Carissimi Famiglia!
Well I guess this letter will be a big question answering one haha. I don't mind though. So let’s see… no packages or letters. NOTHING! =( oh well. That's just the Italian mail system. Give it some time and just make sure you guys got the right address.
I'll be sending you a couple Pictures of me and Anziano Harris in this E-mail no need to worry.
And as for the one on facebook…why did you cut out F.llo Giardina =( haha put that guy back in there. He’s my best friend.
The teaching with Enoc is going amazing! We set a baptismal date with him last Sunday so yeah it’s going way awesome. Nobody new though. We are doing a lot of finding n stuff.
Yes in Italy they do decorate for Christmas. Trees and wreaths and lights on the house, however the lights on the houses are not as crazy as ours in America. They eat a lot and party pretty much all winter. The Italians are holiday animals. They have about 10 different holidays in December and January alone dedicated to certain saints or random religious or cultural events.
I will have more info for you guys next week on the call because transfers are next week and I'll see if I'll still be here with Harris or I'll be with someone else. Most likely though I will call Monday night here which will be Monday morning for you guys. And yes Skype. I will need my old Skype account info if you still have it, or your own Skype info to make the call to you guys. I need to find a member here who will let us use their computer or has Skype because internet points are closed during the holidays. I’m sorry that the elders at home don’t get to use Skype, but they’re not that far from home. As for me on the other side of the world, I'm a little more shut off from America than they are haha. And also phone calls are WAYYYYYYYYY more expensive than if I used Skype. That’s the main reason.
Tell Matthew to do his school work and stop using me as an excuse, that little punk haha. I owe everyone letters. I really stink at that. I will get those out soon; I have a ton of post cards.
You asked me dad about whether I have a zone in my city or not. I think I should clarify some things about missionary work in Italy that I haven’t really explained yet .You can share this with the elders back home too, it might blow their minds. My Zone is the WHOLE ENTIRE ISLAND OF SARDEGNA. Yes there are 10 of us for the whole island making us the smallest zone in the mission. My district consists of us and the city of Olbia, making 4 of us. Now for me and Anziano Harris's proselyting area? Get ready for this. It consists of the whole north-west quarter of the island. It’s pretty stinkin huge. Our area in Catania was huge too. In America and South America I understand your proselyting boundaries are drawn by blocks or streets. Here in Italy we us providential boundaries. So our area is the providence of Sassari. Maybe you could Google that or something and it would show you how big my area is haha.
As for the language; I'm far from having it down but I can communicate and understand at least. That's what’s important right? I realize though how much I've grown in the language since I first got out here and wasn’t able to understand pretty much anything. So I would say I have progressed quite a bit.
I know we have been in the news for our economic problems here in Italy. The truth is economically and politically this country is a mess. Their President Silvio Berlusconi stepped down from office a couple weeks ago because he couldn't take the heat. But the Italians all hated him anyways; he was a pretty bad dude. Other than that though I try to avoid political discussions and stuff. It's not missionaryish.
Well that's about it I guess. I hope you are all doing great. I miss you all and wish you the best in all that you do. I hope you're all having a great holiday. I hope you are all reading about Jesus’ birth during this season because I know I am. There's no better time in one’s life to really think about the birth of our Savior than during Christmas, on a mission when you are closed off from all the craziness of the world on that day. Vi voglio bene, bouna natale, e ci sentiamo alla prossima
Con amore, Anziano Hill
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