Hello family and everyone! 3/7/2012
Well here I am in Italy! It is pretty darn crazy here; more has
happened here than the entire 2 months I was in the MTC! (Well, more
to write about that is!)
I only have about 35 minutes left to e-mail, this first time I had to
do a lot of stuff to get set-up and to do some other technical things
the mission office wanted me to do the first time I used e-mail. So
now that that is all done I will hurry and write what I can!
Okay, so here we go. There is no way I’m going to be able to tell you
everything so I will just do what I can! Whatever comes to my mind
first here we go.
Okay so when we got here on Wednesday we had a good time, they gave us
some pizza for lunch after the AP's and pres picked us up from the
airport in Milan! We went back to the office and had pizza and a
little orientation on our debit cards they gave us for our monthly
allowance and other technical things. Then we all had a little
interview with the pres and he just asked us about our goals for the
mission and asked him to tell us about our families and so on and so
on. Then we went with the AP's to the Duomo di Milano and it was
absolutely crazy!!! I have a picture that I will be sending you in
about a week I will send pictures anyways!!! I was with Anziano
Collins and he and I went and tried talking to this really old Italian
man and he just talked for like 15 minutes and then we said goodbye
because he had to go and we tried one or two others then one of the
assistants came and helped us and we got an address and a follow up
appointment from this one lady we talked to. Then we hurried and went
through the duomo and then went back to the president’s house for
dinner and it was the single most amazing lasagna and salad and fruit
and bread I have ever eaten in my life. Sorella Wolfgramm cooks good
Italian food! Anyways!
Then we went to a hotel and the next morning we drove to a chapel that
had all our stuff and we met all the trainers and then we did a type
of sorting hat thing to announce who would go were with who. The
trainers didn't know who they would be training yet either. And...
I was paired up with Anziano Blaga, he is from Romania and he is
really awesome! He is a boss at teaching and contacting and there is
a lot I will have to learn from him before my time is up. I think that
is the secret, to absorb all of the good ideas and positive attributes
of every companion you have that way you steal the best of people and
make it a part of you!! ha-ha anyways!
Then we went off to our cities!
Here I am in Alessandria!!! (Alexandria in English)
The city is beautiful. Every one of the streets is just lined with
super old super Italian looking buildings I will hopefully take a good
picture or two to send to you! It's fairly big and I can't wait to go
and make my way around and see what is to be seen!
We ride trains everywhere!!! It has been 7 days since I’ve been in
Italia and I have 8 Train tickets to send for reimbursement already!!
ha-ha it's crazy! We spend a lot of time riding trains or busses or our
bikes he-he. I will send you a picture of my bike it is this old old old
looking bike and it's kind of ridiculous! anyways!
I’m running out of time and Anz Blaga is waiting but I still have 10
minutes so here we go!
Nick...I have to tell you about Nick and then I can explain my eating
situation ha-ha.
So Nick was baptized a member of the church in 2000 but since then he
developed a degenerative brain disease so he is about a 40 year old
man with the mentality of a 14 year old...well maybe a bit older, but
he is the missionaries friend...he thinks he is a missionary! He is
so funny. He comes to all the transfers and meets all the missionaries!
Anyways he lives in Alessandria so he is always with us. Anyways he
knows EVERY members address and he knows EVERY bus schedule and he is a
very...heavy man so the city gave him a pass to ride the bus for free.
I guess if you are overweight enough they let you ride the busses and
trains free so you can get around...anyways...he comes with us
everywhere and talks to me all the time. AND he brings us Bread...it
is some type of Italian bread...i think it is spelled fulcacha and it
is REALLY good...well like 80 percent of it...there are different
types. Anyways for the first few days I didn’t have anything to eat
except this fulcacha and jam and some little little things I bought
the first day... I have been living on bread...nothing but
bread...literally...I eat bread and bread and jam and bread, BUT today
we went shopping and now I have stuff for food....well sandwiches but
yeah.... it’s better than just bread. And I bought some yogurt and
fruit and some other little things as well. Anyways things are going
well...
Time is running out and my comp is waiting. I know I didn't get to
everything but I will just quickly say that everything here in Italy
is beautiful, the streets and the houses and the buildings are amazing
and everyone is so nice. I know I didn’t get to talk about it but the
work is very good here. Anziano Blaga has been sick for the last 4
days so I have been in study lockdown in our apartment so I have only
gone out and done tracting for like 3 hours since I have been here and
we have taught like 6 lessons but it was good. Also dinner at a members house
which was way too much food but I had to eat it anyways! I love being
here and I know that as soon as Anz. Blaga feels better and we find
some people to teach I will love myself in the work so fast.
I love you all and miss you all! Please write me emails!! Your letters
won’t get to me for 6 weeks at a time. I get mail from the mission
office when we have a transfer!! so please please send me emails.
Love you so much.
Well here I am in Italy! It is pretty darn crazy here; more has
happened here than the entire 2 months I was in the MTC! (Well, more
to write about that is!)
I only have about 35 minutes left to e-mail, this first time I had to
do a lot of stuff to get set-up and to do some other technical things
the mission office wanted me to do the first time I used e-mail. So
now that that is all done I will hurry and write what I can!
