This week was a week of Lasts... my last week being 20 and
also my last week in Versailles.
But I will start at the beginning!
So on Tuesday we had our last District Meeting. I have known
this whole transfer that it would be my last in Versailles but I chose to live
in ignorance the past 6 weeks and not admit to leaving. But I admitted it kind
of on Tuesday. Also Elder Webber goes home this week and so it was for sure his
last and same with Elder Anderson. Elder Hall knew that he would be leaving his
position as AP and training so it was the last time for a lot of us. So in
honor of that Elder Webber made the Webber Special..; AKA the food that took 10
years off my life! It was 10 hamburger patties, 10 sausages, a few kilos of
butter and cheese and like 20 potatoes all fried together and death. The elders
were saying how it was a real American breakfast and me and Soeur Stahly were trying
not to die.
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| The Webber special |
THEN round 3 of the Flan
Suck! And guess what!!! I did it! Well almost. I was able to inhale it but then
I looked up and just started laughing and I lost it. The SAME thing happened to Soeur Stahly only she COMPLETELY lost it and sprayed it across the room and it was gross
and on the walls and chairs....
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| The Flan Suck! |
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IT WAS MY
BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! I AM 21!!!!!!!!!! On Thursday I said hello to my 21st
year!! It was great!! We woke up and did our normal morning and I wanted to try
to make pancakes with chocolate chips but by chocolate chips not being in France
it was just chopped up chocolate but it worked kind of! Then we taught a lesson
and then went to the Greniers for my Birthday! It was great!! It was my first
birthday away from my family and that is why I wanted to spend it with my
favorite people here aka the Grenier Family! We had lunch and just spent time
all together! I love them! We then taught Margarite with Raphael and it was
great! She will be getting baptized on the 29th and is soo cool! As missionaries
we are SOMETIMES late and she
totally called us out on it! She is like 65 and from Madagascar and the
coolest!! Then we rushed to another RDV and then home for a nice homemade meal
by Soeur Stahly and homemade MADELINES
for my birthday! She made it soo special. Throughout the whole day there were
post-it notes EVERYWHERE! Like not
just in the apartment but on buses we were in and in other buildings and
somehow she is soooo sneaky and put them EVERYWHERE!
And she somehow was able to blow up balloons and make decorations. I am still
not sure how she did it because we are together 24/7! It was a goooood
Birthday!
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| The post-its! |
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| Birthday Pancakes |
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| Emily with Elissare Grenier |
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| Emily with the birthday sign Raphael made her |
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| Raphael singing |
Then Friday the 13th happened... Not quite as good to me! We
were both sick and we think we got food poisoning. It was ROUGH!! I knew I was going to end the day throwing up but I tried
to stick it out! We were supposed to go to the church to do weekly cleaning and
we got there and no one was there besides a man that works for the church and
he said that because of Elder Oaks and all the really important people coming
that they had professionals come so we couldn’t clean. BUT then he told us that if we waited an hour that Elder Oaks was
coming to the chapel and we could meet him one on one but as missionaries we don’t
just have an hour to waste so my wise companion said we needed to get home and
on with our day and at first I was pretty bummed because I could have totally
become BFF with an APOSTLE but then
I remembered I was sick and the second we got in the apartment I started
throwing up A LOT and was glad I did
that at home and not with Elder Oaks. Thanks Friday the 13th!
BUT to make up
for the cursed day on Saturday my Birthday Package from my family came!!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!! It was sooo great
and made my Birthday celebration continue!!! I LOVED it! I have a cute new pale pink watch and new clothes and American
goods!! I am blessed! ALSO we went
to the market on Saturday to find a less active who works there and my comp got
me a new watch too! So I think the gift theme for this birthday was WATCHES and boy, am I happy because I
love watches and now I can rotate more! And the shoes I got during soldes... BROKE! I walk tooo hard! So I got a
pair at the market for 5 euros!! SOLD!!!
With the Elder Oaks conference on Sunday with so many
missionaries needing a place to stay around Paris we were able to host 4 other
sisters at our apartment! We had Soeur Melville and Lefrandt from roeun and
then Soeur Miller and Wade from Tours! 6 girls = SLUMBER PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We got to bed laaaaate but it was so
fun!
On Sunday we made crepes for the other sisters and then the
two of us met up with the Greniers to go to the conference! Elder Oaks is soooo
cool! He was just in the crowd shaking everyones hand and being awesome! So of
course I gave him my hand and was soo happy! BUT THEN a bit later I ran into him in the crowd again on accident
but this time he said, ''Hello Sister Johns.!!!!'' SOOOOOO cool! An APOSTLE of
God! Now France only has stakes and it will have a temple soon! The work is
starting on the Temple! He gave a great talk and is really an inspired man
called of God!!
So last night I started thinking that okay in the morning I
am going to find out that I am staying in Versailles and not having to leave...
But then I was on the phone with Frere Grenier and he told me that the APs told
him that I am leaving and so he told me that tonight would be my last FHE with
their family and I may have had my FIRST
cry as a missionary!!!!
I CRIED; yes I
know it is silly and that changing villes is part of being a missionary but it
was ROUGH! But I guess now I can say
I am not completely emotionless!
SO this morning
on emails like just barely I found out where I am going....
CHOLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The tiny town that just became a ward that Soeur Stahly just left! I am going
to serve with Soeur Horn who goes home in December and GUESS WHAT!!!!!!!!!! I have to learn how to drive a stick shift
car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cholet has a car and Soeur Horn can’t drive in France so looks like I will
learn. So on Wednesday I will leave Versailles and move to Cholet. GOOGLE it!
Here is my new address...
Soeur Emily Johns
94 Rue de Lorraine
49300 Cholet
France
WRITE ME!
I am going to spend today packing and getting souvenirs from
Versailles and with the Greniers and then tomorrow teaching EVERYONE I love for the last time! SO sad! I have learned sooo much in
Versailles and this is harder than leaving home!
I love you all and thank you all for the Birthday emails and
love and support!!
The next time you hear from me I will be in Cholet!!
Love,
Soeur Emily Johns
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| Emily and Marthe |
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| Legit district photo |
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