Hola Amigos! [Letter written 9-23-09]

Hello wonderful family!!

This week my inbox was flooded with letters from the family. Thank you sooo much i loved everyone of them. Unfortunatly i only have 3 minutes to write this letter so here we go. I love you guys but i gotta run!!! Sorry i'll write better next week!!

Love Anziano Perkes



PS.. Haha im just kidding sorry that was a terrible joke i know. I have plenty of time to write a big long letter haha. So let's just start off with the miracle story of the week. The Carbone family!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow what a family. I cant even describe them in words. So we were doing casa right... and we were just getting a lot of doors shut on our faces. So we were like... hey this isnt working so we decided to switch it up a bit. So we knocked on another door and this 20 year old kid leans his head out and says what do you want? Instead of pitching him like we usually did we just said... hey can we come in? And he said... ummmmm why? We just want to explain who we are. Sure come on in. So they we were we got into the house! Not only did we get into a house but we got into a house of a family!! There is this boy Allessander, the grandma, madelena, the daughter of the grandmpa barbara, and the daughters daughter (8 year old girl). So this Allesander isnt actually apart of the family but he lives in the house, and is just best friends with this 50 year old grandma. So there we begin to teach our lesson. Turns out there all catholic, but they all like many italians/swiss people dont like the church and don't really practice. So we taught about how the church of Christ is once again upon the Earth!! This whole time all of the were completely silent, just staring at us with a deep concentration, not even blinking. We gave them a book of mormon at the end of the lesson and asked them to read a chapter. The next day we called them and Allesander answered the phone. Hey he said... we love the chapter but honestly bro... were gonna need some more books of mormon in this house! We have been arguing over who's turn it is. WOW RIGHT!! So we set another appointment with them for 2 days later. Brought back 4 book of mormons, and taught them again. The lesson went awesome. They are all just wayyyy interested. So at the end of the lesson we challenged them to be baptized on November 14th and they all said a big YES!!! It was awesome. SO we taught them again and it went great again. We are seeing them tommorow and saturday and then there gonna come to church! I really cant describe this family. Lets just say that this is the type of family that all missionaries in the world dream of finding. So they are stellar and ill keep you updated on them. So this last week i went to Como and yes mom it is amazing. Unfortunatly i didnt see Goerge Clooney but we'll see haha. There part of our district in como. They have a big ole ward there. Yeah mom, we taught a bunch of lesson on the exchange it was great. Real nice members there. It was wayyy beautiful but i still think lugano is more beautiful up here. There is just a huge difference between swiss and italian cities. So dad you'll be sooo jealous haha. There is a hugggge bonsai convention right across the street from our apartment!!! When i saw the sign i was like dad would be soooo jealous. So mom you asked some questions lemme try and answer them now. The weather here is great now. I would imagine they the do have a rainy season and it would be in the fall not quite sure. The leaves here arent turning red yet but i think soon they will. When i say cold i just meen a bit chilly. We arent even wearing jackets yet so its still not cold cold but it is getting there. At night it cools wayyy down. And then during the day the temp is perfect! Haha mom you dont have to send a new jacket. My jacket is actually really nice its just that i wouldnt go rollin around BYU campus flashin it off. I only use it in the rain so its fine dont worry about it. I cant believe Tanner is home mom that is nuts!! And Brandon comes home in 3 weeks i dont believe it!! What a good kid i miss him. Say hi to him alright? Mom you asked me about the convert baptisms that is a great idea. I'll have to write Alice and ask her to send it to me. How neat would that be. Dad haha thanks so much for the letter. I really enjoyed the Pop's pop culture keep them coming!! You'll be famous some day! I loved how you wrote your letter with the features like it was a news cast haha your too funny. So i'm running out of things to say haha. Lugano is going great i love it. Oh mom i do have some sad news for you. I didn't get my birthday package yesterday (we went to milano for interviews). My guess is that it is still in the mail. But i should recieve it next month's conferences. I wont get it in time for my birthday but i dont want you to be sad. Honestly i nearly forgot it was my birthday. And plus conference is on my birthday so it couldnt be better! But i was a bit nervous.. you didnt put beef jerky in it did you? The mail system is known to confiscate packages for certain items like beef jerky. So i was just wondering. But dont worry mumsy i'll get it some day and ill love it more than ever!!! So sorry that i didnt really have much to say this week. Lugano is going great. I love being a missionary. Time is flying haha thanks mom for the reminder. I feel like ive been here for 3 weeks honestly. It is kind of scary!! But anywho i'll talk to ya'll next week!

Love ya!!

Vi amo

Anziano Perkes