Dearest family and friends,
I would like to share with you a few miracles that have taken place in this sector this last week.
1. I told you about Madame Rose and her daughters last week. Her teenage daughter said a very inspiring closing prayer. The husband didn't show up to the lesson, because he was held back with some previous engagements. WELL, at the end of this last week, the sisters here in Dijon were with a member of the ward here, on the way to a lesson or something when a man cried at them and said that he wanted to hear more about Jesus Christ. The sisters thought that he was mocking them, so they simply tried to ignore him, but the member boldly approached him. The member walked back to the sisters with a phone number, an address and a rendezvous arranged. So the sisters showed up to this RDV with the same member. They were surprised, when they walked in to see that the man was holding an open copy of the Book of Mormon. They asked how he got it and the man explained that the weekend before two boys in suits had come and taught his wife and daughters! It was Madame Rose's husband! When the sisters told me about this, I was flabbergasted! Hehe. So we passed this family to the sisters and they will be teaching them from now on! Cool little miracle.
2. About a week and a half ago we contacted a man who was walking his cute little daughter home from school. We told him about a book that we wanted to give him that would change his life and bring him much more peace and happiness in the family. When we went to this man's home we were received with such a warm welcome. He had a wife and three beautiful daughters, and they were all immigrants from Kosovo in Eastern Europe. They are Muslim of origin, but not very practicing. The middle daughter, who is 14 has a cancer and is currently going through chemotherapy, but is just a smiley and happy little girl, even though she is going through this tough trial. We taught a bit of our message and left them with the Book of Mormon in Albanian, their native language. The next time we came and taught them, we found out that it was mostly the 14 year old who had sparked the curiosity and read into the Book of Mormon. She loved what she read, and it is amazing to me the way that God reaches out to his children. It is amazing to be a missionary. There is nothing quite like it.
3. Bruno is a non-smoker. He has not touched cigarettes in 10 days today! We know that it is because of his faith, courage and will that he was able to do it. He is truly a changed man. I remember the day that we met him, a little over 2 months ago, Elder Powell and I's first morning in Dijon. He seemed a little hopeless, unhappy, like he'd been through a lot of difficulties in his life, and he has. But now he is smiley, funny, spiritual and faith-filled. He is also one of the most prayerful investigators I've ever taught. He will be baptized next weekend and he are so proud of him and excited for his future!
4. A new investigator came to a session of general conference with her son. She is someone who comes to english class every week and my companion and I have played soccer with her son in the past. She received a Book of Mormon already from a family that she knows in the ward. We were so happy to see her show! She came to the session in which Elder D. Todd Christofferson talked about women and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland talked about depression. She has recently separated from the boy's fathers, so I think that she was able to really receive some great council. The Lord works in mysterious ways.
Those are just a few of the many miracles and blessings that Elder Powell and I saw this last week.
I love you much my family and I love this work! Let's do our best to be doers and not only hearers of the word! Go out and apply the things you heard and felt in general conference. Pray for missionary opportunities and then act! I know that this gospel truly is "the penetrating light that pierces through the obscurity of darkness"!
Avec amour,
Elder Kunzler
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