To explain quickly, I'll be staying here the rest of the transfer. Elder Poulson's staying in Évry as a trio with Elder Ballard and his companion, so I get to stay here with Elder Koshiol.
We had Zone Conference on Tuesday, and that's actually when Président told me the news. He said, "I have an assignment for you." So I guess that made it official. Zone Conference is always really good. We talked about different ways to go about approaching people on the street, which is really helpful. We also focused on charity a bit. We talked about how the two great commandments are to love God, and love our neighbor. And that's what we're out here to do. You can't be a missionary (or a good one at least) without loving the Lord enough to serve His children, and then loving them enough to share the restored gospel with them.
One approach we discussed in Zone Conference was using the family. So we decided to try it out one day. Elder Koshiol had a picture of him with his grandparents on his tablet, so we went around showing it to people to pique their interest. Then we were able to transition to talking about the gospel. It was actually really effective! People respond well to pictures and stories, and that's what we were offering.
I also had my birthday on Friday! That means I'm no longer a teenager. I'm two decades old, and for whatever reason, 20 sounds a lot older than just 19. It was a good birthday though. To celebrate, the Branch President and his family took us out to dinner at this place called Flunch. It was great because we got a free cake for my birthday! It's a little weird thinking that this was my first of two birthdays on the mission, it makes it sound like it's going faster than it really is. I guess it's just a reminder to live in the moment sometimes. You can never return to the present, so make the most of it now! But don't forget to plan for the future as well. That's kinda important...
Au revoir,
Elder Wood
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| Weekly food photo: "Happy birthday to me!" |
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| Wearing the new coat he just bought, "Nice and warm now" |
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| His companion, Elder Koshiol. "We made applesauce with some wild apples a sister in the branch gave us. It turned out pretty well." |
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| More food: "An XXL O'Tacos, so much food!" |
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| A slice of his birthday cake |
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| Yet more O'Tacos |
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