out invitations throughout our secteur even though NOT A SINGLE SOUL CAME (except for one ami...Raina #blessed) Saturday ni Sunday.
This past week I've had multiple amis and membres ask me combien de temps reste pour toi en mission? (How much time do you have left on your mission?) ....I'll be completely honest that it kinda surprised me to say it outloud multiple times. Soeur Tidjine and I came out to Tahiti together and we both don't have a lot of time left. I can't believe that I only have 63 ish days left (according to mom :) ). Knowing how much little time I have left makes me even more motivated to keep working. I love this secteur and have grown close to so many people that it'll definitely be hard saying goodbye when it's time but....IT IS NOT YET TIME!!! Y'all I love this work and wouldn't trade anything for it!
So like I said earlier we were able to watch all sessions of Conference Generale and #blessed I was able to watch it all in English. Getting up at 4:30 those two mornings to make the 6:00 morning sessions were totally worth it! Comme d'ab I have enclosed ALL of my fave #ldsconf quotes. Enjoy:
- "The more adept I get in technology the more I take it for granted." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- "...the veil has parted, shedding light from our celestial home on us today." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- "Life changing truths are happening before our eyes, and before our fingertips." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- "We are eternal beings without beginning and without end." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- "The essence of who you and I are will never die but will last forever." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- "What shall we give in return for so much? (flood of light and truth)" -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- "If I loved you more would you hurt less." -little boy
- "If we loved the Savior more would we suffer less?" -Elder Robert D. Hales (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "We all seek to be converted." - Elder Robert D. Hales (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "I lift thee and you lift me and we will all ascend eternally." - Elder Robert D. Hales (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "As you grow your FAITH and CONFIDENCE will increase." - Elder Robert D. Hales (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "When we raise our voices the spirit in the family or companionship leave BUT when we speak in LOVE he helps and guides us." - Elder Robert D. Hales (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "'I just want to see my husband again and be with him.' ...'I am your husband.' ...'Oh good.'" - Elder Robert D. Hales' neighbour
- "Let us turn more towards forgiveness and love." - Elder Robert D. Hales (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "He loves us with a PERFECT LOVE." - Elder Robert D. Hales (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Prayer is essential for developing FAITH." - Sister Carol F. McConkie (Counselor General Young Womens Presidency)
- "God needs brave sons." - Sister Carol F. McConkie (Counselor General Young Womens Presidency)
- "Eternal life can be ours." - Craig C. Christensen (Presidency of the 70)
- "He paid attention to my voice, but I didn't pay any attention to His." - Juan A. Uceda (Quorum of the 70)
- "When you pray the heavens open." - Juan A. Uceda (Quorum of the 70)
- "He believed in me when I didn't even believe in myself." - J. Devn Cornish (Quorum of the 70)
- "STOP comparing ourselves to others." - J. Devn Cornish (Quorum of the 70)
- "Compare to how we were in the past to how we are or how we want to be in the future." - J. Devn Cornish (Quorum of the 70)
- "All He expects of us is to try, but you really have to try." - Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley
- "You have NOT traveled beyond the reach of Divine LOVE." - Elder Jeffery R. Holland (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Rebellion will keep us OUT of HEAVEN." - J. Devn Cornish (Quorum of the 70)
- "Rejecting life saving treatment can certainly lead to physical death and REJECTING Christ and His atonement can lead to our spiritual death." - J. Devn Cornish (Quorum of the 70)
- "He wants us to come home." - J. Devn Cornish (Quorum of the 70)
- "The gathering of Israel is a MIRACLE...it's like a puzzle and it's million puzzle pieces." - Elder Neil L. Andersen (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Each of us are a puzzle piece and we will bring and help other puzzle pieces come into place." - Elder Neil L. Andersen (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Guilt awakens us to changes we need to make." - Elder Neil L. Andersen (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "The timing to someone's conversion is NOT necessarily up to you." - Elder Neil L. Andersen (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "To stumble spiritually is to fall into sin." - Elder Quentin L. Cook (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Sooner or later a sinner had to sit down to a banquet of consequences." - Elder Quentin L. Cook (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Avoid looking beyond the mark, but instead look towards Christ and His atonement." - Elder Quentin L. Cook (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Repentance is His gift to us; purchased at a very generous price." - Elder D. Todd Christofferson (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Even though we are content with what we have today, our Heavenly Father still sees our divine and celestial potential." - Elder D. Todd Christofferson (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Don't pry at the plates; don't force the mysteries of God to be revealed." - W. Mark Bassett (Quorum of the 70)
