March 16, 2015


A SWEET AND SOUR ENDING....LITERALLY.

Well....I am leaving this wonderful place to be a ZL in Angers! I am sad but I am also looking forward to what new surprise await for me! :)

The greatest thing happened this week!!!! MICHAEL GOT BAPTIZED!!!! :))))

Sunday was hard though. I told everyone I was leaving and then they asked me to give a final remark before I left. When I got up to the stand and started to bare my testimony, I just started to bawl. I never knew I would cry as hard as when I left my family back home but I guess I did it again when I left my family here. Bourges has really become my second home. I am going to miss everyone so much. They have become my family and I am so grateful to have served here for 6 months. The Lord has really blessed me here.

Anyways, after church we all had a nice lunch with all the Branch and then we left to go to Orleans for Michael's baptism! It was so nice. Everything was prepared and we took some pictures of all of us. Michael was baptized by a young priest here in Bourges. It was his first time so both him and Michael were a little scared, but everything went perfectly. The spirit was so strong there. You know, when we first started to teach Michael I would have never guessed that he would be the one to get baptized. I guess we never know who is truly ready and is truly seeking the truth. He has made so much progress. He has really put his faith in our Heavenly Father by taking those steps that lead to baptism and through that he was able to find himself and find God. This place has changed my life. I will never forget what beautiful miracles I have seen here.

Today, some of the members, Michael, and us went to a nice Asian buffet. So guess it literally was a "SWEET & SOUR" ending...haha. It was so so much more sweet though. :)

Have a good week everyone. Love ya!
Bisous!!!
Elder Evan Peterson

Picture 1 - End of the transfer pic with the District.  2 - Michael's baptism.  3 - Asian buffet!