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Bonjour!

It was a great week! Sister Young and I had many adventures!

Last Tuesday evening we picked up a member for a lesson in Cold Lake North; as we were getting into the car I said hello to this guy walking by (I wanted to give him a card, but we were getting into the car), as I turned the car around and drove by him, I told Sister Young we need to give him a card, so I pulled the car over and we rolled  the windows down. As she gave him the card he said he had one just like it on his fridge! He said he had seen the church because he lives in Cherry Grove. We talked to him for a good couple more minutes before driving off to our lesson. 

Saturday was General Conference kick-off with the General Women's Broadcast! Ladies, if you didn't get a chance to listen to it here is a link! It was fantastic! It was so good that walking into church the following day, someone had already illustrated President Uchtdorf's talk!!

Tracting Sunday evening was awesome, a lot of people asked us to come back and talk more about Jesus Christ and His restored gospel. We also did a Book of Mormon Map with a man who was really impressed that we knew that Jesus Christ had visited the Americas. After we had left his house he came out to the street to ask us where he could find the Book of Mormon to share with his mother.

We visited our investigators in Bonnyville yesterday, and helped them all set up General Conference on their computers so they could watch it on line this coming Saturday and Sunday! 

I encourage all of you to take time to listen to one of the sessions of General Conference. How blessed we are to hear from the Prophet, apostles and other leaders of the church! What marvellous counsel, advice and inspiration they give us! I know that I always get something out of watching these chosen men and women speak to us. I would encourage all of you to attend or watch it on line, and to do so with a question (Is Thomas S. Monson a Prophet? How can I help My family be more unified? How can I find comfort in troubled times?). I know that if you sincerely ask you will get the answer. 

I would love to get emails next week telling me which was your favourite part of Conference, something that inspired you, or a quote you really liked!

Love you all!

Sister Tatjana Zumbach

He sends Angels

Bonjour! 

I wanted to start off with this thought that President Pattison sent as part of his message at the beginning of the month. "President Kimball said many years ago, 'it is usually through another person that [God] meets our needs.' God sent an angel to His son Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane to strengthen Him... Today He is calling you to strengthen others of His children that He loves and wants to save, so they can fulfil their purpose. It will be through you that lives are changed. I promise you that as you reach out and touch another, you will feel God’s hand touch you."

We have been doing lots of tracting in the evening recently. Due to our evenings spent walking door to door it is apparent that the sun has started to set earlier and it becomes dark out, the sky being navy blue as early as a half hour before we go in for the night. This change sometimes brings a winding down feeling which could slow down the work. Thankfully, Sister Young loves tracting and her enthusiasm for it rubs off on me. It has been several nights in a row now where we have been out knocking on doors, and people might not be interested yet are polite about it. However, every night there has been someone that we talk with longer then the others.

One night we talked to a man who has had many things happen in his life and thought God was having a good laughs. We shared with him that bad things happen to good people and that Heavenly Father allowed things to happen to us to be able to learn and grow.

The following night, at the last house we knocked on, we met a man who let us in. We talked to him about the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which he was really interested in the pamphlet and the Articles of Faith. As he has questions about things he is currently reading in Revelation, he has asked if we could answer them, as he is seeking to understand the scriptures. We will be meeting later this week. 

Last night, again the last lady we talked to had heard of and had a copy of the Book of Mormon but had never heard that Jesus Christ had visited the people living in the Americas. Sister Young shared a scripture from her studies, which brought the Spirit in great abundance and we all felt it.

Lastly, last night, first lady we talked with we showed her and her daughter the Book of Mormon Map. They were really interested in it, and asked if she could read it on line! We also gave them the map and she suggested to her daughter could show it to her father! How awesome! A couple doors after, a lady said to come back Wednesday, because it was her day off, another guy asked us to come back tomorrow as he was putting his kids to bed. Several houses later, and the last one we ended up knocking on last night, a young father opened it and let us in from the cold, darkening night. He is seeking to find more knowledge. He was really interested when we talked about having prophets in biblical times and now today. He invited us to come again to talk more.

So we have seen all these different scenarios of evening tracting that have been rewarding in the end, even if we might not see some of those people we talked to again. We know that we were in the right places, speaking to Heavenly Father's children and bring them His love and peace. I know Heavenly Father loves all of us and often sends His help through others. 

Love you all!
Sister Tatjana Zumbach

The Book of Mormon - READ IT!!!

Bonjour!

So Wednesday was Zone Conference! It was amazing! We learned this awesome way of sharing the gospel with people! It is called the Book of Mormon Map! 

There is so much power in the Book of Mormon! I recently read Lehi talking to his son's about the house of Israel being scattered upon the face of the earth. "Wherefore, he said it must needs be that we should be led with one accord into the land of promise, unto the fulfilling of the word of the Lord, that we should be scattered upon all the face of the earth." 

Christ has talked about His other sheep who also would have the gospel. It was so important that when Lehi and his family travelled across the ocean and landed in the Americas, they recorded their history. How blessed we are to have the Old Testament, the New Testament, and Another Testament of Jesus Christ!!! 

We read some short stories on the Book of Mormon helping and blessing people at church a couple weeks ago! You can find them in Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Gorden B. Hinckley, Chapter 16: The Power of the Book of Mormon, 5 The Book of Mormon has the power to change our lives and our perspective or by following this link: <https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-gordon-b-hinckley/chapter-16-the-power-of-the-book-of-mormon?lang=eng&_r=1> 

Please let me know what you think of them!!!

I know as we read from the scriptures, we can come closer to Jesus Christ and desire to be more like Him. I have seen it in my own life and in my family's life that as we turn to the Book of Mormon, miracles happen!

Lots of love! 

Sister Tatjana Zumbach

Heart, Might, Mind & Strength

Hello from Edmonton City!!!!  

Sister Y and I have been doing lots of tracting (knocking on doors), this past week. We were super excited to come to the city Sunday afternoon for our exchanges with Sister G and Sister D!!!! I was able to spend the last 24 hours or so, with Sister G and learned some amazing things together!!!!! 

As the study topic for our exchange, I picked serving with all your heart, might, mind and strength. I will share what I have learned including some experiences.

I learned that serving with your heart is to be focused on my missionary purpose, to love the people, and the message I share with them. Sister G and I got lost on our way to a lesson yesterday. We eventually made it to our destination but we didn't find the lady were going to meet. As we were walking around, we saw this man walking in our direction. I stopped to say hi and then Sister G gave him a Book of Mormon, we all sat down and talked more about it. He had walked a long way (Lac La Biche) and we had been the only ones to talk to him!

Serving with your might has a lot to do with physical strength. As we give it our all, we should come home each day exhausted. We need to look at each day with new eyes.

Serving with all your mind means being creative (singing a rap about the Book of Mormon to a random person on the street–Sister G did that, wished I had filmed it!), or asking questions, or studying the scriptures. 

Sister G made me look at serving with all your strength in a new way. To me it now means that you use your talents and gifts in your service. I am surprised at how many times I spoke French to others in the city! 

I have one cool experience I want to share from our day of adventure before closing. We were headed back to the apartment, and passed by this guy that Sister G had talked to before. I did not know this and as we walked by he was thrusting his head backwards, into the ground... I called out, "Having a rough day...". Immediately he got up and started charging me. Sister G told me afterwards how panicked she had felt at the situation. I admit that my heart accelerated but became instantly calm. He got pretty close to me but suddenly stopped. He ran off in a different direction. Sister G and I can only describe it as angels creating a barrier between me and him. I am thankful for the protection that comes from serving the Lord, and from the faithful prayers of friends and family.

With much love, and gratitude,

Sister Tatjana Zumbach