Week 99, Antibes, France

Grasse, France

Bonjour,

Sorry I did not write last week, but we were on a big
adventure. This week has been packed with a lot of great things but I
will start with our adventure in the mountains. So we made plans with
our investigator, Pierre, to go to the mountains but we were not
sure if it was going to be possible because the weather said it was
going to rain which means it would snow in the mountains. When we got
up on Monday we decided to go for it any way and we met Pierre at his
house and then he drove us there. We drove for about an hour north
to Grasse which is a city really high up in the
mountains and then we continued going up and up. There was one tiny town
close to the top called Caille that we drove through. We ended the
drive at a ski place and then started walking to the top. At the top
there was snow and it was very, very cold. When we got to the very top
it was high enough that we could see the island of Corsica! It is very
rare that it is clear enough to be able to see it but we got lucky.
Pierre wanted to say a prayer at the top of the mountain so we each
took a turn saying a prayer. It was super cold so I did not really
want to spend anymore time on the top. On the way back we went down
another way which was a really dumb idea because it was the other side
of the mountain and we got a little lost and ended up walking way
longer than we intended. I was so cold. I went into survival mode and
put my hands in my armpits and put my hat over my eyes. I do not think I
have ever been that cold in my life. It was really fun though and
Pierre said he felt something special when we were praying on the
mountain. I was too cold to fill anything but it was defiantly worth
it.

On Wednesday we had a world wide mission conference that we watched at
the church. It was really cool and I learned a lot. They had Elder
Anderson and Elder Oaks from the 12 talk. It was so cool to hear
Elder Anderson talk because I got to
listen to him at the beginning of my mission too when he came to
Nice. He also gave us a shout out comme dab and talked about the good
old days when he was mission president in Bordeaux.

The big highlight this week was Anthony's baptism on Saturday! It was such an
amazing experience for me and everyone that was there. We were all so
happy for Anthony and the journey he has made and will continue to
make. The ward here in Cannes did so much to support him along the
way. A lot of the members, including the bishop, were in the same
situation as him when they joined the church at a young age,
in their 20s and did not have the support from their family. He
has a lot of great examples to look up to and I am very exited to see
how his life goes and hope we can stay good friends. Hurst and I
bought the three of us matching ties and gave it to him as a gift. It
was great because I was wearing it at the baptism and Anthony went up
to me and was like, "I love your tie" and then I was like, "ah bon" and
then we gave him the same one! He told me yesterday that he was super
nervous but then when it came time to go down and get baptized it all
left him and he felt very calm. We sang a hymn with the sisters as
part of the program and I also gave the closing prayer.

After the baptism there was a talent show that the young men and women
put on. It was a super hero theme and it was great! They also had a
lady play a saw with a violin bow.

Love

Frère Bake


Fun French fact of the week
French people know how to throw great church party!