Dear all,
Last week in the MTC was good, sad to leave friends there but I'm in
Canada now! I love it here!
My first area that I've been assigned to is Mount-Saint-Hilare! It's
just a little east of Montréal. The city itself is pretty cool.
There's a mountain thing just outside that looks super cool. There's
also a river that flows in between the city of Mount-Saint-Hilare and
Beloeil. We live in Beloeil, the church is in Mount-Saint-Hilare. We
have a pretty big area, it goes up about 55km north and about 25km
east and west from here. We have a car though which is nice.
My companion is Elder Deakins. He's from LA area. He's really great
and has taught me a lot already! He's been out for six months and this
is his first French area. We're both new in this area so that's been a
little hectic figuring everything out. Elder Deakins is like a total
Californian though. He said he would always go to the beach and play
his guitar and surf with friends in high school. Also his dad is an
actor and played Jesus in the Lamb of God church videos. I always
wondered what the people who play Jesus in church videos are like in
real life...
Canada isn't that much different from United States in apperance but
everything is in French here! It's weird! And the accent here is
something else. There are times when I can't understand a word that's
being said. I can't even explain it. There have been a few times I've
almost laughed out loud at people when they talk. I mean that in a
good way! It's really different than what I learned in the MTC! It's
been hard for me to speak it too. I've just got to be better about not
being afraid to make mistakes! I'm glad I'm in a French speaking area
though, it's such a cool language! And I can really testify of the
power of the gift of tongues!
There's a ward here that's pretty big and strong. All the members are
super friendly. We got an apple pie and a jar of beans from members
our first Sunday haha. They're a lot of less active members in the
area though so strengthening the ward is going to be one of our main
focuses here.
It's fun to be somewhere where you don't know anyone! There are some
kind of crazy people though that we've met already!
It's been kind of overwhelming at times with everything new and
different. I've still got a lot I've got to get used to! But I know
I've been blessed a lot by the Lord! I'm so grateful for this
opportunity to be a missionary, it's really an amazing experience!
Love you all hope you have a great week!
Elder Rosenlof
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