One Year Older and Wiser Too! - Letter 06/30/14

Ok, that title is half directed at Dad, (hopefully that applies this year:) Happy Birthday!  The other half is because I'm at my year mark! Actually, today's email is a little different, I stole this idea from a bunch of other missionaries. I'm gonna just talk about some of the big things I've learned over the course of a year, divided up by transfer!

MTC: The mission is NOT what you expect it to be. We always have this idea of what a mission is, how it's going to go, what we're going to do, and who we're going to become. Luckily, it's much better than what you expect :) Also, it is so important to remember to pray always. Even in the MTC, when we didn't do actual missionary work yet, life was impossible when I forgot to pray. Life is difficult enough as it is, and when you add missionary life on top of it, no one, not a single person, can handle it on their own. Luckily, with God it becomes not only manageable but even enjoyable, and I will admit that I was really sad to say goodbye to the MTC. 

Transfer 1-Épinal: Learning a language is REALLY difficult. Every single day, talking to tons of different people, not understanding a word they were saying. But, I also learned that a bleu's trainer can make or break his mission. Luckily, my trainer pointed my mission in a really good direction :) Even though it makes less friends, it is good to be strict on expectations. My trainer set standards that were very difficult to meet up to. If I didn't reach them, he was genuinely disappointed. But, he loved me and encouraged me, and at the end of 6 weeks, I was not the same person at all: I was much better.

Transfer 2: This was the transfer where I learned early that missionary life changes without warning. My trainer was transferred to Belgium, and some new guy was coming in to take his place. Saying that I was nervous is a drastic understatement: I was terrified. I just kept telling myself that even though I would be introducing my 'step-daddy' to the ville, he would be a lot older than me and would be a perfect missionary, with all the tricks figured out, so I didn't have to worry. Psych! My new comp was in his 4th transfer, and pretty nervous to be finishing training someone. At first, neither of us knew how this was going to play out. Turns out, that transfer brought the most miracles I've seen on my mission! Even more important, it brought my favorite comp, who became one of my best friends. Lesson: There are no bad situations, just bad attitudes. 

Transfer 3: This is where the heat got turned up a little bit. I wasn't a bleu anymore, and Elder Stucki knew it. So, he didn't treat me like a bleu. He gave me 50% of the responsibility, trusting me to step up my game. It was that trust that allowed me to step up my game, even when I wasn't sure if I could. Sadly, this was also the time when I saw a golden ami fall and drop us. It really was a moment that changed my mission, making me realize that this isn't a game, these are real people. But, the sun still came up the next day, and we turned the situation into a huge blessing.

Transfer 4-Brussels: Life turned upside down! I was leaving my favorite comp, and my bleu ville! Not only that, I was going from a tiny ville in the eastern mountains to  the capitol of Europe. So, I really had to learn how to adjust. I learned that even when you don't have much in common with your comp, you can become great friends. This is where I really learned how to work like I never had before. I also learned that agency plays a huge role, and sometimes that hurts pretty badly. But it's a gift God has given us! 

Transfer 5: This transfer, I got a couple curveballs! I was put in a 3 person companionship, with an old bilingual Canadian and a young guy from Idaho :) This was my first francophone, and also the first time that I had a junior companion. I also had a senior companion though, so it was a little weird. Then 3 weeks into our story, things were shaken up! Sunday night of Week 3 I got a call from President Poznanski saying to pack my bags and move across town with the Zone leaders, and to pick up my new companion the next afternoon. So I got my second francophone and the responsibility to open a new équipe, knowing it may be closed down again in 3 weeks. This was where I was pushed the most, where I was the most stressed of my mission. Not gonna lie, it was tough. But, God knew what kind of missionary He needed me to be, and I wasn't going to become that missionary any other way. 

Transfer 6: Le Mans! Not unexpectedly, our équipe closed down and we both went back down to France. I was headed to a town I'd never heard of, with a missionary I'd only met once, in a train station, on my way to Brussels. I was told by lots of people that our personalities would be too different, that we weren't going to get along very well. Good thing I'm way too stubborn for my own good! Turns out, our personalities were VERY different. But that didn't change anything. We were both determined to make this équipe work well, and we did! I ended up making another really good friend, and having so much fun. Lesson Learned: Missionary life should always be fun! More Fun=More Success. I will vouch for that.

