July 28, 2014
Hello everyone!
So this week has been good...but not the best though. Gregory went off of the face of the earth again.
We did end up finding two new amis this week though! One is Christelle from Congo. We taught her twice this week and she seems interested! She even came to church this week and she loved it!
The other one is Christianna. She is from Nigeria and speaks English. She seemed not too interested in our message but she is willing to try so we will take that over nothing! She actually goes to the same church that two of our recent converts went to.
Well I have a story to tell you guys...
While we were porting, we knocked on an old lady's house. She was a little drunk. She said she lost a lot of her family members so we taught her that she can live with them again. She didn't seem to believe us but we continued to testify to her.
Then suddenly...she asked us how old we were. That is when it got weird. She guessed both of our ages and for Elder Willden she guessed 25 and then for me she guessed 40! haha. I am not sure why she thought that I was 40 and Elder Willden was 25...haha. I told her that I was 19 and she couldn't believe it. Then it got even more weird when she said how handsome I was and she kept pointing over to my comp telling him that I was so handsome. hahaha. I just laughed and she asked if I was married and I said no. She couldn't believe that I didn't have a girl and then she said that if I was 40 that I would have her as girl. hahaha. That is when we couldn't stop laughing, but when she said that we started to leave for our own safety. It was an interesting experience. Hopefully she felt our testimonies!
Anyways, have a great week! Love you guys!!!!
Elder Evan Peterson
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
July 21, 2014
Bonjour à tous!
So this week was good! The only bad news was that Lebron James is going back to Cleveland...haha. So I'm glad that that is the only complaint I have.
So to start off this week..we finally saw Gregory again! That was really a miracle. I was so dang worried for him. We were able to teach him this week which was really good. He is progressing well.
We also went to Paris this week for our district meeting. The Zone Leaders gave us a training about less active and recent convert members and how we need to work with them more. President Babin really wants the whole mission to really work on that. I think it is a really good idea because sometimes I think we baptize people and then right after their baptism we just stop meeting with them and they start going inactive. So I am excited to see what happens.
We did exchanges this week and I did an exchange with Elder Lehman. We set up two lessons for later on during the week but sadly they didn't show up. Elder Willden and I have set up a lot of lessons for next week so I am praying that those work out.
I hope you all have had a great week and that this next week will be awesome!!
Love you all!
Elder Evan Peterson
Here is a pic of me and my French suit.
Bonjour à tous!
So this week was good! The only bad news was that Lebron James is going back to Cleveland...haha. So I'm glad that that is the only complaint I have.
So to start off this week..we finally saw Gregory again! That was really a miracle. I was so dang worried for him. We were able to teach him this week which was really good. He is progressing well.
We also went to Paris this week for our district meeting. The Zone Leaders gave us a training about less active and recent convert members and how we need to work with them more. President Babin really wants the whole mission to really work on that. I think it is a really good idea because sometimes I think we baptize people and then right after their baptism we just stop meeting with them and they start going inactive. So I am excited to see what happens.
We did exchanges this week and I did an exchange with Elder Lehman. We set up two lessons for later on during the week but sadly they didn't show up. Elder Willden and I have set up a lot of lessons for next week so I am praying that those work out.
I hope you all have had a great week and that this next week will be awesome!!
Love you all!
Elder Evan Peterson
Here is a pic of me and my French suit.
July 14, 2014
So this week has been good but not the best though. It has been very stressful because we haven't been able to get a hold of our ami who is going to be baptized. All of our other amis are out of town. We also did a lot of searching, but we weren't able to find anyone, so it has been a really tough week.
It is amazing how God can build you up in times of difficulty. I was reading in D & C 121:7-9 which says:
7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.
9 Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands."
And I continued to read and in D & C 122:7-9 it says:
7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these tings shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.
8 The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?
9 Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever."
I know that God knows who we are and what we all need. And I know that God does answer prayers because He has answered mine my whole life and every time I have called on His name, He was always there. So this week has been hard, in more ways than one, but it allowed me to rely on something more than just my own power. And I know that if we have hope in God, everything will be better. And that's why this next week is going to be great! I hope you guys have a great week as well!!
I love you all!!! Until next week! :))
Elder Evan Peterson
So this week has been good but not the best though. It has been very stressful because we haven't been able to get a hold of our ami who is going to be baptized. All of our other amis are out of town. We also did a lot of searching, but we weren't able to find anyone, so it has been a really tough week.
It is amazing how God can build you up in times of difficulty. I was reading in D & C 121:7-9 which says:
7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.
9 Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands."
And I continued to read and in D & C 122:7-9 it says:
7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these tings shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.
8 The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?
9 Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever."
