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!

My Trainer, Elder Hall, and I

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

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

My companion and I with Tristan

District photo – KungFu Style

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Me and Nicolas, one of my favorite converts

at Pont des Arts, the bridge with a thousand billion locks

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

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!

The Chinese elders, our ward mission leader, and Prisen

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

On the Streets of Paris

Just another day being a missionary

Country-side on the TGV

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

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

Incredible Lock I found on Pont des Arts

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

The “Bleu Missionnaires” (New Missionaries)

When Elder Kwang and I decided that we really needed some korean food one day

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

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

Elder Brockbank and I during our Legality

mount timpanogos temple 2

At Rodin’s Museum. the Thinking Man

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

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

Prisen, Elder Teh and I

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

At Yosef’s Baptism

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

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

All of the great missionaries in the Paris Zone during my 6th transfer

First time on the TGV (french bullet-trains). They go up to 300+ km/hour! Wow.

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”

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

Arc de Triomphe (Where the soldiers returned victorious)

My MTC teacher, Matthew Smith and I

A wonderful dinner with Bishop Black

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

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

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

Can you see the Eiffel Tower in the distance

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

Stanford Elders: Elder Andrew Lee (heading to South Korea) and I

My District (From left – Elder Heath, Soeur Wynn, Me (Elder Lam), Soeur Thibault, Elder Clawson, Elder Kwang, Elder Cottle, Elder Ganjanakrit)

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

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

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

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

Last photo before Sœur Gao headed back to China!

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

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

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)

The Chinese Speaking elders in Paris

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.