On My Way to the MTC!

Bonjour! Baguette! Uhuhuh!!
It's finally time for me to go. It's been a long time in the running, but today I finally begin the adventure of an LDS mission. I will be serving the next two years in the south of France speaking the French language as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My area includes pretty much the whole southern half of the country, twisting on its northern border to capture Dijon, dipping as it goes west, then up to grab Poitiers and a little above, then rounding down to include Bordeaux and hitting the coast. It then includes the whole half below that, including even a little bit of Switzerland up to right before Bern on the missions eastern border. And it includes Corsica as well! I may not go to every one of these locations, but will see a great deal!

I am excited to go, and can't wait. Today I enter the Mission Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, which is pretty much the largest MTC worldwide. I'll be spending the next six weeks rigorously trying to learn French as fast as I can, as well how to be a missionary. Luckily I've had 3 high school years of French, so I got a head start. I'll be in France right before my birthday in July, and am so psyched I cannot contain myself. Its going to be a wonderful adventure, and I thank God for the opportunity to serve Him and his children, especially in such a beautiful place. I go now to spread the word of the gospel and to share the joy I've found in Christ with the world.

Au revoir! (until we meet again)

note: I believe my French stereotype evident in the entrance to this post will be greatly altered in my travels :) I can't wait to get to know and love the people of France and their beautiful language!