Hey Family!

I think I need to get more creative with my titles. They are hardly even exciting. Not nearly as exciting as this week! We had an incredible week here in the South end of Brussels. I don't have a whole lot of time so I want to share just a couple of miracles. So, first off, Friday night we scheduled a rdv with this guy we met on the bus. He said that he met with the missionaries for 4 years a long time ago. He is a Theology professor here in Brussels and was so excited to see missionaries again. We only had a few minutes to talk to him so we gave him our card and he jumped off the bus. Well he called us 5 mins later and said ok I want this DVD, when can we meet? Well, we were excited, got this awesome young Portugese member to come with us and then waited anxiously at the church. Well, he didn't make it. His car broke or something like that. What to do? Well when we have a member with us we know that someone needs to hear their testimony so we were trying to decide the best thing to do. We had met this girl the night before and decided to go pass by her. We got there and she wasn't there. We had gone through the area book and found a couple of people that we wanted to passby. Ok, this is getting long. We got there and the girl didn't live there anymore so we decided to ring all the sonnets. The last one was this man who invited us up. Turns out he was from Brazil! Celia is absolutely incredible. I started teaching and she was translating but then she just took over. She explained the book of Mormon and bore her testimony of the truth of it. It was so amazing. Turns out he is a Pastor of another church so we aren't going back BUT we were with the person that was able to teach and share her testimony. So incredible. Ok miracle number 2. We met this girl last week during a consecrated hour. We had been walking around and had talked to a couple of people but hadn't really found anyone terribly interested. Then, towards the end of the hour we were walking down the street and we saw this girl walking toward us. We looked at her and had a little companionship unity head nod. We stopped her and started talking about the church. Turns out she is an exchange student from the States and here until May. She said she's been looking for a church and is excited to come to FHE. She texted us this morning and asked what to wear to FHE. We're so excited for her! Thanks so much for the package! The scarf is adorable and looks exactly like what a ton of the super chic people wear here. I love the hat as well. Thankfully we don't have 3 ft of snow! It has actually been unseasonably warm. We've hit both extremes, freezing and balmy. Strange Belge weather. I love Alma 37:34. Did you know that was the theme scripture for the mission while I was in new Jersey? I love that chapter. I think the end is my favorite part.

'For just as surely as this director did bring our fathers, by following its course , to the promised land, shall the words of Christ, if we follow their course, carry us beyond this vale of sorrow into a far better land of promise.'

So beautiful and even more true. I love this chapter. I was reading in Alma this morning and came across 9:26. It details the characteristics of Christ, 'full of grace, equity, and truth, full of patience, mercy, and long-suffering, quick to hear the cries of his people and to answer their prayers.' He embodies all of those things. We have access when we go to him in faith. We were in a rdv with a new ami last night and she was asking how we can really know what we share is true. We were able to bear testimony that God teaches us through the Spirit. We know the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true because we have asked God. He has been quick to hear our cries and answer our petitions. He is there.

Paul talks about it in Romans 1:20,
'For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen.'

We can know the things we cannot see when we ask and wait and listen. I love you all. I am so happy Josh is doing well as well. What a blessing to have so many people who are coming unto Christ. It makes me overwhelmed with Joy to know that he is helping so many in that process. It really is the most important road they can take, we can all take. Love you all!!!Soeur Katie Powers