Sounds like you had a party for my birthday! It makes me happy to know that everyone I love loves each other! Thanks for letting Sarah write me...I can hardly believe she's home! So fun to have Carrie there too. I am going to have to be short tonight but we had a fabulous week. We went into Paris for the day and got to take some cool pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower, ate cake at Notre Dame and went on a boat tour! It was pouring in the morning but it cleared up perfectly for the afternoon. A few of the other equips celebrated with us and it we had a fun time. Definitely an unforgettable birthday. I don't feel that much wiser but I think I am noticing more wrinkles:) I need to wear sunscreen.

So the night of the 12th we were going to an appointment and we ran into this Indian man that we had met about 6 weeks ago. He said that he had tried to call us and then tried to find the church but wasn't able to find it. We didn't ever get his number because we basically threw our card at him as he got off the train. So we met him right by our apartment weeks ago and then we were miles away when we ran into him this week! He was like "why didnt you call me back!?!" Since then we have had 2 rdvs with him and given him a book of mormon in his native language Tamil. He is coming to church tomorrow! He is a devout Rman Catholic and right now he is working to take his wife and 4y/o son to Canada. He said there could be 1000 people waiting for a single job in his town in india. He is an incredible man. He works in a hotel/resturant and yesterday he took us and introduced us to his boss and all of the people he works with in the kitchen! He gave us this private tour and let us taste all these pastries. It was so funny! We're excited to teach him! F and F came to church this week! I don't remember if i have told you about them? They are this middle aged french couple from St Cloud. We have been teaching them for a while and it has been an adventure! F came to a baptism at the church today and the Spirit was so strong. We love them so much and are excited for what's to come with them! Sr Gifford's bday is tuesday and i think we are going to pierce her ears. I tried to convince her to let me do it with ice and apples but she refused:)
Mom, THANKS for the package! I love all things included. It's hard to not eat all the Clif bars at once. My christlike attribute for the month is temperance so I'm working on controling that:) Dad, my french spelling is terrible. I know. J'arrive jamais!
I love you
sr powers