Sister Laura Sudweeks: 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..