Rome Time
Brindisi sure looks like a beautiful city!
Regan said this was a crepe stand! That huge jar of nutella sure gives it away
Anziano Pizza, Anziano Jepson, and Anziano Smith after helping someone move in San Vito :)
Fried melonzana that Sorella Crudos made for the missionaries...looks really good!
I cant remember if I said this last week, but
our English course is taking off. We are getting around 30 people every Tuesday and Thursday.
Last Tuesday there was a ward council meeting at the church until about 7:15 and
the members here all got way excited about how many people are coming. Sorella
Crudo lives in a little town called Mesagne about 15 minutes away and she is
trying to find a place for us to teach a course in Mesagne on Fridays. There
was also another lady from our course who said she would like us to come teach
some of her friends on Mondays. English course has been by far our most
effective way of meeting people and being able to share our message with
others. Each week we have a different poster that teaches them how to do
something different in English (introduce yourself, go shopping, ask
directions, etc.). This week the poster was on how to say a prayer in English!
English course last night ended up being a 30 minute conversation about prayer
and what we do all day as missionaries. It was way cool.
Anways, this week was
the first time on my mission I way overate. We helped Victor and his family
move into a new apartment right down the street and he fed us the biggest
dinner I have ever had. I ate about 4 bowls of this amazing rice with chicken
and mushrooms, then 2 chicken sandwiches in this fresh bread from a bakery
across the street, and then meatloaf. It was absurd. Then the next day we had
an appointment with a family at 4 for pronzo after church. Church ended at 12
and the Palmas said we were coming over to their house for pronzo at 1:30.
Sorella Palma started making the ragu for the pasta the day before so there was
no backing out. I ate two full pronzos Sunday! Pronzo is no lie as much
food as I would eat in a whole day at home. We always pray before we leave the
house and when we were leaving Sunday around 1:15 Anziano Alvey
prayed that we would be able to eat all of the food the members gave us. That
prayer was answered. I barely ate on Monday and Tuesday.
Corridino and Verah
both made a lot of progress this week. There is nothing like seeing the light
of the gospel shine in someone elses eyes. Teaching them is a great blessing.
It is not enough just to know the doctrine and present it. It is amazing to explain
why these things are important to me and how they have blessed my life. Why and
how is so much more important than what. The why of the gospel is what
motivates us to act and follow the Savior.
I dont have much time
this week, sorry this letter is short. I just realized half of it is about
food. Everything is going well in Brindisi. I am loving this city and the
people here more and more every week. I cant wait for stake conference this
week and general conference the next week! Zone conference is Monday, so I
will get letters.
Take care,
Anziano Smith
