Fino al giorno in cui ci rivedrem (last letter 10/29/14)

Carissima famiglia mia, I've been staring at the screen for 5 minutes now and my fingers are shaky. I don't know why, I just don't know how to put into words what this last year and a half has meant for me.  I don't know how to really…

Un giorno senza un sorriso e perso (letter from 10/22/14)

Carissima famiglia, A day without a smile is lost. A member gave me that phrase this week, and I thought I'd share it with you. There's always a reason to smile :) I just love you all! This week was a great week, filled with lots of little…

Le esperienze che ci fanno imparare (letter from 10/15/14)

Carissima famiglia, It has been a good week! Lots of learning experiences and God answering our prayers. I want to write about a lesson we had this week that was one of the favorites of my mission. We went to go teach one of our new investigators,…

Il pronto soccorso, la pazienza (letter from 10/8/14)

Carissima famiglia, Well it has been a great week, let me tell ya. It all started out with last Wednesday, we were rushing to an appointment with our dream family and my dear companion, Sorella Bringas, fell off her bike. Really hard. She…

Il nostre fondamento (letter from 9/17/14)

Cara famiglia, I'll give you a little rundown of my week. Thursday night we went to "La Fenice" to see Giuseppe Verdi's "Il Trovatore." My favorite scene was the gypsies singing and using the stuff they steal out of the trashcan's as instruments…

le piccole vittorie (letter from 9/10/14)

Carissima famiglia, How are you? Thank you for the emails, I am praying for each of you. We said goodbye to one of my favorite African families in the world this week. We sang African spirituals together and I seriously can't help but…

Calar del sole

Cara famiglia, I forgot my planner this week, and that's how I remember everything, so I apologize for my terrible memory of the week. This week consisted of a scambio with Sorella Nedelkov from Verona here in Mestre. She is probably the…

I gatti, i meno attivi, e miracoli

Buona sera cara famiglia, Come state? It has been another week filled with miracles. Lots of service filled, sweet miracles. I just love my mission and making these best friends for life. Let me just tell you about a couple of these sweet…

cucinare fa la differenza. ed anche lo Spirito :)

Ciao cara famiglia, It's been a pretty good week filled with lots and lots of miracles. For example. Last week, one of our investigators told us she wanted to know all the requirements for baptism so we went over them with her this week.…

Miracoli sempre vengono quando cerchiamo

Cara famiglia, So I don't think my inbox has ever been so full in my entire life! A lot of old companions are home and I just loved reading all their emails :) But, we're still working hard in Mestre, the work goes on! And let me tell…

Un cuore spezzato

Carissima famiglia, It has been a crazy week, that's all I gotta say. Sorella Lopez is preparing to go home! It's been crazy, running around trying to get everything together, teach as many people as possible, and just processing everything…

Today we spent the majority of the day on a boat...

Cara famiglia, Today we spent the majority of the day on a boat. Yep. It's allowed because it's public transportation and we were taking a water taxi to some of the islands in Venice. It's pretty :) We saw a lighthouse on the island of Murano,…

Un po di ricerca, le pazze, e la luce :)

Cara famiglia, So, can I just tell you Venice is beautiful. But, it's also super hot and super super crowded. My feet are killin me. But, I am NOT COMPLAINING :) How lucky have I been to serve in some of the most famous cities in the world.…

Sei felice?

Buon giorno la mia famiglia bellissima, It was a pretty good week if I do say so myself. First of all, we taught 6 member present lessons. Mestre hasn't seen more than 3 in a while. So, we're pretty happy with this. Members make all of the…

La piogga porta miracoli

Cara famiglia, I'll just tell you a little bit about each day. Because the words just aren't coming to me right now. Last week I did a scambio with Sorella Curtis. Everything we planned fell through, but, we ate some yummy gelato to make…

Un abbraccio da Dio

Cara famiglia, Here we go, starting transfer #10 in the city of Mestre. #freakingout I just wanted to share a couple of experiences with you this week! I am here with Sorella Lopez, and we are just having a blast. She makes me laugh every…

Hello famiglia!

  Hello famiglia! I am sorry for such a short email this week, but there is just no time!! We have been running around like craz... because Sorella Gillette is getting transfered this week to be in her 3rd trio in Ravenna. Sorella…

una settimana dei scambi

Ciao famiglia, So, this week I did 2 exchanges, one with Sorella Carlock here in Mestre and another with Sorella Haslem in my home city of Verona. Oh, how the time flies. It's freaking me out. A lot. But, not really. I love Sorella Gillette,…