Transfer 7: I learned some valuable lessons this transfer. First off, I learned that selfies do, in fact, improve the quality of a companionship. Also, I started to rediscover some of the faith and hope that I had lost when I was in Brussels. Looking back, I think that God and President Poznanski knew exactly why I was going to Le Mans. During my interview with President, he said that I looked happier than he had seen me in a while. I was! I also learned what it really means to have an eye single to the work, and what a blessing or a curse it can be, depending on how focused you really are. 

And finally...Transfer 8: This was when God decided to teach me everything at once haha. First off, HUMILITY!!! If there is one thing that I've learned while training, it's that I am not good enough by myself. I am not qualified for this work if I'm relying on Elder Martin. Luckily, I've got backup :) Also, I came to a conclusion... As a bleu, you have this impression that trainers are perfect missionaries that always know what to do. I'm still half convinced that this was the case for my trainer. But for the most part, the call to train is really a call to reevaluate and figure what you're not doing well. It's a call to get your own act together, because this new missionary is going to follow you like Simon Says, and you don't want him picking up bad habits! So with my third francophone, I'm still learning. I'm still trying to figure out what God's plan is for Elder Martin. 

Obviously, this isn't even close to all of the things I've learned over the past year, just a rough sketch, some highlights. This mission teaches you so much, and most importantly, it changes you. The hardest moments are the biggest blessings in disguise, and it all depends on your attitude. Being a missionary is the coolest, funnest thing I have ever done. 

This week we meet the Babins, I'm nervous but pretty excited! They are an awesome couple. He speaks English fluently, he served his mission in Utah. His wife speaks decently, I haven't really heard her speak though. We just heard from Elder R's stake president that the temple is supposed to be finished and dedicated at the end of 2016, so if you're thinking about a trip to France, that's the time to do it ;)

Right now we're starting the last week of the transfer. Luckily, I'm training so nothing should change for us. Also, I'm pretty sure Elder Bates is staying in Alençon, so he'll stay District Leader and we'll do 4 transfers together haha. Needless to say, we're pretty tight. 

Elder R is doing well. He's working hard and learning lots, despite his trainer. We're learning every day how to better live and work together, and he's on track to be an awesome missionary. I'll keep you updated as far as the Babins, we have personal interviews with them on Thursday! Have a great week, I love you all so much!

Love,

Elder Tyler Martin

End of a Legacy...Start of a New One! - Letter 06/23/14

So this week was just an emotional roller coaster ride for the France Paris Mission haha. Today we're starting the Poznanskis' last week as Mission President, the Babins get back from the MTC this Thursday or Friday. And so, last week, like you saw, was our goodbye conference! It was a pretty big, emotional conference haha, we finished out with like 7 back to back musical numbers for the Poznanskis. Président blamed us for him having to work so hard to keep Soeur Poznanski hydrated with all the water she's lost in tears this week :) That conference was awesome, kind of like Lehi's last advice before dying, except they didn't have to burn us too hard haha. They just gave us advice and training to make these next few transfers (and the rest of our missions) run smoothly and happily. Then the AP's gave a solid training on taking advantage of summer time, because it's gonna be awesome! At the end, they did a huge line of hugging the Poznanskis, we even got to hug Soeur Poznanski! haha. It was funny, Elder Mattson went running the whole length of the chapel when it was his turn haha. Some things don't change, luckily :) It was awesome to get one last hug from our 'mission parents'.

I got the package, it was great! Thank you so much! OK, the watch is EXACTLY what I was hoping for haha, thank you! And I've been wearing my Pumas all over the apartment this week, it's like a blast from the past haha. The other day I decided to have a trunky moment to show Elder R what I looked like before the mission, and he just stared like he didn't believe me haha. I'm not always a white shirt, tie, slack wearing freak! haha. What Abby said about the sun is so true, it doesn't get dark till almost midnight in Le Mans, then the sun comes back up around 4h30. Crazy! So we have to sleep with the shutters closed because I've turned into a super light sleeper on my mission. We tried opening them one night this week because of how hot it was outside, and I didn't sleep all night. Lesson learned! 

It's funny that you and Ryker talked so much about the Cup, because on our huge email chain, me and all my friends have been talking about it all month, and Gavin talked a ton about it this week haha. I guess it gets crazy down there, especially with how good Costa Rica is doing this year. It got pretty crazy when the Bleus lost, everybody was pretty mad and our porting that night wasn't any good, but other than that it wasn't too bad. 

