October 22, 2007

Bonjour my loved ones,

This has been another awesome week in the Lord's Vineyard and in the wine capitol of the world. Speaking of wine apparantly Marsala is amazing! Every Italian or member who did drink before all say it's strong and delicious-like me ;) So in Carcassonne they hosted a wine festival literally in the square below our apartment for four nights and it was noisy and hard to sleep, it was cool though because the big fountain in the square was filled with WINE! Yes my loved ones, a fountain of wine, I have been commanded to come here and teach the true Gospel of Jesus Christ to a people that fill there fountains with wine and begin smoking at age 10, ça va.

We had a miracle on Saturday night after recieving transfer calls, it was hectic because we were told we would be parting less than an hour after church on sunday instead of the usual Tuesday transfers. So everything got messed up trying to teach, pack, buy tickets, passback people, it was crazy. There's an Australian woman that we know that always says hi, but we were on a different rue than planned and ran into her, and she had a lot to say. She needs the love of our Savior so much and can't even explain it, we tried to help her find it, but her life is kind of in a mess right now and she's just struggling, we found it a miracle that we saw her when we did and she was so grateful to have ran into us, appartantly she had been taught years ago, so will see what we can co. Please do me a favor everyone, always remember that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ loves us so much that He suffered and He died for us, He suffered not just our sins but our pains, afflictions, and sicknesses as well, He knows how to succor us. Please turn to Him in all things, He wants to help, that is His work and His glory, His love is perfect, call to Him.

So about transfers...

I'm currently writing this email sitting with seven other elders in there suits in this cafe, no we don't look like a cult, haha. But I'm writing this email in Marseille!

I am catching a train back to Carcassonne in like two hours though. On Sunday I brought elder Green to Marseille(home of the Count of Monte Cristo) Sunday I drove up to Aix to drop of another elder who was moving, then rode the bus back with elder Hitoto of Paris, so I really got to work on my French, I love the French missionaries. Then yesterday I had the privelage of working with Elder Del Bel of Paris all day just us to, I just asked questions all day about grammer and things I don't understand and I just kept trying to learn all I could from him. He's a great missionary and was very helpful to me, so it was a blessing. Marseille is so huge! I'm so glad I got to work here even if just for a day, big cities are awesome. While riding the train I saw, through the window, Chateau d'If and Notre Dame de la garde, two popular things of Marseille, so it was exciting.

My new companion in Carcassonne is Elder Sam Deering! Also of Bingham High School class of '05 so we already know each other, I'm very excited. Carcassonne is doing great, Mme Coupoux came to church for the first time in 7 months and said she wants to be baptised in November. One of M. Pondela's sons came to church as well. Well time is short and I have to get ready to go back home, it's nearly five hours by train! So it is a bit far from chez-moi.

I love you all so much and I can't thank you enough for your support and friendship.

Merci beaucoup!

Love,

Elder Miles Marsala(remember strong AND delicous)