Monday, October 26, 2009

A summer in Nicosia

Hey everybody!
I am doing great! We had a really good week with Zone Conference and District Conference. Our Mission President, President Charles (from England) is such an inspired man! He really has a vision of the work of our Heavenly Father on earth and he is giving us missionaries such a faith and energy!
I have been in Nicosia for one week already. It's a student town with a lot Asian students. Most of them are opened to hearing about the Gospel and we are able to have a lot of discussions. With Elder Okazaki we are also in charge of English classes and outreach (center for young adults) and it's very successful! We have high expectations for this transfer!
What I like in Cyprus is that we are on bikes! I love riding and here in Nicosia there is not a lot of traffic so biking is a really good enjoyable experience. And I will be able to lost a couple extra pounds from the MTC haha!
This week we met a lot of people who think that we only need to believe in God and love others by being a good person. They end up believing in that because of all the bad things that we can see in the world. It is true that there are a lot of bad things but we should also be grateful for all the good things in our lives. Let's look around us and see all our blessings!
I love being a missionary. It's great!
Thanks for your prayers and love.
Elder Clement Gaillard