Already 2 weeks!

Hey Friends!
My second week in Greece was great! I still have a hard time understanding Greek and speak to people but I can definitely say that I'm doing better with language. I can't wait to be fully effective in a couple weeks!
Here is a picture of my MTC group with President and Sister Charles. We are on Mars Hill, he place where Paul preached in Acts 17. Read it. We stood at the exact place where he preached and we shared our testimonies. It's amazing how we are teaching the same Gospel that Paul preached. It is the true restored Gospel of Jesus Christ!
It's still hot and sunny in Greece but summer is ending and people go back to work and studies. The city was almost dead last week and now people are back. We have more opportunities to talk to people and it's great. We met an old guy who was still believing in the 12 antics gods. He was funny. Most of the people are not interested and some are just grateful that we talk about Christ to people but they don't want to listen to our message. Greek people are really interesting.
This week we had a great experience. We visited two inactive sisters and after our visits they felt that we really cared for them and that we really wanted them to come back. Hopefully they'll come to church on Sunday. One of them is also ready to help the missionaries. It's great! We really felt the Spirit with them and they have great testimony. Some people just need to feel love to be better people. So try to care more for people and you'll feel this love back from Heavenly Father!
I love being a missionary in Greece, in the South Athens Branch. It's great. I'm so grateful that I decided to serve a mission! Thank you for your love and support!
Elder Clement Gaillard

7 days in Greece, 7 days in Paradise

Hey Friends!
This week was crazy fantastic! I can't believe I have been in Greece for already one week! It's a beautiful country. I am in Athens and I live close to the sea. It's great. My trainer is Elder Gifford from Texas.
I feel like all the things I learned at the MTC are gone. I cannot understand the Greeks and they cannot understand me!!! It's coming little by little and I am excited for that! Greek people are very curious and nice about the Church but they are not interested at all. Hopefully we are blessed with a couple people who listen to us and we are happy to teach them and see them progressing. We found a young Greek, Constantinos and we have a lot of hope for him.
We also met an old lady while we were door knocking. She just saw that we were wearing nametags with the name of Jesus Christ and she started to bless us with Orthodox prayers and she told us that we were angels. She then offered us watermelon (so good here in Greece). That was great, I'm sure this old lady will make it to the Celestial Kingdom, even if she doesn't get baptized!
We also had a lot of forest fires just outside the city. It's adding smoke to the very polluted city of Athens. This city is huge but where we live it's pretty quiet, espacially in the early morning...
I love the work. It's hard, but was it easy for Jesus Christ and even Paul when he was in Greece? I know that what I am doing is true and important. I love being a missionary!
Thanks for your love and your support. You can write me at the adress on the right or email me on eldergaillard@gmail.com
Take care
Elder Clement Gaillard

I'll be in Greece on Monday!

Hey Friends
I received my flight plans last week. I'm leaving the MTC on Sunday and I'll be in Athens on Monday morning. This is so exciting!
These nine weeks were really fast but I loved them. The MTC is great. I'm going to miss it. So I'm getting ready for the great departure. Greek is doing great but I am terrified to talk to real Greek people. I pray everyday so that my trainer will be the best prepared and that he will help me to get the language!
This week was kind of hard and the results were not the one I wanted but I know that if I work hard, Heavenly Father will always to be there to help me through the mission. My goal is to bring people closer to Christ and I know I can do it. I am really grateful to able to serve a mission and help my Heavenly Father in His work. I saw many blessings in my life since I have been set apart. It is just awesome!
Thanks for your love, support and letters. Next time I'll write from Greece!
Elder Clement Gaillard

Greek is awesome!

Hey Friends!
I love Greek. It is the coolest language ever! This week we finished studying the grammar and now we just need to practice a lot so that we don't think 2 minutes everytime we're looking for a word in our mind. I can actually teach a Greek person now and I'm really excited to tract down the streets of Athens and Greece!
The NTC is still a great place. I am going to miss it. With my companion Elder Rodriguez, we're teaching a "fake' investigator, Bobby Jamison but this man is acting so well that it feels real. We really love teaching him and we're exciting to invite him to get baptize pretty soon.
I love being a missionary! It's really changing my life and I'm excited to help people change their lives pretty soon!
The Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Plan of God for us are really great! Study it again and again. It is so wondeful!
Thanks for your letters and support. Take care!
Elder Clement Gaillard