The Red Sun Rises

Hello again,

Well, last week started with a lot of traveling. I got on a train in Perigueux at 8:30 and arrived in Marseille at 5:30. Then, I drove to Toulon with elder pesnell. We got on the boat at 9 and arrived in Ajaccio at boat was awesome and we just had a little cabin with beds and stuff. We then drove to Bastia and got there at around 10 on Tuesday. I was a little traveled out but we got straight to work.

President told me that the work was on fire down here and I didn't actually believe him too much. However, it is. We teach a ton and our finding sessions are so efficient.

So, my comps. Well, I lucked out on this one. Firstly, elder Hansen: Elder Hansen is a last transfer missionary and one of the best I've seen. He's an incredible teacher that knows the scriptures like the back of his hand. He's always smiling and knows how to make people feel good. Elder Pesnell: elder Pesnell is one of the funniest guys that I have met and a very efficient missionary. Here's a story. We drove out to this investigators house that has about 30 dogs in the front yard. We taught them and when we were leaving, elder Pesnell got peed on. I didn't know this until he came into the apartment and said "alright which one of you scum nuggets is wiping the urine off of my shoe?"

The week was pretty amazing as far as missionary work goes. We taught a ton.

My favorite part about the apartment is that the window in the toilet room faces east and we are really close to the ocean. It is to the point that if you are a few feet back from the window, you can't see land. This Friday morning, I watched a beautiful sun rise over the Mediterranean island of Elba while I emptied my bladder. I've lost myself in luxury.

Conference was great. We watched it at the ward building and I was amazed by the inspired words said by the prophet and others. What a blessing you have over there in Utah to be so close to those that hold the fullest power of God here on the earth.

If you want to see a place where I taught our friend Patrick this week, you can look up Sisco, France.

That's all for now, I love you,
Ancien sousbois

Elder Pesnell (from West Point, UT), Elder Hansen (from Kaysville, UT), Elder Underwood