homeward

last letter

Is this real life? My bags are packed. I bought myself pretty italian sandals today and walked along Lago di Garda with my new favorite person Georgia Mistura and her daughter Anna (9) and Elena (21). Obviously Slla. Gomez was there too.

It still doesn't feel real. But I think this will be the most bittersweet moment of my life. I can't imagine leaving and being done with this chapter but at the same time I feel like the time has come. I don't know. I'm really still not thinking about it. But I can't wait to hold you in my arms!

I'll try and get two SIMM cards when I'm in Milano Centro tomorrow. Do you care if it's Vodafone or Tim or Wind??

Well, I love you. it's been a beautiful week, like always. Verona is a dream. We have to come here together.  I love this city, it's too beautiful.

See you soooooon

xoxoxo

well, here we are...

...but this can't be real life can it?

I really feel at a loss for words these days. I'm feeling peaceful and I'm happy that I don't have to do anymore scabi, I'm in Verona my final week. Summer is finally coming, the rain is letting up and the sun is coming out. I finally feel like I really know my city and I feel like I know my ward and now they're taking me away. Not really fair that I only had one transfer. At Mission Counsel on Monday Sorella Forbes and Sorella Bunker told me they fell the same way.

President and Sister Wolfgramm and the Sister Training Leaders

But I guess I've been right where I need to be when I need to be. I've been thinking about my personal orbit lately; sometimes you feel like you're just spinning along and you don't really know why and then you open your eyes and realize that God has such a perfect plan for you.

Ian, God still has a perfect plan for you. It has to be hard, because it's the only way you really learn to rely on the Lord. But I guess something wasn't right about right now, so it's time for something else but I would say you need to keep preparing youself to one day, when it's the right day, be a full time servant of the Lord. Regardless of whether you're a full-time missionary or not, it's time for you to so everything possible to become the person God knows and wants you to become.

I just got back from another miracle filled scambio in Bergamo. So many peeps that I knew just walking down the street at the right time. God loves me. But I'm happy to be back home in Verona. I really love it here. And last night we taught our beautiful family. They are progressing so nicely and last night the husband told us the coolest thing.

Sorella Gomez.  One more week...

Two weeks ago we taught about obedience and prayer and scripture study, and after the lesson he came up to ask us what was prohibited, i.e. Word of Wisdom, so we explained everything in 30 seconds and then said we would explain the rest later.  Last night we told us he had switched to orzo, no more coffee, and whenever his friends go out to drink after work he gets NA beer. Yup, they're pretty elect.

In other news my new friend in Forlì Domenico made me this really cool bag that he just finished and I got from the mission office on Monday.

Grazie mille, Domenico

I love you all! I'm hoping things get figures out for the trip because it makes me want to cry that you wont be there Dad, for reals.

xoxoxo