I know that God knows who we are and what we all need. And I know that God does answer prayers because He has answered mine my whole life and every time I have called on His name, He was always there. So this week has been hard, in more ways than one, but it allowed me to rely on something more than just my own power. And I know that if we have hope in God, everything will be better. And that's why this next week is going to be great! I hope you guys have a great week as well!!
I love you all!!! Until next week! :))
Elder Evan Peterson
Sunday, July 20, 2014
July 7, 2014
Hello guys! I am staying in AMIENS for transfer 6!!! I will still be with Elder Willden for another transfer. He is going to finish his mission with me.
Oh yeah, Happy 4th of July!!! I almost forgot! I guess France is getting to me! haha
So this week has been really good. Elder Willden and I have just been teaching Gregory and preparing him for baptism. Sadly this week I have been sick but I am fine now.
The whole appartement is staying together so it is going to be another adventure. haha (It's funny to be typing Evan's blog and realize every now and then a word will be spelled in French...haha)
Elder Willden and I also had another great experience. One of the members here had us teach his friend that he has been meeting for awhile and talking with him about the gospel. We read some scriptures and continually testified to him. I would say that it was the most spiritual experience that we have had this whole transfer. The guys name is Stephen and he seems so golden. So we will see what will happen with him. We are going to see him again.
We also got to see our new President and his wife (President and Soeur Babin). We got to talk to them for a little bit and tell them a little bit about ourselves. They also gave a little training for the missionaries as well. It was a very spiritual training and they even played a little bit of good old Josh Groban for us as well during their training. haha President and his wife are super nice and I am excited for the rest of my mission and having the opportunity to serve with them! It's going to be good!
Other than that we are just looking forward to another great transfer in Amiens. I am glad that I am still here too because the work has really picked up and it is only going to get better!
I hope you all have a great week and that you have had a great 4th of July!
Love you all!!!!
Elder Evan Peterson
Here is the new transfer planner:
Hello guys! I am staying in AMIENS for transfer 6!!! I will still be with Elder Willden for another transfer. He is going to finish his mission with me.
Oh yeah, Happy 4th of July!!! I almost forgot! I guess France is getting to me! haha
So this week has been really good. Elder Willden and I have just been teaching Gregory and preparing him for baptism. Sadly this week I have been sick but I am fine now.
The whole appartement is staying together so it is going to be another adventure. haha (It's funny to be typing Evan's blog and realize every now and then a word will be spelled in French...haha)
Elder Willden and I also had another great experience. One of the members here had us teach his friend that he has been meeting for awhile and talking with him about the gospel. We read some scriptures and continually testified to him. I would say that it was the most spiritual experience that we have had this whole transfer. The guys name is Stephen and he seems so golden. So we will see what will happen with him. We are going to see him again.
We also got to see our new President and his wife (President and Soeur Babin). We got to talk to them for a little bit and tell them a little bit about ourselves. They also gave a little training for the missionaries as well. It was a very spiritual training and they even played a little bit of good old Josh Groban for us as well during their training. haha President and his wife are super nice and I am excited for the rest of my mission and having the opportunity to serve with them! It's going to be good!
Other than that we are just looking forward to another great transfer in Amiens. I am glad that I am still here too because the work has really picked up and it is only going to get better!
I hope you all have a great week and that you have had a great 4th of July!
Love you all!!!!
Elder Evan Peterson
Here is the new transfer planner:
Monday, June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
Hello everyone!!!
So this week has been really good! This whole week everybody is leaving on vacation which really stinks but the great thing is that we have been teaching Gregory, one of our amis, pretty much everyday! He is progressing a lot!
So Gregory lives all alone and we are pretty much his only friends besides a retired Catholic priest called Pere Joseph who takes him out for coffee. Gregory is very timid and gets depressed a lot because he is all alone. Gregory came to our Family Home Evening this Monday and he loved it. He said he feels really good at our Church.
We have to teach him very slow and testify to him a lot but he is praying every night and he says it helps him. I feel so bad for him because one time in a lesson he showed us that he cuts himself and that he is really depressed. I felt so much of God's love for him and how much God just wants him to be happy because that is what God wants for all of us. Every time he sees us he is so happy. It is a great thing when we can make someone else's life better because when you do then it makes your life so much better too.
We taught the Plan of Salvation with Gregory and on Sunday he came to church as well!! He says he is going to come to church every Sunday and to every Family Home Evening! He lives a long ways away too. This Sunday we were able to fix a baptismal date with Gregory for the 2nd of August. I love Amiens a lot and I am so grateful to be able to see a lot of miracles here.
