~ Franchement ~

Wow hey it's that time again! 

       Hit my halfway mark this week so that's pretty cool, 9 months left! Heard a Post Malone song today and got a little trunky but it's fine I'm fine... 

       In other news, we got transfer information today and I found out I'm basically "whitewash training" at the temple. We have a sister that got here about a transfer ago and now she's coming to the temple so I'm gonna teach her all of our ways. She's my second Francophone companion so I'm gonna be fluent now ya'll watch out (there's 3 francophones in our apartment, I'm the only American). Anyway, she's super cute her name is Sœur Dampt and she's from Lille I'm excited!

       I'm kind of sad to leave Metz but also I miss the temple family. It's like my second home - I'm really excited to see my Sœurs again and meet the new Sœurs too. And we're off to President's ward so...guess I need to be obedient now (blagues, blagues) 

       Anyway, this week we had some fun adventures in Metz. We taught our ami Dan, who has a baptism date for December, about the word of wisdom. He loved all of it, but at the end he was like....wait so can I still eat my coffee éclairs? And we didn't actually know but Sœur Madsen assumed no and testified of commandments and was like, "You can choose your éclair OR you can choose to be ~ éclairé ~ (enlightened)." She was really proud of that one HA. Dan was still pretty distraught about it but commited to quit his éclair habit. Then we consulted with bishop and with the district and discovered there actually is in fact, not coffee in éclairs and so they're perfectly fine (kind of what I assumed). We called Dan and he was so happy I thought he might cry. But I really admire his determination to drop something he loved simply because he understood it as a commandment. We should all be like that.  

       ALSO we had such a spicy lesson in relief society yesterday. I was just eating popcorn in the back row it was great. But anyway, a member we had recently reactivated was asked to give a lesson on the Sacrament. Then a few ladies that were visiting from another ward started saying things like "if women wear pants or kids are wearing sneakers to church, we honestly shouldn't even let them in to sacrament." (Our friend teaching the lesson was wearing pants) Meanwhile, I'm sitting next to my recent convert, who is also ~wearing pants~, deciding to just go ahead and not translate. They kept going on about things of the same idea- even saying the sounds of children ruin the Spirit of the Sacrament. Then my hero, Sœur Voss, piped up from the back row like "FRANCHEMENT, (honestly) the fact that these people are even at church is something we should be celebrating. If you can't afford church clothes or have noisy children but you still make the effort to be at church, we should always welcome those people because that's what Christ would do." It was interesting as well because the women who visited came from a ward that is known to struggle a lot with missionary work. I imagine It's really hard to come to a new church when you feel like everything you do will be judged. I think we can all do a better job of loving those who live the gospel differently than us because, as the Savior taught, the greatest commandment is love. 

Anyway, still out here learnin' things and teaching my brothers and sisters in Christ. Hope you all had a great week!

Sœur McOmber 

Elizabeth made us a mirabelle tarte it was the sweetest thing. Everytime I see her at church she grabs my hand and just holds it for like 5 minutes while she talks to me HA love her. 

Finally tried a Merveilleux! It's meringue of different flavors, these are cherry and speculos (airplane cookies). 

A membre made us Moules Frites 

Les Montgolfières! Hot air balloons are out all day every day in the summer. 

Tried to take a pic with them but now it's just an awkward picture of me and S. Madsen 

Myriam's baptism! If you're a true fan you remember her from St. Ouen. Sœur Ilizarbe sent me these and I'm so happy for her decision. I know she's setting the best example possible for her children they're so lucky to have her.

The man himself. EMEKA. Many have been brought to the waters of baptism through this man. He's such a personality he always slaps my wrist when I try to shake his hand and told everybody my name is Morgan so now all the Nigerians call me Morgan HA 

Lilian's birthday!!! We made her a cake and wrote her a card in Dutch (she's from Surinam) and apparently she can only read in French but it's okay HA Léo translated it for her it was really cute she was so happy 💕

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