Three Day Transfer to North Hatley

I was assigned (by myself) to serve in North Hatley for three days! One of the other senior missionaries said, "Heck, if you're "on vacation" from the archives, you should REALLY go on a vacation!"

Done!

I spent Wednesday through Friday in a small town that I visited over a year ago and fell in love with. I only had time for a very short stop on that trip and have always wanted to return.

First stop: St.-Benoit-du-Lac Abbey (Saint Beniot of the Lake Abbey)
I've visited here before as well but I loved it so much more this time because it's off-season for tourists. I spent quite a while in this chapel praying, pondering, and reading Bishop Budge's talk from last general conference.  He talked about being still and seeking God.

I love the simplicity of this chapel.

The charming town of North Hatley is about an hour and a half east of Montreal in what is called the Eastern Townships.

Here's the AirBnB where I stayed. I was in the suite on the 2nd floor. It was 400 sq feet larger than the main floor of my home in Salt Lake!

This is the charming town store which was right next door to where I stayed. The people I met in town couldn't have been more friendly! I told the clerk in the store that I could live in this town!

Fun fact:  It turns out that these LeBarons are related to Ervil LeBaron.

I drove around the area as well exploring several small towns and farmlands. It was EXACTLY what my soul needed, to be out in the country and away from the big city. I felt like I was a million miles away from Montreal.

This is the first covered bridge I've seen in person. It was SO CHARMING!

The first snow I've seen this year made my heart happy. I love snow!

This setting looked like it should be on a Christmas card. It was so stunning!

Had some lovely lunch before I headed back to Montreal. 

This transfer was SUPERB! I needed a complete break from Montreal--physically, emotionally, and mentally-- and the Eastern Townships delivered! As I drove out of North Hatley I thought that these three days had felt like a complete break from everything that's happening in Montreal. Then I thought it would be MORE accurate to say it was a break from all that is NOT HAPPENING in Montreal. Haha!

Update on the two friends we're teaching. . .

G. is progressing nicely and has a strong desire to be baptized. She's working on a few Word of Wisdom items and is determined to lick them! I love her strong spirit and her ease in feeling the Spirit. The sister missionaries who are teaching her have both been serving missions for  just over a year. They both said that G's lessons are some of their very favorite ones on their whole missions so far because the Spirit is so strong when they meet with her. G. is shooting for a baptism date of December 15.

I didn't get to meet with C. and the other sisters this week because they forgot to tell me when the lesson was until 5 minutes before it happened and I wasn't available. 

We did apartment checks this weekend. Elders are some of the funniest people on the planet and I LOVE THEM!!!

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