Hey everyone! Long time, no see. It's that time of the week again, so let me give you a brief little run-down on what's been going on here in Saint-Brieuc.
Last Thursday we had 2 meetings with investigators. One was with a really sweet old woman who has lots of questions about where she can find a religion that is 100% true. I have high hopes for her, so I'll keep you all updated. After that we went around the beach and explored. You can look out for pictures of this in my album. Then we had an English lesson with an investigator named General James, from Africa. It was an interesting time, as he was as high as a kite. No real lesson was able to get through to him, unfortunately, but he did share with us the fascinating story about how the Ganja plant (cannabis) grew out of King Solomon's tomb, and because King Solomon was supposedly the wisest person to have ever lived, smoking the plant will make you intelligent. Quite a captivating story, really.
The next morning I delivered my very first district council as district leader of the Rennes District. We have a small district that consists of just us, the Zone Leaders, and the Sister Training Leaders, which makes it nice and easy. I still had yet to have my District Leader training call, but luckily the meeting went smoothly. Afterwards, I had my training call. It was a conference call with all the other new DLs and President Sorensen. I watched it on the train and fell asleep during the first half. Luckily my camera was off lol. I did watch the whole thing later though. That night we taught an inactive member, John, and then had an impromptu lesson with one of our neighbors. He was really cool and interested in family history. Here's hoping that he'll progress.
On Saturday my companion, Elder Thomas, and I finally watched the "Be One" devotional that the church put on last Summer. It was so good and a fun watch. I encourage you all to go watch it if you haven't already. Nothing else too exciting happened after that.
The next day was my first Sunday in Saint Brieuc. I was excited to meet the branch and see what 2 hour church is like. Our branch here is awesome. Upon arrival, I was greeted by an old woman in the branch, Monique, with a doll that she made of me. Every transfer she makes dolls of the new missionaries, after the companion calls her and tells her what the color of the new missionary's hair is. She's so sweet, as was the rest of the branch. It's definitely quite the change from every other area I've been in regards to the people. After having lived all over France, I can firmly testify that French people are nice everywhere, not really like what the rest of the World thinks of them... But the people here are different in the sense that they're more personal with us. Which is a change that I'm very open to. I like the personalness of this region. The fashion here is different as well. The fashion can best be described by the surroundings. Everyone wears a lot of navy blue and ANYTHING with an anchor on it. Very British and sailor-like style here which I think is cool. That night we had a dinner appointment with a really cool old member who loves the missionaries. After he fed us, we did some crafts together. It was fun!
Today I was called Ken on the bus by a bunch of middle schoolers. Long live this nickname; I'm embracing it now haha.
I know that the Church has changed from 3 to 2 hours because we really do need more learning within our own family units. I hope you all enjoy this change and come to appreciate the time you have with your families. It truly is the most important time in the World. The Prophet was truly inspired with this change and I can't wait to be able to spend the "new 3rd hour" with my family when I return. I encourage you all to take more time with your family for both spiritual things and fun things. There's nothing better you could do with your time!
I love you all! Till next week!
Elder Connor Anderson
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