Okay, so here we go. There is no way I’m going to be able to tell you
everything so I will just do what I can! Whatever comes to my mind
first here we go.
Okay so when we got here on Wednesday we had a good time, they gave us
some pizza for lunch after the AP's and pres picked us up from the
airport in Milan! We went back to the office and had pizza and a
little orientation on our debit cards they gave us for our monthly
allowance and other technical things. Then we all had a little
interview with the pres and he just asked us about our goals for the
mission and asked him to tell us about our families and so on and so
on. Then we went with the AP's to the Duomo di Milano and it was
absolutely crazy!!! I have a picture that I will be sending you in
about a week I will send pictures anyways!!! I was with Anziano
Collins and he and I went and tried talking to this really old Italian
man and he just talked for like 15 minutes and then we said goodbye
because he had to go and we tried one or two others then one of the
assistants came and helped us and we got an address and a follow up
appointment from this one lady we talked to. Then we hurried and went
through the duomo and then went back to the president’s house for
dinner and it was the single most amazing lasagna and salad and fruit
and bread I have ever eaten in my life. Sorella Wolfgramm cooks good
Italian food! Anyways!
Then we went to a hotel and the next morning we drove to a chapel that
had all our stuff and we met all the trainers and then we did a type
of sorting hat thing to announce who would go were with who. The
trainers didn't know who they would be training yet either. And...
I was paired up with Anziano Blaga, he is from Romania and he is
really awesome! He is a boss at teaching and contacting and there is
a lot I will have to learn from him before my time is up. I think that
is the secret, to absorb all of the good ideas and positive attributes
of every companion you have that way you steal the best of people and
make it a part of you!! ha-ha anyways!
Then we went off to our cities!
Here I am in Alessandria!!! (Alexandria in English)
The city is beautiful. Every one of the streets is just lined with
super old super Italian looking buildings I will hopefully take a good
picture or two to send to you! It's fairly big and I can't wait to go
and make my way around and see what is to be seen!
We ride trains everywhere!!! It has been 7 days since I’ve been in
Italia and I have 8 Train tickets to send for reimbursement already!!
ha-ha it's crazy! We spend a lot of time riding trains or busses or our
bikes he-he. I will send you a picture of my bike it is this old old old
looking bike and it's kind of ridiculous! anyways!
I’m running out of time and Anz Blaga is waiting but I still have 10
minutes so here we go!
Nick...I have to tell you about Nick and then I can explain my eating
situation ha-ha.
So Nick was baptized a member of the church in 2000 but since then he
developed a degenerative brain disease so he is about a 40 year old
man with the mentality of a 14 year old...well maybe a bit older, but
he is the missionaries friend...he thinks he is a missionary! He is
so funny. He comes to all the transfers and meets all the missionaries!
Anyways he lives in Alessandria so he is always with us. Anyways he
knows EVERY members address and he knows EVERY bus schedule and he is a
very...heavy man so the city gave him a pass to ride the bus for free.
I guess if you are overweight enough they let you ride the busses and
trains free so you can get around...anyways...he comes with us
everywhere and talks to me all the time. AND he brings us Bread...it
is some type of Italian bread...i think it is spelled fulcacha and it
is REALLY good...well like 80 percent of it...there are different
types. Anyways for the first few days I didn’t have anything to eat
except this fulcacha and jam and some little little things I bought
the first day... I have been living on bread...nothing but
bread...literally...I eat bread and bread and jam and bread, BUT today
we went shopping and now I have stuff for food....well sandwiches but
yeah.... it’s better than just bread. And I bought some yogurt and
fruit and some other little things as well. Anyways things are going
well...
Time is running out and my comp is waiting. I know I didn't get to
everything but I will just quickly say that everything here in Italy
is beautiful, the streets and the houses and the buildings are amazing
and everyone is so nice. I know I didn’t get to talk about it but the
work is very good here. Anziano Blaga has been sick for the last 4
days so I have been in study lockdown in our apartment so I have only
gone out and done tracting for like 3 hours since I have been here and
we have taught like 6 lessons but it was good. Also dinner at a members house
which was way too much food but I had to eat it anyways! I love being
here and I know that as soon as Anz. Blaga feels better and we find
some people to teach I will love myself in the work so fast.
I love you all and miss you all! Please write me emails!! Your letters
won’t get to me for 6 weeks at a time. I get mail from the mission
office when we have a transfer!! so please please send me emails.
Love you so much.
Miss you all and I love you so much! Ask me
specific questions so that
I can remember them next week and stuff I will try and answer! Love
you so much. Loving it here in Italy and loving the work!
Ci Sentiamo il prossimo setimana!
Love
Anziano Memmott
As you can see, he is adapting well. I will post each week as I hear from him and when I get pictures I will be sure to post them also.
I can remember them next week and stuff I will try and answer! Love
you so much. Loving it here in Italy and loving the work!
Ci Sentiamo il prossimo setimana!
Love
Anziano Memmott
As you can see, he is adapting well. I will post each week as I hear from him and when I get pictures I will be sure to post them also.
Keep him in your prayers, and thank you all so much for following along in his progress and for the prayers and support you give to him.
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