Salut! Comment Allez Vous?
This week was soooo fun because two things, I got my district and I started learning French!! I'm in a trio with Soeur Brown and Soeur Jacobs and I love them both. But here's the kicker; almost everybody in my district is already fluent, they just came to learn some gospel words. I'm learning pretty quick though and Soeur Brown gives me nemo stickers if I'm doing especially well. My favorite French word is "dac", it's short for d'accord (okay). I love it because we respond to pretty much everything by saying duck. I also like the word for kneel (s'agenouiller, try to say that one HA).
I don't have pics of the district- I promise I'll take some this week. But there's two elders from our district from New Zealand and we assign them to do everything because we just like to hear them talk HA. Instead of saying "I think" they say "I reckon" and every form of candy they refer to as "lollies." They're my favorite.
One thing that's really been on my mind this week has been humility. In 3 Nephi 11:38 it says "And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and be baptized in my name, and become as a little child, or ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God." This week, I've been forced to be like a little child because I simply don't know anything about French. Learning a language is one of the most humbling things I've ever had to do. I get corrected over and over because my accent isn't perfect and I don't always get the words right, but I can either choose to be annoyed about it or choose to be teachable- like a child. I've also realized that when I am humble and open to correction, I learn a lot quicker. I know it's not just through my own hard work but it's also through the help of a God who loves me and wants to see me grow.
Most of our missionaries are Tahitian so they have to learn two languages. I thought the bible was cool because the pages are red.
We are sheep...
Soeur Brown put some phrases on the door to help us parle votre langue (speak our language). And yes I'm wearing a robe. Laugh if you want it's the best decision I ever made.
Une chatte du MTC. She looks afraid but I promise she loves it.
Thank you for all of your love and emails. Joyeux Noel!
Soeur McOmber
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