Fetez le defi!!!

Well I have finally done it. I have become a parent. I am now the proud parent of a little beautiful girl named Soeur Kim. And we are off on a new adventure of Marseille.

What does parenthood mean in the mission world? It means that I am now responsible for this sweet girl. But I guess i'm not really her mom, more like a cool big sister. Yeah. Cool. Definatly cool.

And we are what we called...swept in. New ville. New apartement. No amis. No lessons. Days ahead of contacting. But it's all good...nous fetons le defi.

What does that mean you ask? well We are celebrating the challenge. It's going to be good. I have an amazing capable companion. An incredible God on my side. Well do all right.

This last week was hard. It's hard to say good bye. But like Nephi in chapter 17 the Lord prepares all things necessary while we are in the desert and then he brings us to the waters of Ireantumm and Abondance. That's the name in french. I think it's Bountiful in english right? I like abondance better. And so we will become strong like unto the men and we will not murmur becuase of the heat and we will live off of raw meat until we puke and we will rejoice in the challenge that the lord has intrusted to us untill he feels free to lead us to bountiful.

It is all good.

My year mark is next thursday. my birthday is the week or so after that. I'm getting old. Today I saw an elder take his last train ride to the mission office. It was weird to watch him go. I can't imagine the feelin of what it is to have successfully accomplished this mission thing.

Hi five to all who have.

my address is still

France Toulouse Mission
4 rue alaric II
Compans Cafferelli
31000 Toulouse
France

And rejoice in the challenge.

Love you all
Shai