Week 10 Letter from Sorella Hills

Ciao tutti! 

So, transfer calls this week... Probably going to stay in Ragusa, but who knows? Stranger things have happened!
Apparently in district meeting, we do transfer predictions with,
ugh... What's the name of them.... Do you know those chocolate egg
things with like a toy inside? Well, we do transfer predictions based
on the toy we get. I don't know how yet, but I'll let you know!

This week was a lot. We had a scambia with the Sorelle in Messina,
and my companion for the day was a native speaker. Well, she is from
South America originally, but she has been here for like 11 years, so
she is a native. Anyways, that was a lot! Italian for a day! And then
all of Sunday... Sundays are hard. They are all in Italian, and it
gives me a head ache. 

 But we found a new investigator! We went to teach a less active
yesterday, and she was at a neighbors, and the neighbor said she would
like to hear our message. So we taught the restoration, well, up to
Jesus Christ. And she said that she would like to read the Book of
Mormon! I'm not sure if she is interested or not, but it was good to
see the less active, remember and teach parts of the
restoration. It's a good opportunity to strengthen her testimony if
nothing else. 

 This Sunday was ward conference, and for some reason they invited the
missionaries to the leadership training. There, they flat out told us
to strengthen the ward first. So, we were doing a lot of work already
with less actives, but the Anziani took it hard I think. They are
trying really hard to baptize a man that has the
mentality of an 8 year old. The bishop has been putting up a fight,
just making sure that he is ready and able to make the covenants.
I don't think the ward can handle the responsibility of keeping him
active. And they don't seem to think so either. Strengthening the
ward is what we've been asked to do, so we will do it.

That's been the message of this week. Correlation, all the lessons we
ended up teaching, and then ward council. We are here to teach
repentance and baptize converts, but to also create a place to bring
those converts that will be strong and supportive. 

 Love you lots-
Sorella Hills