Hello everyone!
So this past week was pretty busy and good as always. We did 3 exchanges. For the first one, we went to Nancy in the eastern part of France to work with the zone leaders there. Then we came back to Versailles and we worked with the Lille zone leaders... and then to end off the week, I went to Torcy to work with Elder Coulumbe who is french Canadian!
Nancy is a pretty cool city. I've never really worked in the eastern part of France my whole mission so that was a good experience. Torcy is in the eastern part of Paris which is really close to Disneyland Paris so that was also a fun place to work.
We started teaching some really cool people last Sunday. I think I already told you about them. Their names are Alan and Célia. Man I love them so much! We've already been able to teach them a few more times since I last emailed you and they are progressing well. They are really motivated to find the answers to their spiritual questions. I love honest, sincere seekers of truth!
During our exchange with the Lille zone leaders, Elder Jacobson told me some really exciting news.
So, a few months ago, while I was serving in Paris Lilas, I was on exchange with Elder Jacobson and we were working in Arras which is in the north of France. We worked really hard on our exchange and saw a lot of really cool miracles. Well, on that exchange we talked to a man in kind of an obscure, quiet part of the city. He was a nice guy, but really skeptical as to whether or not God really exists. We talked to him for a while, taught him about how he could know for himself that God really exists, testified, challenged him to pray, prayed with him on the street, and then set a follow up appointment for later that week.
I went back to Paris Lilas at the end of that exchange and continued on with my missionary life.
Well, turns out that this man who we contacted that day decided to get baptized! He was baptized yesterday with his two sons!!! How crazy is that? Awesome miracle. One conversation on an obscure French road resulted in the baptisms of 3 people! Just goes to show that you never know how your testimony could effect the lives of those around you. I also like to say: "you can count the number of seeds in an apple, but you can't count the number of apples in a seed"
Man, I've been so blessed on my mission. Elder Jacobson and I worked really hard that day, and then the Lord put us in the right place at the right time to talk with the right person. I'm grateful for that and I'm also grateful for the excellent Elders who are currently serving in Arras (Elder Lehman and Elder Nelson) who were able to teach him and his sons in order to get them ready for their baptism.
Well, that's a lot of typing for one week et je suis quand même un peu fatigué. Donc voilà, je vais m’arrêter là. Elder Everett et moi avons décidé d'aller à Paris pour la journée comme d'habitude. Sachiez que je vous aime tous et que je prie pour vous.
Bonne semaine,
Elder Davis
