Almost Summer     4-28-14


Hello family!

     This week has been crazy busy, Monday was a holiday, so we cleaned the house all day, then went to a bar b q on the beach that our investigator was having, it was awesome, just missing the bar b q part! haha  So Tuesday was our pday, we went to a market and just relaxed, nice to be able to save up some energy every once in a while! 

     Work has been awesome this week, it was really short for the fact we cleaned, then I was out of the city for 2 days doing a scambio, but we were able to find 5 new investigators, and they all seem super interested and like to see us!  The coolest guy is a muslim from Tunesia, so we are super happy about the way things are going.  This week Elder Snow is coming to see us which we are also excited about.

     I also hear that mothers day is coming up, so we will be talking soon!  That will be cool!  It is starting to get pretty hot here so that makes me happy, and Ladispoli will start filling up with people really soon!  Hope all is well at home, I love y'all a lot!  And hope your week will be filled with wonderful adventures!

Vi voglio bene,

Anziano Bird

Buona Pasqua!                               4-22-14


Happy late Easter!!!

     Hope everyone had a super sweet Easter!  Ours was super good here, it was a little scary because going to church, we didn't have an appointment for lunch still!!!  But luckily we got an invite at church!  And guess what kind of food we had..... Chinese food!  This ladies son-in-law was Chinese and he made the lunch!  It was really good!  They even bought us a big Easter egg!

     We have seen a ton of people this week.  It is super cool to work so closely with the ward in everything, things just work better.  So between that and finding on our own, it has been fun!  Time is really starting to fly, seems like just last Easter I was in Palermo!  Fun story of the week is when we got stuck out in a city way far away, then found out there was a strike, and we were stuck out there!!!  Luckily the assistants were heading in that direction already, and they owed me one, so they took us home!

     It is now just starting to warm up and the warmer it gets the more people are here in Ladispoli, so that is sweet.  We got a bad-mitten set so the next ward activity will be super sweet!  We are slowly meeting everyone here and trying to find our way around, and we never leave home without our big map!  Just a couple of scriptures that came to my mind on Easter - 2 Nephi 25: 26 and 2 Nephi 33:10-15.  Love y'all and have a great week!!!!!!

Love,

Anziano Bird

Good Mid April   4-14-14


Hey everybody!

     Hope everything is going well with y'all this week!  We had a really good week here, just starting to get settled into things here.  Ground breaking news of the week, I  went to my first ward council during my whole mission! Sweet, a ward that works! haha  I really do love this new city and the people here are pretty awesome.  Dont know if I told you but our balcony looks out onto the most popular beach for people who live in Rome... so it is incredible!  

     This week there was an artichoke festival and there was so many people in the city that you couldn't walk!!! We did a ton of finding and it was so much fun trying to talk to people, because they had to talk to us cause there was no where to go! haha  Anziano Caballero is awesome, he is a Bolivian chef, so he makes lunch everyday, and so in the past 2 weeks I have not ate a meal that didn't consist of rice, fries, fried egg, mayo, ketchup, and some kind of meat!  Delicious, but all meals are the same! haha

     We were able to find some new people teach this week which was awesome, got lost a couple of times of course, and just went and hung out in Rome today, maybe I will just stay forever!  I love y'all a ton, read through Nephi 16 this week, who all is keeping up with the D&C reading?? I'm not... whoops, love y'all!!

Anziano Bird

7 April 2014

To the Family of Anziano Bird

Your missionary, Elder Bird ,  has recently been assigned to be a "New 
Missionary Trainer".  In this assignment he will be the companion of a newly 
arrived missionary.  This is a very important responsibility.  Trainers have a 
profound and lasting influence on the development of a new missionary's attitude 
and habits.

I am confident that Elder Bird will do an excellent job in this new assignment.

Sister Waddoups and I thank you for your faith and prayers on behalf of our 
mission and for all you have done to prepare such an outstanding missionary.

Sincerely,

Michael G. Waddoups

President

Italy Rome Mission

7 April 2014

To the Family of Anziano Bird ,

We are pleased to inform you that Elder Bird has been called as a District 
Leader here in the Italy Rome Mission.  It is a position of trust and an 
opportunity to serve.  As a District Leader he will be responsible for all of 
the missionaries in his district.  He will meet with and teach them weekly in a 
district meeting.  He will also encourage them in their own areas, supervise 
their service, and be a mentor to them.  He will interview all baptismal 
candidates and supervise the baptismal services.

Elder Bird has been called to this new assignment based upon his outstanding 
service and dedication as a missionary.

Sister Waddoups and I thank you for your faith and prayers on behalf of our 
mission and for all you have done to prepare such an outstanding missionary.

Sincerely,

Michael G. Waddoups

President

Italy Rome Mission

Happy April   4-7-14


Hello Family!

     So this week has been super crazy, but super fun!!  The first part of the week was super busy, literally running from appointment to appointment to see everybody!  Got the packages ready to send... finally!  And got all packed and ready to go!  My train got to Rome, and when I got off, there stood my new little Bolivian/Italian companion, Anziano Caballero! haha He is the best, he has lived in Italy for 3 years and is just a super good guy, not to mention a chef! 

     Since we have been in Ladispoli everything has been crazy as well, not knowing any members, or investigators, or even how to find out house or the church!  It has been fun and it is a really strong ward with some very very great members here!  Conference was awesome, I hope everyone took somthing from it and have made a type of action plan with it.  Reading for this week is Mosiah 4, I love all ya'll so much and hope ya'll have a great week!

Vi voglio bene|

Anziano Bird