Elder Bubba's first email from the mission field

Metz, France is #1

I'm am doing so good!  Before I write to much, sorry for any 
grammatical mistakes, I just found out that French keyboards are different than 
in America, so I feel like I am in second grade all over again.

But I am here in Metz, France; it is soo beautiful here!  You would be surprised 
to hear how well I am living.  We are spoiled in Metz!  It is just my companion 
and I in our apartment.  My companion is Elder Current, he is awesome!  He 
reminds me a lot of Sam.  But it is just us in our apartment, but there are two 
sisters in our ville as well.  We have the Metz Ward, and a branch about an hour 
away.  It is the Forbach Branch and believe it or not we meet in Germany for 
church!  I haven't been yet, but this Sunday we plan on it.

But we are spoiled  
because we have a washer & a dryer in our apartment, the biggest apartment in 
the mission, and a car (even though we only take it out a couple times a week).  
I will actually be the one driving in about 2 weeks because an American drivers 
license is only good for a year in France.  But everything is soo great.  The 
food is so good too.  I think I have a baguette and French cheese at every meal!

My French is coming slow, but its funny talking to people because they just 
stare at you and try to figure out what you are saying, I think it makes them 
more prone to listen.  But I am working hard with the language and it will come.
I am having plenty of fun out here too and there is nowhere else I 
would rather be.

this is actually really hard typing on this keyboard, haha, you  have to 
hold down shift to do a period!  What is that about!  :)

our address here in Metz is:

Elder Clayton Welch
11 square de pontiffroy
F-57000 Metz
FRANCE

but you can just send stuff through the mission home if you prefer!  But I hope 
all is well and I will talk to you soon!
Love,
Your son,
Elder Clayton Henderson Welch