2-27-17

Hello Mulhouse fans!!

I don't have a ton of time this week (comme d'hab) so I'll just include a couple quick highlights from the week!

This week we met several incredible new amis!! Most of them were through contacting, but we also contacted a referral from an ami of the Paris soeurs who turned out to be amazing!! Her name is Solange and she lives in Saint Louis. Longtime fans will know that Saint Louis is a little town right on the border with Germany and Switzerland and is a 15-30 min train ride depending on if the train stops at other little towns on the way or not. She has 3 kids (who she made come in for the prayer and invited to stay and talk with us) and is super interested in learning from us! She's also willing to drive all the way to Mulhouse to come to church and activities, and to bring her kids :) I'm so excited to see her again on Thursday.

We also had a super fun missionary activity for the ward on Saturday. It was advertised as a "Ping Pong Pancakes Petit Dejeuner" party and happened right after the baptism of an 8-year-old boy in the ward, so we had a ton of people stick around for the second activity! It was a really fun activity and we had 2 amis come, Marie Monnin and Solange! 

This week was Soeur Bowman's last week in Mulhouse. She's so sad to leave because she's spent 7 months of her mission here!! She got the chance to say goodbye to all the members on Sunday. We also had some bittersweet mangez-vous with the Appasamy and Mortier families, and have planned some with the Wassmer and Mortz families for the next 2 days. It was so hard to see her say goodbye to members, and super weird for me as well. I've never really had that "last Sunday" opportunity (a little tricky when you get midnighted to Mulhouse in the middle of the transfer), but have now watched 3 comps say goodbye. I'm so grateful that I get to stay in this ville for another 6 weeks! The members are so amazing, and the work is progressing so well. I feel so blessed to be surrounded by people who are trying to live the gospel and who are excited to learn about it. 

One last story! We went on a hike today for our last P-day together and tried to find a Celtic tomb that was somewhere in the woods south of Mulhouse. Well, we found the Celtic tomb... and it was actually just a small hill where apparently they buried people about 2600 years ago. Pretty cool when you think about it, but on the outside it's just a pile of dirt. So we sat on top of the Celtic tomb and ate some pâtisseries. It was a good time. We also saw some beautiful views of the Alps and got some incredible pictures from the top of a rickety little watchtower.

Anyway, love you guys! Have a great week!!

Soeur Rogers