go women.

We made a last minute stop via airplane to Catania for four days....in other words, had a four day vacation....so didnt get much work done as we would have hoped. But the good news is that it was in fact Womens Day last week. Woohoo my first womens day!! People were handing out flowers all day long. In fact, while Sorella Viazzo and I were BOOKING it for the bus, a lady sticks out a hand full of flowers to us. "What makes you think we want some weeds at a time like this!?" (yes, they were weed-like and we thought they were selling them to us) She may have been giving them out probably whoops:)

Church in the Flegreo branch means all four missionaires translating all three hours. Last week was fast and testimony meeting, so one of the Africans, Mercy got up to bear his with one of the Anziani translating. Well lets just say that he didnt exactly put as much passion into the translation as Mercy was putting into it. HAhaha he was so passionate and full of emtion and hand gestures, while this Anziano just flatly traslate with absolutely NO emotion. So painful and funny to watch!

We saw Gianfranco last week who greeted us with bellies full of homemade lasagna! YUM and then he pulled out the biscotti (cookies). We were dying already, but I can always go for some biscotti. First bite said it alll... rum filled cookies. I carefully, casually and gently wiped my mouth with a napkin (thus spitting the bite out at the same time teehee). Then carefully shovig the rest of the cookie into the napkin as well. Sorella Viazzo totally commented on it afterwards... Missionaries know all the secret tricks. hahhaa

While in catania I bought a Peppa the Pig notebook, solely for the stickers that came with it. When the cashier man rang it up, he said that it costs more bcause of the stickers and that I could get one without. Sorella BAir explained, that I was buying the book FOR the stickers. HAHAHA this 22 yr old girl. He just responded, "Che ci vuole, ci vuole"

What it takes, it takes. HAHAHA so great.

So many miracles this week with buses!!! So so grateful everyday.

We didnt see Amaglia this week, but we plan to this coming week.

We had a great training with Brother Bonner at coordination. He talked about the different layers of parables and how many different meanings there can be. I worked on Lehis dream parable from the view of doing missionary work this morning. The fruit from the tree is the joy that comes from doing the work. While the iron rod is the pathway to that joy through inviting. Many of us invite and get rejected and fall off the path because of fear. Then there are those in the Great and Spacious building. These are the members who have not yet experienced the joy of doing missionary work. They are content with the way their life is now. Although they are not wicked, terrible people, they are not progressing and sharing the good word of God. There is SO MUCH more joy ahead of us when we are sharing the gospel. 1 Nephi 8:12

Gots togo! The work is really good. I am learning and growing so much as a missionary. I love you all and are praying for you and your missionary opps!

HAve a beautiful week!

Sorella Clyde