Coucou ♡♡

Salut friends,

This week we went to Nantes for exchanges with Sœur Giles and Sœur Morrison. I love Sœur Giles. We went to teach a new ami and when we got there her brother had died that day..We were really awkward. But she has a lot of faith and she is wanting to be baptized. We also went to their district meeting and held goats (ew sick!!) and got stopped on the street by a really really really freaky TJ.

Then on Wednesday we had a miracle with a guy named Karl. We were contacting and we reached a certain point where we would usually turn around but we were like a couple more invites around here! Then we saw this guy on a bench and as we were walking towards him he turned around and gave us a slight smile. We went around and talked to him and long story short he was like "I know it's not coincidence I met you today, it's an answer to my prayers. I'm supposed to be all the way over there looking for work but I felt like I should sit down and take a minute to think." He is in a hard situation right now and has a big decision to make so we prayed with him and when we looked up afterwards he had tears running down his cheeks. He said after meeting us he is going to try his hardest to stay in Rennes. He was really interested in learning more about the Book of Mormon and coming to church!

Haha okay then Saturday night there was a JA Soirée chez l'évêque so we invited a ton of students we contacted like forever ago. This girl named Hélène, I met I don't even know when on exchanges with someone else, was like yeah I would love to. I had no idea who she was.  It was so funny we were waiting in the Bishops car for her to get off the bus and we just waved at every young girl who got off to see who would get into the huge van hahaha. Anyway, she was so so nice and she made good friends and we became best friends :)

Gabriel got confirmed! They were late to sacrament so we were really stressed but they made it just on time, and his dad came! Woo! ♡

We have mission council Thursday. We are going to Paris Wednesday night to go to dinner by the Eiffel Tower since we have to stay over night anyway hehe. I can't believe it might be my last week in Rennes. I have major anxiety over transfer decisions but you know it'll all work out and before I know it I'll be home and missing not being transferred to random cities in Europe (but honestly pray for me I'm scared).

Rawr XD

Sœur Nay

1. Ew
2. Nantes
3. My comp made me lunch, chocolate chip pancakes because we are children.
4. Last weeks exchange with Bennett!

Baptême de Gabriel ♡♡

Salut!

Holy moly this week was so good guys. We started with Rennes exchanges and I was with Soeur Bennett (I will attach our picture when she sends it to me) We taught their ami,Cassie, who they found their first day here, she had a baptismal date but it dropped. It was their first lesson with her in a while and it was so sweet, she found a testimony in the things she first doubted and passed our practice interview. And we found a family!
Can't remember what happened in between but then we had an amazing day Saturday. We started with morning finding and it was perfect outside and there was a huge Marché and a little group of weirdos playing amazing music (I will add video to drive)  A random guy at the market came up to us and was like "are you from Iowa?" and we realized how many colorful doors there are here so we were door finding while we were contacting.  I LOVE RENNES.  Then that afternoon there was a baptism for the ZL's ami, Manuel, and a few of our ami's came, and we had dinner with the Bishop's family! It was the first time I smelt a grill in about 15 months.  I teared up a little.
SUNDAY: We were running around a lot making cookies and filling out fiches and trying to work technology for the baptism and it all came together (besides no one filling the font until 20 minutes before he was baptized ugh) Gabriel was so excited and so was the whole ward. His mom wanted to surprise him with a musical number so we sang I am a child of God with her and little Aléna in Portuguese and Spanish,  we sang in English, and French. I can't describe the feeling that was in that room, but I really hope his dad felt it too. I'm positive he did. Isn't the Castro family the most beautiful thing. I'm going to marry a Venezuelan.

Also, since our Indian moved back to India we found a new Indian who came to ward game night and the baptism, haha the ward thought it was the same Indian.

I also learned how to make baguette. Marry me.

♡ Sœur Nay

Door Finding .. Colorful Door :) 

Gabriel's Baptism

Interesting Street Band

Do Sœurs have nose hair?

Salut!

So I decided I'll just use one stupid thing the elders say as my subject line each week. It was a close one this week, but Elder Eyring won.

Donc. I survived, we got back to Rennes just fine after Pday and prepared for our full day of bus rides and entertaining amis at the temple on Tuesday! I wish I could say it was a good experience but it was a little bit more on the stressful side. Ca vaut la peine.

Wednesday we made food for zone conference and did a lot of finding, super great.
Thursday we had zone conference and interviews.
Friday we had a lesson with the Castro's! Gabriel is so ready for his baptism this Sunday!! Ahhh.
Saturday we visited Juliette and taught her how to sing How Great thou Art and she taught us how to sing little Cameroon songs.
Sunday we had amis at church and a ward repas afterwards and I talked my family and life is good.

I think I'm the happiest when I'm working hard, and also have fun people around me that make me laugh.  So life lesson,  I am always going to keep those two things constant. I'm so thankful for my mission and I'm so excited for these last three months that I have to grow closer to my Savoir, improve my French and enjoy not making my own life decisions ... okay bye!

Soeur Nay

1. Where's my Eugene!?
2. How well did we coordinate?
3. BOM + Bible space haha
4. Bennett
5. Packard
6. Cute family Castro
7. Eyring in a fedora
8. How Great thou Art
9. COUCOU

 

coucou mes belles

Salut!

Honestly a crazy week. Only good things happened, I just feel all over the place. Like it's beautiful outside right now but there is a fly that really likes my coconut face mask.

On Monday as ya know we had mission council in Paris! It was cold and we had to actually leave early and miss all of the important things to catch a train so not much to say about that one haha. But then when we got back we had district meeting and played gator ball leaving me limping for the rest of the week because none of us have any chill. My comp played rugby in High school and she basically took me out #uglycompinventory

On Tuesday we travelled to Cholet for their district meeting and exchanges. It was so great! I got to be with Sr. Peterson who I was with in the Brussels zone. We taught their ami with a baptismal date (so cool) and did a lot of porting! It made me miss Nivelles a lot.

Wednesday night we visited the Castro's. They are a part member, we have been teaching their son Gabriel who is 9 and is seriously the sweetest kid. We've been preparing him for baptism for a while now, just waiting for permission from his dad to set a date. They picked a date! May 20th Gabriel is getting baptized. ♡

We had some other really great lessons and met some cool people on the street. Then we had Stake Conference on Sunday! We translated for an American family, that's always a little stressful but the talks were good. :)

For Pday we are all heading to Mont St. Michelle. Lol we all decided to go preppy French and the Elders were down so we are about to look so dang good. Then Tuesday we are leaving at 4h30 for a ward temple trip where we will be with recent converts doing baptisms for the first time! Then we will get home at 23h. Oh la la. Then Thursday we have Zone Conference. And then MOTHERS DAYYY. 🌼🌼 Love you mom.

Renne District Gator Ball