Christmas Miracles

Ciao Tutti!


I've been praying to see Christmas miracles during this beautiful
season. I have loved the energy of my new companion Sorella
Visconti...this girl means business. She is French from Pau close to
Spain. She is so funny! She makes me laugh all the time and shares her
French perfume with me. We also tried to play a joke on the elders
that she didn't speak English. But really I'm excited this transfer is
longer...8 weeks...and that I will continue to learn from this cute
Sorella.

We went to do Casa...which I have no idea what it is called in
English...door to door knocking haha don't know. But it's hard here in
Italy because they are mostly apartments. This is what happened.....
I was scared but Sorella Visconti makes me want to be a better
missionary. We went and chose apartments close to our home and we rang
all the bells. The last one we rang it opened up. This lady came out
and told us she didn't want to here it...Sorella Visconti boldly told
her who we were and we were intensely discussing how we are not
Catholics. More she was yelling at us. Then we bore our testimonies of
knowing things through prayer. We asked her if we could pray with her.
She then invited us in where we saw she was creating in her living
room a huge nativity village. It is incredible. She said she was busy
making this and had to finish by the 18th. We asked her if we could
help her and she was amazed. We told her we would love to help her.
She said she had been praying for someone to come help her with it. We
then prayed with her and told her we could come the next day. We did
and it was fun talking to her. She is from Sicily. She wanted to argue
and told us we were in the wrong way. It was hard to get the chance to
actually teach but there were moments when we bore testimony and tried
to calm her jumpy heart. She fed us like any Sicilian would and told
us she loved us. She said she would love to have us over again.
Speriamo bene! Her name is simonetta!

I invite you to do something you know will help others and yourself
even if you are afraid. I know if you do with faith you will see
miracles.

Happy Christmas.

Sorella Snickers(what Sorella Visconti calls me)

Isaiah 29
19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor
among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Mormon 6:17 Jesus has open arms