Ciao Amici!!! Strength, the Duomo and Gelato in Italy!

Ciao amici!!!!

 

 

I made it to Italy!!!!! I live in Milano! Thats right, they put little Katelyn Skinner in the biggest city. Sometimes I question my Heavenly Father but I am sure He knows best. So is Italy as beautiful as you would think it is? Yes and more! The people are so awesome and just beautiful culture here! Gelato...yes I live right by a gelato and pizza place and yes i loveeeeeee it! Its the best life. My companion is Sorella Smart from Draper Utah. She is smart and super cute. Also... President Dibb and Sorella Dibb are the cutest couple ever. Awww love them.

 

The first thing we did in Italy was go to the Duomo. It was actually so cool, I walked out from the metro and started crying...so beautiful. I talked to two girls about God and how he answers our prayers...luckily they spoke some english so I spokes Italian and english to them.

 

This week has been crazy. I love being a missionary. Cool experiences throughout the week but I want to share two with you.

 

1- Sunday I got to share my testimony. In Italian!!!!!! The ward is so cute, i got up and said this is my first sunday in italy! they all gasped! haha i shortly shared how i know Jesus Christ lives. Through him  we can return to live with God again. It was amazing the peace as I said that and the spirit I felt. In a different language!

 

2- Okay so on Monday we had a scambia which is when you switch companions. I was with a sister who is a transfer ahead of me. so she has been out 2 months. And we stayed in my area. I know nothing hahaha...luckily she was so supportive and so fun and i wasnt as worried. Her name is Sorella D Ambrosio. She is a cutie. We went back to the apartment and did our personal and companion studies. She found the perfect scripture. Doctrine and Covenants 24:12. It says that strength would be given to us that no man knows if we shared the gospel. Awww we were so nervous that scripture pumped us up! So much joy. So we didnt have any appointments so we went out to go finding. We literally dont know the language at all and we walked out the door and down the street and a man stopped us and asked if we were Jehovahs witness. We said no and then talked to him about the gospel. DAmbrosio was amazing but I had a few bold sentences as well. We got his number and we said a prayer with him on the street. And I said it! Wow we knew then what that scripture really meant. God gave us strength! We continued to do finding and had 6 lessons on the street.

 

Another cool one was that we prayed with a homeless lady that didnt know italian or english. She was albanian. But we pointed up and asked if we could pray with her. She said yes and then we asked her if she was always at that corner. She said yes. Yesterday Sorella Smart and I went to find her but it was raining. I got her a book of mormon in albanian and hope to find her another day when it isnt raining and hope and pray she is there.

 

I have studied lots about christlike attributes while being out here. I was scared to teach the homeless lady but then I remembered as a missionary I am representing Christ and He would pray on the street with them.

 

I am so blessed to know these truths. They bring me peace. I hope I can help others have peace even this early in my mission by the strong one liners I have to say.

 

I am grateful for my Savior and His example. Because of him I know all is possible, because of him i want to keep trying to speak Italian and share this message of hope.

 

Love you all! Hope you have a great week!!!

 

Ciao!

 

Sorella Skinner

 

Pictures: Duomo and Gelato on the nose...i know...you cant help it here.