Subject: A slow week
For some reason, this week has dragged on for a long time, it feels like. We did a lot of casa and traveling, I think. I don't know. It's been a long week. On Thursday, we did casa for a LONG time, with very little success, and then we had English class. We had one of the biggest english classes I've ever had, with 12 students. People are just coming out of the woodwork interested in it. We should have even more people this week, because a lady from several weeks ago said she'd come back this week. In the morning, a drunk bolivian stopped us saying he wanted to change. He didn't show up the next day, and his phone was off. oh well.
Friday, we planned, did a lot more casa, and we found one guy. We set a goal to speak italian out of the apartment during planning, and we've done it about 99% successfully. It's pretty cool. That evening, we taught the Muçe's again, we taught about tithing with the Bishop there, and he helped a ton, and Albert had been thinking about tithing the whole week that we didn't see them, and decided, "If I'm going to join this church, I'm going to join it like a crazy person." Now it's just a matter of when.
Saturday, we didn't have a baptism, because of various problems, primarily that two of them got sick and we couldn't teach them for a week. But we passed by them right after lunch and started a fast and gave the mom who was still sick a blessing. We also did a scavenger hunt as we were going around that day, and I had to stop an african as part of mine. I saw one, and just started following him. He was walking WAY fast, so it took a long time to catch up. I eventually did, and he had seen us before in Rome, and wanted to find a church to join and seemed just this genius contact, and it turns out he lives in Brescia, in a different zone. So I passed his phone number to Anz. Duersch, a good missionary. I hope he's a good contact. His name was John. We also taught Marcell, our peruvian less active, and asked straight, why don't you come to church? My dad went back to Peru, and I've been gone so long. He couldn't come to church the next day, but we're hoping to see him in church this sunday. We'll see. He's a good kid. That evening, we also went by the Pogetti's, but since we were fasting, didn't eat with them. We taught a lesson and looked at some of their old photoes of missionaries. One was from Anz. Ballif's stake.
Sunday, only the daughters could come to church, because Valentina was still sick, and Albert stayed home to take care of her. but we had a good lesson, and then we had lunch to break our fast with them. Afterwards, we did a lot of casa, and didn't see much success, unfortunately.
Monday, we did a LOT of casa. all day. we didn't get in once all day until late in the evening, when we started to get in like crazy to Romanians. two of them became new investigators. It was cool.
Yesterday, we had district meeting, and then I stayed in Lecco with Anz. Malku, for a scambio. we taught a lady who doesn't want to be pushed into baptism, but wants to study with us, it was odd. There was a good member there, though. Then we did a lot of casa. little success. We gave a man a Book of Mormon, so that was good. In the meantime, Anz. Ballif taught one of the best lessons he's ever taught to the Muçe's, trying to fix a baptismal date, for the 19th of February, but Albert wasn't there, so it didn't really work, but they understood, apparently.
This morning, we did some of our Pday with Lecco, and I woke up oddly at 6:30, without an alarm. we played some ping pong. It was fun. I love you!
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