Seconda Settemana a Mistretta

CIAO!!!! TUTTI!!!!
Thank you so so much for your emails, they make me so happy and lift
my spirits up so much! I am so glad the babies are so cute and SO
smart! I knew they would be ahead of the game since I am their aunt,
jk;)
Oh my goodness has it snowed! Mistretta is on the top of a mountain
and man does it snow! We were coming up from Palermo Monday night and
on the way there we had to get out of the car and push it up a hill!
It is so chilly here too, I did not think I could wear so many layers
of clothes! The people here make up for the cold weather, they are so
warm and friendly. They always touch my face (ecco perche' I have so
many zits;)) and say how I look like a beautiful lady who they know
and ask if I am from Germany. Lovely no?
This week has been so great, really different. We had to go to Palermo
for district meeting on Monday and then stay there the whole day to
pick up a sister in order for her to come to Mistretta to get her
permesso di sogiorno, her pass to stay in Italia for the duration of
the mission. Palermo is pazzesca! I am so glad I was not driving, no
one follows the rules, people just make up their own lanes. Plus it
was hailing really hard. So we had to drive there and back twice in
two days, it is about a two hour drive. I was feeling so bad that we
were not doing "missionary work", but later I realized that in order
for us to do it we have to do all the little things, like helping
another missionary stay in the country in order to actually be a
missionary there.
The other day we were doing casa in casa finding and everyone kept
saying there is no time or they are not interested:( we decided to
leave a little earlier from that area than we planned, to go and do
finding with the phone, calling old contacts and what not. Well, thank
goodness we left early because on our way back this lady said good
evening(crazy no?jk)...in english! We talked to her for a little and
set up an appointment to talk to her again!(she teaches english at the
high school). She invited us for tea (I was stressed out after
thinking oh dear she is going to make the tea than we have to refuse
oh dear:), but my lovely companion said we can tell her about the word
of wisdom! I must be a missionary if I get so excited over these
little opportunities to share the wonderful commandments:)) I thought
this was a miracle, because all that time we spent finding we did not
get an opportunity to teach, but the Lord led us to some one!
We went to an old investigators house last week too. She had not seen
the missionaries for years, but seemed happy to let us in and talk
about the family and the plan of salvation. During the lesson the
wierdest/embarassing thing happened to me... I started sobbing! First
off, I do not like to cry in public, second I hardly ever cry, so it
was so crazy that I just started sobbing in front of this lady that I
had just met, and they were like the big heaving sobs where you cannot
breath. I guess when we were talking about the family I was missing
you guys more than I realized, I wanted a hug from my mamma so bad.
Well, I finally calmed down a little and bore my testimony of the
gospel and how it blesses families and about the book of mormon being
the word of God, during my testimony I started crying again. The woman
we were teaching put her hand on my shoulder and then she started to
tell us how she lost her mom last year and how it was so hard, she
really opened up to us and invited us back and she gave me a much
needed hug. After the lesson I realized that I needed to cry during
the lesson, I think now it was a spiritual prompting, because after my
sobbing she poured out her soul, so that we would know her needs and
how to help her come unto Christ. I am really excited to teach her and
get to know her more.
 I have a few requests to ask of you all. Do you think you can email
me my pedigree chart or send it in the mail? Also, could you email
some recipies, like risotto and bread and just lots of yummy things:)?
Grazie!
Oh I just love you all so much! I am so grateful for the gospel in my
life! I have to tell you that I know that this church is true! I am so
grateful for my relationship with my father in heaven and how I can
grow closer to him and have his guidance as I keep the commandments
and keep enduring to the end and how everyone can have this in their
life if they choose! I challenge you all to pick a commandment this
week that you are weak on and work on making it your strength, I know
you can do it through prayer and faith in Cristo!
I love you so much!
Have a great week!
Con tanto affetto,
SORELLA COMOLLO