Keeping up with Elder Bird

October 9, 2013


Ciao Family!

     Okay, there is a lot to tell, but also not a lot to tell!!  Things are incredible here!!  We are wrapping up this transfer and I got the news the other day that I am not going to be an AP next transfer, so, I will be heading back into the field next week!  I just have no idea where yet!  I am pretty excited!  Also before I forget, pdays are on Mondays from now on so the emailing schedule changes again! haha

     The weather here has really started to change, and it was just in time for jacket season!  General Conference was awesome of course, it is cool when you are also watching and searching for answers for others as well.  We got to watch every session except the Sunday afternoon one.  Also next transfer there will be office missionaries as well to lighten the load of the assistants, so for the last couple of days I have been training one of the anziani who will fill that position.  He is awesome, so it has been a fun couple of days.

     Anziano Kasper and I are spending maybe our last day together today, hard to believe because we have now spent over 6 months of our missions as companions!!  It is going to be sad to leave him!  Tonight I will head back to L'Aquila to do a scambio there for a couple of days, then head up to a newly opened city, Ascoli, to do scambi for a couple of days, then I will be heading to my new city!!  Who knows where of with who!  I am really excited to head to L'Aquila for a couple of days and see and work with all the members again, and actually be able to understand everything they are saying to me! haha

     Sorry the letter is so short today, but know that I love y'all a lot and am always praying for each of you.  Oh yea, we also made tacos this last week, incredible!!!  And I almost forgot to tell about the most incredible part of the week!  Friday night we had a family home evening with the Lopez family, they are amazing!  And they invited a family, and also 2 younger people they knew to come, and they all came!  And it was one of the more awesome experiences I have had in a while, because it was just the model of how missionary work is supposed to be done.  And we shared a message and played a game and you could see they were really touched by the spirit and Anziano Kasper and I were just so happy!!  

     I love y'all and hope you all have an incredible week!!  Oh yea, I thought I would give suspenders a shot!  This is our best friend at the gas station we always go to!

love,

            Anziano Bird