What was coolest
thing you saw this week?
One of the first things that comes to mind is me and
Anziano Jones were doing exchanges this week in Lecce and we were talking with
a nice couple next to the Roman Theater in Lecce. But as we were talking to
this woman all these crazy people started coming up to us (seriously tons!).
One would leave and 5 seconds later another one would come. Asking us all sorts
of questions. After about 10 minutes of people coming up to us we finally
managed to talk to the couple again. It was super strange.
What was the
hardest thing you did this week?
This week we had a really awesome member named Nicla die
here. Almost of the branch was baptized thanks to her and everybody knows her.
She got cancer and became very sick. I had the chance to home teach her and to
clean her house. She also used to teach Gospel Principles with me. She was
really an awesome lady. Her husband Kim is really awesome to. He is American.
What were your
duties church yesterday and did you have any investigators?
Yesterday in church we did not have really anybody in
church because Nicla died yesterday morning. All the members except for about 5
went to the hospital. So we did sacrament with about 0 people in church and
then we all went to the hospital. In Italy they do the funerals within 24 hours
of the death. In the hospital they had small chapels below where people can
meet and say their regards.
So yesterday we all met as a branch and organized how we
would help the family and then late that night we went and did the sacrament as
a branch in their home. We sang hymns and it was a really tender moment. I
blessed the sacrament. That was a really tender memory for me this week.
Today we had the funeral in church. Lots of people. Lots
of work transforming the church into a suitable place for a funeral. After
emailing we have to clean it all up.
What was your
miracle of the week?
I really like branches how they can come together to help
out a family. Especially these Italian Saints. They have to give up a lot to be
members here. A lot. So the church then becomes their family.
Meet the Mormons?
I read something about it on lds.org during conference.
But... I think it is only in English so I don’t know if it will be of much use
here. That is super cool that the church is making movies and is all about social
media now.
What Do I eat each
Day?
Pasta. Lots of pasta. I have been trying to mix it up
with rice. But Italians eat different kinds of pasta everyday so that is all
they sell in stores. It is really hard to eat diverse.
Duties of a
District Leader?
I plan the weekly District Meeting where we talk about
work and I give a training about various things. This next week I am giving a
training about the pre-Earth Earth and learning to love.
Do I miss Sicily?
Sicily was awesome. I really loved Sicily. I would love
to go back. But I don’t think that is what is going to happen to me. I honestly
don’t know if I will ever see that island ever again. Sciacca and Palermo are
just so hard to get to. I really love Sicily though.
