week 8

Hey Everyone!How is everyone doing? Thank you so much for the letters you send me every week, its great to hear that there is still a real world out side of the compound. Things have been going great here! I got my flight plans this last Thursday, and i am SOOO pumped!! We leave Tues. morning at 4:00am, and land in Rome at 12:30 in the afternoon. Umm yeah can any one say Dramamine? I have a hard time driving to River Bend, I have no idea how I'm going to stomach such a long flight. But i sent a bunch of pictures in the mail today, along with my flight plans so you all can see and check it all out. I'm pretty excited because we stop in London, and have a 2 hour layover. I also have a 4-5 hour layover in Chicago, which is when i want to call everyone. I talked to our Mission president and he actually recommending we call in the airport while were waiting. SO i would love to talk to the whole family, but i need you to to do one thing, i need you to try to get me a calling card by Monday. SO if your going to mail it, it needs to be in the mail by Thursday morning. I would love to talk as long as you'd like so try to get an hour or more and that way i could talk to everyone. If things don't work out don't worry, I'm sure i could find a change machine or a phone that takes a debt card. So that's pretty much been the big exciting news this last week. Yesterday i taught in the TRC for the last time, and i taught the second lesson in Italian. It was such an amazing experience. We have been working SO hard this week to make our last teaching experience a good one. We even made a sweet puzzle to go with the lesson. All i want is to get to the point where i don't have to think about how I'm going to say things, but rather what I'm going to say. And this time in the TRC, that's exactly whats happened. I been praying so hard this last week for help with the language, and i can testify to you all that God's hand really is in all all that we do. As we went in to our teaching appointment we prayed as a companionship before, then i said a prayer in my heart and Asked heavenly Father to fill my mouth as i made the effort to teach his Gospel, and we went in and taught the best lesson I've ever taught here. Not because of me, or because of my companion but because the lord Filled my mouth and guided our lesson by the Holy Ghost. I have never ever ever understood or or spoke the language like i did in that lesson, not once did i get stuck looking for a word in Italian. It was such a testimony builder to me. But my times out so i need to go go but i love you all. Anziano Koozer

Week 7

Ciao Famiglia!Hey how is everyone doing!? Ive been doing great. Thank you so much for the letters you sent me, they totally made my day! I'm sorry i didn't get to call on Mothers Day, I guess they don't have enough phones here or something, or at least that's what they told us. I hope you had a wonderful Mothers day Mom, i love you. This week has been a pretty great week. On Tuesday night ELder Russle M. Neilson came and visited us. We have been so incredibly lucky, because we've gotten 3 apostles since I've been here! usually missionaries are lucky to get one. So yeah, he came and spoke about the importance of our call and we worked on meeting people with enthusiasm, and good character. I really enjoyed listening to him speak. Yesterday i taught the 2nd lesson in Italian to an investigator in the TRC. It wasn't as scary this time but i still struggled through it. My companion and i sat down last night and set goals that we want to achieve before we leave the MTC, and also set weekly and daily companionship and personal goals. I really think it will help us bang through these last 2 weeks. I'm so thrilled that i get my flight plans this Thursday. But at the same time there is a sense of urgency in everything i do now. I only have 2 more weeks to learn everything i can, and then its game time! And I thought it was a rush waiting for a football game....haha yeah I'm starting to get pretty darn nervous! Dane keep up the Piano i know its not fun to practice, but i promise it will pay off. Emmett how are your classes going, are you going to get straight A's again this year? Cade how did track season go? that is so exciting you get to Toro Camp! Just totally bust it every practice and you'll do great! And yes soccer is actually really hard, and takes a TON of running. I usually don't touch the ball much, and just run around and push people over who have the ball then pass it to a good player. My district loves it when i play Defense for them. But of course now that I'm a missionary i Pick up the people i go against and give them a hug and apologize if they fall over. haha but anyways i love you all and hope things are going good for everyone! keep the letters coming! PS. oh yeah i blessed the sacrament in Italian this week it was so Cool!Love Anziano Koozer

week 6

Hey everyone!Its been another week in the MTC, and I'm starting to Get cabin fever!!!!!Ahhhh get me out of here! hahaha oh man i just want to be in Rome RIGHT NOW! But only 3 more weeks, and in 2 weeks ill have my flight plans. Everything has been going great , i taught in Italian for the second time yesterday to an investigator in the TRC, and it actually went really well! the spirit was so strong while we were teaching. The man starting crying, and i just hope it wasn't my terrible Italian. But its amazing how much we've been learning, especially with the help of the spirit. You all know me, i brown nosed my way through high school, but now I'm speaking and teaching in Italian after 6 weeks! I realized here i actually need to learn, and not just Kiss up, But it will be nice when i can brown nose in Italian, haha hopefully it will get me in some doors. ok, so mom i got your email, and I'm doing good with the money, and when we get ready to leave, they help us exchange for euro at the airport. So no worries about money. All the older Anziani have left and were the oldest now and its really weird and so exciting at the same time. We get a new group in tomorrow and hopefully we'll get some Romans. The majority of all Anziani are going to Mulan, its about a 5/1 ratio. Oh yeah, on Tuesday Elder M Russell Ballard came and spoke to us and he told us we were to email you this week mom and dad and tell you thank you on behalf of the first presidency and the quorum of the twelve. He gave an amazing talk. It was about having a fire of a desire to serve the Lord and to spread the gospel to the world. I was so fired up by the end!! he should make special guest appearances and speak to football teams before they play, haha he's awesome! But anyways i love you all and hope all is well. I miss you guys like crazy, but I'm so grateful for this opportunity to serve the Lord. Keep the letters comin!Love Anziano Koozer

week 5

From:
Charl Koozer (Toro97@myldsmail.net)
Sent:
Tue 5/05/09 7:11 AM
To:
hmkoozer@msn.com
Hey Everyone!Thank you so Much mom, bailey, and pheobe for the awesome package you dropped off for me! my new favorite snack is Reeces dipped in Nutella! hahaha oh man im gonna be so fat if i keep this up in Italy! But anyways, everything has been gowing great, my classes are getting pretty hard. The teachers only teach in Italian now, and if were caught speaking English in class its 5 pushups a Word. hahaha lets just say ive gotten pretty dang strong! I taught my first discussion in Italian yesterday to an "Investigator" at the TRC. I was scared out of my mind but its actually wasn't too terrible. I love this Gospel so much and one of my favorite things is teaching it. But in Italian its so frustrating because i cant answer the questions they ask yet. Not becuase i dont know the answer its just i dont know how to say it in Italian. Oh yeah all us Italian's have been getting soccer lessons out at the big field. I used to think that soccer was a wussy sport buts its AWESOME! haha man its actually really hard, and super competetive! But yeah they are teaching us becuase every P-day in the mission fied the missionaries have Soccor time were the community is invited to come play soccer with the missionaries and they use to find investigators and to get to know the community better. And i guess the last few missionaries that have arrived in Italy have had no idea how to play and the Natives have been getting kinda frustrated. So now its part of our MTC ciriculum. Its so Awesome! But everything has been going good. I love you all and hope everyone is doing good. I love you all!oh ya P.S.- Iplayed the Piano in Sacrament meeting this last Sunday, and actually pulled it off. haha they are pretty desperate for someone who can play the piano. But For now im it.... haha yeah should have practiced those hymns more!Love Anziano Koozer