This week started with me and Elder Berry carrying a shelf thing. We helped someone move some things in their house and they said that they were going to throw it out but we totally needed it! So, we carried it 1.5 km through Périgueux and up the spiraling stairs to our 4th floor apartment. Intense Huh? Well, the day only got better because then I cut my own hair! It's awful.
Side note for Philly: the family that I taught got baptized and so did another kid that we found. Also, one less active that we taught has been going to church and another lady that lives 30 minutes away from the church and that doesn't have a car has been coming too. That's incredible. Shout out to Elder Martinez for all of the hard work that he is doing!
This week was full of exchanges. We didn't wake up this week at 6:30 ever because we were just going around and catching buses. I didn't take pictures with the people because we will have a district meeting and I will get a big picture there.
Elder Berry just gets me. One day at lunch, I said "Woah. Elder I am on a mission. That's INSANE." And then he just sat there patiently with me as I tried to wrap my head around it and then he said, "I know." On that same day, we ran into a friend of our recent convert that we have been trying to see for weeks. He was just on the street and he invited us into a bar to get a drink. I got some orange juice. But after we talked to him, Elder Berry went potty in the bathroom. This wasn't a very great place to be so he must have really wanted to go. While I was standing there, this guy came up to me and told me that what I was doing was illegal and I needed to leave. It was just his crazy drunk homeless guy, so I said "franchement, je fais rien." Naturally, he didn't listen to me and then started yelling at the bartender because I was there. Elder Berry came out of the bathroom and things were blowing up. As we walked to leave, someone said that Mormons don't believe in Jesus. So, Elder Berry turned around, gave the room the most confused look that I have seen anyone muster, the room went quiet, and then we left.
I went on an exchange with Elder Joly and it was really fun. I didn't let anyone walk past me without trying to talk to them about Christmas and the true meaning. Elder Joly is ancient (almost time to go home) and it's weird because we are basically opposite.
The next day, a member family invited us over to eat raclette. I'll let you research that on your own. The food here just blows my mind.
The stores give out these Star Wars cards here and I found a pack on the ground. I kept it in my pocket to try to get some blessings by talking to people. We tried to contact a guy and then two Jehovah's Witnesses and then I decided that the blessings were stored up. I opened it up and we got General Grievous. Oh how the Lord blessed his missionaries.
Saturday ended with an incredible Christmas party. There were 9 non members - including our investigating family of 6 - there that had a blast. We got the opportunity to teach a lesson to the group and then we played games. there was a Disney song guessing game and Elder Berry killed it. He guessed the Tarzan Two Worlds song and we got a point, but you get an extra point if you sing the song for at least 5 seconds. Elder Berry looked to me and I don't know the song in French. The bishop said I could sing it in English so I broke into singing Tarzan in front of 50 people.
Sunday was branch conference and so we had a bunch of stake leaders at church and the first counselor in the mission presidency. Afterwards, we had a beautiful branch counsel and figured things out in terms of missionary work and then we had a branch lunch. I had foie gras. I'll also let you research that one on your own, but I will tell you that Foie gras means fat liver. It was incredibly good also.
Life is beautiful. Still working hard. Still being obedient. Still being happy. In fact, I couldn't be happier.
P,S, There has been a really big push to get members to teach with us. This is the announcement that President Brown sent to the mission. Elder Berry and I are now famous I guess.
Love Elder Marshall Underwood
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