This week has been crazy! Crazy hard! So I got my new companion! She is nice and full of energy, like me. She also has a bunch of faith for Mistretta, which we will be needing this Transfer. I know you all know this, but man I love to be in charge, I am such a bossy lady and I love it! The contrast of being a shadow as a greenie versus the one who knows the city sun and the people is big. I like being in the sun. I learned so much from Sorella Johnson and now I get to use it!
I have been exhausted this week, I have never talked so much in my life! Plus it was in another language. My Italian is blooming, the gift of tongues is real! I have been praying so much for help in understanding these crazy sicilians and having them understand me and Heavenly Father is helping me so much. I am by no means perfect, I am now get excited to speak instead of afraid, I am now happy to mess up with the grammaticals so that I can learn the right way to say it.
I had my first bidone (it means dumpster, but it means to get stood up). The other day. Our miracle girl Valentina, the one we met that had the friend whose mom killed herself, we set up an appointment to meet with her at the lungo mare, by the beach. Well, we got there and didn't see her so we called her. She answered, but pretended that it wasn't her than she and her friends in the background started laughing, then she hung up. My goodness, I was so sad, I was heart broken. At first I felt bad for myself, that I got stood up and then made fun of after wards. But as I said my prayers that evening to help me to feel better they started to change. Instead I felt like I should pray for that sweet Valentina, for the spirit helped me to realize that I am here to help her and that, unfortunately, she gave up a great chance to learn about the gospel that day. I then started praying that she will have the opportunity again and will not let it slip away or will not push it away. I felt this incredible love for her and I truly hope we can see her again and that her heart will be softened to feel the spirit and how this gospel can truly help her.
We have been doing a lot of finding lately. Sometimes people are so mean! It was so discouraging at first. They think that missionaries are religious crazies, but we are normal! I feel pretty normal at least. I am just living my life in a way that I can combine my physical experience on the earth with my spirituality. Hopefully that makes sense, hey maybe I am not normal, but I am happy happy happy!
So Pasquale, our investigator, is awesome! He is so funny! Last night we were reading about the dream of Lehi and he was reading a verse then started making up his own story to it. Like, And it came to pass that they saw Sorella Comollo running away from the guy with the hatchet. It sounds weird, but it was so funny and we couldn't stop laughing! I am glad that he is learning to apply the scriptures to his life:) We were talking about the mists of darkness, which signify the temptations of the devil and how a mist is just air and it can be easily blown away. We think Satan is so powerful, it he is just smoke that can be easily wisped away. We have so much more power than we think! We can totally overcome addictions and temptations, especially when we include the Lord, for we can wave away the smoke, but he can blast it away if we ask him to!
I love the dream of Lehi. In Italian it says that the people who are steadfastly holding to the iron rod do not pay any attention to the people making fun of them in the building. Boy, did I need to read that! We have gotten made fun of so much this passed week. I just gotta keep pressing forward!
I love talking to people and finding their interests and applying the gospel to their lives!!!!!!!! When I was in Catania on Thursday we were on the bus and I started talking to this kid. He did not really want to talk to me, but I kept asking him questions, finally we got to the topic of cooking! He brightened up like a light bulb. We chit chatted about pasta and ragu, he gave me a few pointers on a suogo recipe and then I told him about a recipe for life, the gospel! He took the pass a long card gladly! When before he did not even want to talk to me.
This is the hardest work ever, not gonna lie. I am getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. I have to pray everyday for help to break out of my comfort zone, but when I do there is nothing better!
I love you all so much!
Thanks for your great examples!
Talk to you soon and write you next week!
Love,
Sorella Comollo
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