May 7, 2018

This week we went to Paris again! The day Sister Morrison came in was a little weird so she didn't get to go to the mission home for dinner and to the temole the next day, so we did that this week! We left Tuesday afternoon and arrived in Paris with just enough time to stroll past Notre dame. Then we went to the mission home and had a really delicious dinner of lasagna and crêpes by a real french chef! Then we slept at a hotel in saint German en laye!! And it was the nicest bed and pillow that I've had in a long long time. It was great! The breakfast was so nice as well, baguette and cheese and salami. Pain au chocolate and some Madeleines. 

 Then we had a conference in Versailles with all the other trainers and new missionaries about rules and welcome to the mission. Walked to the temple and had a little presentation by the temple director about using the temple and it was really nice! It felt so funny to be back where I used to serve. The metros still smell the same and the people who play instruments are still there. Well it's only been a few weeks so basically nothing has changed haha we didn't get home till late on Wednesday. 

The rest of the days we spent searching for less actives and part member families and talking to people on the way there and back. It was actually super awesome!! We talked to a lot of cool people. One of the them is Papis, we talked to him on the tram. He noticed our plaques and asked where the church is. He had to get off in 2 stops so we quickly explained the book of Mormon, gave him one and are seeing him tonight! 

Another old investigator we called, she wanted a book of Mormon right then! So we hurried out of the apartment and walked down the street where she lives and gave it to her. We will pass by later this week to see how her reading is going.

Another miracle, a less active member came to church on Sunday with her nonmember son. They just decided that they needed to come back, they have had some hard times recently and felt a need to come back. It was stake conference and it was perfect! The stake president spoke about president Nelson's talk about revelation and it was so powerful. All the ward members were so welcoming and the mom invited us to come over this week! 

Everything is going really well over here! We are loving It!
Love,
Sœur Giles

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Every day it gets warmer and warmer and it's awesome!
One of the best moments was a member named Emmanuel. He just moved to France from Nigeria and found a card for the missionaires in Paris. So he calls them and then the missionaries there give us his number. So we call him and he is so so so happy to talk to us. We met with him on Saturday to show him where the church is. While we were on the bus he said that he has been praying so hard to find the church. Then he starts singing the chorus of I am a child of God and said that God has been leading him. Turns out he really really likes singing and then started to sing how gentle God's commands in the bus as well. It was awesome.

We also were able to see a member that is hopefully going to visit the Paris temple for the first time this weekend! She is so excited! We went to the park right next to her house and saw some really pretty flowers.

 
We also went to Paris again, it was a great day!
Sœur Giles