June 9, 2014

Hello everyone!!!

So this week has been pretty good! On Tuesday we went into Paris for our district meeting.  It was really fun to see everybody and to eat some dang good food. Me and Willden made some great quiches! I am going to know how to make so many good stuff by the time I am finished with my mission. haha.

On Wednesday, we taught this one dude and showed him our church. I have to say it was a pretty hard lesson because this guy, which we met on the road, didn't seem that interested but we testified a lot and I know that he felt the spirit. I think we will be seeing him soon. This week all of our amis haven't had any time to meet with us but we set up a lot of lessons for next week so I'm excited for that! :)

We had stake conference this week and on Saturday we went up to Lille with all the members and all of the missionaries in the Lille stake.  It was really cool and it was great to see so many people from the Church. It really felt like a Utah ward because there was so many people.

One of our recent converts, Jennifer, had her birthday this week so me and Elder Willden, Elder Weston, and Elder Oliverson made a cake for her. Before she kept saying she was scared because we are men and men don't know how to make cake.  We definitely shower her though! She loved that gâteau!  Haha, Nigerians are so funny.

Well, that is it!!! We will talk with you next week!!! :))

Au revoir et soyez sage parce que Dieu vous aime! Et je vous aime aussi! N'oubliez-le pas!

Elder Evan Peterson

June 2, 2014

Bonjour à tous!!!


This week has been really good!!! First off, this week we had a branch BBQ that was sooo good. Sadly hot dogs and hamburgers aren't like the States.  I put this mustard on my hot dog and the mustard over here is super strong, so that cleared my head...haha.  We also played basketball and had a lot of fun.


We had a really good lesson with one of our amis, Evelyn. She wasn't progressing before but now she really is which is good. I have been really trying to get a hold of Aly but he just doesn't seem to care anymore. I will keep trying though.

So that week on Sunday night we were doing some porting and we saw such a great miracle. We knocked on the one guys house and we presented ourselves and then he let us in. We went in and he had a lot of questions about Jesus Christ and how he is important in our lives and about the Holy Ghost and how we can receive answers from it and about everything. He was really interested and we answered all of his questions. He said that he really wants to try and that we seem so much at peace and he wants that. His name is Olivier and he is in his 20's. It was such a good lesson and testimony builder. I love bearing my testimony and having the spirit touch people's hearts. I am just so glad we found someone so golden because I want this ville to be a really great one. Things are really looking up now and I am so grateful for that because I have been praying for it a lot.

Well this is my week! It has been really great! I hope you all have had a great week too! I love you all!!!

Go Lakers.

Elder Evan Peterson

May 26, 2014

Hello Everyone!  Well this is the start of Transfer Number 5!!! I am still staying in Amiens and will be getting a new comp! His name if Elder Willden.

This past week we have finally been able to get in contact with Aly but we still haven't been able to teach him more which really stinks. I know he will come around though. This week we have had two of our other amis show up at church, Evelyn and her son. They are from Ghana. There are a lot of English speaking people in our ward so all we do as missionaries is translate from French to English. It is really tiring sometimes but good experience.

Other than that I am look forward to have a great next transfer!!!  Have a great week guys!  I love you all!!! :)

Love,
Elder Peterson

Here is a pic of my new artwork for Transfer 5:

May 19, 2014


Bonjour mes cheres amis et ma famille!!!

This week has been pretty good!  Not anything super new though.  Sadly, we haven't been able to meet again with both of our amis yet, but we are praying a lot so that we can! Here is a pic of Amiens that I took from my apartment:

We had conference on Friday in Versailles and two area seventies came. It was a super cool conference and a lot of missionaries! We also had some pretty tasty subway...haha. After the conference we had a long time until our train arrived so we decided to go get some Chipotle! I never knew that they had that here!  It reminded me of the good 'ole United States. I still like Cafe Rio better though.  Here is a pic of me, Elder Smith (my comp), Elder Barr and Elder Oliverson (the other Elders).

The next day we had a stake activity with all the missionaries and the high priests in the Lille stake.  Each missionary paired up with a high priest and went to visit families.  We got lost trying to find this one place. When we finally arrived they weren't there. We had a train to catch at 6pm and it was already 5:30pm so we rushed back to the Lille Church and met the other Elders. We got in one member's car and headed for the Gare (train station). I'm not going to say that the member did speed or he didn't...haha. When we finally got there we missed our train by 2 minutes, so we had to stay at another missionaries apartment for the night. Eight elders in one apartment is pretty crazy...haha. We woke up nice and early the next day to catch another train so that we could make it on time to Church which we just barely did. :) Church here is from 9:30-12:30pm.

