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Mission Canadienne de
Montréal Misión Canadiense de Montreal |
Mission
Office: 1-514-731-0612 Contact President or Sister Ulrich at dou@umich.edu or wendyulrich@videotron.ca |
Be Positive!
President Hinckley recently
published a book for youth called, Way to Be! In that spirit, our theme for the next six
weeks is: Be Positive! Be positive about
the truthfulness of your message! Be
positive in attitude and faith! Be
positive with members and investigators!
With a little extra Aplus@ added to all we do, we can Aadd@ joy to our lives and converts to
the kingdom of God. God promises, AInasmuch as you do this, glory shall
be added to the kingdom which you have received@ (D&C 43:10).
People who study joy B our overall life satisfaction B discover that momentary or passive
pleasures do not add to long-term good feelings. (In fact, the emotional state most often
associated with TV watching is mild depression!) Using our Asignature strengths@ to contribute to the world, overcoming obstacles to
accomplish meaningful goals, finding a sense of calling in our work, and
building rich relationships with other people B even though these things take more
effort and sacrifice B increase people=s life satisfaction long-term.
As we multiply our finding
skills, increase our faith and
resilience, and add enthusiasm to our work with members and
investigators, the sum total will be 9+1+1++. We=re positive!! (To find out how that all adds up to 7, come
to zone conference.)
President and Sister Ulrich
We=ll Have Nunavut!
Elder and Sister Salmon held the
first sacrament meeting in the territory of Nunavut on August 22, 2004, with 2
members. They also discovered 4 other inactive members in the capital city
of Iqaluit. We welcome Nunavut to the
CMM!
Miracles and Memories
After sharing the first discussion
with Annette, she asked, ADo we have any more writings of
Joseph Smith?@
We taught her a bit about the Book of Mormon, and when she got it in her
hands she started going through the pages and said, AI can=t wait to get to know these
prophets: Alma, Nephi, Moroni.@
We are excited to see her again. (Sr. McDowell)
Sunday night we needed invites to
get our 108. We saw a couple sitting
down, so we went to talk with them. We
had the privilege of testifying of the restoration. Her eyes teared up. She said it was because she was touched by
us, two 20-year-olds devoting two years of our lives to the Lord. (Elder Wiebe)
Right before we were going to tract
a street name popped into my head, so we went there. I knocked on a door of a Chinese family. they were looking for the nearest church to
go to. They also wanted to learn more
about God and Jesus Christ. They are so
awesome! (Elder Stevens)
We saw a group of thugster looking
guys who called us over to chat. We got
into the Joseph Smith story and they were dead silent. We gave them a Book of Mormon, then had to
leave. A few days later I received a
call from ASamuel.@
I had no idea who he was. [He had joined the group just after we left
and picked up the Book of Mormon. He had
decided a few weeks before to change his life, and this was an answer to his
prayers.] He called us. We had to pass him off, but I=m sure something good will
happen. Elder Price
From New Members
Dès la premiere leçon... j=ai ressenti une certaine paix intérieur et un grand plaisir
d=avoir connu vos missionnaires. Après la troisième leçon, les missionnaires m=ont demandé si j=avais ressenti l=Esprit Saint et je leur ai répondu
qu non, malgré mes prières. Alors Elder
Meurisse m=a propose de prier ensembles avec
eux dans ma chambre. Nous nous sommes
agenouillés et tenus les mains en priant.
Quleques jours plus tard alors que je ne réussisais pas à dormir j=ai ressenti l=Esprit qui me parlait intérieurement
et me disait que l=Église est l=église de Jésus Christ rétablie sur
la terre. La paix s=est installée en moi et je me suis
endormi. Je vous rend ce témoignage au
nom de Jésus-Christ. Amen. (Valleyfield)
J=ai rencontré les missionnaires à une phase très difficile
dans ma vie où le besoin de trouver Dieu se faisait sentir encore plus.... À la deuxième leçon j=ai eu une réponse. Pardonnez-moi de ne pas pouvoir trouver de
mots pour vous expliquer ce dont j=ai ressenti ce jour-là.
Certain phenomènes sont indescriptibles.
