Miracles in the Medium - January 17, 2022

Bonjour bonjour! Here's my little weekly update about what I have learned and felt. I love Montréal so much. I am so grateful for the friends we have made here and the people who are like family! We have so much in the works, being a missionary is the best. This week I was reminded of a prayer that one of my favorite kids said back in Lévis. We went over to his house one day to see how he was doing, he had watched his cat get ran over on his way to school earlier that morning. Donovan is the sweetest boy I've probably ever met and he loved his cat so much. It was so sad, but as we prayed together he said something will always stick with me. He said "thank you God for this medium day." After having probably one of the hardest days of his little life he was still able to show gratitude and see good in his day. It was such a humble prayer and I aspire to have that kind of perspective. This week we had quite a few medium moments. Those moments where we don't see the reason, or when things just seem to be going wrong. Sister Chatterley and I were sick, we think I had the OG covid and Sœur Chatterley had omicron. But we are healthy now so that is happy. I also lost my phone on one of the streets in Montreal which is probably the worst thing that could happen to a covid missionary haha! Not really, but it was not ideal. I have no idea how I managed to do that, I feel like such an irresponsible person. Mostly I'm just sad because I lost all the photos I've took on my mission so far, kind of funny that it happened the day before my 6 months haha. But I'm grateful I wrote my experiences in my journal so I won't forget them or the people that I've come to love to much. The office lent me a phone for now so I'll still be able to get work done, which is such a blessing. We think it must've fell out of the car and someone picked it up, so we are just praying they'll return it! Once they figure out they can't do anything with a missionary phone I don't think they would want it anyway. NEVERTHELESS, we will keep going. I am so grateful for this week. The medium moments and all. I just love being a missionary, there is never a dull moment. Donovan's example really helped me this week to focus on the good, to be thankful, to grow, and to look for the miracles amidst the medium parts of our day. Today I had a powerful call with my mom. This pday we weren't allowed to leave our apartment because of the winter storm Izzy. We thought it'd be a really bad storm since they gave it a name, but so far we've only gotten a few inches of snow, and it's only -12. So not bad at all haha! This winter is the first winter I haven't picked up a shovel in what feels like my whole life, so that is crazy. Anyways, today I was able to have a longer call with my mom and we talked about what we have learned and loved as we've studied the scriptures. We were talking about the creation and one thing she shared with me really related to this thought I had about seeing good in every day. Moses 3:9 talks about the tree of life being planted also in the midst of the garden of eden, with the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God's plan involved the tree of life - Jesus Christ - from the beginning. He is in the midst of all things. In all the medium moments we can find Christ, and see his works around us. I loved this thought so much. And I know that when we look for Him, He is in the details of every day! I hit 6 MONTHS as a missionary this week! So that is actually wild. It is flying by, but I can honestly say these have been some of the best months of my life. I love being a missionary and seeing the joy that this gospel brings to people! This week, I hope that we will all be able to find the miracles in the medium experiences that God has blessed us with:) JE VOUS AIME TANT! - sœur hardy - pics - cute board of notes sister Chatterley made for my 6 months! - my favorite note:) the Canada flag haha - Montréal zone pic - we made a fort one night, it was the best