New Branch

Well things have changed drastically in the Aungouleme branch in the past couple of weeks. We now have 4 new children in the branch and there are hopes for more if we can reactivate another family. So with the new little ones in the branch the branch pres. has organized a primary. Up to this time, we have had one 8-year-old in the primary. With the addition of 4 younger ones, we have brought the nursery and the 3-year-olds together. We have a lack of helping hands, so everyone is together. Sister Humblot, Joanne and Margaret, the branch president's wife are now in it together. It will be interesting because these little ones need some help in a church setting. Little ones here in France are let go by most of their parents and so these little ones are coming at the right time to be trained in some good old fashion discipline.

I will be teaching the one young woman in Sunday School along with her father. The 1st counselor and his wife will teach the new Gospel Essentials class along with the help of the missionaries. The two missionaries are back where they belong. With the new influx of children came the need for their parents to be taught the basics of the Gospel. We have made some major adjustments, but we feel that in the long run the children will have two strong women in the Primary. The adults will get the milk of the Gospel. Before they were confused with the Sunday School class for the adult members.

We are turning the corner and we hope that the work continues. We had a good musical activity with almost the whole branch doing something. Even the princess and the frog sang together: Joanne and I. We had some amis attend and more come each Sunday. Our next activity will be a good, old fashioned picnic. Our activities chairman does a good job of organizing the events. The weather has taken to summer. One day it was spring and on the 21st of June it went into summer with a vengeance. We are getting our air conditioning in the car fixed next week, so for now it is the windows down and the tie loose and the top button of the white shirt undone. It is good to have an air conditioned McD's to type this message to all of you back home.

Love Elder Dad