Week #59

Happy New Year

Tuesday was super cool -we had district meeting and we mostly just read out of the "Room in the Inn" book it was really cool. I luckily got an English copy. Then I went on an exchange with Elder Gomez and we did some work. We all went to La Defance with our DMP and I was playing the guitar, some members and missionaries were caroling! It was super effective and cool we found like 4 families and bunch of new amis! We gave out like 20 of those Room in the Inn books - it was so cool! 

Wednesday I woke up at like 2AM and just felt like vomiting the whole night. I was sick for whole rest of the day.  Some other Elders invited us to caroling the day before so we still went. It went really bad, no one was listening because they were all busy. It was a bummer but I wasn't too sad because I was sick  so ça va haha ;) Christmas Eve i just stayed in bed and I was asleep at like 8pm haha.

Thursday was Christmas! I woke up at 9AM because we had to be over at a members house. We opened up gifts really quick then headed out to the members who live a good hour thirty away. We got there late, but they were still super nice to us and all their kids got us gifts they were just so nice! They made us really good food - it was a bummer because I was sick so I didn't really get to eat but it was still really good. We were over there for 5 hours haha. Then we left and I Skyped my family at the church it was awesome getting to see them! 

Friday literally nothing happened. Elder Williams and I were both super sick so we stayed inside all day and just slept. 

Saturday  I went on an exchange with Elder Williams and we did some work. Victor couldn't have his Baptismal interview that day so he didn't get baptized this week. After working we just weekly planned.

Sunday we had to walk to church in the freezing weather because the busses were shut down, it was terrible! Church was interesting...I participated in a last minute baby blessing. 

Today was awesome we went to Montparnasse Building and got to see all of Paris! Here are some pics! Love you guys have a good New Years!

Church is true the Book is Blue.

-Elder Beck

Pics:

-Montparnasse Building from the street

-Eiffel Tower from a top Montparnasse

-Me on top of Montparnasse

Week #58

Christmas porting

Hey MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

OK not going to lie I totally forgot to write this..it's going to be a quick one!

Tuesday. Taught Victor. He is getting baptized this next week, the 28th. Then a bunch of Elders stayed the night because of a conference we are having. 

Wednesday it was my companions birthday as well we had a conference. Elder Texiera and his wife came and spoke to us. He was good. They talked a lot about working on Christmas...like doing missionary work all day. That night we went to the Guerros house and ate it was a lot of fun!

Thursday was EPIC. I went on an exchange with Elder Brockbank and the spirit was just guiding us like crazy! It was the best exchange of my mission.  In the morning we tried passing by Betty's house. She was not home so we decided we would go caroling in the appt building. By doing that we found 2 new amis. Then we went and ate and while we were eating we saw a guy that lived across from us playing his guitar on a balcony. So I decided that's where I wanted to go porting that night so we could meet that guy. Then we went and taught Victor the commandments. He had no problems. We also taught just 2 other people on the road. After we took dinner. So later we went back and tried Christmas caroling in that appt. building. (last year we went Christmas porting every night from December till January and got let in 3 times) within 1 hour we knocked on about 10 doors and sang for 6 people! The last one they let us enter and they told us they had a friend that was Mormon...long story short they totally want to get baptized! Super excited! 

Friday we weekly planned. I was with E Young again. We taught a family on the road.

Saturday we taught Victor the Law of Tithing - he knew more about it than we did because in his old church they followed tithing and he was the teacher for it lol! Then we went to a ward Christmas party it was a blast.

Sunday just a lot of finding. Sorry this is so short! Joyeux Noel! I love all you guys! 

Elder Beck

-My Posse

-La Défense à Nuit

-Ward Party Preparations

Week #57

Noel Marches

Hello everybody! 

Tuesday it was a good day. We met a lady on the road in the morning, first person we contacted we taught. We also taught some other people that day. After I talked to Elder Johnson's mom on the phone because the other Elders had to rescue her at the airport because all their stuff got stolen. Make sure if you ever come to France to WATCH YOUR STUFF. Other wise you can just kiss it goodbye. Then we went to the Guerros family house and they fed us and it was super fun.

Wednesday was sweet. We ate lunch at La Defance and then we went and looked around at the Noël Marches. We talked to this really cool American family. Then we taught this really cool guy named Louis in a Starbucks at la Defance again. He is AWESOME he paid for our stuff. And speaks perfect english and prefers we speak in English. He is going on vacation to visit his family for the holidays. So it will be a while until we see him again. But still he was awesome. Then we had COP meeting. There is a new sister in my district, she is from New Zealand.

Thursday we did some contacting in the morning then we weekly planned. It took forever. We went contacting again and found this really cool family of 6. Also I schooled a Jehovas Witness missionary on the road LOL!

 

Friday contacted and taught like 2 people. Then we went to Paris for a while for RDVs. We visited a family at their home in the ward - the Mongas they are the BEST. I love them so much. They invited me over for Christmas so I am super happy about that. 

Saturday in the morning we went to our ami Evlyn's house with a member named Ovoh. She is awesome. Evlynn has a family of 5. We taught the restoration, it was super good. Then we went and sang hymns at an old folks home, it was super funny. Every time we would finish a song this lady that would say "why am I here I don't understand anything" we sang like 10 songs and she said the same thing every time! We then went contacting on the way home. 