It was another crazy charged week haha. So we had exchanges, and the train strike is still going on, so the Alençon Elders came in on Tuesday, and Elder Bates and I had the craziest, best exchange of my mission! Literally, too much crazy stuff and cool miracles to tell you about, in one very short day. We fixed a bunch of crazy goals, like give out X amount of Books of Mormon, a Plan of Salvation brochure in Arabic, and a DVD to a random person on the street. Check, check, and check :) 

We met one really cool young guy, and we taught him about the Book of Mormon, but he didn't accept it when we offered to give it to him, so we parted ways and kept contacting. Like 3 hours later, on our way home, we saw him again! He told us he'd been thinking, and he was really sad he had let us go without taking the book. Then he was like "Now I figure it has to be God who made me meet you guys twice today. I should probably take the book now!" We taught a few other street lessons, and at the end of one, we turned around and this guy was just standing there, staring at us! Turns out, his name is Felix, and he met the missionaries in Greece a few years ago. He saw us teaching this couple on the street, and thought "Hmmm, that's nice, the Mormons are here too!" Then when he passed by about 15 minutes later we were still there, so he decided to just wait! We set up a rendezvous, and when we went to said rendezvous a few days ago, he brought his friend, Noël! He was gonna come to church yesterday, but the member who was gonna drive him had some health issues, so he couldn't come. But, next time for sure! 

You mentioned the Paris temple, so I'll talk about that a little bit. I'm not sure how much you read on the Facebook page, but this was one of the coolest miracles I've ever heard. So the story starts with an American businessman living in England who, when Bishop Caussé was at a conference there, asked for an interview. The man told the story of how he worked for a French corporation and was often in Paris for work. One night a coworker invited him out to eat with his friends in a very classy Parisien restaurant. When he got there, he realized that he was surrounded by owners of corporations, celebrities, and government big-wigs...aka the people who basically run France. He was wondering why he was there when the conversation turned, "ironically" to Mitt Romney and the Mormons. They all wanted to know just who the Mormons really were. So, he spent the next few hours explaining to them! At the end, they started discussing in French, and he asks his coworker to translate. He explains that these people are part of the group pushing to shut down the construction of the temple, and earlier that evening they had decided on the final action to stop it for good. But, after this conversation, they had decided to drop all of it and let the construction continue unhindered. What an example of an average member, just like us, changing the history of the Church for an entire country! President continued to explain that the head of this group wasn't there for that conversation that night, and he continued to fight against the temple. But, a few months later, he lost his position because of some scandal he was involved in. A few other people tried to stop the work, but everything stopped just two weeks ago. Bishop Caussé and Elder Neil L. Anderson were at the temple grounds together. As soon as they stepped foot on the property, Bishop Caussé got a call saying that ALL movements against the temple construction had been thrown out, forever, by the tribunal of Versailles. President talked about what a miracle it is that this was decided and the call was made, exactly as an Apostle was stepping foot on the temple property. Elder Anderson then met with both of the Mission Presidents and said that these next few years will be the turning point for France. He said that if we act now we will see the miracles of our work for generations, but if we don't the opportunity wouldn't come again for an extremely long time. So right now, our objective is to get people pointed towards the temple. We've seen a HUGE change in peoples' hearts as the spirit of the temple spreads across France, and we're using this to help them get there some day! It is a pretty historical time to be here, I love it! 

I love you guys so much, have a great week!!

Love,

Elder Tyler Martin

Last Zone Conference with President and Sister Poznanski - 06/20/14

Bonne Fête des Pères! - Letter 06/16/14

Hey! First off, tell Dad Happy Father's Day from me as soon as you read this :) I wasn't sure when it was in the States. Mother's Day is totally different, but Father's Day was the same. Weird. Anyways, this week was great! To answer your Q's... Elder Rafanomezana is doing really well. We're finding our balance together, and it's been pretty nice.  I'm teaching him English, but it's not a fast process haha. So all of the training is still in French. Pretty sure God wants me to be fluent for something after the Mission, because this is my 3rd francophone.

