So I had a thought this week, "I think maybe my mom would want me to play the piano or something." So I picked a song and played it for the Presidency's wives and they're letting me play for a new missionary devotional! Which is super exciting because I thought I would never get to play here! When I walked in they said, "Do you need to do some scales or something?" And I guess I didn't hear them (my comps told me later) because I just went straight into it. My hands were shaking so much because the women in the MTC Presidency are living legends, and when I play at the devotional I am playing in front of the whole Presidency again. I am so afraid. Just being in their presence I am automatically unable to speak. So now I guess I am playing for the new missionaries yayyyy (pray for me).
Update: We had an English fast yesterday and a lot of things happened. (Note from Danette, because I didn't understand this the first time I read it. An "English fast" is not speaking English all day...she had to only speak French the whole day.) One, I almost died like three times playing volleyball. Two, I realized I know a lot more than I think. Three, I realized I know nothing. So, when we play volleyball, we're mostly with the Italian zone and a few French elders play. But I would call the ball "C'est la mien!!" and the Elders would just run me over because they had no idea I was calling it. Even the French Elders instead of speaking French just resorted to using body language or animal noises. So meal time was pretty quiet HA. However, I made it through the day and realized wait maybe I actually know some stuff here. Then for study time, I decided to watch a Mormon (Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Message in French and was quickly brought down a peg. The French speak at the speed of light and I have to turn up the volume and focus super hard on the words if I want to understand. But if I look back at where I was a few weeks ago, I know I can get there.
So every Sunday, they call somebody random from the branch to give a brief talk (in French) on a topic chosen the week before. In the past, I never planned one because statistically, it was not likely for me to get called on (Bad idea, because if I got called on, I would have literally nothing to say HA). Anyway, I decided to actually plan one this week because since I've been here a while, I might get called on. The topic was faith in Jesus Christ and in His Atonement. I said:
Avant la mission, j'ai prier pour mon ecole et mais amis, ma famille et les benedictions. Mais, j'ai n'ai pas cherche pour ses benedictions. Quand j'ai recu les benedictions, Jai dit, "oh, il est parce que j'ai etudie ou parce que de ma oeuvre." Ici, j'apprends, wow il n'est pas moi. Il n'a jamais ete. Il ete Dieu toujours.
Translation: Before the mission, I would pray for blessings. But I never really searched for the blessings in my life. And when they happened, I would say "Oh it's because I studied or because of MY hard work." But here, I have a greater understanding; it was never me. It was God always.
As disciples of Christ, we have to have faith that God can bless us and help us with anything we are going through. If we can't trust God, how can we teach other people to? Jesus Christ IS the gospel. Having faith in Christ has been everything for me here. Without him, I could never learn the language or have the Spirit with me. I'm thankful for His help in my life because I know Christ is the reason we can do all things.
She's off to Chicky Cog Cog!! Be safe mon petit papillon (my little butterfly).
(Note from Danette: This is one of Morgan's best friends, Savannah, & they got to be in the MTC {Missionary Training Center} at the same time! So fun! Savannah is now headed to Chicago!)
Another, because we love each other.
Okay this is so cute; this is a mini French hymnbook. There's some songs in here that don't have an English equivalent and we sing those on Sunday. My favorite is Souviens-toi. (Remember)
Just a foggy day in provo. And me also.
I do photography now.
We go to attend the Provo temple every P-day and eat breakfast there (okay did anybody else know that some temples have breakfast???? Nobody ever told me this and I feel lied to)
Appreciate this because I've been trying to take a picture with Elder Leterme (in the blue) all week! He is the first French person I met here and he is so funny. He always comes to say hi to our district and we love listening to his accent (he's learning English here). We always say we love it, he says "oh no you can ave eet." So cute HA we love him.
(Side note from Danette: Mark and I didn't understand that last part until Bryan explained it to us, because apparently it's a very French thing to say? When someone says they love their accent, the French person says, "You can have it." 😜)
Desole pour le long email, bonne semaine :)
Soeur McOmber
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