In the summer, pretty much no one answers their phone
or is available to see. Everyone always says "maybe in September". It
also doesn't help that there's a university in Pisa and so everyone is either
going home for the summer or not currently here. Everyone disappears in the summer!
This week has been good but also hard. I would be lying
if I didn't say a mission is physically and emotionally exhausting. However,
the good things always outweigh the hard things. For P-day we stayed in Pisa
and just got things that we needed to done. We walked around the tower for a
bit but nothing too exciting! We were able to see Cosetta and Madonna! I always
love seeing them. We did a lesson with the bishop with them and it went really,
REALLY well. We learned how we can help Cosetta come closer to Christ.
Thursday was quite a day. Quite frankly, I'm surprised
and also grateful Sorella Rosano didn't kill me. We were riding our bikes to a specific
piazza to do some finding. I was biking along and at some point in the bike
ride I turned around and saw that Sorella Rosano was absolutely nowhere in
sight! I hope it can be one of those things we can laugh about in the future.
I'm pretty sure I went through all five stages of grief in the short time we
were apart. My first reaction was to laugh it off because Sorella Visconti and
I had always joked about losing each other but then I started to worry because
if something happens to her it's my fault. I have to admit it was really weird being
alone. I felt so bad! I can't even imagine how she felt being alone in Pisa,
not knowing exactly where she is. Luckily, we were both safe and we happily
found each other. We also had family night that night. We played a really fun
game, lots of people came, and I enjoyed seeing everyone have fun. Cosetta's
mom and brother came, too!
Friday we did some finding. The highlight of my day
was going over the Goris for a lesson and dinner. I love Sorella Gori so much.
She has such a strong testimony and she's a strong woman. She made us Brazilian
food and it was delicious as always!
Saturday we had a baptism in Pisa for the
Anziani. His name is Cristiano and I'm so happy for him. He's made so many
amazing changes in his life and he continues to stay strong despite all his difficulties.
It was a beautiful ceremony! I had to laugh a little because the water was too
hot for him and he said "it feels like I'm walking into heck".
Sunday we had church and did finding that day. Not too
much exciting happened. Although, I did catch a lizard! It was a little one
that got into our apartment. Haha there was a little excitement over that. At one
point when it was trying to get away it touched my foot! Haha it took a couple
of tries but I finally got it! It probably would've been funny to watch us try
to catch it. It was a good day though and church was good. Now that Sorella
Visconti isn't here if they need a translator I do it. Sometimes it's a
little hard to translate word for word but I get the point across at least.
Not a whole lot new happened on Monday and Tuesday. We
were able to see Cosetta, Ersi, and Eni. We did some finding. Just the usual missionary
work!
There was a quote from district meeting that I really
like. I'm not sure if this is word for word but it goes something like this:
"there is no test until there is adversity." I love this quote
because is true for the reason we came to this earth, for missions, and just
life in general. It's through adversity that we find how deeply our faith is
rooted. We choose whether we keep going or give up. It's like hiking a really
tall mountain. During the climb, you're hot and tired. You can turn back or
press forward until you reach the top. Personally, I always feel a lot more
accomplished at the top! Exhausted, but accomplished knowing that I kept going
and didn't give up. It's a lot easier said than done. That's for sure. I know
that if we keep our faith rooted in Christ we can overcome these mountains of trials.
I love you all!
Don't you wish you were here eating gelato on this summer night?
Sorella Rosano and Sorella Anderson
Sunday Twins
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