So in his family, he's the middle child. He has an older sister and a younger brother. He and his mom are the only active members, and his dad is Protestant (I guess a lot of people from Madagascar are). His mom is a convert from about the same age as Dad was when he joined the Church. He has totally finished his studies, he builds furniture. So he did a study/work at the same time program, so he did that for 5 years before coming on his mission.

As far as what they were celebrating last week...I have no idea. I actually think it may have been Ascension or Pentecost, but I'm never sure. In France, there's a holiday for EVERYTHING. We didn't see anything of the race, we avoided it like the plague haha. Lot's of Europe's version of redneck Nascar fans in town haha. Actually, a lot of the people I ran into were pretty classy, but still, it is a huge car race. It trashed our finding pretty bad, but it's ok. It only happens once a year, and I won't be here for the next one. Well, maybe, but not as a missionary haha. I was pretty sad that the Eaton's couldn't make it out, but it's ok. That transportation strike destroyed our week left and right, but I'll tell you about that in just a bit haha. 

So with the crêpes, I'm excited to see what that place in I.F. is like. The classic stereotype of crêpes that we have in the States is way off. First off, it's not a hardcore dessert thing. We do dessert ones sometimes, but mostly it's with meat and cheese for dinner. They're sooo easy, but the problem is finding a real crêpe pan in the States. I'm definitely bringing one home with me, because they're everywhere here, and super cheap. For Soldes, it is always July and January. I can't think of anything I really need right now. I've still got my nice Men's Wearhouse suit that I need to get tailored, and my gray suit is great. My other black suit I never wear, so it's just sitting in the mission home with my carry on suitcase, I'll bring it home almost new haha. I didn't want to just leave it in an apartment or throw it away.

Legality: Normally I would stay here in Le Mans, but it's a really long wait. So I go up to Alençon, which is just north of us in Normandy, and it takes like 15 minutes to do. Plus, that's where Elder Bates is serving, which is perfect because we'll just do an exchange there in a few weeks and I'll get that taken care of. I didn't know the Lamerouxs moved, I haven't written Aliysa in a couple weeks. Crazy! 

So, this week was a crazy one! Last Monday night we went and visited Yesmina and Rachid. They're doing well, but they really have no desire to change. We'll visit one or two more times, but that may be the end of the story :( They're so cool, when I come back to France they said I can stay with them haha. So that was the last missionary work we did in our area until Thursday haha. Tuesday morning we had District Meeting, and an exchange right after. Normally, I was supposed to stay here with Elder Andrino, but then the transportation strike happened. We were told that if we wanted to be able to re exchange with our comps, it wouldn't be till like Friday. So yeah... I packed a bag in record time and we did a double exchange in Alençon, where both équipes were there. We ported an entire little village Tuesday night, and contacted all day Wednesday in this tiny ville. So at the end, Elder Rafanomezana and I show up at the gare with half of a quiche to eat on the train, to find out that there are no trains that day. Period. Instead, we got the pleasure of taking a BUS all the way back to Le Mans. Not the most pleasant traveling experience of my Mission, but it's better than when I got arrested in the gare in Nancy ;) (To which I responded, WHAT?  YOU GOT ARRESTED?  See his reply at the end of the letter!)

The rest of the week was average, just slow and pleasant. We did have a really cool experience with JP though! So we haven't been able to get hold of him for a few days, which made us pretty worried. The last thing we heard from him, he sent a text having to cancel our rendezvous because of some sort of internal pain that was bending him in half... So we were pretty worried, naturally. One afternoon we were out contacting when I got this really strong feeling to just pull a U turn and go to his office, which is where we teach him (we've never been to his apartment). So we head over there, and when he answered the door he said "Oh good, you're lucky! This is the only 45 minutes I've been at my office all week, good thing you're here!" He explained that the pain had just gotten worse, and he was going to the doctor the next day. He was really worried about everything, and we talked about Priesthood power and authority, and offered to give him a blessing. It was such a sweet experience, and afterwards he said that, working in natural medicine, he's heard lots of healing stories. He said "Some I believe, and some I don't, but one thing's for sure. As you were speaking during the blessing, I felt this warmth running from your hands to my head and the whole way through my body." He prayed with us before we left, and he just kept telling God that he's totally convinced of the truth of our message and he wants His help to be able to get over this health problem and follow Him. Possibly the sweetest experience of my mission. 

Other than than, pretty easy going week. Zone Conference is coming up, so you should have some good Facebook pictures coming soon :) Our conference will be Thursday. 

