Final Week of the MTC: The Big Easy's gonna be eeasssyyy!

Disclaimer: It's technically the Baton Rouge mission because that's where the temple is or whatever the reason, but the pun was too good!

Bonjour amis et familles!
If you didn't pick up on it yet (which is understandable - I can be kinda cryptic sometimes), I've been reassigned to Louisiana Baton Rouge! After weeks of deliberation, it turns out that Cameroon just doesn' t want Americans coming into their country right now (I wonder why...😑) I got the news from my Stake President (highest-ranking local church leader) on Monday and I've been waiting a week to put the news in this email! It's a part of the country I've never been to before, which is really all I hoped for in a stateside reassignment. 
On with the email!

MISSIONARY MOMENTS OF THE WEEK
My companion and I saved our best lesson for last this week with our TRC this week. With very minimal notes, and a very bare outline of a lesson plan, we confidently put together 25 minutes of material that was very spiritually uplifting, and that' s an understatement. I felt the most confident I' ve felt teaching in French and teaching about the Gospel that I love so much in general, which is a wonderful indication of how I might fare in the field. 

FUNNY QUOTE MOMENTS OF THE WEEK
I couldn' t choose just one 'quote' from this week. There were so many shenanigans and pranks and other funny moments this week. Most of these can only really be explained with the picture for reference, so I'll explain below.

SCRIPTURE/SPIRITUAL THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
3 Nephi 29:6:
" Yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord, and that shall say the Lord no longer worketh by revelation, or by prophecy, or by gifts. or by tongues, or by healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!"

God is a loving, omnipotent being who will always be there for us. He gives us personal revelation, he gives us blessings, he gives us spiritual gifts. He gives us hope, and strength, and courage, and the gift of tongues, which is why I learned more about French in 6 weeks than in 3 years in high school. I know that through Him, anything is possible. And that's not hyperbole. Saying that I would be beyond excited to go out to Louisiana on Tuesday wouldn't be doing it justice. I'm just going to leave it at that.

One other note: We made a song as a district! It's called 'Le Plan de Dieu' (God's Plan) and it's a rap! It's almost done; I'll put something out on the socials when it's finished so be sure to check that out!

Au revoir, (which literally means 'to the re-seeing')
Elder May

PICTURES:
1, 2. Aforementioned shenanigans
3. Last pic w/ the district w/ our teacher
4. We pranked our teacher by making our backgrounds his face





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