I also got a package from my dearest lovely sister, Marina, AKA Sister Peterson. That really made my week as well!! Thanks!!! LOVE YOU!!!
I hope you guys have a great week!
Love you all!!!
Elder Evan Peterson
Pics. 1. Me and the package that I got!
2. "Blue Whale, Persevere, Never say Give Up." Favorite Quote. It is a pen that I got.
Hello everyone!!!
So this week has been really good! This whole week everybody is leaving on vacation which really stinks but the great thing is that we have been teaching Gregory, one of our amis, pretty much everyday! He is progressing a lot!
So Gregory lives all alone and we are pretty much his only friends besides a retired Catholic priest called Pere Joseph who takes him out for coffee. Gregory is very timid and gets depressed a lot because he is all alone. Gregory came to our Family Home Evening this Monday and he loved it. He said he feels really good at our Church.
We have to teach him very slow and testify to him a lot but he is praying every night and he says it helps him. I feel so bad for him because one time in a lesson he showed us that he cuts himself and that he is really depressed. I felt so much of God's love for him and how much God just wants him to be happy because that is what God wants for all of us. Every time he sees us he is so happy. It is a great thing when we can make someone else's life better because when you do then it makes your life so much better too.
We taught the Plan of Salvation with Gregory and on Sunday he came to church as well!! He says he is going to come to church every Sunday and to every Family Home Evening! He lives a long ways away too. This Sunday we were able to fix a baptismal date with Gregory for the 2nd of August. I love Amiens a lot and I am so grateful to be able to see a lot of miracles here.
I also got a package from my dearest lovely sister, Marina, AKA Sister Peterson. That really made my week as well!! Thanks!!! LOVE YOU!!!
I hope you guys have a great week!
Love you all!!!
Elder Evan Peterson
Pics. 1. Me and the package that I got!
2. "Blue Whale, Persevere, Never say Give Up." Favorite Quote. It is a pen that I got.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
June 23, 2014
Hello EVERYBODY!!!
So this week has been the best week since I have been here in Amiens! We found 4 new amis! It was a great miracle. Another thing that happened this week is that President and Soeur Poznanski are gone, but I will start talking about our week.
So the first part of this week was when we were contacting in centre ville. I contacted this lady and she said she was Catholic and she recognized us as being "Mormon" and not as "Johovah Witnesses" like everyone else thinks we are. I asked if we could share our message with her. She said yes and invited us to go get a coffee so we can sit down and talk. I said, "Sure, but we don't drink coffee though" (haha...she'll find out about that later). We taught the Restoration while I was drinking my Fanta, and Elder Willden his lemonade and she was drinking her coffee. She had a lot of questions but she said she wants to hear more and that she and her husband have been having a lot of doubts. She isn't a new ami yet but I just wanted to share that story because it is cool.
Our amis are this one guy named Olivier which we actually taught him the first week of this transfer but haven't been able to get a hold of him until now. We will be seeing him next week.
The other one is a guy named Gregory. He lives all alone and he if a very very timid guy and all he talks about is how he wants a girlfriend and how he is depressed and he sometimes thinks about suicide. I am glad we could meet him so he can have some friends in his life.
The other two people are a young family that we met. The father's name is Pablo (he is from Spain) and his wife's name is Noelise. She is from French Guiana). We had a great lesson with them about the Restoration and they are really involved with God and teaching their children to believe in God. I am so happy that we were able to find them because families are hard to find especially golden ones like this family.
Other than that, this week we had our last Zone Conference with the Poznanski's. It is sad that they are leaving because they have done a lot for me, this mission and our Savior, but I am really exited to see President Babin and his wife!!!
So I hope you guys have had a great week! Have a great one this week too!
Love you guys!
Elder Peterson
Here are pics of me and my comp, Elder Willden and me with the Poznanski's.
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Hello EVERYBODY!!!
So this week has been the best week since I have been here in Amiens! We found 4 new amis! It was a great miracle. Another thing that happened this week is that President and Soeur Poznanski are gone, but I will start talking about our week.
So the first part of this week was when we were contacting in centre ville. I contacted this lady and she said she was Catholic and she recognized us as being "Mormon" and not as "Johovah Witnesses" like everyone else thinks we are. I asked if we could share our message with her. She said yes and invited us to go get a coffee so we can sit down and talk. I said, "Sure, but we don't drink coffee though" (haha...she'll find out about that later). We taught the Restoration while I was drinking my Fanta, and Elder Willden his lemonade and she was drinking her coffee. She had a lot of questions but she said she wants to hear more and that she and her husband have been having a lot of doubts. She isn't a new ami yet but I just wanted to share that story because it is cool.
