Coucou mes amis ! J'espère que vous allez bien ! This week was super eventful so let's get to it! 
First of all Monday I WENT TO A CASTLE! Like a castle castle! It was so cool! I went with my district for p-day and we had such a great time! We took a train that morning to Vannes and the Soeurs there came and picked us up and drove us to the castle! While there we played dress up (for real!), had sword fights, wondered around, almost got blown away by the wind... but definitely got blown away by the scenery! We then went back to the chapel and played some games. SO MUCH FUN! Tuesday we had exchanges with the Soeurs in Cholet and it was amazing! Soeur Smith and I worked in Rennes, and boy did we see some crazy things! A guy dancing with water on his head and another juggling fire! Yea, Rennes has it all! 😂 Unfortunately, all our rendez-vous fell through but we still had fun and we even taught an English class with the APs, which was pretty fun! She is so awesome!
We also had interviews with President this week. Now, whenever there are interviews with President that means that the whole zone is coming together. My interview went really well! We talked about how both within the zone and in everything we do we need to do it with a purpose. I really loved that because I know I could definitely be more purposeful in a lot of what I do, so I appreciated our interview. 
Since a lot of the Soeurs in our zone live a bit further away, half of the Soeurs stayed in our apartment overnight, so we could be together for Zone Conference the next morning, and la vache was it a whole lot of people! We managed to fit 10 Soeurs (including Soeur Stevenson and I) into our apartment for the night! We made it a party! 😂 We had a huge raclette night with everyone and they all brought something to contribute! It was so much fun! We even had some nice jazz music going in the background to set the mood! 😂 
The next day we had a great Zone Conference! It was a bit different this time because it was only our zone instead of combining with other zones. I enjoyed how small it was, as it felt like President was talking to us individually. I loved it! Soeur Stevenson and I even presented on extending invitations with faith and we thought that it went so well!
The next day we were on a train to Paris for.... yep, you guessed it, more exchanges! However, we got off to a bit of a rocky start. The train ended up being delayed because apparently there was a crazy person on board, and I quote, "The train would be delayed until they calmed down" ....interesting. Well, the staff came back on the intercom a few minutes later and informed us that law enforcement had been called and they would keep us updated on the situation. ...Flash forward 45 minutes and law enforcement arrived, the situation was taken care of and we were on our way! Wowza!! I'm telling you, a train being delayed for someone to calm down was a first for me, but I hope they are ok!
My exchange un Paris went great! I was with Soeur Wilson and we had so much fun together! We were suppose to have a lesson with an ami but they canceled, so we enjoyed some time teaching the member who was with us and did à jeu de rôle and had a great lesson! It was actually soooo fun! The spirit was so incredibly strong and it was really awesome to get some practice teaching in! We took advantage of the opportunity to find out what we could do better, and of course to hear some of their mission stories. 😉
And a hint to the Paris night life...later that night we walked back to the apartment, and I guess the church in Paris is located on the sam block as a lot of drag queen bars, so we met a lot of party animals. 😉 As always, it was so fun being in Paris! I love everything about it, and Sœur Wilson is just incredible! There were a few experiences I had while in the city this time that absolutely strengthened my testimony that God really does protect His missionaries. He is with us and in the details of our lives! If you want to know more, you'll just have to ask me in a few weeks. 😉
The next day we made a pit stop to Saint Malo and boy did we luck out! It was so sunny! I've definitely missed the sunshine! We had planned to visit some of our amis who live there, but they weren't available so we went contacting on the beach! We got rejected every single time, even after "preaching" to a whole group of Catholics. 😂 It was a bit sad, but it was okay since we were doing our best to do God's work...on the beach! 😉 #plantingseeds
It was cool though, because one of our amis we tried to visit wasn't available then, but we fixed a rendez-vous for later in the week via video, and la vache was it incredible! He had started reading the Book of Mormon since our first rendez-vous and was so excited about what he was reading! The spirit was so strong too! Ahhhh! I am so excited to see how he progresses! Maybe another Saint Malo trip soon?? Alright, so I guess we are now the Elderettes? A member started calling us that. 😂 Never heard that one before!
Anyway...Sunday, on our way to visit some really cool members, we ran into a woman named Noëlle. Practically the entire bus ride we taught her about the Book of Mormon. SHE ATE IT UP! SHE LOVED IT! We gave her the Book and she said she would start reading it - WITH HER HUSBAND - and that we needed to come to her house to teach her! WHAT!?! Everyone pray for Noëlle! #MIRACLEWe had amazing time with the family we were heading to visit, but life can't always be miracles and fun... on the way home we had a very different experience. We got thrown up on...on the bus. Yea it was nasty! Curtesy of the kid sitting behind us. Yeah, thanks kid! Yep, real life and real moments, even for missionaries!
Spiritual Thought
This week for my spiritual thought I wanted to leave you with a scripture from the sermon of King Benjamin to his people. King Benjamin spoke a lot about repentance, following Christ, and having a change of heart, but he also prophesied of Christ and missionary work! I loved this particular scripture from these verses and wanted to share it:
"And moreover, I say unto you, that the time shall come when the knowledge of a Savior shall spread throughout every nation, kindred, tongue, and people." (Mosiah 3:20)
I love you all so much! À bientôt- Soeur Hansen😘
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