Your emails do not go unnoticed! I love hearing from all of you!! This week was a little slow, but overall it ended up being good. I hope everyone had a great Halloween
:)We didn't get to do a lot this week because Slla. Ringo was sick, but on Sunday, when we had to miss Stake Conference, we did something even more fun than sitting in hard chairs for two hours. We got to unclog our kitchen sink!!
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Garbage disposal doesn't exist in Italy so if any food gets in the
kitchen sink it can clog it. So we spent a bit unclogging the kitchen
sink pipes, and it was only a little bit less disgusting than the times
that I have had to unclog wet, soapy hair from shower drains. So it was
pretty disgusting. But I have got to say: I am becoming quite the
handyman on the mission. On Monday night we had a super fun FHE with a couple of our investigators at a member's house. First we had a lesson, and then we ate dinner together, and then we played games. This is the type of thing that just makes my week ten times better. It's so comforting to have people here that I can have fun with even though I am so far away from Oregon!
Last night for English class, we had a Halloween party, because even though Halloween isn't that important to Italians, it is very important to us Americans. So my whole district dressed up and brought candy and we played games. It was super fun! I have not laughed so hard on my mission as I laughed when we played the blind-folded "Bobbing for Donuts" game haha.
I was studying President Uchtdorf's talk from last conference, entitled "A Yearning for Home," for a lesson with an inactive that we had this week. The lesson didn't go great because she is one tough cookie, so I figured I would share a bit with all of you. In the talk, President Uchtdorf said, "No, following the Savior will not remove all of your trials. However, it will remove the barriers between you and the help your Heavenly Father wants to give you. God will be with you. He will direct your steps. He will walk beside you and even carry you when your need is greatest." I love this quote. It is so true. It is us that lets God in! We have to let Him in! It is so so important. We will find more peace and comfort in the trials when face when we let God be a big part of our lives.
I'm attaching a couple pictures of different sunsets that I saw this week (they have been soooo beautiful here lately!), me dressed up as a pirate (dressing up for Halloween is hard when you're a missionary haha), and the essentials during study time.
Buona settimana,
Sorella Johnson
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