February 17, 2010

Hi everyone!

So much has happened since I wrote last, and that was just last week! Here are some of the highlights:

Half of the elders left and we got two new family members, including a greenie from Sicily, making him my 6th mission child. We put a blue ribbon on the elder’s apartment door to welcome the new missionary and congratulate his trainer. Everyone in Italy puts ribbons on the door when they have a baby. Their neighbors congratulated them for having a new baby boy. Oops! J
It snowed in Cagliari! The first time in 25 years. We didn’t get to take a snow day, though
We got to see the Carnevale parade through the streets of Cagliari. Carnevale is a huge party here. Look for pictures online to see what it’s all about.
We went to Oristano to celebrate Carnevale at the Sartiglia. It was SO fun! Check it out online, too. www.sartiglia.info. I obviously haven’t been on the website, so I don’t know if it’s good, but I hear it’s also in English.
We celebrated Valentines Day by going to a catholic funeral. Not the best Valentines Day I ever had. Sister Nelson and I did have pink pancakes for lunch, though.

Susan got the Holy Ghost on Sunday! She’s doing really well. I still can’t believe she actually is baptized. We’re trying to work more with Massimo, but he is so silly sometimes. One day he tells us that he wants to get baptized, and the next day he doesn’t want anything to do with the Church. We have hope for him, though. We also hope that Alessio, their son, will stop biting, hitting, and spitting on us.

Susan Imafidon, the no-longer inactive member, is doing great! She has been doing a lot of family history and got a bunch of names ready for the Temple! She can’t wait to go to the Temple one day, which hopefully is soon. She has such a strong testimony and has been so incredibly blessed since she started coming back to Church.

Odion is also doing really well. We’re having her teach us the lessons and she’s doing a great job. She’s so excited for the possibility of going on a mission some day. We love Odion!

Other than that, our work is kind of slow right now. Unfortunately a lot of investigators don’t answer the phone anymore. Dennis is having a really hard time right now, and could use a lot of prayers! We’re spending a lot of time finding people lately and are excited to find those who are ready for the Gospel.

The work is going well and I love being a part of it! This Gospel is so incredible! My mission has changed my life forever.

Buona settimana. Vi voglio bene!
Sorella Hawkey