Finalement, il est en France!

Tony's first day in France - August 17, 2010 - with President Staheli and his wife.

"...the President and his wife are amazing. It is really awesome and I'm having a lot of fun doing this. I gave a prayer at Zone Conference and the President said my french sounded really good. My companion (Elder Long) is tight. I definitely lucked out with who I got set up with. Rennes is beautiful. It is an amazing place with three universities and beaucoup belle filles. The houses are like 150 years old. Our apartment is the biggest one in the mission (which is good because there are 4 missionaries living there and they are all huge football players averaging 6'2" and 230!). It's way cool. We live across the street from a vet and everyone has dogs here. I have seen so many french bulldogs. I think they are the coolest dogs next to my girl, Daphne.

I had to bear my testimony the first "Sundee" here and the guy who was conducting turned to my comp and said that my french sounds really good. But I know that all of it is God doing me a big solid and I am grateful for that.

My new favorite scripture is Proverbs 28:1 (I think) something about the wicked flee but the righteous are bold as a lion. That has helped me a lot.

I definitely will have some style when I get home. There are so many dope shoes that I have had to hold myself back from getting!!! I will wait until the end.

Funny fact right now as I am typing this email to you...I am sitting next to our "competition"...by that I mean a 'monk.' There are like 25 computers in this place and we reserved the ones right next to each other and we are the only two people in here! He gave me a funny look and I gave him one too...so it's all good!

Je t'aime!

Son compagnon de chambre sera baptisé demain...c'est magnifique

p.s. i don't have anything to say but i feel like i should put a p.s. at the end of every letter and email i send so maybe one day it will have something funny there.

I just rememberd what the p.s. was going to be. I don't know if you remember my roommate from college mason who i said was taking the missionary lessons? Well he is getting baptized tomorrow and so i thought i would share that with you. He is the one who looks like me from viewmont.

Une petite partie de lettre de Tony...12 juillet

Bonjour,

...Funny story: In San Francisco yesterday we were talking to this family who stopped us and had a missionary out too. We were talking about random stuff and I got the feeling I was being stared at - you know the feeling I am talking about. Anyway, I started looking around and I see this family's highly attractive daughter giving me the stare down. So, I did the right thing...I faked a bloody nose and ran because I'm socially awkward now!!!!!

...Quick question for you: could you possibly send me some bright colored ties. Word has it they bring out my eyes. Thank you. And let's keep in mind that if you buy 5+ ties from the "tie guy" it turns into $5 a piece. Merci beaucoup. Je vous aime (I only use the formal vous form now).

...p.s. I also put styling gel in my hair now...I don't know what is going on!!!

MTC - une mois là..il va rapidement avec ses amies

nous lui disons "au revoir"

The curbside drop-off is SO MUCH BETTER than going inside the MTC. It was like leaving a huge piece of well-dressed luggage with a skycap and not having to tip him :)





Tony went into the MTC on June 16. Kait opted to stay home with Grandpa and Grandma. Kait had to hold back Daphne because she kept trying to get in the car with Tony. So, it was a very tearful 13 year old sister holding an equally tearful 10 year old puppy! Quite a sight. After lunch at the Olive Garden, we went to the park across from the MTC for pictures (Tony's least favorite thing to do). We were all pretty good when we finally drove across to the MTC and his drop off...well, except Niki...but she finally was able to stop crying when we pulled back home after the hour long drive!

Les amies de Tony la nuit avant qu'il parte

I'm sorry...did you say Paris????????

oui, oui. June 13th at 10:50...Tony in a suit and...a tie! It will be worth the wait. MTC bound on June 16th.