Week 91 (Tours)

I don't even know where to begin, there's so much that happened this past week!

After arriving in Tours, it only took a day or two before we left. We went off to Le Mans for a day trip to visit the Austins, a senior missionary couple. They had asked for our help to teach someone since our French is better. They're really nice, Sister Austin even made us some cookies for having come all the way out there!

We also had Stake Conference this weekend. It was over in Paris, so we had to hitch a ride with a member Sunday morning. It took 2.5 hours by car each way, so it was good to have someone taking us. The conference itself was amazing though, totally worth the trip. There was an Area Seventy there, Elder Hurst, and he gave a great talk. He shared lots of funny stories and somehow ended up realating them back to the gospel and to each other.

One of the stories he shared was about a man who was worried about his wife's hearing. His doctor told him to test how bad it really was. He started on the opposite side of the house from her and called her name. Then he worked his way closer room by room until she responded. He ended up getting all the way to the doorway of the room she was in. When he called her name she responded, "What in the world is it? I've answered you five times now!"

He related this to how we need to be careful when we perceive faults in others. We need to make sure that it isn't really a fault in ourselves. And if it is, we need to be humble enough to admit it and do something about it.

À la prochaine!
Elder Wood

Soeur Severson and Elder Wood finally saw each other at the train station during transfers. She is his second cousin and has been in France for 9 months, but they'd never crossed paths before.

District meeting, where Elder Wood made tiramisu! Elders Van Den Berghe, Darrington, Wood, Thomas, Rangassamy, and Karratti.

With the bishop of the Nivelles ward and his wife; Elders Van Den Berghe, Poulson, Wood, and Morrison

Animal photo: Visiting a horse

Elder Wood and Elder Van Den Berghe saying farewell at the train station

Visiting Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley

Inside the Chateau de Chambord

Exterior of the chateau

Front of the chateau