My shoebox

Hi everyone!

Just finished stocking up on 2 weeks worth of canned food for 5 people because President wants us to be prepared for a potential Coronavirus lockdown!!! So we're now hiding tons of rice and white beans under our beds (Parisian apartments are so tiny, I have half of my belongings in a shoebox HA)

I met the cutest recent convert this week - her name is Emma. She talked a lot about how, since she's met the church, she's been so much kinder to her children and her home is filled with peace. She was so worried about us catching the Coronavirus HA we were about to leave and she's like "Les Sœurs can I get in the car with you?" And once she's in the car she whispers, "Les Sœurs I'm gonna do something I've never done before. Promise me you will accept it." We were like "Okay..." and then she hands us a 50€ and says "Protect yourself from the Coronavirus" and runs off in the wrong direction HA she's so sweet I adore her.

Sœur Curtis shared with me a quote from her studies: President Ezra Taft Benson described the difficulty that can come with prosperity: “Ours then seems to be the toughest test of all for the evils are more subtle, more clever. It all seems less menacing and it is harder to detect. While every test of righteousness represents a struggle, this particular test seems like no test at all, no struggle and so could be the most deceiving of all tests. Do you know what peace and prosperity can do to a people—it can put them to sleep.”

If there's one lesson the Book of Mormon teaches us, it's that a lot of hardships and trials can be avoided in turning to God before you are forced to. Don't fall asleep aye

Love you all, que Dieu vous bénisse

Sister McOmber x

Atelier des Lumieres - it's like an empty warehouse and they project art on the walls and floor while blasting classical music