Letter from 8 Sept 2013

I'm on a train right now. We just had stake conference in a little town outside of Marseille. It was pretty good, nothing ground breaking or anything. The had a member of the Seventy there. He was pretty cool. They had a special meeting for new members right after where he asked some to bear their testimonies and share their conversion stories. He then asked them to basically pay it forward--to at least try to help on more person find the church. I really liked how he asked it--he told them to pray and just be ready for whatever opportunity presented itself.

I'm sorry I've been so bad at writing back. I've gotten in the habit of reading all my emails and THEN replying. I'll try to change that this week. Maybe if I just read and reply to one at a time, I'll be able to reply more.

We find out what is happening with transfers on Friday. I will tell you my prediction. As much as I absolutely love Nice, I'm feeling like I might be leaving. Either way, if I stay or go, I will be happy.

You said that your missionaries asked Tom to sit in on lessons. That's awesome! I know you guys are super busy, but I hope you will tell your missionaries that they can bring their investigators to your house for FHE or something. You guys are awesome and I know I would love to teach with awesome members like you two. You might be doing that already, but it's just an idea if you haven't already thought of it. Disclaimer though--be prepared for potentially weird experiences but just be calm and let the missionaries handle it. They are there to do the hard work anyways.

Here in Nice there are 4 elders, 3 sisters, and 1 senior couple. So 10 missionaries in 1 ward, but it's a pretty big area so it works out.

I love P-Days! I'm a firm believer that people we talk to on P-days are more likely to be interested because they see that we are normal or at least semi-normal.

I bought new shoes today. I feel bad because they were pretty expensive but they are the only ones I could find that would work for missionary shoes that wouldn't wear out after a week. I plan on making them last for a LONG time.

I love you a lot!
-Soeur Young