A rather sunny week! (Week#2 Transfer#15)

Hey everyone!

So we had another great week, one full of traveling and meetings and lots of fun.  Monday after some good rest we ate at a member's house and they were awesome.  Elder Suisse did half of the spiritual thought in French no problem, he is seriously such a pro already.  The next day we got up early to drive to Lyon where I and the rest of the District Leaders as well as Zone Leaders and stls met with President and others for a big leadership meeting.  It went really well and the Spirit was strong as we made goals and plans together as a mission and all got on board to follow President's inspired direction. 

Leadership Conference in Lyon

This transfer the focus is baptisms, and we're ready to see a lot in the mission with a lot of miracles to prepare for the Paris temple about to be finished.  Wednesday we got to eat at this awesome Madagascan family's home, and Thursday we had district meeting in Lausanne and an exchange the next day.  Haha, everyone was so excited to meet Elder Suisse in la Suisse (that's what they call Switzerland in the French speaking sections, Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg all that).  We then had a great family home evening with one of the Tahitian families in the ward with their friends, such a fun time!

Headed to Switzerland...

Saturday we helped with a move and visited Poe as well as another Tahitian family, and ate with Poe and Tatiana afterwards, they are doing awesome and heading towards their marriage still.  Sunday we had church and later saw Loveth and Stevenson, a member who hasn't been to church in a while with her nonmember husband, both from Nigeria.  He's big into religion and shares spiritual thoughts with tons of people on the internet.  We had such a cool rdv, the spirit was so strong as we taught him, and he at the end told us "The Spirit is telling me to read that book. I'm going to read your book!" So he's going to read the Book of Mormon now. He is so cool and willing to learn now.  Funny guy too.  Well that was our week.

Beautiful church in Lausanne

 As a little message this is something Steve from Nigeria told us: "You cannot grieve the spirit. Because if you grieve the Spirit, it leaves you, and you might be doing something wrong, but the Spirit is not with you, it is just at a watching distance..." Let us all keep the spirit close to us so it doesn't have to remain at watching distance when we say or do things that are not good. I hope you all Have a great week et a bientot! 

love,
Elder Laney