July 10 2017

So at the beginning of this week was the 4th of July so obviously we had to do something celebrate. We didn't really have anything planned but an amazing member family,  of whom the wife is American (idahoan specifically), and the husband is Italian and their adopted child is English, took us to this very American-like place in the mall called old western and it was closer to being American than every other place that I have treid like it. 

Then for English course we talked about the history of the 4th and some of the events leading up to it, they then took us out to pizza to celebrate our independence day with us. 

We also had a board game activity and that was fun. We had a few members come but that was about it, we had tried to contact several people but nothing pulled through. It was still super fun to eat food and play some good'ole Monopoly and uno and even darts.  

 Then. this Sunday before church we met with an potential investagator who had been coming to church for several weeks we could just never meet with him during the week. During this lesson we could really feel the spirit and a member came in randomly and shared his conversion story then left (it was unexpected but still good). Now I don't know how it works in America but here you usually don't invite people to be baptized in the first lesson because they get scared easily and don't like to make commitments but for the first time ever we did a baptismal invite in the first lesson and it was awesome!! He was telling us that he was already reading the Book of Mormon and loves it and through his friendship with a member he was able to learn even when we weren't teaching him and he already knew that the Book is true and the word of God and that Joseph Smith was a prophet that restored the gospel again on the earth. 

I was a little too into the lesson and gave him a baptismal date for two weeks from now which would be fine since he has been to church enough times, but we have to teach him all the lessons this week before the interview which I don't know if it is possible but we will try. With this he accepted on the condition that the water must be warm since he has some heart issues,. I am super excited to guide him farther along this path and help him to find the thing at church that takes away his "sentimento vuoto". 

We just got back from Positano which is a beautiful city on the Amalfi Coast and it was absolutely gorgeous!! We walked around saw the amazing city and went on the dock (not in the water although we wanted to really bad) and the water was sooo clear and blue, it was just amazing. If anyone ever wants to go to Italy, go to this coast it is beautiful also I've heard Positano is more pretty than Amalfi but I don't know for sure, at very least they are on the same coastline so Yah. 

I hope you all had an amazing week! I am super thankful for all the support you guys give to me, don't forget to be awesome!