Battaglia, Campania, Italy

Christmas, Farewell MTC and Hello Italy..... 

 Final Week at the MTC and First Week in Italy:

Opening Christmas early! Don't tell my Mom!

Wow what an eventful week! I'll start from the begining. Christmas was Sunday and that was a pretty fun Christmas, it wasn't quite the same, because we weren't with our families. But I can't complain because it was a great day. It was awesome to talk to the family, I was a bit worried it would make me homesick, but you were all so encouraging and it only made me more excited! I love you guys! We had Elder Oaks and his family come, they did a big musical performance. David Archuleta also came and did a musical thing as well. It was really cool!  Then the whole MTC had sacrament together and Elder Oaks bore his testimony; it was way powerful. It was a great last Sunday at the MTC.

Thanks to everyone who sent me packages! It was so fun to get them and I'm grateful to you all!  

     Then came the packing. Wow, it was a struggle to get below 50 pounds on my bags! Through hard work and much praying it was accomplished, or at least enough to make it past the airport people without being too heavy. 

With Hillary Kendrick

Then we woke up bright and early at 3:30 to head out. The flight was awesome!!! We flew over these mountain ranges and it was the most beautiful thing ever. 

  


Italy is legit!! Rome is absolutely gorgeous, I loved it there! Everyone had plants on their windows and the streets are tiny there. It was cool. And the Coliseum is amazing. It's huge!! And then we went to the Catholic cathedral and those things are insane. They are so cool!! So much history. All of Rome really, just full of history. The temple is an awesome temple!  I loved meeting President and Sister Pickerd they were really cool! 

President and Sister Pickerd

Italy Rome Temple

Rome had an underground spring. So they have like all these water stations all over. You know how we have like carbonated water? Yeah well that's all they drink here. It's way gross. But it's all natural, yep they get it from a spring. Crazy right? I never knew carbonated water could be natural, but it is. 

So you guys want to know where I am? Brindisi!! Just below Bari, so it's in the Bari zone. Haha, not gonna lie I was disappointed when I first saw it because it looked like a bunch of just white apartment buildings, which is terrible for finding. When my trainer and I got here we had this investigator show us around. Haha weird that an investigator showed us around right?? He's a great guy! He took us to the center which is pretty much exactly like City Creek. It's actually a beautiful city and great people. We can do some good finding there! 

This Sunday we had only 14 people including us and the Branch Presidency at church. Haha and I had to introduce my self, which wasn't terrible. Their are usually about 20-30 people there, but since last night was New years Eve, not a whole lot of people came. Oh and I have never slept so good. Haha, I'm not lying, it goes by so quick though. It feels like I close my eyes then my alarm goes off.  

My comp, Anziano Vrska, is legit; we have a lot in common. I was worried at first because he only has two transfers left and so I thought he was gonna be really trunky. He's a hard worker and works to the last minute! It's great, I lucked out! 

I had my first lunch appointment. Wow, I could not understand a word they said. But that was the best pasta I have ever had. No joke. I thought I liked it before I'd left, oh no, I love it now!  My comp is a way good chef (he learned from members and an Italian comp he had) so he's gonna teach me how to cook! I hope I'll learn from members too. The bread hear is so good. Everything is really fresh. It's great. Except I can't find my frozen chicken breasts. I just have to buy them fresh and cook them. And they are a lot smaller because they aren't pumped with stuff, oh my-lanta, that pasta was to die for, Wow! 

Tell everyone I appreciate their emails and I pray for you all everyday! Sorry, no pictures from Brindisi, I've got to figure out how to get them on my tablet. Hopefully next week!

Anziano Andersen