I need to develop the qualities of a perfect husband. I still have a lot of work to do, so that's why this is one of my motivations. The second is to give away an entire box of copies of The Book of Mormon. That's 24! By myself!! And Elder Lago has the same goal! So we made it a friendly competition, and the first one done wins a prize! We haven’t discussed the prize, yet, but we will make it good! I am in the lead, too!! I have given away 2 and I have 3 others that I need to deliver to people who have asked for them! This is really good because it forces me to go off by myself and learn how to talk to people and is the best way to improve my French! And it helps me win haha ;)
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My challenge! And I challenge you
to give away a book of Mormon!! Everyone!!! All of you in the family!!! I will
follow up next week!!!!
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Monday:
After emails we helped the new Sisters move their entire luggage into their new
apt! They got Pink Washed(this means both the sisters got transferred to a new location) and now they are really stressed out about it! Haha
but oh well, there are lessons in every trial.
Tuesday:
We visited a less active and her son. Apparently the son is really good at
cooking and wants us to return so he can cook for us! I am not going to pass
that up! After that we went and contacted a little bit. We did some area book
work (we have A LOT of that to do still. it has been neglected for a long
time).
Wednesday:
In the morning we did some contacting! Today a few Italian girls came up to us
and contacted us!! It was so funny!! They waited around for us to finish
talking to a woman and then they approached us. They were obviously interested
in more than our answers haha I mean we are a pretty handsome équipe!! Hahaha
:) I am getting better at my French! Slowly, anyway. Then we rode bus lines and
did some scouting for some neighborhoods to port. A pretty quiet night until
choir! Then we sang a song that is too difficult for the ward members. I hope
it gets better.
Thursday:
Thursday we went contacting in the morning and I gave away a Book of Mormon to
a woman named E. She was on vacation visiting her daughter, but she seemed
receptive. I hope that she will be touched later and remember. Planting seeds.
Laying the path. Then in the evening, we went to D. B.'s house! He has
the cutest little family!! His daughters are adorable and his wife is so sweet!
They are actually moving to somewhere in British Columbia this May so I want to
visit them after the mission! D. was actually born in Canada when his parents
worked there for a couple of years. That is where they were introduced to the
gospel!!! So cool!!! And then they had to return and relearn all of the terminology
when they got to France because the words are very different haha
Friday:
Today the Assistants to the President came to Antibes and helped us in our attempts
to find amis!! It was so cool! So we had 5 missionaries on the street all day
talking to people and getting numbers! It was so great! In the first half of
the day, I took the car and hunted down some people that were in the area book
that we couldn’t call. Elder Huntsman is a very good driver! That was when I
met a Chinese man named J. L. He was so cool!!! He wanted a book of
Mormon and I told him I would come back and give him one in Chinese!! Then I
switched and was with Elder William Montgomery from Georgia! Oh man! This guy
is so cool!! He is a super missionary and I just felt comfortable around him
and I had this happiness that was so great!! When I was with him, I saw this group
of girls, and I told him, "Hey, let's go contact them!" So without
even thinking about it, I walked up to this group of 10 girls and started
talking to them. I got nothing but blank looks..... Because they were all
Italian and didn't speak French hahaha so we tried to talk with them but just
ended up telling them to have a wonderful day because we couldn't communicate
with them! But that impressed E Montgomery so much! He was impressed with my
faith! Towards the end of my time with him, he sat me down near a fountain and
had a heart-to-heart with me. His words I will never forget. "Elder
Martin, you have a lot of faith, and your faith will carry you in hard times.
When you are a leader, a senior companion, a trainer, a district leader, you
have to make sure that your faith keeps you going because even if you don't
want to keep going, others will be looking to you for strength and guidance.
You're going to be a great leader. The mission needs you. Keep up the good
work." That made me realize that God has not forgotten me. He still needs
me and has a work for me to do. I need to be ready for Him.
Saturday:
We contacted and I met S. from México!! I told him we will be stopping by
to give him a BoM in Spanish!! I am so happy e Lago knows Spanish!! Then we
went porting and met some really cool people. I found the middle aged people of
Antibes!! They are at the bus stop Roi Soleil!! Hahaha
Sunday:
Church was great!!! Oh man I love the youth of the ward!! All the young men
look up to me, literally! Haha no but they see me as a brother and treat me as
one, too!! I got a wet Willie yesterday for proof!! :) Then we went over to the
Famille T. and we had them teach me the first lesson because S., the
wife, is a recent convert! She did really good!!
Monday:
Cleaning, emails, shopping soon, and then I have to go on a train to
Saint-Raphael because Elder Lago goes to Lyon for a conference!! Wish me luck!
I will be with a missionary just one week in his mission haha!
Thanks
for everything!! I love you so much!!!!
Elder
Nick Benjamin Martin :)
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| I was so hungry I ate the sun! |
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| Morning Mangos on the Edge (must be code for I'm exercising on this wall by the Sea) |
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