So last Tuesday I got sick and it basically stuck with me throughout the rest of the week. It was terrible to say the least, which is one of the reasons that I hate January... I always get sick! Anyway, then we did service for the 79-year-old man, Peter Banks, at his house. We were chopping down trees into logs for his fireplace. Took a while, but he fed us afterward, so it was okay.
On Wednesday I took some medicine that caused me to be super drowsy throughout the rest of the day... I fell asleep in 2 lessons and during a Priesthood blessing that we gave to an inactive member. The day ended on an alright note, however, because we went to an authentic Brittany creperie in town and feasted! How I love this place and the food here.
Thursday was stressful. We had an early morning to get to Rennes for district council, interviews with President Sorensen, and exchanges. I was still sick and not in the mood for any of this lol. It all turned out alright though. After interviews, I started exchanges with Elder McDougal (and President Sorensen for part of the day). Exchanges included teaching an inactive member in a laundromat and eating a Mexican meal with some members over there.
Friday wasn't super fun either. I had only got about 2 hours of sleep throughout the night and woke up super tired and guess what? Still sick. We then had a long bus ride back to Saint Brieuc ahead of us. Upon our arrival back in town, we immediately went to a pharmacy and got the things that I needed. Then we went to a member's house who wanted us to do some service for him... He basically had me re-organize his closet lol, but he too fed us afterward, so I was fine with it.
Saturday was fun! We went and visited a recently re-converted couple in a town and had lunch with them. He also gave me a nice "ollygan" belt and Elder Thomas a Hugo Boss watch! They're an awesome couple. After our time with them, the husband went finding with us. We had a really good contact with this one guy on the road and now we're hoping he'll become an investigator! Then we went to a musical/activity evening at a member's house. Some other families from the branch were invited and it was so much fun! We played games, had a spiritual message, and feasted with each other. I love this branch! They're incredible.
Sunday was also a good day. We had some in-active members attend and we also had our monthly branch meal afterwards. They feed us well here and I feel so blessed. Literally an amazing branch that we have.
Today we're going to Paris for our Mission-wide Conference with the Apostle, Elder Andersen tomorrow. Next week's email should be much more entertaining than this one, so get ready!
In preparation for Elder Andersen's conference tomorrow, we were asked to read his talks from past general conferences. This was such a good challenge! If you need a testimony booster (or even just something good to do), I encourage you to pick an apostle or someone you like a lot from conference and listen/read their past talks. Really study them! I promise you will learn a lot and your testimony will grow, as mine has from doing this. Even if you're not a member of our church, I encourage you to go to our website (lds.org) or even download our app and read a conference talk that has a title/summary that interests you. It's more fun than you may think :)
Sorry this email didn't really live up to the hype of my usual emails... I promise you'll be more entertained next week :) LOVE you all!
Love,
Elder Connor Anderson
Salmon with sour cream & chives. Authentic Bretagne dinner crepe-- Galette is what they're called if they're for dinner.
Healthy salad we made for President Sorensen when he came to visit our district council
Valentine package from mom
Family picture. I'm the 'mother' of the Elder in plaid, guy in black is his 'dad' in the mission, and Elder McDougal is his grandpa.
Peter Banks, 79 year member of our branch
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