Tuesday was Mardi Gras! They had some pretty big tile
celebrating over here! They had some Canaval action and that night the whole
city was party central haha there was a big concert in the town square and
people having a jolly good time everwhere. So we tried to stay out of it as
much as possible haha
Wednesday was a special day. It was a day set aside as a day
for "Spiritual Finding" for the missionaries in both of the France
missions (Paris and Lyon). So we made no teaching appointments that day, and
just spent our time finding. And we stopped every 30 minutes during the day to
pray for guidance and help in finding Heavenly Father's children who were ready
to hear the Gospel! It was an awesome experience! We met a lot of people, set a
lot of RDV's, and even saw some people that we had lost contact with, so now
we're back in contact with them! I also made it a goal to only speak French
that day, no matter what! I failed...but only slightly! I spoke English because
someone we contacted was speaking English haha so it doesnt count! THat day
really showed me even more, and strengthened my testimony, that if we put our
faith and trust in the Lord, we will be blessed and we will be able to see the
blessings in our lives if we look for them!
Thursday was Valentine's Day, as everyone knows haha and
life as a missionary doesnt change much on Valentines Day. Yeah, maybe it was a
little sad, but I had plenty of chocolate to keep my spirits up haha. Oh, and
dont you worry, no one here asked me to be their Valentine, so no problems
there! That night we had a very good lesson with the Assana family (a family
from Chad that we've been teaching) so that was a good end to the day!
Friday night we visited a less active member out of the
blue, and we ended up teaching two of her friends who were visiting, and they
wanted to learn more, so we got them in contact with the missionaries where
they live! It was awesome!
Saturday was the day the Transfer email gets sent out! And
so it was a big day! But turns out the email system was messed up so no one
could check the email haha so everyone was freaking out! We ended up getting
called on the phone, and so I'm gonna be staying in Poitiers! I'm really
excited about it! I really like our amis and I finally really understand
Poitiers haha so leaving would have been hard. My companion is leaving though,
so I'll be getting a new comapnion, so that will be exciting! This last week I
noticed that everyone sure listened to me when I said be careful sending stuff
to me in Poitiers around this time, but now you can send everything you've got
to the same address as it's always been! I actually got a super awesome letter
today, so that made me super happy :)
Sunday, my comapnion said all of his goodbyes, and then
everyone started talking to me about all the things that needed help with, the
people they wanted me to visit and everything. Now there is a lot more
responsibility on me! Things are going to be tougher, but like Ether 2:24 says,
things are gonna be rough, but "I will bring you up again out of the
depths". When things are tough,
sometimes we get boosts, like an awesome letter in the mail with a surprise in
it, getting to play the guitar a little bit, or an ami's 10 year old kid
answering the door and talking to us for 5 minutes, all while fully decked out
in a clown costume haha
I hope you're all doing awesome!
Elder Daniel Anderson
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| Me decked out and ready for the cold! |
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| These are the Devil's Stairs. That is their name. We dominated them. |
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| It was a beautiful day! |
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| Me looking like a goob G with my home teaching companion, Frere Mayassi! |
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