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| Crazy Bridge! |
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| Elder Puairau and me in Mulhouse! |
This week was full of travel. Tuesday we went to Metz to get new furniture for our apartment with the Gionet couple, Wednesday to Mulhouse for exchanges and St. Die too! 3 different villes and 3 different beds! We did it all and made it back safe and sound to Nancy and got to sleep in our own beds! (Although, getting back was difficult with a cancelled train) After we got back from the Metz we had a lesson with Francis and then as we got off the bus by our apartment it was 8:57. So we had three minutes to talk to people. The first man didn't have time but then we met Michel. He asked us if we were the Mormons and when we said yes and asked him how he knew he shared with us that he knew a member and had come to church quite a few times twenty years ago. He was even taught by the missionaries here in Nancy and had read a large portion of the Book of Mormon! He had moved to Paris and lost contact but said he would like to meet with the missionaries again and come to church. We were able to take his information to give to the missionaries in Paris.
Luckily our apartment is right next to the gare so we can leave 10 minutes before it leaves. It is a nice walk, get on the train and take off. (I don't think flying will ever make sense to me with the "two hours in advance" policy again!) Wednesday morning we were leaving the apartment for the 10 minute nice walk that changed to a fast paced sprint when our elevator didn't open up in our building till 8:11 and the train leaves at 8:15 and we still needed to print tickets. As the elevator doors opened we ran, with our bags, as fast as we could to the ticket machines. Of course, one of the two machines was being used so Elder Gram started to print his ticket and finally at 8:14 it was ready. Luckily we were right next to the platform for the train so he ran ahead and said he would hold the doors. I rushed to print my ticket and it seemed to take forever to print and the train whistle was blowing for the train to leave and the doors to close. Could the machine go any slower? Finally, with ticket in hand I grabbed my bag and bolted for the last door that Elder Gram was holding open. The agent seemed less than happy but we made it and the other guy, who was running late, was glad the door was still open too! Thankfully, Elder Gram wasn't fined for holding the door open!
In Mulhouse we had awesome exchanges. Elder Gram was with Elder Smith, who just got here last week, and I was with Elder Puairau who is from Tahiti. We were able to teach their ami, Antonio, and had a great lesson and also see the Hoxja family who were baptized a few weeks ago. What an awesome, strong family in the church! We finished the night by contacting and we were able to meet Magali. She is super cool and super interested. We testified how the family can be together long after this life and she was excited to learn more and have us pray with her. I can't wait to have the sisters teach her more. After our exchanges we boarded our train to head home. It was a TGV train to Frankfurt and Elder Gram lives in Frankfurt so if we had stayed on he would have been home for dinner two hours later. But of course, we got off the train in Nancy and made our way home!
Saturday night, right after two rendez-vous with two recent converts, we had 30 minutes left and decided to contact. We saw a little street and as we went around a corner we saw two men trying to life a heavy box of bunk beds. It was a perfect service opportunity! We ran up and asked if we could help them. They accepted and we helped carry the boxes up the stairs and into an apartment where they invited us in and gave us a drink. We found out that they had also been taught by missionaries years ago and one of them had a wife and three children. We were able to talk to them and sing for them. By the end they were taking pictures with us and we have a rendez-vous with both Willy and the family of 5 this week. We can't wait!
The Lord has been so good to us and I've learned so much. If you keep going and going there is always a blessing, miracle, or person waiting at 8:57!
Highlights...
*In St. Die I got to go to a mangez-vous (meal) with Elder Miller! When we got back to the apartment it was pouring rain and we realized the other Elders had the keys. We called to see how close they were and they informed us they had a flat tire and would be a while!
*Did some porting in a cool area with a cool bridge (See Picture)
*Had fun doing service with one of the members and seeing Elder Ursua and Elder Pumford dressed up in, what looked like, Hazmat suits. Sadly, I didn't get a picture of that!
The work is going great here and we are continually blessed by the Lord. I hope you all have a great week and know how much I love, miss you and am grateful for all you do. Till next week...
Love...
Elder Player
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| New furniture in our apartment! |
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| Car ride home with new furniture! |
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