5-26-14


Ola family!

     This week was super super cool!!!  Last p-day we went to the Vatican for the first time, I live 20 minutes by train and had still never gone, it was pretty sweet, we will have to go back another day to see it all.  That evening we had a family home evening with a member and her boyfriend (who is from Napoli), so we had a lot of fun talking and he is now a new investigator!

     Tuesday morning we met with a man named Bobby, he is an African man who is in a band here in Rome!  He sings and plays the guitar!  Then we met with Michele, who is from Romania and is a mma fighter!  We know some pretty cool people! haha  After that Anziano Caballero had to skype his family and we had English course.  Wednesday we cleaned the church and passed by some members before Spanish course.

     Thursday we had to wake up super early for zone conference, went well, it is weird, it is my last one!!!!!! Crazy!  Friday was the baptism of Ayelen, she is from Argentina, and she asked me to baptize her, in the ocean!!!!!!!!  It was just about the coolest thing ever! Everything went really well and afterward we had a huge dinner at bishop's house where we ate homemade pizza!

     Saturday we had to go to Ostia to do 2 baptismal interviews, it went well.  Oh and I forgot we got to go biking with a member and he took us up into the mountains close by and we biked back and saw all the waterfalls and things, it was incredible!  And Sunday was church, now I am writing.  Today we are having a Mexican food party, I made the taco meat, refried beans, and salsa, and other are making guacamole and other good things, should be awesome!

     Hope everything is going well at home and know I love y'all.  ah!  I almost forgot, since I am training, you kinda go back to the basics... and so this week for my invite, it is to go back to the basics, I want you all to read and pray to know these things are true.  And if you are listening to your thoughts and feeling, you will receive your answer! 

Vi voglio bene,

Anziano Bird

19 maggio 2014 

ciao famiglia mia!

     So the happenings of the week!  Honestly feel like there is still not a lot to say because we talked a week ago!  But since when we talked, like always a lot has happened!  Monday night we did a family home evening with a family from Peru, they are super awesome and we ate a ton.... of Italian food. haha

     Tuesday morning like usual we had to go into Rome to do district meeting, it was our last one of the transfer so we had a lunch afterwards, and a sister made Brazilian food!  That afternoon we got to see one of our investigators named Mario, he is from Romania and is super awesome and super ready for the Gospel, but will probably be moving to England in a couple of weeks... but it will be good for him.  Then we had English course, which is finally starting to grow.

    Wednesday we went to pass by some members houses, and when we got to one members house, there were a bunch of Americans with cameras and filming crews, they told us we couldn't stay and couldn't tell us what they were doing, but I am expecting a sweet Mormon message to be coming out of Ladispoli soon! haha  We got to teach a man named Giancarlo with our bishop, which is always fun, and nice because we have a ride!  Then in the evening we had Spanish course!

     Thursday was transfer day, but we were not transferred so it didn't affect us.  We saw a man named Michele, and he dumped us :(  but on the bright side it was a beautiful day!  Then English course.  Friday we did weekly planning and then saw John and Festus, then went to a members house for dinner, and she made lasagna that was soooo good.  She is also  translator for the church, so she had tons of good stories!

     Saturday morning I did a baptismal interview for a girl who is getting baptized this week, it was really cool to see people who are so prepared and ready to accept all these things and make changes in their life to follow Christ.  Then we went way out to Civittavecchia for an appt. with Reda, our Muslim investigator!  Went really really well!  Then we went to a birthday party for a member in the ward, Alicino family.  

     Sunday, church, lunch at Sorella Squarcia's house, then we saw John and Festus again, and that was our week!  I love y'all all so much and hope everyone's week is  full of tante belle cose!  Challenge of the week, do family home evening!

Vi voglio bene,

Anziano Bird

May is here!   5-5-14

  How is everything going back in the states?  Here, the weather is warming up and our work is hopping!  Already been here a month and things have changed a lot!  We have been finding new people to teach left and right and they are all super awesome!  Lately we found a man who is from Tunesia and his girlfriend is from Romania!  And the are super interested!

     This week has been kinda crazy because Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we had conferences to go to in Rome!  There was zone conference, 2 professors came from BYU to speak about the Book of Mormon, and Elder Snow from the 70 did a conference with the missionaries and one with the stakes.

     Thursday we had our first ward activity in this huge park in the forest (which are pretty rare here).  And we had to take the trains out, and since it was labor day, there were hardly any trains, so it took a good 2.5 hours to get out there!  We had a pic nic and somebody brought a football and so Bishop and I got to play catch for a while..... it was AWESOME!!  And when we first arrived, bishop told us not to worry because he would find us a ride home, so we didn't worry about it.  The activity comes to an end and turns out the members only have room for the sisters.... so we are stuck with the train, that is going to take more than 3 hours going back!  Fortunately a member who is super into bikes, had brought 2 bikes with him to the activity, so he pointed us in the right direction and said, see you at my house in a couple of hours!  It was about 25 kilometers and it was going up a mountain, then when got to go down the mountain and towards the ocean, it was beautiful!!  And a lot of fun!

     Hope y'all have a fantastic week, and have a happy mother's day!!

Vi voglio bene!

Anziano Bird