I love you all, have a great week! Make sure to watch the World Cup, everyone here is talking about it! Go France Bleus!

Love,

Elder Tyler Martin
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Oh.... yeah I forgot that I "forgot" to tell that story haha. I'll give it fast! So it was the day Elder McKechnie left, so I helped him and Elder Withers put their luggage on the train. All morning Elder Withers kept forgetting that I wasn't riding to Paris, I was staying in Nancy with Elder Pilling to wait for Elder Stucki to get there. So at the gare, a recent convert met us to say goodbye, and we were both on the train with Elder Withers. The doors started to close, so he pushed the kid off and said "Wow, it's a good thing he didn't get stuck on here, he doesn't have a ticket!" I just looked at him and yelled, "Elder Withers, I don't have a ticket! I'm not going to Paris with you, remember!?" So the look on his face at this point was priceless. Then his first reaction was to reach up and pull the emergency alarm so that the train didn't leave with me on it. That would have been a good idea, if it wasn't a criminal offense. So we finally found an open door, and I got off the train (after pushing Elder McKechnie over trying to get to the door... Awesome good bye to my father haha). So I thought my little "adventure" was over... Then I got grabbed by a security guard, who took my driver's license and dragged me to the security office of the station. He then yelled at me for about 30 minutes in French, about 4 inches from my face... Luckily, I had only been in France for 6 weeks, so I barely understood what he was telling me. But the gist of what I caught was that 300 people were 3 minutes late to Paris that morning, and it was my fault. Elder Withers was already halfway to Paris, so I couldn't even pull him in to save me after he threw me under the bus (or train, whichever works better for your imagination). He told me that I was looking at a VERY hefty fine for pulling the alarm, which I didn't even do. I've never prayed so hard in my entire life haha. Finally, at the end, he looked at me quietly for a second, and in English, said " Because I am...good... today, I give you identification, no pay the tarif." WOAH!!!! So that was my experience haha. The day that my trainer left, I got a step daddy, and I got arrested! Maybe I'll tell you the other stories later! haha. Love you tons, have a great week!

Missionary Slumber Party - Letter 06/09/14

Hey!

Things are going really well this week, except for the fact that I don't have tons of time to email. It's a holiday, so we have to catch our bus home or the next one doesn't come for 2 hours. So I'll be quick!

To answer your questions, his (Elder Rafanomezana) name is pronounced like it's spelled, and I am taller by a good couple inches haha. With the race (24 hour Le Mans) this week, I'm not really sure what we're doing, but it's gonna be crazy. We have to avoid town pretty much, because it's a waste of time. So we'll see what happens! 

JP is still doing pretty well. We actually have to move his baptism because he got really sick and hasn't been able to come to church. But it's ok, because there are Stake training meetings on the original date, so we would have had to move it anyways to get a member of the Bishopric there. But, he is loving everything we teach, still progressing really well and keeping his commitments. 

So this weekend we got to have a slumber party! It was Stake Conference, and the Saturday night adult session was in Le Mans. So, our entire Zone came to Le Mans, plus an equipe from another Zone that's in our pieu. But, only 2 équipes of Elders had a way to get home, so we had 4 other equipes, plus us, in our apartment Saturday night. Crazy! So, naturally, we did Mardi Fou haha. It was a lot of fun! No one threw up, but there were only a few of us who finished. Then the next morning I made crêpes! I was just flipping crêpes for about an hour and a half haha. So that was an adventure. (Btw, I had to use my MSF money to buy stuff to make breakfast, but I can't get reimbursed from the mission. I'm trying to get money from the people that stayed over, but if that doesn't work I'm probably gonna have to use my personal money to help with groceries at the end of this month. I'm not sure yet though.) I'll be honest, I probably just won't really buy stuff at Soldes next month. I don't really need anything, and If I wait till the next one to buy my suit it'll be a lot more likely to be in good condition when I get home. So we'll see, but I probably won't. 

Other than that it's just been a fun week, lots of running errands, because I got my 2nd year legality paperwork last week. So I get to go apply for that in 2 weeks haha. Fun! Anyways, I love you all so much, have a great week!

Love,

Elder Tyler Martin

Saying au revoir to Elder Mattson

First moment together!

Elder R's first night porting!