Our amis are this one guy named Olivier which we actually taught him the first week of this transfer but haven't been able to get a hold of him until now. We will be seeing him next week.
The other one is a guy named Gregory. He lives all alone and he if a very very timid guy and all he talks about is how he wants a girlfriend and how he is depressed and he sometimes thinks about suicide. I am glad we could meet him so he can have some friends in his life.
The other two people are a young family that we met. The father's name is Pablo (he is from Spain) and his wife's name is Noelise. She is from French Guiana). We had a great lesson with them about the Restoration and they are really involved with God and teaching their children to believe in God. I am so happy that we were able to find them because families are hard to find especially golden ones like this family.
Other than that, this week we had our last Zone Conference with the Poznanski's. It is sad that they are leaving because they have done a lot for me, this mission and our Savior, but I am really exited to see President Babin and his wife!!!
So I hope you guys have had a great week! Have a great one this week too!
Love you guys!
Elder Peterson
Here are pics of me and my comp, Elder Willden and me with the Poznanski's.
June 16, 2014
Hey everybody!!! The theme of last week was "Cette semaine est notre semaine!" (This week is our week!) I probably annoyed my comp the whole week because I said that a lot. haha.
Well the beginning of last week was super hard. All of our appointments ended up not working out and we didn't find anybody. It was very discouraging and I remember just praying and praying. I still didn't give up on the fact that "this week is our week" though.
So on Friday me and my comp decided to do some late night contacting in centre ville (the middle of town) before we had to be back at 9pm. So we did and we saw a great miracle. We found this guy named Feran. He speaks English and French and he is from Iraq. We taught him the restoration and he was very interested and we fixed an appointment to meet with him and his family. It felt so great to finally find someone because Elder Willden and I have been working really hard this transfer. It was so great to know that God is always there for you and will always be there to guide his elect unto him. I am just glad that I could find this nice young guy and his family.
So on Sunday night we taught Feran and his family. He is hte only one that speaks English and French so the language barrier is a little difficult but we showed the the Book of Mormon in Arabic online so that all of them could read it. They said they will so I am really excited to watch what will happen with them.
Another great blessing this week was that we were able to contact two of our potentials and we set up appointments with them and their families. I was thinking this week as well that the church mainly grows through families and how amazingly blessed we were to find a lot of young families here in Amiens. It was a really peaceful experience.
I just want to tell all of you that God is there. He hears our prayers and that if we have faith in him and do his will everything will work out for the better.
I hope that all of you have an amazing week! :)
I love you guys!!!
Elder Peterson
Mom's notes: Elder Willden is from Charlotte, NC. Soldes is getting ready to start soon. This is one of two times during the year that stores can have sales so the missionaries usually save up to buy something during this time. The other two missionaries in their apartment are Elder Oliverson and Elder Weston. It rains a lot in France no matter what the season. Transfers are on July 9th.
Hey everybody!!! The theme of last week was "Cette semaine est notre semaine!" (This week is our week!) I probably annoyed my comp the whole week because I said that a lot. haha.
Well the beginning of last week was super hard. All of our appointments ended up not working out and we didn't find anybody. It was very discouraging and I remember just praying and praying. I still didn't give up on the fact that "this week is our week" though.
So on Friday me and my comp decided to do some late night contacting in centre ville (the middle of town) before we had to be back at 9pm. So we did and we saw a great miracle. We found this guy named Feran. He speaks English and French and he is from Iraq. We taught him the restoration and he was very interested and we fixed an appointment to meet with him and his family. It felt so great to finally find someone because Elder Willden and I have been working really hard this transfer. It was so great to know that God is always there for you and will always be there to guide his elect unto him. I am just glad that I could find this nice young guy and his family.
So on Sunday night we taught Feran and his family. He is hte only one that speaks English and French so the language barrier is a little difficult but we showed the the Book of Mormon in Arabic online so that all of them could read it. They said they will so I am really excited to watch what will happen with them.
Another great blessing this week was that we were able to contact two of our potentials and we set up appointments with them and their families. I was thinking this week as well that the church mainly grows through families and how amazingly blessed we were to find a lot of young families here in Amiens. It was a really peaceful experience.
I just want to tell all of you that God is there. He hears our prayers and that if we have faith in him and do his will everything will work out for the better.
I hope that all of you have an amazing week! :)
I love you guys!!!
Elder Peterson
Mom's notes: Elder Willden is from Charlotte, NC. Soldes is getting ready to start soon. This is one of two times during the year that stores can have sales so the missionaries usually save up to buy something during this time. The other two missionaries in their apartment are Elder Oliverson and Elder Weston. It rains a lot in France no matter what the season. Transfers are on July 9th.
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