Well, here I am in Versailles! It's a little crazy to be
here haha I was a little surprised when I got transferred, but I'm super
excited to be in Versailles! It was sad to leave Antony because I liked it a
lot there, but I'm sure I'll see the people there again sometime!
Oh, here is
my new mailing address:
78180 Montigny Les Bretonneux
So this last week actually started while I was still in
Antony. Elder Lamb and I had gone to teach an ami last week and when we got to
his house, there were missionaries from another church there. Our ami (his name
is Djédjé Kohio, and he's from the Ivory Coast) didnt mean to plan it that way,
but needless to say, it was a little awkward for everyone in the room haha.
Well, they had been there first, so we sat and listened to what they were
teachin him, and then our ami asked us to share what we thought. Without
bashing, we simply shared our beliefs and invited everyone to pray to know what
the truth was. Everyone agreed on that, the lesson ended, and the other
missionaries left. Then the ami came over to talk to us for a little bit. We
talked and we told him that I would be moving to another city and he was a
little sad, but he gave me his address and told me that I had to send him a
wedding invitation when I get home haha. He then thanked us for coming and said
how much he had appreciated the visit and set up a next rendezvous. Then a
couple days later, we're in the apartment and our phone rings and it's Kohio!
He said that he wanted to meet with us more often, because he wants to be
baptized! He said that he knew that he wanted to be baptized and that he wanted
to do it soon because he has no reason to wait. He knows what he needs to do
and wants to be taught everything! It was such a miracle! We definitely thanked
our Heavenly Father for that blessing!
Then on Tuesday I went on exchanges with Elder Nelson and we
taught a couple awesome lessons. We had a great time! Then we went to pick up a
couple missionaries from a train station in Paris who were going to be staying
in our apartment that night. And then that night, I spent packing. On Wednesday
I spent the day in a train station in Paris with Elder Lamb helping incoming
missionaries from other cities know how to get to where they needed, and then
once that was over I headed to Versailles with my new companion! Elder Jensen!
He was actually my second district leader on the mission, and I went on
exchanges with him in La Rochelle! Then he went to Charleroi at the same time
as me! Then he got transferred to Antony, where I ended up replacing him, and
now he's my companion! We've been around each other our whole missions! So we
know each other well and it's going to be great!
Being in Versailles sure is different! There are 4
companionships of missionaries in the ward here, 3 senior couples, and then the
mission president! We also will be driving a car soon, so that'll be another
new adventure!
Yesterday there was a baptism here! It was so great! A
couple months ago a man was baptized here and yesterday his wife was baptized!
It was such an awesome experience for their family! And that is the best part
of the gospel! That families can be together forever!
I know that I've been promising pictures for a long time, so
here are some!
JUST LIST ALL OF THE PICTURES ON HERE FROM THE FIRST EMAIL
THAT YOU GET TO THE LAST.
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| Patrick and me, and Gwendoline and Véronique in Charleroi |
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| Our new mission car! I wish haha |
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| The Van Hulst family! |
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| Last meal at Patrick's house |
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| Cool moon picture from the apartment during the day haha |
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| Me and a lion haha classic, right? |
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| The kids that got baptized while I was in Charleroi! |
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| The parents of the kids haha the Tedesco family! |
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| 2 awesome guys from the other Charleroi ward |
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| This is one of my buddies on the mission, Elder Paruahi. He's from Tahiti and this was just before he headed home. |
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| It's amazing what you can find while helping people move... |
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| an old copy of monopoly in french that we also found haha |
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| Me and Elder Anderson from my MTC group on our year mark! |
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| Me at Sacré Coeur! |
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| This is in one of the Paris church houses, it's the staircase that leads up to the YSA section haha pretty fancy! |
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| Elder Lamb and I in front of the Eiffel Tower at night! |
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| Eiffel Tower at night! |
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| hai food! Thank you Soeur Ferrazza! |
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| More Thai food! It was soo good! |
I hope that makes up for the lack of pictures lately! I hope
everyone had an awesome Halloween and an awesome week and that this next one is
even better! Keep smiling!
Elder Daniel Anderson
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