Staying! (Week #6 Transfer #9)

Hey everyone! Got transfer calls this last Friday and Elder Nelson and I will be staying together!  I'm super pumped! He's such a cool missionary and person and is progressing so so so fast.  I'm super impressed; he'll be training me pretty soon (actually I think he already is haha.) This next transfer will be super fun.  And now I'm in transfer #10!!!!  Man things go by fast, it's been well over a year now, and I'm now 21 and I feel a lot of.. age?  Idk, it's interesting.
 

Just a couple of good looking guys working hard in France...

This week we had a good time just working hard, it was a little long but we managed to see some new amis and make some new amis, including Ingrid who is super awesome, and Anris who is super cool as well.  Ingrid is of Italian descent I think, but totally French and super awesome and friendly, wants to learn more and though she hasn't been able to get to church yet she still wants to go.  Anris is from Gabon and getting a PhD in chemical engineering, so cool and humble and such a cool guy. 

Tiny little birthday cake...

Started the week off seeing a member who is from the north who is sick in town and giving her a blessing. We later got to see our members Jean-Louis and Dominique with Frere Krokovski and Frere Bernier and it was super fun, had a great lunch after service and then a great lesson after with Jean-Louis and Ingrid. Then we got to visit the Krokovski's who are from Ukraine, and they are literally the best ever, they just keep giving us food while we are there until we are walking home with an armload of groceries. Their kids are adorable! We then got to go out to this town called Aire-sur-L'Adour which was fun, we ate at a nice French cafe and I got a really good pizza and pastry :) Overall a fulfilling and a fun week, I feel happy about it. 

Birthday Pizza!

Reflecting on the time that has come and gone, and being older now, and realizing I have less than a year left!  I wanted to share a thought our mission president shared with us this week:    

              " A wise and funny man once told me that life is like a roll of toilet paper-- the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes! Surely, the same is true for a mission...I encourage each of you to practice those time management principles and make the most of each day of your mission."

Haha I really like that analogy, so true. I know I'm going to review that, and I invite you guys to too!  It's important to manage our time and it goes by fast!  So have a good week and spend you time doing what matters most :)  And have fun while you're at it and treat yourself to something nice because we all need that pastry during the week!  Love you all and have an awesome week!
 
Elder Laney

Just desserts at the end of a hard week!