12/19

Fabio is baptized! it was the coolest thing i have ever seen. he was so excited and everything just went so smoothly. it was so great. and right after he got baptized he got confirmed the with the holy ghost and when that was done he hugged everyone in the circle and then he looks over at sorella ivory, arms open and says ''posso?'' (''can i?'') and she says yes! and he runs over and gives her the biggest hug. it was the sweetest thing i have ever seen... haha and the funniest. president kelly's wife was there. and tons of other missionaries. i think anyone else would have been embarassed haha... but it was so perfect. 

after the baptism, us and like 8 other missionaries went caroling at a big piazza in rome which was really cool. didnt really do anything for our work but we helped out the rome missionaries a lot hah. it was fun too. something you dont get to do at other times of the year. we're going to try and do it again this sunday.. hopefully works out. 

we had a ward christmas party the other night and it was pretty fun. we made all the primary kids do a nativity haha and it was close to a disaster but actually it turned out pretty good.. we had a ton of non members there which was great.

hm............. we are all stressing out for transfer calls (this saturday). sorella ivory has nearly been in ladispoli for an entire year and has one transfer left. (if she stays next transfer it will be exactly 1 year) and..... we have fear she is getting death transfered. (your last transfer is your death transfer.) so....... i am stressing out..... haha..... because i love sorella ivory. she is my favorite comp. probably ever. we just get along so well... gah. but i cant worry about this just yet... 

hm.......

we have an investagator from mexico. she is so great! her name is jennifer. she's like 28, married, has a 2 year old son. is just the cutest one! we actually had a lesson with her this morning. we have to go really slow with her because her whole family is catholic and whenever anyone talks about baptism it freaks her out. so... we're just not going to talk about it for a while haha... but she is so cute and really does have big desires to do whats right and her family is jsut so important to her. man. i just love her.

not sure if i've told you about antonio. he was found through english course (i love english course.) and is so sensitive to the spirit, its the coolest thing. he says he hates going a few days without seeing us because we are like the fuel to his life! he's so sweet. we went over to his house last saturday and learned how to make vegetarian lasagna with his wife. she is so sweet but not really interested in the church at all.. she is so funny though! when we made the sauce, i stirred while she poured in ingredients and it turned out so good and she was like, yeah! team effort! just this tiny old italian lady. yeah.....hah.. anyway......

we went to the colosseum  today because sorella buckley's never seen it. i was remembering my first time seeing it, when you walk out of the subway and its like BAM. colosseum! right in front of you! weird. haha so that was fun for her.. 

well im trying to think of other fun things to tell you but really nothing is coming to mind......... 

i bedazzled my retainter last night so it looks like a grill. sorella spicq's parents sent me a scarf so i look SUPER french. and my poor canadian boots that i bought last year are falling apart..... not cool. 

BUON NATALE TUTTI! 

family...... be at the house at 9am on christmas if you want to skype me. natalie. you're not allowed to work. halle and logan. BE THERE. emilee, bring your game face. is there any way you can make clinton skype you at that time too so that we can 3 way skype each other??? that would be cool..........

sorella SEGWICK (as sorella ivory likes to call me......) 

pics:

-fabio's baptism

-xmas at the vatican

-ladispoli and siracusa!

-il colosseo 

-xmas at the coloseum

-caroling in rome with other missionaries

12/12

alright famiglia e amici. 

so this sunday we have a baptism. his name is Fabio Roselli. and he is just so great. like i said, they found him a few days after i left ladispoli. he is the husband of a member and has never in their 12 year marriage had any interest whatsoever in the church, and usually didnt let his wife go to church because his only day off was sunday and wanted her to be home with him and their kids and never let her have visiting teachers or anything. 

me and sorella ivory went over to their house once before i left for siracusa and then the second time she went over with sorella buckley, they met fabio. and asked him to be baptized. and he said yes. 

so... they taught him all the lessons and the first time i met him was when we did the baptismal interview for him haha... i've seen him a couple times since then and he just seems solid as a rock. he is so cool. he used to smoke 30 cigaretts a day and now he hasnt smoked a single one for i think a little over a month. MIRACLE! its so cool to be about to see how their family is being affected by his decision and how much happier the mom is from when i first met her. i am so happy for their family. dang... so cool..... 

other than that i dont have much to tell you. i am teaching basic english here in ladispoli. its kind of cool being in 3 because we can do 3 levels. basic, intermediate and advanced. so.... i teach basic... and.... hah its rough sometimes but my class loves me. i just have 5 old italian dudes and.... its just... haha a lot of fun... they tell me i am a good teacher. so.... yeaaaah........... i gave a book of mormon to one of them last week so we will see how that goes! man, i love english course haha.. 

im pretty pumped to be able to be back in ladispoli. the ward is so fantastic.. everyone who was pregnant when i left now has tiny infant children hah. so thats weird. but its so good to be back. i feel like im home :)

we've been continually brainstorming what movies to watch for christmas. we get to watch 2 and so far we have agreed that one of them will be 'ELF'. because... its the best movie ever. 

anyone know what 'hot rod' is rated? haha...... also 'nacho libre'? we...... need to laugh...............

alright. thats about all for this week. 

its cold. 

