Beginning of next transfer and DRIVING!!

Well, this last week has been pretty crazy!! I have sort been feeling like the 1st companion in charge cause a new comp just came a couple weeks ago and its been pretty hard cause I can't talk to everyone but I try. I had to show Elder Barton around the city and introduce him to the members and a bunch of other stuff. This last Tuesday we had the opportunity to go out to a investigator's house out in Fecamp and were able to give a blessing to one of the daughters. Her name is Marlene and she is in the Hospital for having some kind of infection with the heart. I didn't really understand how they described it but they said it wasn't that serious. So Elder Barton and I were able to give her a blessing. It was a very spiritual experience for me and for Elder Barton. Also just yesterday, we saw this couple and the husband is French and the wife is Spanish. They just came from Peru. We call them our Lamanite couple. We thought she wanted to be taught and he would translate but she was actually a member and she wanted us to talk to him about the first lesson. So we taught him the first lesson and she talked with some of the members in our Branch. It was really an awesome experience. Just a couple weeks ago I got the privilege to drive in France. It is crazy here!!! Not everything is different but they have different rules that I think are just weird. Just this last week, it has been pretty rainy. It has rained at least a couple hours each day since Elder Barton has come here so our Contacting activities were cut in half since no one was outside. But the wind is pretty powerful here to so we went to go see how crazy the waves were and we got some crazy pictures of us as the waves hit the barge. But since Elder Mecham left and since the responsibility has fell on me most of the last week, my French has improved so much. I talked to a lady today at Auchan and I didn't have to think of the words to say in english before I said them in French. I think once I start dreaming in French, that's when I'll really know it. Well, anyways I hope everyone has had a Great Easter Holiday and really focused on the Atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ. That's what I've been teaching in the last couple weeks to our members. But here are a couple pics of me and Elder Barton with the crazy waves.

New transfer!!

Well, my first transfer is over and my companion has left and I have gotten a new one. His name is Elder Barton. He's a fairly short guy but he's been out on his mission a little over a year. My other companion that left went to the mission office so that was cool. This past week, we havent had much special things happen. We have this new investigator that knows some people that play for the professional basketball team in Le Havre but whatever. Elder Mecham had to leave around 7 o'clock in the morning for the mission office and about 11 members came to the gare to see him off. Its just that the members here are soo cool. We get about 2 meals on average a week here and I think thats pretty good. Anyways, things are going well, I now have to show my new comp the city and all the investigators that we teach. That'll be fun. I'm putting 2 different pictures on this one. One of them is a pic of my whole zone at District Conference last week and also another one is the coolest thing that I've ever seen. It's a pizza vending machine. Its just right on the side of the street. Its soo cool. Anyways, til next week
-Love
-Elder Jex

Last week of first transfer

Things are going well in Le Havre right now. Except for the weather, the last week it has been pretty rainy and windy. But thats ok, but it's really hard to go contacting in the rain when there is no one outside. Thats why we need to have more appointments so we dont have to go contacting all the time cause it can get pretty boring sometimes. We are working with a less on trying to stop smoking and we were able to give him a plan that will help him in quitting. He was very thankful for our help because he really wants to stop. We also have our Mission leader's sister's family coming to church. They seemed to really like the atmosphere and the people. This last sunday I was able to give the lesson in Gospel Principles class. It was pretty easy I think. When Im talking and no one else is talking its really easy for me to speak but when I have to listen to others and answer them, it gets a little tough sometimes. But here are some pics of Etretat (this great place filled with cliffs right on the shore of the Atlantic) and also some of me on exchanges at a city called Evreux. The city that I went to on exchanges is really small. But the day I was there, We taught a lady the first lesson and I told the part about Joseph Smith. Most of the time I was stubbling on my words but I felt the Spirit strong as I taught it and I think it turned out really well. She came to English class this last week and oh yeah, I almost got bisou'd a couple times. And if you dont know what that means, talk to Marshall or Terina, they'll tell you. Anyways, this Saturday, I'll know if Im being transferred or not so I'll tell ya next time.