Why can't we all just love each other?

From Tucker's April 25, 2012 e-mail:

Sounds like it has been a rather crazy week for you all. I will fill you in a bit more with transfers and companion stuff then talk about the week. So Anziano Parker is from Mesa, Arizona and is just a firecracker. He's super energetic and just a great missionary. He's really been helping me to break out of my shell even more and be a better missionary. I wouldn't say there are any "tricks" he's shown me, but the transfer is still early, right? Anziano Webb and Money have stayed the same so the apartment is basically the same.

This last week we finally reached 20 lessons! IT was definitely a great accomplishment for us seeing that our teaching pool is rather small and we had transfers. I would say that it came from a good mix of dedicated/diligent planning and hard work. Now we just need to get it every week and keep setting the bar for the other companionships. It definitely helped having the car but I think we would have reached it even without it. On Monday I got to drive the car down to Modena for their district meeting and boy was that a bit scary. Apparently even with our American licenses we would still be driving illegally. President Wolfgramme gave me the ok to drive. After our district meeting I drove back to Verona with the district leader in Modena, Anz. D'Addabo. I was super excited because he's a very diligent, hardworking missionary. We had some planning mishaps during the scambio but we worked hard and had a really effective scambio. We actually found two less-active Peruvian sisters! We got to bear some really sincere testimony of the blessings of attending church. It was a cool little miracle of the Lord guiding along.

Well since Anz. Parker has been here we've had a bit of a turn-around. I would definitely say the faith in the companionship has been raised a bit. I'm not saying it was Anz. Smith at all,  because I think at transfer times there is a renewed excitement/faith level. Anyway while meeting with the less-active Benemerito family we asked if they knew anyone that needed the message of the Gospel. They immediately referred us to their children. One of their baptized daughters lives very close and has a family of her own. Her name is MariaRosaria and is also less-active. She is married and has three kids. While we asked about them Sorella Benemerito just dialed her number and handed us the phone. Within about 5 seconds my companion was talking with her haha. We asked if we could meet and about 20 minutes later we were driving to their house. It was great! It was really fun getting to know this family of five. The husband Ciro is also from Napoli and they have three kids, Samuelle, Jasmine and Alessia. We shared just a small little message off big things coming from small and simples things. We compared it to reading the scriptures and invited them to do it every night with the promise that their family would be more happy and united. We are hoping to return within the next few days! It's definitely a relief that our zone of 5 districts was reduced to 4 districts this transfer. It will mean fewer visits and more time for our own work. It's super important that our work goes well because we have to be examples for all the other missionaries. The zone is the same size but two of the districts got combined together. Having the car  will shave off hours of traveling time so that a great help.

The personal prayer is coming along but I tend to fall asleep at night. I think I need to pray out loud more and find less "comfortable" settings. We have made the new "battle cry" for our zone this transfer and it will be centered on PRAY! I'm super excited because like we've talked about it is super important. We are discussing with the missionaries that we need to take our demands to the Lord and tell him what we will do to receive the blessings of our demands. We need to be specific and express our own frailties so that he can then help us. There is also a prayer evaluation thing we will be doing a few times throughout the transfer that is found in PMG. 95.

I was sad to hear during transfers in Milano that David in Pisa is already less-active. Apparently after being baptized the ward mission leader decided to take charge of doing the "post" baptism lessons. Well Anz. Hardy told me that they weren't ever really able to see him after that. I also heard that someone in the ward offended him in some way. Mike Trexler from Pisa was visiting family in Bolzano and saw Anz. Scheurn while he was up there. He told Anz. Scheurn that the Pisa branch has problems with talking bad about other members. Anyway, David told the branch president that he didn't want members trying to contact him at this time. Poor guy....he already had had a wife that didn't treat him well and was very self-conscious about himself. Why can't we all just love each other?.....dang members! Lin got called to be the secretary to the ward archivist/ward clerk! haha He's so awesome. I think Chen will be getting a calling soon as well!

Well.....I'm trying to convince some of the missionaries to write Devin. She's not dating anyone is she? That is sweet that the Jazz made it in to the playoffs.