REALLY cold.......

happy 12-12-12!!! this is probably the last time this week happen EVER. so enjoy it......... 

CIAOOOOOOOOOOOO

V.V.B.

sorella sudweeks  

pics:

-back with ivory! and our new addition, sorella buckley :)

-in rome again!

-the gypsy cats of ladispoli

12/5

ciao fam!

so i am in ladispoli again! and its like i never left. except for the fact we have pretty much all new investagators... but the members are still the same :) 

my last few days in sicily were pretty fun. our investagator, graziano, took us, the elders and cristian (ward mission leader) to a mexican restaurant haha it was good. i got this weird veggie burrito. it was an italian interpretation for sure but it tasted good.. 

i had to say bye to everyone at church..... that was rough.... a few people cried... i did too... i am going to miss siracusa.. maybe i'll go back one day. never know. im back in ladispoli right now and never thought that'd happen haha... 

when i said bye to nuccio he cried... he had found this weird p.e.t.a./Jesus (there is no other way to describe it) pamplet about how Jesus was vegetarian haha.. anyway... he signed it and wrote a note inside because it made him think of me.... anyway... haha.. he's such a sweetheart... 

when i went to say bye to annamaria she still hadn't found her ''lettera d'amore'' (love letter) that she'd been looking for (did i tell you about that?) haha... so funny... poor thing... she made is go into her son's room (where she thinks she lost it) and say a prayer. it was so funny. i felt like i was doing a voodoo. nah not really.. hah.. i had her make a voice recording (thanks for the recorder mom :) and she started off with ''dear heavenly father'' and i was like ''oh, no.. i just record your voice and it goes to my parents.'' and she said, ''i know. i was just sending the message through heavenly father..'' SO funny... 

anyway... i took the plane up to rome with sorella miles. she is sweet. she was just coming up for permesso stuff but it was so cool cause we had some weird experiences on our way up. like this random dude saw us and was like, hey do you guys have a book of mormon? PSSSSHYEAH. hah.. we talked with him and found out he was baptized like 20 years ago, and went inactive for some silly reasons in the past but just missed the book of mormon so much and was just so happy to have a copy. it was so weird though cause he was like, i jsut love in doctrine and covenants when it talks about eating meat sparingly. (we're like.. okay?) come to find out he's like huge into animal rights and the church him and his wife go to now tell him its a sin not to eat meat and all this stuff and so he's trying to find someone who's okay with him being vegan and it was just weird that me and sorella miles were there because she is the missionary who would teach his family because she's in that area, and i am probably the only vegetarian missionary in the entire mission and i just felt like God is just moving us around like chess pieces and putting us in certani places to meet certain people. really cool. and THEN the dude sitting next to us on the plane lives in catania (sorella miles area) and works in ladispoli (my new area) so.......... how perfect was that. it was just the weirdest things........ 

anyway...... traveling..... got to rome all safe and sound and FLIPPED when i saw sorella ivory cause i was so stinkin excited! 

we had zone conference yesterday and obviously it was the best day of my life because i LOVE zone conference hah.. anyway.....

anyway... i miss siracusa. i miss sorella spicq. but i know i need to be here. and..... im here. so that's good..........

we have a baptisimal interview tonight. so thats weird. his name is fabio. and from what i hear, he's fantastic. they found him 3 days after i left ladispoli. and he will get baptized the 16th. crazy...

thats really all the updates i have for you folks. 

hope everything is well and you're all getting excited for christmas! i know i am....... love your GUTZ!

vi voglio un MONDO di bene!

sorella sudweeks

shoutoutz: 

clint! i got your birthday card! thanks!!! 

steph rhodes! im in ROME! and i heard you will be too on your honeymoon! come find me! ;)

pics:

-sorella spicq and i at the madonnina

-package from mom!

-me and graziano

-showing off my mexican ancestry..

-saying bye to my favorite peeps in siracusa

-all i own for the next 9 months.

-my new comps! buckley and IVORY! (zone conference)