Dear family,
Oh my gosh! Send me some pictures of Jack's mission pictures as soon as he gets them! Tell me when his application is in, I NEED to know!
So. This week was rather crazy. We saw SO many people, trying to say goodbye to everyone. My trainer was transferred to Crotone, so we went to Catania Wednesday night, sent her off in the morning at around 8:30, and then I hung around until 5 until my new companion came in! After, we went to Siracusa because there was a conference for all the leaders on Thursday morning, and me companion is STL. So.. We weren't back in Ragusa until 5 Thursday night. We had an appointment with our investigator that night, but she cancelled. So we went to this combined fireside with the priesthood and relief society, about how to have a home I guess. It was bad. Sex roles here are very strict, we'll put it that way.
For my birthday, I did something very apostate. There is a woman (who is an African) whose husband died just before she found out that she was pregnant with his child. She just had the baby and the ward has done nothing. So, we went to go visit her. The baby was one week old; he was so small! We talked for a little bit, and then one of her friends came in to say hi with her 6 month old. She got up, GAVE ME THE BABY, and took the 6 month old. OH MY GOSH! It was awful! We are not supposed to hold kids btw, but I didn't know what to do! She wouldn't take the baby back! And then, we decided to leave, so I asked for a picture of the baby, AND SHE TOOK LIKE 6 PICTURES WITH ME HOLDING THIS BABY! It was so bad, so bad.
This week was crazy, but I feel good about showing my companion around. Our zone has started this thing #mayisthemonth, were we are trying to reach the standards of excellence, which is 40 baptisms in the mission in a month. So, everyday, we are praying so hard to see miracles! We have already seen one. One of our investigators that we sort of dropped, called us the day my trainer was leaving, and so we ran down to go see her. We taught an English lesson to her 2 year old daughter, and then, since we were out of time, we asked to leave with a prayer. AND SHE ASKED IF SHE COULD SAY IT!! It was a great prayer, too! Then, on my birthday, we saw her on the street, and we got an appointment for this week! It should be good, we are going to invite her to baptism... All of our investigators actually, when we see then, are getting an invite. We need baptisms.
That's my week! I know that with the Lord, all things are possible. Have the faith, do the work, and miracles will happen!
Vi voglio bene!
Sorella Hills
Photo of the mountains!
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