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Monday, May 25, 2015

Hey HEY HEY.                                                                                      Monday, May 25, 2015

So you're probably all wondering about transfers. I was thinking about maybe just not telling you. How FUNNY would that be. making you guys wait a whole other week wondering where I am in the world? hehe.

But I won’t do it.

So we got transfer calls Saturday and I’M STAYING. WOW. haha. Pretty much I'll be a legitimate Sardanian after this.  This is Sorella Vasilachis last transfer, so she will die after these 6 weeks.  Then I'll probably stay and train someone else on the city before I am transferred.  We're looking at a total of 5 transfers or around 8 or 9 months in CAGLIARI total, half my mission haha and I’m so stocked. Seriously.  I love this city, and I’m so excited to do another transfer with Sorella Vasilachi.  Life is stupendous.  Sorry you guys don’t get to see any pics of another city but va bene because this city is cool cool cool! 

Comunque this week was super duper fantastic.  Big news of the week....

GAIA IS GETTING BAPTISED!

No, I’m not joking.  It’s a serious thing and it’s happening on June 6th, 3 days before my birthday.  Happy birthday to me aahhhhhhhhhhhh.  We are so excited for her. On Sunday she came up to us and said, "Sorelle. I want to be baptized as soon as possible."  She loves to read the Book of Mormon and loves coming to church.  The Anziani  had a baptism on Saturday and Gaia loved his baptism.  It’s so exciting how the work is hopping like crazy on this island! There are only 14 missionaries here but we are working our tail ends off.  The Anziani had a baptism this weekend, then Gaia will be baptized, then the Anizani have another baptism, then Betty will be baptized.  After almost a year in the ward without a baptism!  You guys JUMP OUT OF YOUR CHAIRS, the work is moving forth!  People are being blessed with the gospel of Jesus Christ!  Their lives are changing!  Life is so good right now. Being able to see Gaia change her life is so cool and the biggest blessing ever.  It’s so awesome because the gospel will help her so much during the tough teenage years.  She is the cutest thing ever.  I'll try and send another pic next week, idk if you even know who I’m talking about haha.

This week was awesome.  We went up to Sassari to do a scambio with the Sorelle there.  haha we took the BUS for 4 HOURS. Trial of faith.  We're gonnna take the train next time, haha.  It was fun though.  I got to just sit and think for the first time in.....almost 10 months haha.  I just looked out the window and thought about life and my mission and everything.  It was cool beans.

The scambio was great, I got to teach a new convert up there, Ilaria.   She's rad.  I also taught a cool African guy which was sweet and one of the first times I've taught in English on my mission.  It was super weird but cool.  It was stellar to see the Sorelle, we laughed our heads off together. way fun.
  
So after we headed back to Cagliari the Anziani had a baptism Saturday.  It was this awesome guy name Gian Carlo who read the Book of Mormon in one day. not joking.  He's super cool and our investigators came to the baptism so that was way way awesome.  They really liked it!
 
All in all, life is fantastic. I’m super, duper happy with everything.  Missions are great.  gosh Tyler’s leaving SO SOON.  And congrats to Taylor Cannon!  I can’t even believe that you will be serving in WASHINGTON so cooool!  And Grandma and Grandpa are in the MTC now.  Wow.  Can I have their address?  Also some pics of Crystalin’s baby would be nice.  Like I gotta see her!!!!! 

This week we talked a lot about gratitude. I guess the spiritual thought is to remember to live with gratitude.  Because we have a lot to be thankful for!  President Uchtdorf has a way good “discorso” (talk) about gratitude:  “Essere grati in ongi circumstance”.....look it up!

I love you all!
Life is good, and it’s almost summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vi voglio a sack di bene

Sorella Brunson

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