I had a
marvelous weekend at the young single adults’ conference which was held in Nogent. People came from absolutely everywhere! We started out playing a speed-dating type game getting to know everyone and I met people from Marseilles, Toulouse, Alsace, Strasbourg, Geneva, Neuchatel, etc... I was excited to meet Lydia’s best friend Claire, from Bordeaux. We had a fantastic fireside given by Brother Welch in English while Frère Euvrard translated. It was touching to once again, go over the significance of the Savior’s role as the Good Samaritan in the parable. Then, the
funniest thing happened! I was talking to a girl from Geneva and asked her if she knew the Gaggini family, explaining that Michel Gaggini was one of my close friends: she said, yes, but I should go talk to two boys across the room; it just so happened that one of them was Pascal Gaggini, Mitch’s brother! Ha-ha…It was an absolute pleasure to meet him, already having heard much about their family. Having the chance to sing in the Young Adult choir that the missionary couple put together to go along with the Good Samaritan fireside was neat. While talking with a new friend, Elliot, I learned that missionary work is really
progressing in certain areas in France quite quickly. There was a baptism yesterday and two more scheduled. Yesterday being Easter morning, there were more French than usual on the metros, many dressed up for mass and for most, the only day of church each year. This morning, we rejoined together and did a treasure hunt all over Paris ending at the Eiffel Tower. It snowed, luckily only for a moment. I’d better get studying! A bientôt!
I had a marvelous weekend at the young single adults’ conference which was held in Nogent. People came from absolutely everywhere! We started out playing a speed-dating type game getting to know everyone and I met people from Marseilles, Toulouse, Alsace, Strasbourg, Geneva, Neuchatel, etc... I was excited to meet Lydia’s best friend Claire, from Bordeaux. We had a fantastic fireside given by Brother Welch in English while Frère Euvrard translated. It was touching to once again, go over the significance of the Savior’s role as the Good Samaritan in the parable. Then, the funniest thing happened! I was talking to a girl from Geneva and asked her if she knew the Gaggini family, explaining that Michel Gaggini was one of my close friends: she said, yes, but I should go talk to two boys across the room; it just so happened that one of them was Pascal Gaggini, Mitch’s brother! Ha-ha…It was an absolute pleasure to meet him, already having heard much about their family. Having the chance to sing in the Young Adult choir that the missionary couple put together to go along with the Good Samaritan fireside was neat. While talking with a new friend, Elliot, I learned that missionary work is really 
progressing in certain areas in France quite quickly. There was a baptism yesterday and two more scheduled. Yesterday being Easter morning, there were more French than usual on the metros, many dressed up for mass and for most, the only day of church each year. This morning, we rejoined together and did a treasure hunt all over Paris ending at the Eiffel Tower. It snowed, luckily only for a moment. I’d better get studying! A bientôt!
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