So that is all for this week!  We have transfers this next week but I'm going to stay in Amiens. Le vous aime!! Love you guys! Passez une bonne semaine! Have a great week!!! :)

Love,
Elder Peterson

May 12, 2014

Hello EVERYONE!!!  So this week has been so great! I had a great time skyping my Mom and Dad.  It made me a little homesick, but this week has been full of miracles! :) 

First, below is a picture of my two amis in Chartres: Gwen and Maria. They were baptized last week. It made me so happy!

So starting off, we found 2 new amis!!! One was on an exchange and it was pouring rain, but we continued and were blessed for it. The other ami is a long story. This past week was Fast Sunday and Elder Smith and I have fasted and prayed our butts off so that we could find someone.  The next day the ami, that we will eventually contact, watched a LDS commercial. He called the United States and sent in his info. Then on Thursday we got his referral from Church Headquarters and we set up our first rendezvous with him. He is 19 years old! his name is Aly. He said he wants to become a member and that he knew that this was the right path for him. We gave him a Book of Mormon and explained all about it. Then we invited him to be baptized....and he accepted! :) It was sooo cool. Such a great moment. The Spirit was there so strong.


This week has been one of my favorite weeks. It is amazing how prayer and fasting work. Our Heavenly Father always hears our prayers. We just need to have patience and hope that they will be answered because they always will. I hope you guys had a great week like I had! I love you all!!!

See you next week! :)

Elder Peterson

Here's a picture of us making crepes. C'est la classe! NUTELLA BABY!!!

Notes from Mom:

It was so wonderful to see Evan and hear him speak French which he is so amazing at!
His apartment is very large. It consists of a living room, kitchen, a bedroom, 2 study rooms, and a bathroom.
Evan skyped from the Branch President's home.
They work with the inactive members by teaching them lessons.
His favorite place to eat is KBobs which they go to once a week.
Evan's Mission President, President Poznanski is being released this June.
Hair cuts are around 20 euros.
Suits cleaned 15 euros.
He and the other 3 elders cover 140,000 people in the city of Amiens.  They have one branch with only 50 people.
Foods they can't get there are Cream of Chicken soup.
One of his comps loves to cook and makes them everything from Mexican to African to Thai Curry.
France's Mother's Day is next week.
Favorite foods there are Couscous and Raclette which is a type of cheese that gets melted and poured over other foods like potatoes and ham.

May 6, 2014

Hello everyone!!! So this week has been really great! I can't believe I have been out for 6 months.

We had zone conference and our district had our interviews with President Poznanski. That was my last interview with him before he and his wife leave and the new President comes in. He said he is proud of me and I was king of shocked because sometimes I am just a little too hard on myself so that really uplifted me.

The most exciting news happened!!! Two of the investigators that I taught for a long time in Chartres finally got baptized,...Gwen and Maria!!! I am so happy they were baptized...so happy! I remember when we were first teaching them.  They have progressed so far. Elder Eldredge should be sending me pics of them soon.

Other than that exciting news, Elder Smith and I have been still trying to find people. We have seen some great potentials but it is hard for us to get a hold of them but I know that we will find people soon!

I got a package from the Raubenheimers! That really made my week. Especially the candy...haha. I loved it. Thanks...I miss you guys!

Have a great week!!! I love you! Until next week! :)

Elder Peterson

Pics:  Me with a new haircut...

April 28, 2014

Hello everyone! This week has been really good! We have been working really hard and have been finding some potentials. So that is a huge blessing!

This week we went into Paris for a District meeting. Afterwards we had a lot of time before our train arrived so we decided to go to Sacre Coeur (Holy Heart). It is a Cathedral that supposedly has the heart of Peter or Paul, one of those dudes. So anyways, we walk up the huge staircase to get to this place and then we saw a line of some black dudes. They stared at us and we kept on walking. When we got closer they grabbed our hands and put this string on our hands. They kept on saying, "Hakuna Matata" and "Don't worry, be happy." Then they started making a bracelet.  I was talking to the guy who was making mine and we had a good conversation but I knew they were there to take our money. After they were done they kept harrassing us for money. I ended up paying 4 euros for mine. Another missionary spent 10 euros. haha. So the moral of the story is...when someone says "Hakuna Matata," don't trust them. haha

Other than that Elder Smith and I have been working hard and having a fun time while doing it. When people reject you it is better to just have fun and laugh it off. We were actually able to talk with a lot of people and we have been able to teach lessons on the street. This place is amazing!!! :)

Love you guys!!! Have a great week!

Elder Evan Peterson

Mom's notes:  The Branch President's name is Elder Allanic.  He is a senior missionary. They are running out of people to be Branch President.

Pics. First is me at the Amiens' Cathedral. The second is Me, Elder Smith and Elder Barr (one of the other missionaries in our apartment). We are at Sacre Coeur.

Another pic: This is the Amiens Cathedral.  Supposedly the head of John the Baptist is here.