Je reste pantois

I should start by telling you that Elder Berry and I will be in Périgueux for another transfer so you can go ahead and send all of those letters that you have written.

This last Monday was really fun. Elder Berry bought some shoes and he looks like a baller. We didn't have family home evening so we were stuck inside that whole curfew. Let me tell you that sitting in the apartment for 4.5 hours is the last thing that I wanted to do. We just sat inside and dreaded transfer calls. They come on Fridays.

We had a fun conversation while tracting.
Elder Berry: Ma'am, I love your house. It's beautiful.
Lady: Thank you, but I'm afraid that I don't need you.
Elder Berry: Oh, but it's okay because we need you.
Lady: You really are adorable, but it's too bad because I don't need you still.
That's it.

I am noticing a pattern that everyone thinks we are cute, but they don't want to talk about God.

Elder Berry said that before my mission, I looked like a dragon tamer.

The zone leaders did an exchange with us on Tuesday and then slept over. Hey, their train was at 4:45 in the morning so Elder Berry and I woke up early to make them breakfast. I was pretty tired and so I almost cut my finger off while preparing the peppers. It's okay though. I kinda just cut off the very tip. C'est pas grave.

 Look Kelsey - It's me and Elder Price at 4 am. (Cousin Kelsey Hawkes' friend - has a friend on a mission in Lyon France - that friend's friend is Elder Price)

Early train ride for the zone leaders

This same day (Wednesday), Elder Berry and I happened upon a giant abbey while tracting. It was huge and weird, but also really cool.

Transfer calls came. Our district changed. Now, we have Perigueux, Brive, Angoulême, Limoges and Poitiers. If you look at those cities, they are very far away from each other. It is like covering from Logan to Salt Lake. My mission is ginormous.

On Friday, these 6 drunk guys started harassing us from across the river. We explained to them that we aren't Jehovas witnesses. Then they loved us and they were really sorry for yelling at us. Quote from Elder Berry: "I love that because it is the same every time. I know that if I can just get the drunk amendment to know that I am not a Jehovah's Witness, they will love me." Later a guy contacted us from across the river again (about 50 yards away) and he said he wants to come to family home evening. Cool. Miracle in my book.

Pick up line from Elder Berry: "Eternity is a long time to be with the saggy old man if he is not awesome. I can be your saggy man."

CURFEW GOT LIFTED THIS SATURDAY YAYYYYYY!! That means we got to contact at dark. It was so fun and refreshing. Pictures are Perigueux at night.

Church was awesome. Those same two friends of a member came again. They love church. That night, we went to the family Grattepanches house. They are amazing. They made deer. I am just so blessed here. They invited over a less active family too and they had a great time.

I love it here. I'm not quite sure why Elder Berry and I are staying again in the same place, but I know that I'm going to find out.

Love always,
Elder Marshall Cluff Underwood

Classic Marshall