- "Some things can only be learned by FAITH." - Elder Dallin H. Oaks (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Be ambitious for Christ."  - Kazuhiko Yamashita (Quorum of the 70)
- "Missionary work is not just ONE of the 88 keys on a piano that is occasionally played, but is a chord played always in a beautiful piece." - Elder Dallin H. Oaks (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Loose their tongues...more like loose their thumbs! Get on it youth." - Elder Dallin H. Oaks (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "The streets of Rio are my mission field." -Taxi driver in Rio during the Olympics
- "Without Christ's atoning sacrifice all would be lost." -Prophet Thomas S. Monson
- "It is the one perfect plan to peace and happiness." - Prophet Thomas S. Monson
- "Life is filled with detours, trials, and dead ends....yet we are here to have JOY!" -Elder Russell M. Nelson (President of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Saints can feel joy even in dark circumstances. " -Eliza Snow
- "We can look to Him, the author and finisher of our faith." - Elder Russell M. Nelson (President of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "I have learned to suffer with JOY." - Elder Russell M. Nelson (President of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "If we look to the world and follow its formulas for happiness, we will never experience true JOY." - Elder Russell M. Nelson (President of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "It is impossible for you to sink lower than could reach our Heavenly Father's eternal light." -Sister Linda S. Reeves (2nd Counsellor General Relief Society)
- "Things have a way of resolving themselves." -Elder M. Russell Ballard (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "We must never assume that something unexplainable by us is unexplainable." -Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- "Always remember the Savior is always on board...He will NEVER abandon anyone of us." - Elder M. Russell Ballard (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Ever since then, revelations and heavenly visits have bathed the earth." -Dean M. Davies (Consellor in presiding Bishopric)
- "The natural man or woman in each of us have the power and tendency to judge and condemn others unrighteously." -Lynn G. Robbins (Presidency of the 70)
- "To discipline the Lord's way is to lovingly teach and listen." - Lynn G. Robbins (Presidency of the 70)
- "To teach a heart rending lesson we must make a heart rending sacrifice." - Lynn G. Robbins (Presidency of the 70)
- "Kindness is the power the Lord has given us to unlock hard hearts and souls." - Lynn G. Robbins (Presidency of the 70)
- "To identify a child's true identity is a gift of foresight." - Lynn G. Robbins (Presidency of the 70)
- "The greatest feeling by far is the feeling of forgiveness we receive when partaking of the sacrament." -President Henry B. Eyring (1st Counsellor of the First Presidency)
- "GRATITUDE when I served as assistant to my wife in the nursery where my job was to hand out toys and pick them up." - President Henry B. Eyring (1st Counsellor of the First Presidency)
- "The kingdom is yours; the blessings and riches are yours." -President Henry B. Eyring (1st Counsellor of the First Presidency)
- "Do we only know about the Savior or are we continually searching to know Him?" -Elder David A. Bednar (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Our purposes will align with His purposes." - Elder David A. Bednar (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "We give away ALL of our sins to know Him." - Elder David A. Bednar (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "Each of us are a compound gear working together as leaders and auxilliares of the church." -Carol B. Cook (Quorum of the 70)
- "Fulfilling church callings require A LOT of FAITH." - Carol B. Cook (Quorum of the 70)
- "Never forget special sacred experiences." -Elder Ronald A. Rasband (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
-Living tragedy does not make you immune to the sorrow that is to follow." -Evan A. Shmutz  (Quorum of the 70)
- "Our faith in Christ grows and brings comfort to our souls." - Evan A. Shmutz  (Quorum of the 70)
- "If our children learned the gospel and we were the only source of their knowledge...how much would they know." - K. Brett Nattress (Quorum of the 70)
- "And I. will. not. lose. you." - K. Brett Nattress (Quorum of the 70)
- "Motherhood is near to divinity...they sit at the level of angels." - K. Brett Nattress (Quorum of the 70)  *I love you momma! :)
- "We love Him, because He loved us First." - K. Brett Nattress (Quorum of the 70)
- "Mom, dad...it's Him." - K. Brett Nattress (Quorum of the 70)
- "When we blame others we turn into hapless individuals." -Elder Dale G. Renlund (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
- "He is joyful when we choose to repent." - Elder Dale G. Renlund (Quorum of the 12 Apostles)
So basically have JOY! Be JOYFUL! and Spread JOY! This gospel is nothing but JOY!!
Je vous aime! À semaine prochaine!
-Soeur/Tuahine Morrill :)

P.s. a cat scratched and bit me today...still doesn't take away my love for them :)

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