Week 15 already? That's just crazy!
This week we had more rain and then the sun came! I was just so happy for that... This week has been so filled with things and then at the same time I am not sure how to describe it. Wednesday's English class was surprisingly busy considering that it was storming outside. I ended up just working with one lady. She is the sweetest we had the best conversations - that's what we really try to do is teach people how to have conversations. On Thursday it was raining like crazy. I had a goal to hand out 10 little pass along cards in the morning. To my surprise, mostly because I didn't think there would be 10 people outside, I was able to do it. We were absolutely soaked afterwards, but so happy to just talk with people. And guess what mostly everyone was happy as well. But the rain was just crazy, you know it's bad rain when even your raincoat is just soaking. By the end of the morning our skirts were stuck to our legs, and our hair was soaking wet. Our umbrellas eventually became useless.
Friday we had a zone conference. We talked a lot about what it means to teach people and not lessons. After zone conference we went to Milano for our scambio. We had a good time and taught some good lessons. We didn't get back to Busto until Saturday night. We made brownies for one of our investigators we won't be teaching anymore. It's a long story but he is being passed to a set of Anziani (these are the male missionaries) in another city. Speaking of the which I think my miracle this week was that lesson with him this Sunday. The mom (a member) made a really yummy dinner. For our lesson / message, we really weren't sure what to share or say. We decided to share our favorite scriptures and say our testimony. I can't fully or justifiably, describe what happened. But let me just say that when we take the time to share our hearts and bear testimony - miracles happen and the spirit is there. That lesson was just what I needed, a reminder of why I am here.
Tuesday we had some good lessons and the best Italian meal I have had so far, the risotto was so good! Yummy Yummmmy. (Mom here - when we talked to Hallie on Mother's Day - she made us laugh about telling the Italians that she was gluten intolerant. She had this funny thing where she says "Risotto - Yes! Gluten - NO!" When she told us this, she had her hand out expressively and we were all laughing with her. So hearing about the Risotto just brought that memory back....)
Today was our P-day, we went to Milano for the day. We started it with seeing DaVinci's Last Supper, it was amazing. There really was a spirit in that room. When Elder Christofferson was here in the mission a few months (before I was here) the Last Supper was one of the things they visited. And now I know why - it is just so incredible. We spent the rest of the day exploring and shopping. We went to this vintage Italian clothing store which was awesome! And now we are here in Busto preparing for our English class, what a good week!
Love
Sorella Teague
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