Another week down and what a week it was. Tuesday we had Zone Conference in Nancy. That was incredibly fun. It was our last zone conference with President Babin so everyone in the zone decided to chip in some money to buy him a 6 kilo (12 pounds) kouglehopf cake (I don't think I spelled that right). The kouglehopf is a regional specialty and is basically like a really dry bundt cake covered in powdered sugar. Anyways this thing was huge, and he was very appreciative. I also got to see Chelsea (my cousin) at the conference. She is doing well and her french really impressed me.
Wednesday the St Die Elders came in to Colmar for an exchange. I have never laughed harder on an exchange. It was so much fun. They brought their car in, so we took advantage of it and did some tracting and less active hunting in areas that were unreachable before. We somehow stumbled into Eguisheim, a small village that was voted prettiest village in France by the french people a few years back. It was incredible. Right up next to the mountains, surrounded by vineyards, with castles scattering the skyline.
Friday was one of the highlights of the week. We had a first appointment with some guy named Nathan we met earlier in the month. He is a 30 year old french man who works in the town hall who attended the baptism of his aunt and was interested in learning more. So he fixed the appointment for this Japanese restaurant. We were a little worried about teaching in a restaurant just because it's not the easiest place to whip out your scriptures, or pamphlets but it actually turned out to be stellar. He really enjoyed the visit and wants to have his own personal relationship with God. It's something he has been searching for all his life. Later in the day we met with Thierry, the golden boy. He told us that he had finished the Book of Mormon and has been doing a ton of research about us online. He keeps in contact with temple square missionaries and they also help answer his questions. We taught the restoration, which he already knew, and answered his questions. He wants to get baptized but wants to take it slow. He did tell us that he knew coffee was going to be a problem. He loves that stuff. Fast forward to last night though when he texted us saying that God has been changing his life and he has severely reduced his coffee intake. Apparently he is disgusted by the flavor now. God is good.
Elder Pixton and I have been getting along well. The work is great and we are happy. Have a great week! God Bless!
Elder Hein
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