November 4, 2024 

This week was absolutely awesome, so I'll try to get through it the best I can!


On Tuesday we had district P-day, I was able to go do an endowment session and go to the gardens of Versailles. The temple in Paris is absolutely beautiful and very special. The Gardens of Versailles are breathtaking. They are so big and so pretty but it genuinely is a huge area and everything is cut to perfection. There was also music going on that was straight out of an old french film. We were there with our district which was awesome. I have some photos of us at the Gardens and the Temple below. 

On Friday we had an exchange with the district leaders which was cool. We also had 9 lessons planned between the two of us which was awesome. We had dinner with our ward mission leader Sylvete (one of my favorite people ever). He is from Tahiti and makes incredible food, he is awesome!

Right now we're teaching a man named Djafar. He is amazing. He's from Algeria but he has come to church twice and we met him 2 weeks ago so that's awesome. We also had a member lesson with him and our Elders Quorum leader which went really well. I can't wait for him, he is progressing!

Ponce Spiritual !!!!
This last week I finished the Book of Mormon !! Which was great timing because Come Follow Me is in Mormon right now so I've been able to deep dive into the words of mormon more fully. There's a scripture that I read that I liked a lot. It is Mormon 9:21, it states:

21 Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth.

This verse also reminds me of a verse in the bible that we often share as missionaries: 

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

We often read these two verses together with our friends because they coincide. The Book of Mormon really is another Testament of Jesus Christ and if you ever have any doubts we can always ask.

love you guys,
Sincerely Elder Smith

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Versailles
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Me and Elder Wilsted at the Paris Temple

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