Je Fais Ce Que Je Veux

     Well in France, all public bathrooms are payant. That means I don't go to the bathroom very often. 

Last Monday, we went to this ghetto store called Noz. It is kind of like Joblot, I guess. That's where our matching cheetah print earmuffs were found. But I also found a calandar of Meerkats. This is funny because Elder Fox is one of the assistants and Soeur Jones and I always wanted to call him Elder (insert various woodland creature here). Meerkat came up most frequently, despite the fact that it is not actually a woodland creature. Also porcupine, but I don't know what that's about. Anyhow, I bought this calendar for two euros and then wrote scriptures and meerkat facts on all the pictures. Then I gave it to Elder Fox. He laughed. I also used an old Liahona to wrap it and the front page I used was a picture of a welcome home party for an Elder. So it was funny because he goes home in two days. Hehe. I'm so funny. 

     We had a great FHE by...us! We used some Prechez Mon Evangile and taught them how to study the scriptures before reenacting the story of Ammon. This brings back good memories of throwing fake arms back and forth as Greg swung a sword in front of a camera. Good times, good times. On the way home, we met a guy sitting in a parking lot in a big white van waiting for a rendez-vous. His name is Miguel and he seemed really cool
despite the super creepy circumstances. I did an exchange with the STLs. I was with Soeur Vidal. she's great. We had a rendez-vous in Spanish one time and I was frustrated. I could understand it enough and I don't remember at all how to speak it. Mince. We also met a young nerdy guy named Boris who doesn't believe in God, but thinks that Mormons are great and loves the Spirit he feels here. And another guy who now has  baptismal date and wants a triple combo. He's great and funny. 

     We met with Cloe who is completely changed by the baptism on Sunday. She felt the Spirit so strong and says everything is super clear now. She quit her work, she understands the scriptures better, and is completely willing to follow all commandments. She is the best. We also stopped by Soeur Ziveri's house and Ludowic was there! We taught him and got his new phone number and he's back on the engage list for baptism. Solid. We were able to meet with the Faria family. They are the best still. They have testimonies and just got burnt out from church. But I still love going over there. We actually took Soeur Feuvrier, the new RS President with us and they hit it off great. One time Soeur Jones said being quiet isn't her forte. And Soeur Miller asked why we have sealant in our house and I said because we don't have the pretrise. Or a temple. We are so funny. We ate pumpkin pie and lava cake and drown in our sorrows over transfer calls. And by sorrows, I really mean all the water flooding out of our washing machine. Oops. And also our sorrows because Soeur Jones and I are both leaving. We were freaking out because the rest of the weekend depended on that. She is going to Toulouse and making her comp happier. Soeur Koyle is going to stay and get Soeur Young the redhead and probably make her happier. Soeur Howden is staying and training. And I am going to Lyon to be an STL with Soeur Carter. They don't know what they're in for.

 

     We decorated for our activity with Frere Picard. He needs an excuse to get out of his house every now and again. And he said he will cry for more than the allotted three minutes because I am leaving. Don't worry. He has lots of pictures of me. But who doesn't? Haha. Seriously. We streetboarded and everyone was really cranky. Then we ate lunch with the DuCoeur family and Laurent. Frere DuCoeur started crying as soon as we got there. He also said anyone who tries to take away the people he loves better watch out. Then he pointed to the sky and said Attention, eh? He is so funny. We had a great lunch with lots of potatoes. Then we ran over to the church for our

Karaoke dance party. Guesses who planned that one? Haha. I love missionary work. We had games in the back for all the older people and the walls were decorated like iTunes people and it was just really great. Hadidja came and said she actually wants to come to church the next day! What a miracle! We had ward conference and there was a ton of people there. Hadidja and her family, Cloe, Ludowic, and Laurent were all there. Elder Lala was there too because he's French and he's waiting for a surgery, so he's living with his family and his mom is a stake leader. We ate dinner at the Landres and learned how to make books to put all of our guns in and how to taste wine, and we held his snakes. They are the best. We also went to the Millers' house. Soeur Miller let us play the whipped cream game. Elder Miller was kind of mad. But Soeur Miller loves us enough to deal with whipped cream stains on the ceiling. And a toilet seat picture frame. Haha. They're great. The DuCoeurs drove us to the Gare with all our bags and cried on our shoulders for at least fifteen minutes. Then Soeur Jones and I made plans to eventually be Assistants together. Now I am in Lyon. Life is a party, my friends. Enjoy it.