So first off, I'm so sorry I didn't write on
P-Day. I'll explain more later, but this week has been more than a
little crazy. Thanks for your email and the package that's on its way!
I'm so excited.
So Monday
was pretty chill. We had staff meeting in the morning and then did all
of our final preparations for transfer week. Thank goodness we did,
because the organization is what saved us more than a couple times. We
made some good headway on the apartment in Braine l'Alleud.
Tuesday!
The craziness begins... So we picked up the bleus that morning, and it
was great! We had to get up early to go pick up the giant van that we
rented, then sat in traffic forever before finally getting to the
airport. It was a pretty big group, and they are all fireballs! I got to
go with them and Elder Christiansen on the metro back to St Merri, and
it was so great to watch them contacting for their first time. Also, it
was just great to tag team with Elder C to contact a little bit. The
first time we ever shared the gospel with someone was together in the
Salt Lake airport over a year ago, and now we're living together and
hanging out all the time :) The rest of Tuesday was pretty chill, just getting to know bleus and taking them out contacting in Paris.
Wednesday
was so bitter sweet! Saying goodbye to Elder Platt was a lot harder
than I thought. We really became best friends the past two months, and
we
both had a really hard time. But, he's gonna be a great trainer, and his
bleu is awesome :) I got to see a lot of mission friends while waiting
at St Merri, so that was pretty nice :) After everyone left, Elder Bates
and I loaded up the van and drove back home. We got to chill in the
Mission Home with all the dying missionaries, so Ben and I just chilled
in my office for most of the afternoon. Président invited us to their
testimony meeting, then we took them all out to Chinese Buffet! I don't
think Ben and I ate very much, because we just talked the entire time
haha
:) But it was a blast.
Thursday
was another hard day. First off, because we had to wake up at 3 in the
morning. That was awful. But, we got everybody to the airport safe and
sound! We sent off some really good friends. It stunk saying goodbye to
Soeur Jackson, we got to be pretty good friends the past couple months.
And then Ben... That was a heart wrencher haha. I sent him off through
the veil, and us and the AP's went to get breakfast at McDo's. As soon
as we got home, Elder Bates and I changed clothes and headed to IKEA. I
had 5 companionships that didn't have beds, desks, or anything because
they opened up into apartments that were meant for two missionaries and
are now holding four, aka....problem that gets dropped on me. So we spent
ALL day in IKEA, then drove out for Orléans (south of Paris). We got
there at about 9h and dropped everything off in the Sisters' apartment.
We crashed for the night with the Elders, then the next morning we went
back to put everything together. That took FOREVER. After that, we
booked it out to Angers, where we spent the night with the Elders,
(Elder Utahia, his comp, Elder Platt, and his bleu). So, it was a party.
Elder Platt and I stayed up super late just talking, we missed each
other a lot haha.
Saturday we drove all the
way to Lorient, near the west coast, and dropped stuff off there. We
left just in time to shower, shave, and drive to the church for
Conference. And Conference was so good this time! I got some answers and
some corrections I've been needing and looking for ;) I felt like a
couple of talks were written just to ease my stress and help me feel
more calm about the future. I still haven't watched the last session,
but I'm pumped for it!
Today was fun/stressful
again haha. So for the past few weeks we've had Camille Poznanski (Pres
Poz's niece) here in Versailles, just waiting on her visa so she can go
the MTC and the Temple Square Mission. So this morning we dropped her
off at the airport. It was pretty sad, because we all got pretty tight, but
she's gonna have so much fun in her mission! After, we grabbed breakfast
all together and came home to do groceries (we were all starving and
had no food in the apartments).
That's about it
for this week! Tell Cami congrats, that is so cool! It's really sketchy
to think that she's a mom, but I'm happy for her :) And I loved that
story, it's good to know that I can help out from the other side of the
world :)
My knee is holding up, still sore a
lot of the time but I'm hanging in there :) I'm excited to see those
videos you're sending and everything else. Have a great week, I love
you!
Love,
Elder Tyler Martin
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