March 23, 2014

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Dinner with the Pettitt family and one of the families in my ward in Singapore: The Varel Family

Picture Gallery

Ran into the first ami I ever found on my mission here in France – Japhet! It was great to be able to see him again after he moved to the South. What luck!

Dinner with the Pettitt family and one of the families in my ward in Singapore: The Varel Family

Elder Dayley and I during our Legality trip in Paris – After a month in France (Can you believe it?)

Elder Hall and I with the Cadin’s – Frere Cadin is the 2nd Counsellor in the Mission Presidency and is also a part of my ward. He also told me a lot about Scott Runyon, one of my roommates during Sophomore year at Stanford who served in this same place 4 years ago

Me and Nicolas, one of my favorite converts

ou know you are in France when you find a tree with an earring, rather, a branch-ring

At the Hotel des Invalides – Napoleon’s Tomb. Went there for Preparation day today

President and Soeur Poznanski, who will be ending their missions this week. They have truly helped me magnify my capacities as a missionary. A great example of “leaving things better than you found them”

At home for Preparation Day – from left to right: Me, Elder Kwang, Elder Cottle and Elder Ganjanakrit

Arielle Pettitt and the chinese-speaking missionaries in Paris. Arielle, or Soeur Pettitt served in my parents’ ward and it was so great to be able to talk to her and reminisce.

Elders in their 5 transfer

The day we had district meeting by the Eiffel Tower. It was raining that day, yet it was a perfect end to a great transfer.

A wonderful dinner with Bishop Black

Elder Kwang, the other Mandarin Speaking missionary from Singapore, and I

Prisen and his family – They are such a wonderful bunch of people

Brother and Soeur Cadin, from Evry, the first ward that I served in.

The Evry Missionaries with the DMP and his Wife (Dirigeant Mission de Paroisse) Ward Mission Leader

At ZhuYing’s baptism. Some of the chinese members and the chinese missionaries!

Elder Lamb and Elder Lam (my Zone Leader and I on our exchange)

Cathedral we passed by on our way to do some service for a member. Sometimes, I forget that I am in France

moi et mon collegue (me and my companion, Elder Tsai)

My Trainer, Elder Hall, and I

One of my favorite amis – Tristan – he has a sincere desire to find his own testimony about God and he is a great great individual

The “Bleu Missionnaires” (New Missionaries)

Elder Brockbank and I during our Legality

Our amie, Sœur Gao, who was baptized last transfer. What a miracle!

A part member family – the Mirs – whose son we are working with. They are an incredible family and Nicolas just accepted a baptismal date for January 4th!

My companion and I with Tristan

the last supper at the MTC – Elder Eady, Elder Liechty, Elder Tsai (my companion), Elder Thompson, Elder Tidwell, Elder Dayley, Elder Miner, Me, Elder Higham, Elder Gram

My Companion and I in front of an arch just across from the Louvre

My MTC teacher, Matthew Smith and I

At Rodin’s Museum. the Thinking Man

On the Streets of Paris

Incredible Lock I found on Pont des Arts

When a fire broke out in the building next to where we stay

Country-side on the TGV

The day we had district meeting by the Eiffel Tower. It was raining that day, yet it was a perfect end to a great transfer.

Arc de Triomphe (Where the soldiers returned victorious)

Just being missionaries (Elder Hall and I casually sitting on a bench in the park next to the Eiffel Tower) NBD

Yep. Mona. Lisa. As you can probably see there is the persistent flock of people that made it difficult for me to have get up close

District photo – KungFu Style

Just another day being a missionary

Can you see the Eiffel Tower in the distance

At Yosef’s Baptism

At Mission Council, with some of my favorite people (from left to right – Elder Gram (MTC companion for the first day), Me, Elder Brockbank, and Elder Mosley)

Our Zone thanking the wonderful couple missionaries who prepared this great Christmas feast

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My MTC buddies Elder Tidwell and Elder Gram (left and right respectively). When someone takes you off-guard with food in your mouth

In front of the Louvre, we were so blessed to have had nice weather, because it usually rains a lot at this time of the year

The Chinese elders, our ward mission leader, and Prisen

Last photo before Sœur Gao headed back to China!

Elder Kwang (with an asian finger sign he created) and I at the Eiffel Tower

ZhuYing, an amie I taught whilst in Paris is finally got baptised

Continuing the Hall Family Trend – my companion Elder Hall’s older brother and his father both served missions in Paris. It was a family trend for them to bring their ”Bleu” (the missionary they were training) to Notre Dame and take a photo of with them eating a greek sandwich. I guess it was my turn.