Tuesday was Zone Conference in Lille. We drove up there really early in the morning, and the STLs quickly put me to work making the guacamole for lunch (which actually didn't turn out half bad). Zone Conference itself was decent but long as per usual. It's always great to see some of the fellow missionaries from MTC group and catch up with them. I'll attach some pics to the album. After Zone Conference, we stopped at a grocery store and bought Hourya a lot of different coffee substitutes to leave on her porch. I also wrote a note, explaining what everything was and when to take it. She seemed really grateful when she saw it all and texted us. I love doing little things like this!
The next day was pretty low-key. We had a rendezvous with Chantal that went really well. She told me that I'm the reason that she's studying the Book of Mormon for the first time in the 10 years that she's been a member, which was a huge compliment. She also said that she stays in touch with Sister missionaries all the time, but that I'm the first Elder she's ever met that she wants to stay in touch with after my mission because I'm "just like her." Haha! I love this woman! It's been a pleasure to see her testimony grow and I'm so happy that she's enjoying it. That night, our district leader decided to dye his companion's hair blonde without listening to my advice... Let's just say that it turned out orange because he used box dye and no bleach, which is a huge no-no. I'm coming to the rescue this coming district P-Day, so look out for my documentation of this in my album. If only people would listen to warnings before making irrational decisions. I now know how all parents must feel from time-to-time. Shake my head.
Thursday we had a rendezvous with Teodora and her husband. They both told us that they'd read the Book of Mormon and pray about it, which we're super excited about. Then we had a dinner appointment with the Kabongos up in Belgium. They're always so nice and we were able to plan some rendez-vous for Saturday with their son, Fred, who just got back from his mission.
The next day was a full on finding day. We only found success with two people. They were a 22 year old French guy, Louis, and his roommate, 60 year old Shirley, from England. I stopped them because they were speaking English and I was curious as to where they were from. Especially because you never hear English in small-villes like Valenciennes. They were super nice, but uninterested in the church. They never gave us their number or anything, but we gave them our card. In France, there's a 99% chance that no one will ever contact you back from us giving them a card. That's why we try as best as we can to get their numbers first. This, however, was a rare occasion, because they contacted us that night! They still weren't interested in the gospel, but they wanted to know if people were nice to us on the street and send us some well wishes. We can only hope that they'll be interested soon!
Saturday was one long day! We had rendez-vous with Chris (a new guy), Margret, and Hourya. Fred, the newly returned missionary from our ward, accompanied us for all of them. Chris went well and all of his questions were answered. Margret as well. Hourya, however, gave us some false hope. When we showed up, her coffee mug was gone! We were so happy! Then, as we started talking about the Word of Wisdom, she started to reject it again! We were so sad. She still wants to get baptized and is still excited to fix a date, but she refuses to stop coffee. Her reasons include: It's natural, it's not really a commandment (?), it's not as bad as the law of chastity, I need it, and my doctor prescribed it to me. It was super sad for us, but we have faith that we can get her there one day. I was just happy that we had Fred with us. He helped out a lot and he's a lot of fun!
Sunday was a regular Sunday. After church, Brother Broadway asked to have a meeting with us and our new DMP. In it, he accused us of saying things about him to the ward and such. We got everything cleared up with him, but it was still annoying. I hate ward drama haha.
Today was district P-Day in Lille. We went for Sushi for lunch, then to bowling, and then shopping. Afterwards we went to a meeting with their Ward Mission Leader. It was overall a good day! Look for pictures later! :)
Thanks for all your emails every week. They mean the World to me! I hope everyone has a great week! Keep smiling and sharing your light with others!
Love,
Elder Connor Anderson
Authentic, traditional Moroccan dish made by Zayneb for our mangez-vous with her.
Nancy District reunites at the Lille Zone Conference. Love these people that I started the mission with.
Me with my District Leader, Elder Crane
A note that we put on Hourya's front door, with some stuff that we bought for her
The food/drinks we left for Hourya as coffee substitutes
Our apartment in Valenciennes
District P-Day
The before and after of the atrocious blonde box dye catastrophe in my district, in which they have called me to correct this coming P-Day. I'll send the improved hair update tmrw night. Elder Koshiol had to go 5 days with his hair like this before I could come up. I tried warning them against this multiple times. I'm bringing professional toners and supplies that I was able to find in a beauty supply store here. It cost a pretty penny, but he's paying me back half <3 Beauty definitely doesn't come cheap!
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