Buon Giorno!

Ciao cari!

So I got my figlia! Sorella Preston is amazing, I feel like she is training me. She talks to everyone and speaks very well in italian. We have been working on getting more appointments with members and also making sure the members know we are here to work hard. She is adjusting very well, she still is a little jet lagged and tired. Hopefully today we will get a chance for her to rest a little more. I feel bad if I haven't let her rest enough, she just wants to work, so we do.

She has a physical handicap and the story of it is pretty amazing. When she was born she had a trauma where the nerves in her arm were partially severed. The doctors didn't know what to do to help her, but that very day that she was born there was a nerve specialist visiting a near by hospital and he had done some similar surgeries. So they did the surgery and now she can use her hand and the only effect is that her arm is a little out of place. She said that it was cool because the doctors did not think that she would have any function. Then after years they thought she wouldn't be able to use her hand. After many prayers, blessings, physical therapy she has full function of her hand and can more her arm. Miracle!

Conference was incredible. I am so grateful for how boldly the apostles spoke about acting. Each of us must do our part, as individuals, if we want to help the society to be better. It also makes me want to be bolder in declaring the gospel, for it really is the way we can understand our purpose as an individual.

 It was great because after the conference ended, we went out and did strada because we had some time before we went in for the night. I know that I really felt a fire even more to let people know about the greatness of the gospel because of the inspiration I received from conference. I want to keep this fire burning for the rest of my mission and the rest of my life.

I was stunned when I heard about the mission age limit being lowered. I felt like when Pres. Monson was announcing it he was very urgent and a little somber. For me it is a call to say that there is a huge need of the gospel in the world, for the world is deteriorating (almost all of the italians I meet have lost hope and the younger generations have no faith and many have no sense of morality or values) and that this is serious and we need many more people letting the world know of God, Chirst, repentance, faith and promises.

I had a good experience this week with the book of mormon. We have been meeting with a man named Mike, he didn't really seem to have interest. We decided to see him one more time and then if it did not go well drop him for a bit. Well, we had already given him the book of mormon in English, he is from Africa, but we looked to see if we had a book of mormon in Twi. We did! When we gave it to him the whole dynamic of the lesson changed. He was thrilled, almost to tears, to see his own language. After that things went so well, he prayed for us and is so excited to pray about the truth of the book of mormon and to meet with us. It made me think about how important language and culture are. There is something wonderful about being around familiar things. I have been studying about remembering lately and the importance of it. I was thinking how when we bear our testimony we are really helping these "yes sayers" (from the pre exsistence) remember what they already know, what is familiar to them, that they are children of God and that they have a savior. I want to work on remembering Christ more throughout the day, for that is what we promised to do and if the individual does it the society will be affected. Just like the 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in the hive.
I love you all so much!

Have a good week!
Sorella Comollo

PS We still have not moved and they keep telling us next week next week... I am sorry, I do not want to give you the address today and have you right letters and then we move and I do not get them (I do not want a repeat of what happened my first transfer in Mistretta). I get the letters from Rome at least 2 or 3 times a month, so you can send them there:) I love you!