halloween!

Hey guyz, happy Halloween! Where the freak did October go????

Ok well, my little collega got sick end of last week so we've been kind of on a pausa again, but pian piano we're moving forward nonetheless. I feel like every time we leave the house we find someone cool. Like yesterday we were taking the bus up to see Luca in Luino and I started talking to the lady across from us on the bus. Katia. She's originally from Morocco but has lived here more than 20 years. Is married to an Italian with two kids. When I told her about the Book of Mormon she was like and you've read it? And believe it? And I was like I sure do lady. We're going to her house on Friday.

Saturday we got to see our friend Robin, who we met through Gabriele and is about 65 from London. It's funny how most of our encounters he starts off kind of closed and almost heavy. You can just see the weights of regret and loneliness he's carrying around with him. But by the end he's always so happy and optimistic. He needs the church like whoa. Healing from the past, a sense of community and purpose and belonging and hope for the future. We got it all dude. I hope he really does start reading the Book of Mormon because that is the key to it all. Did I tell you how finished the Book of Mormon in Italian for the first time last week?

Starting over again. Purtroppo the Ortiz family is kind of dropping off BUT her other son made it from the DR and he and his brother came to church with Sander, who's 11. The sorelle reactivated his mom and baptized him right before I came and we hooked their two families up and it was the best thing we could have done. I'm hoping that as the kids learn Italian they'll be able to really get the gospel and it will at least help them out. Senia's super busy with work right now but she loves the book of mormon and everything about our message. Alfonso peaced out after decima.

Other people I love these days, one Giudi. We're teaching her English and then we talk about the gospel at the end. She had met the missionaries in Como, where she's from, and knows a fair amount about the Book of Normon. There is such a beautiful spirit every time we're with her and last night she brought us chocolate, ha. She's turning 23 next week and is just so cool, super real.

Thursday we're off to see some new peeps that we found last week in the most random way, but obvi nothing is too per caso in missionary work. We're excited. Life goes on, we're moving on Saturday. I'll finally have a shower that's taller than me again. Hip hip!

I'm eating too much good food these days, but what can you do. Life is hard. Here's hoping for everyone's health to return so our morning runs can also make a come back...ho bisogno. Vi voglio bene! Vi manerò le foto di questi giorni settimana prossima. Abbiamo fatto biscotti come i diti de una strega con la nostra amica Claudia. Siamo brave. 

xoxoxo

s. cespug.