Ciao!

My Lovely Family!

I told you about the old man Salvatore, well he is so cute and still meeting with us! He bought us a four course sea food lunch the other day (the shrimp were not like the ones at Sizzler, they had their heads on still...yummy...):) He loves us so much, we keep telling him that it is not us, it is the spirit he feels around us. He told us that he has never had so much hope before he met us. He is reading the book of Mormon and he loves it! He said that every time he opens it he learns something new and feels an added support in his life. When ever he has lessons with us he is always having us scribble down the page number and the verses that we read so he can go home and re read them. When he reads that wonderful book out loud he reads it slowly and with care, explaining to us what he is understanding. It is lovely! I have never seen an investigator have such a relationship and care for the Book of Mormon before. It really makes me appriciate it more. We are so blessed to have the knowledge that the Book of Mormon is holy scripture and that it is a another witness that we have a savior and a lovely father in heaven.

This week was difficult because we heard some bad news about our investigator Pasquale, the one that the Anziani were coming up to Mistretta to help us with. His companion Beatrice, who is a member, confided in us that she might be leaving him because he does not do anything, he has been spending the little money they get weekly from the Comune on alcohol and cigerettes and that he really has no intention of stopping. I love Pasquale so much and it breaks my heart that he is losing that fire to change and become a creature of light that he had just a month ago. Temptations can pull one down so fast and negative thoughts of remaining weak because it is in one's nature will make it much harder for one to realize that we are here to change, to change to become like God and over coming temptation and replacing negative thoughts and actions with positives will lift you to a higher plain. It is so possible! I think of the phrase, it is my one vice, as an excuse. Well, if it is a vice that means it is a weakness and you can make it a strength with the help of the Atonement! I know Pasquale has so much potential, more than he thinks, I pray that he will realize that potential and climb to that higher plain.

We started the publicitiy for English course in Capo D'Orlando! It was so exciting to hand out flyers, people are a lot more receptive to a free English course than to the gospel, hopefully that will change when they come to our Gospel inspired service:)

 Giuseppe is doing well, he is thrilled to have us doing English course at his office. He always talks about how he wants to help build up the church community in Capo D'Orlanldo because he knows it is true and it is such a great cause. We started a Gospel Principles class with him and Nino Purpari, a member. It went well, Giuseppe has a lot of questions, but thinks about 50 million miles per hour so that he doesn't really listen to the answers. Nino was so sweet, at the end of the lesson he put his hand on Giuseppe's chest, over his heart, and said calm down, you need to start listening to your heart (that is the spirit through his feelings). 

I have been doing the question challenge that Sorella Kelly gave to us. She asked us to ask a question each day and take it to the scriptures. Before we commence the study we are to kneel down thank Heavenly father for the scriptures and invite the Holy Ghost to study with us. I am amazed everyday at the fountain of knowledge that can be obtained through the scriptures! I even got help in how I can wake up on time from them:) they truly are amazing!

I am so excited for the church to come to Mistretta, it will be a completely different dynamic when it is here. All of these people who know who we are can finally have the chance to be more involved and see exactly why we do what we do. We have had many people tell us they will come to church just to see what we do. 

I love sicilians! We were sitting on the curb near an apartment building making phone calls yesterday morning and a sweet old man from the apartment building brought us a mini basket of plums with two napkins to enjoy. Cute!

I love you all so much! I miss you lots! 

Have a good week! 

Love,

Sorella Comollo