Excerpt from Soeur Bolaños :
We are so blessed! :)
The France Lyon Mission is truly so blessed everyday! This week has been a miraculous one, a memorable one!
On Friday, we got up at 5 am to travel to Bordeaux for our Christmas conference! The moment every single one of us was anxiously waiting for! The ride there was long but so worth it! When we got there, were were assigned to sit in the chapel and spiritually prepare by reading our scriptures, pondering upon the meaning of Christmas, and so on. Then, President came in with his wife Sister Rooney, and so did David Archuleta, his beautiful pianist, his manager, and the assistant director to the tabernacle choir! They all had made the effort to come all the way from Utah to visit us and share something very special with us! The feeling of joy I had is inexplicable! Later president allowed each and everyone of us to individually to go up to them and shake their hand and tell them where we were from! It was truly a blessing. Then David shared some beautiful hymns such as "Oh Holy Night" and "Glorious," and even sang "Le Divine enfant" in french for us, which he hadn't practiced at all, but wanted to give it a try just for the France Lyon Mission. How blessed! I mention "Oh Holy Night" and "Glorious" because both are songs that really touch me. First, "Glorious," is from the movie "Meet the Mormons" which is a movie I haven't seen yet, but I hear is so great and is helping missionary work in the church go forward! You should all go see it! :) Before he sang, he explained to us how on his mission he got a call from his mission president weeks before going home. His mission president explained to him how the Church wanted him to record this song for this special movie "Meet the Mormons." He was so confused and did not know what decision to make since he wanted to be 100 percent obedient as a missionary. His mission president told him it would be a great opportunity for the church and that he needed to decide yes or no right at that moment. Yikes! Can you imagine being in David's position? Well, he was obedient, and he went and recorded this beautiful song :)
"Oh Holy Night" really touched me because it brings back great memories of when I had the chance to sing it with Orosco, our Toms River branch opera singer, for the Stake Christmas Devotional one year. Not only is it delightful to sing, but also as we listen to the words and ponder upon them. My favorite part is when it says "Fall on your knees, oh hear the angels' voices". Yes, we should all fall on our knees, humble ourselves before the Lord by telling him our weaknesses, our difficulties, our joys, because we trust Him, we love Him, and we truly seek for His help. Because it is through Him that we can overcome it all; through Him and His Son Jesus Christ.
Excerpt from Soeur Larsen: First things first. David Archuleta Christmas Conference. MIND BLOWING. It was FULL of the spirit and the love of Christ. Not only did David Archuleta sing, which was inspiring, but he shared his testimony of the Saviour, which was truly powerful. It was incredible to hear someone who is so well known in the world simply bear his testimony and share stories from his mission. He told us that he was asked to record 'Glorious' while he was still on his mission so when you hear it, you're hearing it straight from 'a missionary with his nametag on.' So cool! President and Sister Roney also inspired us with their words (as per usual) and helped me to understand the magic of music and Christmas and how it all ties into the love of the Saviour. The stake president of Lyon spoke and said something I'll never forget, 'Give something away and see how long it takes the Lord to give it back to you tenfold.'
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