Faith, sacrifice and hope

Cari Miei!
 
I hope this letter finds you all well!
 
I hope that everyone is healthy and happy and is having a good time. Things are the same here in Alessandria. There isn't a lot to report this week. We continue to look for investigators; I'm learning lessons about Faith, Sacrifice, Perseverance, Hope, and Patience. Most days it is 100 degrees or more. The skies are clear 80% of the time and we just bought 2 more fans for the apartment. The members here in Alessandria are just as great as ever and everyone is doing good. Anziano Mendel is the best and he keeps me smiling and makes things easier. I know that the Lord is preparing someone to accept the message we bring and shortly we will have someone to teach. I hope to hear from you all soon. Some good letters with what's going on in your life individually. I read this in the latest Ensign and thought I would just make it known...
 
"We can write of Christ by writing letters to those who are away. Missionaries serving, sons or daughters in the military, and those we love are all blessed by letters we write. Letters from home are not just quick e-mails. Real letters provide something tangible that can be held, thought about, and cherished." -Elder David F. Evans
 
I do miss you all a lot and hope that you are doing well. I'm struggling with something to write about. The language is coming good and I’m 1\2 way through the BoM in Italian. We haven't done a lot this
last P-day or this one. We actually have to pick up my Permesso Di Sogiorno today, that is like my immigration card type thing so I can stay here and don’t get deported...also I’m going to get a haircut to
try and fix this mess I made. I'm really craving a Pizza right now. I will miss pizzas a lot when I leave here. They are just so different in Italy, I like them better, but they are just SOOOO different. Also,  I'm learning to make some cold Italian food. For the summer it's not good to eat hot pasta. I'm learning how to make some different cold pastas and different stuff. It's really good.
 
I've been thinking a lot about family and missing you guys to tell the truth. I blame it on the Ensign; there are a lot of talks about the family in this one. It's made me think about our family and the family
I hope to have one day. The irony of the gospel and my current situation is that the Gospel blesses families, I am separated from mine, bringing that message to others, and when I take that message to
them it just makes me miss mine even more. But the sorrows are always swallowed up in the joys of the Gospel.
 I really am happy. I think I could honestly be happy being anywhere doing anything, because I’ve found that source of unending happiness, even in trials and times of growing. I am so glad I chose to come here and do this. To serve a mission, was one of the best choices if not the best choice I’ve ever made.
 Vi voglio bene, e mi mancate un sacco!
 
Love,
 Anziano Memmott

As you can see he is doing well. I do know the importance of letters from home. Please write to him on a regular basis. He is so grateful for the support and as my dear home teachers taught me the other night... by doing things such as this and praying for him... we are sustaining him.