Sunday was super good. We found this guy named Victor on Friday. He came to church and we fixed a date with him for the 28th of December! Because he wants to get baptized before the year is over. He is super awesome. Only english speaking as well. We had  a really good lesson with him. We then  went to Aristides house. We were suppose to go to a church concert in Versailles but we didn't.. because our ami bailed. Then we tried singing for people. But yep that's pretty much my week love you guys! 

-Elder Beck

Week #56
He is the Gift

Hey guys! 

Tuesday we had district meeting. I gave my formation on Christmas contacting and using Room in the Inn. Then we did some Christmas finding. 

Wednesday was super cold and long we literally went out finding all day and no one wanted to talk to us. Then we practiced for the musical number that we planned out for the Baptism this week. We had ward meeting. Then some guy from St. George Utah gave me a referral (that I had to pass because he called the wrong équipe) but ya I got to talk to someone from Utah this week so that was cool.  

Thursday we had to do some stuff at St. Merri in Paris then we had to go to La Defence to give the Sisters the Conference magazines. In the afternoon we had an rdv at a members house with someone they wanted us to teach.  On the way over the RER C wasn't working and we had to wait 40 mins for the next one and when it came it was SOOO PACKED. When I got on my feet were not even touching the ground it was crazy! And I thought I lost my companion haha. Almost lost my plaque too, but some guy gave it to me so that was lucky. Later we ate with a member and taught their friend it was great.

Friday it was a busy day. First we did weekly planning. We had to do a lot of stuff for the mission. We were in centre Paris the whole day. I got to see a parade at the L’arc de Triumph it was super cool. The guy who owns our appt. came and inspected it. 

Saturday we had another appt inspection, but this time by the mission. They said it was really clean. But a lot of things need to be fixed. Hopefully they get on that soon. It was transfers and I will be staying here in Paris for Christmas! Actually for 2 months longer because this is an 8 week transfer! Pretty rad. Then I did a baptismal interview for Evlynn she passed and she was so excited she was crying, it was awesome. We had to help the sisters make the program.  Saturday evening we just went and did some finding but my comp was sick so it wasn't for that long.

Sunday was good because we had our baptism and it went really well. I was surprised normally they are really stressfull. We did the musical number, I played the ukulele, it went really well. Then after church we taught a lady named Evlyn and her family with this member named Ovoh. She is awesome, she served a mission in England. But the lesson went good we just talked about Christmas and watched the "He is the Gift" video. It's really good.

Today we saw Napoléon's Tomb (Les Invalides) it's really pretty. I took lots of pics. Thanks for all your emails! Love you guys!
Elder Beck 

-Napoleon's Tomb

-Arch of Triumph at Night

-Le Pont Neuf

Week #55

Happy Thanksgiving

Bonjour everyone! Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving! 

Tuesday we had district meeting. I had to give a formation on working with members. It went pretty good. I was pretty sick so it was a little hard. Then I went on an exchange with my zone leaders in Paris it was super cool. They live about 5 minutes from the Eiffel Tower! We just did a lot of contacting it was pretty cool we taught a bunch of people and got like 10 phone numbers. Then we went over to St Ouen (my area) because a Peruvian family from our ward invited us over so we ate with them is was super fun. 

Wednesday we started off the day with morning exercises. We jogged to the Eiffel Tower it was soooo cool seeing the Eiffel Tower that early in the morning. We were the only ones there. Later we taught a lesson in front of the Louvre it was super cool. Then our exchange was over so we went back home and taught this Muslim dude named Loonis. I don't think he is actually interested he just wants to see what we believe, but hey you never know. Then we had DMP meeting.

Thursday was a cool day. I went on another exchange with the other Elders in St Ouen. I went with the new kid. We had to go to the doctors. Then we went to an American store and bought stuffing. After I had to do these call things for the mission it's hard to describe. Later we all went to the church. We bought rotisserie chicken it was super good and had a make shift Thanksgiving dinner it was a blast;)

Friday we had weekly planning. Plus I was pretty sick. Then we taught Betty at night she is super solid! We taught her all the commandments and she didn't have a problem with anything!

Saturday was a good day. We have to start doing "Christmas Contacting" we just talk to people about Christmas. Taught some peeps. Then I went on a little exchange with Elder Brockbank - we went to a less actives house and he had a break down...he just started balling. So we gave him a blessing and he came to church! He is a really nice guy!

Sunday everyone in the appt is sick at this point...and we had to go to church so that was miserable. Then we just went home and slept. That afternoon this guy asked for a blessing who lives close to us so we went over there and gave him a blessing. Then we watched the new "He is the Gift" video it's super good. And just talked about Christmas with him. 

Today so we get a call from the sisters that some homie is at their appt and has their phone number and is trying to get in. So we had to get in normal clothes (incase we had to drop some guy) and head over to their place. The guy had left. but the sisters are still freaked out. Then I just went Christmas shopping. Voila that's my week! Love you guys thank for all your prayers!

 

Elder Beck

-Pics are of the Eiffel Tower. Make shift Thanksgiving Dinner. Me this morning on our way to save the Sisters!