Yes Travis
wrote me a letter last week. He also sent me a cool russian orthodox
church prayer card. I wrote him back to discover that I had no stamps,
so I'll get some today and send that out to him. We sometimes write
emails to each other, but they are short because almost all my time goes
into this one.
Yes I got the cards you sent. Merci beaucoup, c'est gentil de votre part!
The
health is doing great. I am at 100% again, E frandsen is at 90% he
still coughs a little, and is kinda tired, but the pneumonia is all
gone.
The amis are going well. Fabien was baptized yesterday, it was a beautiful
service. I'll try to send pictures. You know, there were two baptisms
here the week before, then Fabien yesterday, and next week there should
be two more baptisms... actually three. Not all of them are our amis of
course, but they are all the Lyon equipes. The members are getting
really excited about all these baptisms. During weekly planning E F and
I talked a lot about getting new amis and the growth of the church
here. We decided in the next few transfers, we are going to try to get a
new branch in Bourg en Bresse, and another in Ambérieu en Bougey.
Pretty big goals, and We realize it probably won't happen until both of
us are gone, but it is going to happen.
Now I have to use the stupid compose thing... you can make it your own
window, which gets it out of the bottom right corner... that is better,
but I still feel like I am writing on the notepad program that comes on
computers for free... it just is... junky.
Anyway,
there are going to be new branches here. In Bourg there was a branch,
but it got dissolved a few years ago. We (all the elders here) are
going to try and bring it back. As well as starting a new one in
Ambérieu. Yeah, we are setting some pretty high expectations, but with
god anything is possible right?
Yes
the Corsica elders fly to Lyon, but they do that more than a couple
times a year. eight time a year to be exact. And that doesn't include
for when the assistants go there to do exchanges. So lowest would be 16
round trip flights a year.
We
get transferred on Mondays. We will be getting called this friday, so
by the time I talk to you, I should know what will be happening for our
equipe the next transfer. That is crazy the transfer is already on its
last week. I feel as though the last three transfers have just shot
by... and I only have four of them left! This isn't good. I have got
branches to start, I cant go home! ... beh Qui saura sera right?
exactly.
The
interviews are generally pretty similar. You can ask the president
questions for advice etc. he wants to know how you are doing and what
he can do to help you. How your college is doing. As a zone leader he
asks questions about the zone, but mostly it is about the person being
interviewed. They are usually pretty short. I have not had any grave
problems on my mission, so yeah.. They are longer than president
Murdock's par contre. With him it was "hi how are you elder crossman?"
"good", "how is your colleague?" "good", Is there anything I can do for
you or any questions?" "not really" "ok you are a great missionary,
would you close this interview with a prayer please?"
If
I were going to a member's place... out of the choices you gave me, I
would say mexican, but that is because it doesn't exist here. Chinese
would trump pizza. I have had enough pizza on mission that i don't need
members giving me any. At least for us in France, we don't get a lot
of time/money to eat fresh things like chicken breast, or salad. So
yeah, there is my input. But mangez-vous, or in english, eating with the
members are great no matter what they serve.
So
this week was kinda same ol same ol with the amis, no new ones this
week, but we ae going to b able to work at 100% this week, so we'll find
some... lots! The highlight was the baptism for sure. I made a
tiramissou for it. It was flippin good if I do say so myself. I'll
make it for you when I get back.. if we can find speculose cookies and
mascarpa cream. I have never heard of that in the US, of course I never
shopped a ton in the US.
Well
I love you lots. Travis seems to be doing really well. We don't
really talk about numbers or anything, but he does not seem to have had
loads of success, but I can tell he is and has changed a lot. He has a
really strong testimony and such
I
am doing well. I am happy. Last package you say? Last? ok, well I
have enough toothpaste. I stocked up on Swiss toothpaste, it is a lot
like American, so i don't have to use the french garbage...er
toothpaste. I would like my line of authority, call letter, and an oil
vile like I asked for the last time or time before that. Then beef
jerky... and beef jerky, salsa would be nice again as well. I think I
have had enough chewing um for my mission (I think I'll need to run to
the dentist when I get back as well, no pain, but my crown thing has
chipped a bit, so I am trying to take good care of it so it doesn't
become a cavity.) I will not go to a french dentist. ant then what
else could I use?... did I say beef jerky? I could use some more pens
as well. Those pilot liquid ones are good, but they run out fast, and
everyone thinks that the crossmanpost pens are super cool, so I have
given most of them away. I ran out of journals, but I already bought a
new one... I think I told you that.
Well
I love you lots, I can't say that enough. We are going to play softball
at the mission president's house. That should be really fun. I'll
take pictures and tell you all about it during our chat. Do you realize
that the next time we see each other after Sunday will be in
person?!?!?!?! I miss you guys a lot. I am excited for what the future
holds, to see you again, to start my ... chemin in the world, but I
honestly could be a missionary for the rest of my life..; or another
couple years, this is really the good life. To not worry about anything
other than how you can help others. You just feel good all the time..
false, you actually feel really bad a lot too, but having the spirit
with you this consistently strong is something that i know I am going to
miss, so it is my goal to keep it with me for as long as I can, my
whole life if that is possible... though i don't think it is honestly..
not the same kind of spirit anyway. I just have to profit the most of
my mission time, and then profit the most of the rest of my time. All
summing this up, God is great, put him first, and life is great, even if
by the "world's standards" you don't have a great life, it can be
fulfilling and wonderful.
Pop quiz, what is the greatest phrase ever stated in all the history of the world?
think about it. Love you bye buy by bi
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