Mais la chaleur qui m=a embrasée, le sentiment de
bien-être et de paix intérieure m=ont fait savoir qu le message des missionnaires est vrai. (Montréal)
I first met the missionaries a long
time ago. I was afraid of them. It was all so new to me, quite
overwhelming. However thru my adulthood
I was always drawn to them, asking questions, wishing I could accept their
messages as truth. The time was not
right. I continued to go from church to
church trying to find that missing piece and peace. I kept coming up empty. Seven years ago a knock came at the door and
there were two missionaries. Once again
I tried having them teach me. I could
not go through with baptism. Now I am married. I was given a book which said, AIf you want your spouse to change, ask
God to change you first.@
So, I asked God to change me. I
picked up the phone and called for the missionaries. I was sure this church would change our lives
for the better, and it has. This is a
miracle. I know this is the true Church
of Jesus Christ, and I am not afraid to stand up and say so. People see a difference in me. They are asking questions and I am answering
them. I have never been happier or truly
felt the Holy Spirit until this time. My
search is over and the peace has come. I
am Home. (Sherbrooke)
En revenant de France, pour annoncer
mon baptême là-bas, j=ai ressenti avec force que je ne
faisais plus partie du Vieux Continent, mais que ma place était ici, en
Amérique, et que la nouvelle Jérusalem sera sur ce Continent. J=ai déjà acheté mon billet pour me rallier à la grande
conférence annuelle 2004 à Salt Lake City, où j=espère voir notre prophète vivant,
Gordon B. Hinckley. Ma conversion a exalté ma vie. (Montréal)
Patisseries and Poutines
Pats and pouts to Elders Bills and
Skinner for having record breaking attendance at church in Val d'Or (in both
directions). Pats to the Val D'or elders for getting a committed; pouts for
setting the date for a year from now.
Pouts to Elder Slezak for having to take his pills the hard way. Pats to Sister Ryser for being the queen of
push-ups. Pats to Elders Bricker and
Shipley for the best tin-foil BBQ dinners.
Pouts to Elder Shipley for losing his dinner all down his companion=s back after a member DA (and before
the spiritual thought). Pats to Sister
Bytheway for clearing up with an investigator that her CTR ring stood for Achoisir le bien,@ not something else with an As@ linking the Ale@ and the Abian.@
Pats to Elder Duval for the gift of navigation. Pats to Elder Bean for ingenious stove moving
inventions, and Elders Beasley, Caers, and Giles for completing the task. Pats to Elder Davis for president=s letters written in math
equations. Pats to Elder Calder for
turning down cigarettes during a first.
Pouts to Elder Slezak for bad blackboard etiquette during hangman. Pats to Elders Teubner and Gamble for pushing
a broken car through Ottawa for 3 Lebanese men.
Pats to Elder Hubbard for being a Jew in disguise. Pouts to Elders Schneider and Fly for
ransacking Carlington=s apartment. Big unhealthy pouts to all participators in
ping-pong-pop-guzzling.
July Baptisms
Montreal: Zhihuan Wu; St. Laurent: Qin
Guo, Li Zhenghim; Hochelaga: Esther Muvuma-Njinger, Christianne
Boudreau, MonteRey: Alberto
Colmenares, Rene Castro Solano, Gustavo Hernandez Sanchez, Jesus Rueda Cano; Valleyfield:
Marina Rioux; Ville Marie: Charles Muamba; Petawawa: Cory Ladouceur; Riverside: Spencer
Bickerton; Drummondville: Balazs
Szabo; Quebec: Marie Gauthier
Welcome to...
Assistant:
Elder Hyde
Branch Leadership: Elder Drouet (Drummondville counselor)
Zone Leaders: Elder Wolfley (Hochelaga), Elder
King (West Island), Elder Barker (Saguenay), Elder Slezak (South Shore), Elder
Pratt (Eastern Townships), Elder Markam (Mont Royal (reassignment)), Elder
Waddoups (LaSalle (reassignment))
District Leaders: Elders Allred, Borrowman, Bulloch,
Dick, Gamble, Gunnell, Herrera, Holmes, Hubbard, Lindberg, J. Olson, Shaw, Shelton, Giles (District
Trainer)
New Missionaries and Trainers:
Fr: Elder Briggs (Taylorsville, UT) w/ Elder Laval (St. Lazare)
Elder Labate (Las Vegas, NV) w/ Elder
Dafoe (Alma)
Elder Russon (Colorado) w/ Elder
Gamble (Carlington
Elder Spendlove (Fruit Heights, UT)
w/ El. Bricker (Gatineau)
Elder Staples (New Zealand) w/ Elder
Hansen (Orleans)
Elder Rousseaux (Belgium; reassigned from
Ivory Coast Mission) w/ Elder Myler
(Duberger)
Sp: Sister Gille (Florida) w/ Sister
Bretzing (Vanier)
Elder Meldrum (Pocatello, ID) w/
Elder Markham (La Puerta)
Elder Rogers (San Diego, CA) w/ El.
Beckstead (La Cosecha)