this is going to be shorter I guess. Sorry folks.
Last Monday, we went tourist shopping because I really wanted shirts
that said Sicily or Catania on them.. So we found some and then I saw
this awesome clock that I've been thinking about all week, so I went
back and bought it today. I'm pretending that it wasn't made in China.
I bought it in Sicily and that is all that counts.
Tuesday, we had an interesting encounter with a TJ or Jehovah's
Witness... She popped out of nowhere from behind a car and wanted to
give us a pamphlet.. But we said that we weren't interested. We are
missionaries for the LDS church, and she was like, oh so you believe
in Joseph Smith.. And we told her that we believe he was called of God
to be the prophet of the restoration of Christ's church on the earth.
And then she started to walk away slowly while staring at us and
saying "remember Gesu". Okay signora. Will do. ;) I was also told that
I speak Italian like a Sicilian basically meaning that I have an
American accent. They said it was a compliment, but I'm not so sure...
On Wednesday, nothing that exciting happened. We taught 3 lessons. It
was nice and hot outside like normal. Whoever said it cooled off
towards the end of August lied to us... So I will continue to be
drenched in sweat for hours on end. No big deal. I'm not trying to
impress anybody anyways.
Thursday was 3 months on the mission. Hard for me to believe. I
honestly don't know where the time goes because tomorrow is September.
I can't remember what else I was going to say about Thursday. I guess
my email next week will be extra long so I can tell you everything I
forgot this week. I'm really sad that happened. My email was so good.
Oh yeah, we had DDM. We got yelled at for being in the church building
because they do some super secret maintenance stuff on Thursdays. We
joked about how if the ward put as much work into helping all the less
actives as they put into building maintenance, we could probably have
two wards here in Catania.
Friday was a bit of a bummer. We did companionship inventory which are
sometimes a bit rough. But our companionship is always better because
of it. All our lessons cancelled and Jennifer wasn't there for our
lesson on Friday. The day before her baptism, nice right?
So we prayed really hard Friday night that she would still get
baptized, we called her Saturday morning and she said she would be at
the church at 5. Then she ended up getting to the church at 5:35. Just
a bit of freak out mode for us before the baptism started. But
everything went really well. The talks were really great and President
Waddoups came so that was fun. And Jennifer was so happy. She kept
saying, "I did it." And her smile was contagious. The ward also really
stepped in, so I hope they continue to do that. She was confirmed on
Sunday, and that was really touching. I think the whole ward could
feel the spirit so strongly. I could definitely feel Heavenly Father's
love for her, and it was a good reminder of how much he loves each of
us. When the confirmation was over, she sat back down and put her head
in her hands.. And she was just so incredibly happy. The scripture in
D&C 18 where it says how great your joy shall be if you bring one soul
unto me. I definitely felt that joy this weekend. And in A Heritage of
Hope by Henry B. Eyring, it talks about how one persons choice can
affect generations of people. I definitely see this because her boys
are not 2 and 4 year olds to me. They are 18 year old missionaries
wearing name tags or fathers in their own families. Pretty cool to
think about. :)
On Saturday night, President and Sister Waddoups did a surprise
apartment check so Sorella Defranchi and I were grateful that we had
done the dishes. Haha.. They were surprised by how big our apartment
is. And it's true. It is gigantic for 2 people.
Well, sorry for the shorter email. Next week will be better. I
promise. I got the gist of everything I wanted to say. So a spiritual
thought now.
I finished 2 Nephi this week, in English.. But there is a lot of
really good stuff at the end of that book which is a nice reward after
finishing the Isaiah chapters. I liked chapter 28 vs 32. It is so true
how the Lords arm is extended all the day long. Sometimes we fail to
see how much of a role he plays in our lives. I am so grateful to be a
missionary. It is one of the best choices I have ever made. Thank you
for all your prayers and your support. It means a lot.
I love you all. Have a golden week!
Love,
Sorella Flansberg
No comments:
Post a Comment