Dear Friends and Family,
I'm being transfered again! But to the other side of Modena. I'll actually be living in the same apartment, but sleeping in a different room. It's kind of funny, actually. My new companion is ITALIAN!!!! Sorella Laratro from Puglia is 25, and I'm going to be the SENIOR COMPANION!!! EEEKS!!! But this will be her 2nd transfer and my 4th in the mission, so I guess it works out. And actually, it won't be long before I turn 25 anyway... Hmmm...
The music fireside went quite well, actually! We had at least 10 investigators there, 5 less-actives, and probably about 1/2 the ward. An elder who was serving in Montova came down and played piano, and the cello didn't squeak too many times... ;) It was fun. One investigator who came had never come to church, and this week he came to church for the first time! YAY!!
Let's see, Bouba, our investigator from Guinea (Africa) set a baptismal date, and then his family kicked him out of the house. Now he's looking for work and a place to live. But he still believes, and still wants to get baptized! Wow! He has so much faith! Manjola, the woman from Albania, also set a date is very susceptible to the Spirit. She came to church for the first time this week, and she LOVED it! Yesterday was my last day teaching her, so it was bittersweet. It's hard to leave investigators, even though it's just to another part of the city. I'll see them in church, but I don't get to be there for all their lessons, etc. But the important thing is that I learned so much from each one of them, and thanks to the Spirit, somehow I was able to communicate to them my testimony and make a difference in their lives.
I have had so many confirmations that this is the right place for me to be right now. God really does know everything about us, and if we trust Him, He will make our lives even better than we could have possibly imagined! I probably say that a lot, but every day that is more and more real to me. We "taught" a couple of lessons this week to some members. It's amazing how the Spirit will teach everyone when everyone is bearing testimony.
Letizia, a woman from Ghana, was baptized about 15 years ago when she moved to Italy. She shared with us how important it was for her to feel the Spirit in her life, and how after she joined the chruch, she knew that she was never alone because she could ALWAYS have the companionship of the Spirit. She bears her testimony to everyone, and whenever she can, comes to appointments with the missionaries. She is such a great example to me of LIVING the Gospel.
I hope someday when I grow up and am back in the "normal" world, that I can live the Gospel, and be a missionary senza tag for my whole life like she does.
Thank you all for your support, love and friendship! I love you all!
Til next week,
-Sorella Willey
P.S. A couple of funny things that happened to us this transfer:
The other day someone called the Polizia on us for knocking on doors. They looked at our documents and escorted us out of the apartment. They asked some questions about the church, then said we were fine, just not to go back to that apartment anyway. As they were getting in the car, I gave one of them an invite to the music fireside. Haha... they didn't come, but it was funny anyway.
Twice this past transfer Sorella Snodgrass and I have gotten stuck inside the gates of an apartment complex... We couldn't find the button to open the gate, so we climbed out. Yes, in our skirts. No, we didn't get caught. Yes, it was really exciting... probably too much fun. ;)
Yesterday we rang a citofano (like a doorbell outside the gate), and we said (in Italian), "We're the sister missionaries." Immediately a lady opened the gate and said, "YES!!" Turned out, she was Jehovah's Witness and thought we were too. It's not very common that someone is excited to see us during casa, or that a J.W. will let us in at the citofano. Haha. Then she said, oh, woops.. in so many words, and sent us on our way.
Last week during casa, we met a man who said, "Actually, I just want to go to 'inferno,' and Sorella Snodgrass said, "I'm sorry, have a nice day." You can probably guess what inferno translates to in English.
There were tons more funny things, but I can't think of any right now. Have a nice day!
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Sorella Willey
Sorella Elizabeth Willey
Missione Italiana di Milano
Via Gramsci, 13/4
20090 Opera MI
ITALIA
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