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Hello to all back home,

We are doing fine and working hard. There are some days that we come home and go right to bed. We are still in the work of trying to find the inactives but now we are in the city of Angouleme and not riding out in the country. We are using less gas and that is good. The finding is just as hard in the city as we look for streets and numbers.

This city was built on a plateau and there are walls all around the ancient city. We will send you pictures when the weather gets better. The city was built in the 15th century and so the streets are small. They are so small in the center of the old town that there is only walking traffic. We have had no time to explore but we will. The town then was expanded down the ramparts with streets going down in switch backs so again the way is narrow however the planners of today want two way traffic so there is very little room for two way traffic. The town then spread out on to the flat land below but all this was still done before modern cars so once again the streets are narrow. Only out in the surrounding towns are there fairly wide streets but there is no city planning so every street goes every which way with no rhyme or reason. I am just getting the hang of the way around but Joanne doesn't want to take the wheel just yet.

It has been raining a lot over the past two weeks so we never got over the colds we got in the zone meeting in Bordeaux. We kept on going and I got soaked one day looking for a brother who had moved from a small hamlet to a place unknown. I came down with a good cold and had to stay in bed to be able to do the work with some vestige of health.

We found a sister yesterday who was touched by our visit and appreciated the prayer given on her behalf. We are succeeding with another inactive family and are helping them understand what the role of a member of Christ's Gospel should be like. We had a good visit with the Bennett's, our English couple, and will give them another week before we go out again.

I have become more dependent on the Holy Ghost here than ever before. There are times when I am seeking for the right words in a language I am not yet totally comfortable with, and the words tumble out and the right thought for the right occasion comes rushing forth. I love the feeling.

We are thankful for McDonald's. It has a WIFI connection so every P-Day we come here and read your emails and send ours for no cost except some fries for the both of us and a small Sunday for Joanne. She eats my fries but I don't get any of her Sunday.