Montréal Sud-Est Week 2

This week has been pretty interesting; not very busy, but we've been able to see lots of miracles! This email is going to be a bit shorter, as I don't have as much time today—sorry.

Our district is really awesome! There is one sister team with three sisters, the one Elder team we're living with, and us. Pretty decent sized district! Four of us are called Spanish, so I'll be able to practice with them quite a bit, which will be awesome!

We had the opportunity to teach with one of the Haitian members of the ward, Frère Jean Pierre, who is super cool. We went with him to teach a Haitian family that we found last week. They're really amazing, are very humble, and willing to learn. Even the children were involved in the lesson, which I did not expect! The member was able to speak Creole to them, which was really cool.

We have also been teaching this couple, Lesely and Malorie, who are from Haiti as well. We have only been teaching them for a week and a half now, but they are already talking about how much the Gospel has been changing their life. It's such a humbling experience; they're awesome!

We got to start teaching Charles, who was previously being taught by the Elders we live with. He's super cool, and has as really sad history. He loves the gospel and has lots of promise.

We had a Family Home Evening with some branch members last night, which was SUPER fun. Especially because lots of the Hispanic members from the branch came, so I was able to talk to them basically the whole time! I was able to set up a couple of dinner appointments with them this week, haha. I'm so happy I won't have to say goodbye completely to the Spanish culture! Elder Amichia is super excited to eat as well!

We thought winter was over, but NO!!! 

We've really been spending a LOT of time finding. It's very, very fun, but sometimes hard. Elder Amichia and I are getting along really well. He's very bold in contacting, so he's been teaching me a lot. I've been learning a lot of French from him as well; I'm so blessed to be able to be with a French companion. We're having lots of fun together! Although it might get slow sometimes, we're in good spirits and keep pressing forward!

General Conference is coming up, and I'm super excited. You all should be too! But as it approaches, it's really important that we are prepared. Just think of the magnitude of the conference; we have living prophets who are going to tell us EXACTLY what we need to know for our unique struggles and difficulties that we have this day in age. I invite all of you in the next coming weeks to think about some questions you may have. It could be anything from, "How can I best magnify my current calling?" to, "Which school should I go to?" I promise that as you prepare for this upcoming conference, all of your questions will be answered!

I love you all so much, and I hope that you have a great week! Love you!

Elder James