Whew! Another week flies by! It is getting really warm outside; I love it! But that also means...mosquitos...*dun dun duuunnn*. I hate mosquitos. There's really not a lot to write about, it was just a typical week. But here we go!
This week was really great! We saw another week of miracles, and have been seeing a lot of people progress on the path towards peace and happiness in this life through a relationship with our Savior.
--This past Thursday we went over to eat dinner with a family where the mother is a member but the father is not. They are southern italians, from Sicily. Enough said. I thought my tongue was going to burn off from the spiciness, and my belly was going to burst from the sheer quantity of food. Also they are pretty crazy. But we love them! Southern Italians are hilarious because they just don't care what people think...If I had a quarter for every time someone opera-yelled "paaaassss tthhheee lasagnaaaaa!", I would be rich! mmmmm, Lasagna.
--Jerry, one of our investigators from Ghana, is doing really well! We taught him the Word of Wisdom last week and he is doing really well! He is a special guy. This past time we met with him he said "I am really thankful for you guys, and what you are teaching me. Before I met you I was really sad a lot of the time. I still sometimes I feel like giving up, but I know now that there is always at least someone that is watching out for me. God." He comes from a really hard situation, but his faith and dedication to move forward is inspiring!
--Scambio: I had a great scambio with Anziano Olsen, down in Reggio Emilia. He is a funny man. It was a great opportunity to do some teaching with him in the parks there; we even taught a man that has been less active for eight years! He had lost contact with the missionaries, but now is starting to meet with them again! But the real highlight is this: So, background story: Anziano Olsen is your typical Idaho farm boy. Big and tough and hard to be contained. The whole day he was telling me about all the fun stuff they did on their farm. building things, hunting and eating anything that moved, and just enjoying life. So we were walking in the park at about 8:00 at night, when we see this rabbit. I say "Oh look at that rabbit! It is so cute! (to my defense, it really was!)," When he looks at me, smiles, and says "watch this." He sneaks up behind it, and I'm thinking "oh, he's going to try to pet the rabbit!" He gets closer. "ohhh, he's going to catch the rabbit" Closer. He signals me not to move. "wha..." Then all of a sudden he pulls out this huge hunting knife from his pocket and is about to spring when I was like "are you going to kill that thing!?" The rabbit heard me and ran off, and he said "dude! I was so close! Rabbit meat is so good!" ...... I almost witnessed a murder. Idaho kids...
--We had a great ward council meeting this past week. It was so Italian though. Italians seems to drag on the other side of the debate as long as they possibly can, even when it is clear what the answer is. Anziano Pinnock and I were trying not to laugh the whole time. "So, we should get refreshments for the Easter party!" "Alright," says the Bishop, "how about a salad?" *20 minute discussion about the types of salad suitable for an easter party* "Well, maybe just some cookies would be better." *Everyone agrees* ...and then the one lady pipes up "...well. I ALWAYS have salad
AND soup for Easter!" *10 more mintues of discussion about the types of soup that go with salad* ....gotta love the Italian people!
--General Conference is coming up!!! Man, it has been sneaking up on me (Not! I have been counting down since February!). What a wonderful privilege we have to listen to living prophets and apostles today!
--We have been sharing the "Because He Lives" video with everyone we meet here in Italy. The mission is making a big push for it. It is a pretty good video! (I still like "Because of Him" better though). :)
--Miracle: This week we had a wonderful miracle. We have been working with a southern Italian man, Umberto, for the past few weeks, but he has been a little hesitant in keeping some commitments, especially coming to church. This past Sunday, we met him at the station and brought him to church with us, and he stayed for all three hours! And he loved it! The first hour we watched the "Because He Lives" video in class, and he was touched. He commented to me after sacrament meeting that this is one of the most friendly churches he has ever seen; that it is like a big family! We met with him again last night and he brought up again how much he enjoyed going to church, and hearing prayers that come from the heart. He has now begun to pray using his own words!
--Everything here in Brescia is going really well. At this point we kind of have more potential investigators than we know what to do with (but hey, I'm not complaining!). There is work to do in this wonderful country!
--Quote of the week: "A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame; a little less than his share of the credit." -Arnold H. Glasgow
Love you all, hope everyone has a fantastic Easter!
Anziano Wilson
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