Elder Slumber Party... and someone farted

Elder Rafanomezana with his first Tours Réligieuse!

Giant Eclair!

Giant Eclair -Take 2!

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Paternity Leave Here - Letter 06/02/14

Hey!

So I'm gonna start off with the beginning of last week, just to not get too confused. 

So last week, knowing that we were having transfers and that Wednesday would be shot, Elder Mattson and I decided to go HARD on Monday and Tuesday. It was crazy, we saw and taught so many people! Basically, we wanted to set it up nice for my bleu :) We were also able to say goodbye to a lot of people (yes we took advantage of it and played the "I'm leaving!" card haha).

So Tuesday night the Elders from Alençon came and stayed the night with us, and we did the Mardi Fou challenge with them :) This time, I'm proud to announce, I knocked it out in 25 minutes haha. It was crazy! But, unfortunately, it made Elder Bates puke haha. With that under our belts, the next day we put Elder Mattson on a train for Angers, then we caught ours for Paris. Now, none of the three of us have ever served in Paris, and the one metro stop we know well, to get to the church in Paris, was under construction. So yeah... we may have gotten lost pretty hard haha. On the bright side, I saw the Louvre! I only saw the back of it, and I actually only knew what it was because there was a big open courtyard and I saw the big glass pyramid haha. Didn't really have time to enjoy it, because we were running with all of Elder Allen's luggage! So we finally ended up making it, and I got a nice training on how to train :) Then came the bleus!

Like you heard on the video, my bleu is Elder Johan Rafanomezana (say that 5 times fast) and he doesn't speak English! So that's kind of exciting. He's from southern France, just next to Marseilles, but his parents are from Madagascar. He's a super cool guy, 23 years old, really really quiet and soft spoken. So exactly opposite of Elder Mattson haha. But it's great, we're having a blast! I'm getting him out of his shell more, and getting to perfect my French at the same time. This is my third francophone, but the first one was bilingual and the second spoke pretty decent English, so this is fun! OH! By the way, Elder Utahia is training too! But he totally got an American bleu haha. There were 5 francophone bleus that came in, and only one is being trained by another francophone haha. So that makes it exciting! Elder Nelson, from my MTC group, is also training, so it was a big fun reunion on Wednesday :) (Side note, had to swipe the credit card a few times this week, to get our father son ties, get him some food, and pay for some train tickets because we missed our train leaving Paris.) 

When we got back we hit the ground running hard! We went porting as soon as we got home. You'd think that francophone bleus wouldn't have as hard a time, since they already speak the language. Turns out, they're still just as terrified as us anglophones day 1! So we're getting there, it's been great to see the changes already starting :)

With all the lessons we taught at the beginning of the week, I was worried that we may have burned out for the week. Au contraire, we doubled it! I've never had a Week 1 of a transfer with this many lessons, it's a great start! We've seen JP twice, he's doing great! He was going to come to church on Sunday but couldn't because of health reasons. But, he's all set up to come this weekend and the next two after that before his baptism (and then for the rest of his life :) ) This morning he said that this is just too great, that he's never found anything that touched him this deeply before. So cool! 

I actually got to see Elder Mattson on Friday haha. He was coming back from Mission Council and his train stopped in Le Mans, so he had me drop off some stuff he forgot haha. It was cool, I'll see him again on the 19th, because Zone Conference is in Angers :) I can tell I miss him, cuz I've started taking selfies haha, definitely something I didn't do before serving with him. That would be cool to see Scott and Abby if they can make it out here, if not it's not a problem. If they're fine with bringing the package, I'm just fine with that :) For the watch, just something smaller than what I've got, preferably gold or silver or black. Just simple and professional. There's a type of watch that I really like called Nixon, but they're too expensive. But you can look them up for an idea of the style. Thank you so much! That's all I can think of. 

Anyways, so that's about it for this week. Oh! We almost got some guy kicked out of Carrefour (French version of WalMart) today haha! We were just minding our own business, shopping, and he came up and started yelling at us about why our church is evil and how we're going to hell for preaching it haha. So a bunch of workers come running over, cuz he's really screaming at us, and I just look at him and say "Cool, well we're just here to do some shopping, so we're going to stop talking there :)" Awesome experience for my bleu's first P-day! haha. Anyways, have a great week, I love you all so much!

Love,

Elder Tyler Martin