17 October 2007

Good times this week... but first, a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS!!! Tom, Andy, Milo, Jade and anybody else who's celebratin!

Yesterday we decided to have an adventure for p-day so today we headed out to Lucca...a cool little old Italian city. It was just our three-some Sorella Call, Sorella Olmstead, and I. We had a blast! We saw some old churches and went up onto a tower to see the view of the city and ate some good food. It was an absolutely gorgeous day!

The rest of the week was pretty normal and great. We're still working with all of our people who are just moving along slowly but surely. Piano piano.

Sunday there was another baptism here in Livorno of the coolest Romanian guys that the elder's have been teaching, named Giuliano. He's incredible and the baptism was really great. We had an Romanian investigator there and she liked it a lot. Also Jantina came to the baptism and she was so excited to be there she just had all of the good feelings of her baptism come back! I love that woman!

Monday we got word that President Acerson was coming to our apartment for interviews this time around! Usually we go up to Pisa and meet him in the church there but the zone leaders called and said he was coming around to apartments. Needless to say... we hurried and cleaned up the apartment and then had interviews in our apartment, sitting at our study desks with President Acerson! I love President Acerson! He's such a humble guy and just has a sincere desire to always do his best. Interviews were really good. He looked real tired so we sent him out with some snickerdoodles that we made for him! Hopefully that kept him awake for his drive to wherever he was headed next. It was funny because he totally reminded me of Dad because he was talking about how the sisters in the mission always have transfers figured out even before he does! haha. Remember that dad! He said he saw how they figure things out and said, that's not even how I do it!" Good thing none of my comps really get to into "transfer predictions." But speaking of transfers... they are coming up once again next week. I've been here in Livorno for 3 transfers now and would LOVE to be able to stay here. Livorno is great. The work is great, the members are amazing, and awesome companions like I have right now are a major bonus! But chances are I'm out so I'll let you all know next email if I get transferred and where I'll be headed if that's the case.

Life is good and I'm grateful for this amazing opportunity!

Love you all,

Sorella B.