Hey all! Monday,
June 22, 2015
Whatssss up? Super weird, but I’m totally writing this on
my iPad. I'm glad you guys had a good
week and that the U.S. Open was sweet. And mom I'm glad you and Emma got to
chill at home and read and have a "staycation." Totally sounds like your jam. My headaches are
fine, I haven't had one for a while but I'll let you know if they come back. I can't believe that Tyler leaves in three
weeks!!!! That seriously blows my mind. For reals. Ahhh. When does he go through the
temple?
Anyway, this week was sway tight. Right now we are driving back from THE COOLEST
THINGS EVER. We saw a "Nuraghe,"
which I know means like nothing to you. But
it was way shweet. I know you guys
probably don't want a whole history lesson for my email this week but here’s a
few facts. In the 1950’s a man named
Giovanni Lilliu was digging around Sardegna
and came across these nuraghi (ancient edifices). They have been around since
before Christ. 7,000 Nuragi have been
found in Sardegna. The Nuraghe that we
saw was a huge tower, with three towers surrounding around it. The towers were
used to protect the little houses inside a little village within the walls of
the tower. They don’t know a lot about the Nuragic civilization. They were a people of shepherds and peasants
that lived in small communities throughout Sardinia for 8 centuries. You guys should google them. I'll send some pictures too. It was literally the coolest thing though. You
know how much I love history. I was
dying of happiness. It's the oldest thing that I've ever seen! We are talking the Sardegnans that lived 100’s
of years before Christ. Daaaah. A member took us and paid for the tour and
everything. Farrell's maltesi is my hero of the mission.
Comunque this week was real good. We
went up to Sassari for a scambio. The anziani took us in the car awesome. The Sorelle
are the best, we had a blast. I'm so excited
because me and Sorella Bray are going to be companions for a whole week and
guess what? She plays tennis!!!!!!!!!! And in two pdays I'm going to play TENNIS! In Sassari we did a Mostra. We wrote a question in chalk on a sheet and
then had people answer it. A cool thing happened. I was standing there and a saw this guy from far
away walking. Not super far but kind of across a parking lot. I was like,
"I need to go talk to that guy." But then I thought, "no! How weird is that to go chase after a guy
across a parking lot.” But the thought came back so I followed it and half ran
after this guy. I bet it was a pretty
funny sight. Anyway, I approached him
and said, "hey we are missionaries..." And he was like, "I'm
sorry, but I don't have time right now to talk because I'm going to do some
volunteer ambulance driving (here the ambulance drivers are volunteers haha)
and I was like, "ok, can we exchange numbers so we can tell you more about
our church" and he was like "yeah for sure." HOW COOL. I was
glad I chased after him. The same type
of thing happened two other times this week. I felt like I should talk to someone, the
situation was kinda weird, but I did it anyway and it worked out super well.
I'm super thankful for the Spirit. This really is the Lords work!!!!
On a different note, this week we were
on a bus and someone started vomiting....we were trapped for like 20 min hahah.
Che schifo.
Also I had a dream this week that Eminem
was in a fire. He was trapped and he used the strength of God to get himself
out of the fire. Then he found Mormon missionaries and decided to convert. In my dream he was doing an interview and he
was like, "yeah man, I know Joseph Smith was a prophet. I read his experience. It's true" then he
said he would only rap clean music from then on. I was SO STOKED. Bummer that it was a dream
hahahahha.
Also this week we were waiting for a
bus and it said it wasn't coming for 20 min, which was gonna make us super
late. I was stressing hard core. I said, "maybe we will get a magic
bus" and then Sorella Vasilachi pointed behind me. I turned around and
poof. A completely unscheduled bus.
Whoop doggie. We hopped on and were
right on time. Mirocoli
As far as the work is going, it's
great! We are still teaching Gaia’s friend
Maura. She loves church and the Book of Mormon and everything! We are hoping
that she will have a date for baptism soon! Whoop whooo. Those two girls are seriously the
cutest and I'm stoked for them. Also we
are teaching Racheles family now. And her mom is reading the Book of Mormon and
coming to church! Other than that we have lots of investigators we are working
with, just got to work a little more to really help them progress. I love them all though. And I love this city. It's crazy that I've been here since January, Mama
Mia!!!! Hahahahha. Oh and our friend
Rina who is 87 has been coming to church. Sooooo cute. She also is learning
English. It's the cutest thing ever when
we try and teach her. Comunque we were at her house this week and she asked
what we like to eat. I said cereal. There is a brand of
cereal here called museli that's super
good. So I wanted to say, "this morning
I ate museli cereal" but instead I said, "sta mattina ho mangiato
Mussolini" (this morning I ate Mussolini" ooooppss).
Oh I forgot to talk about how our
investigators have the fattest cat I've ever seen named boing. We love him, I'll send you guys a picture so
you can appreciate him. I know my mom is probably freaking out right now because
I've mentioned cats two weeks in a row. Haha. What can I say, I'm a cat lover. There is no stopping me now.
Alright, a little spiritual thought and
then I'm gonna go. Sorry it's kinda short this week but we took a lot of time
to go see all those super sweet things so yeah. I wish I had time to tell, you
guys about every lesson that I have in the mission field. Teaching people is
such a neat experience. I love the Spirit I get to feel everyday as I testify
of truths. It never gets old to tell
someone that they have a Heavenly Father who loves them. This week one thing I
realized is how important it is to look at people and see them for who they CAN
be, not necessarily for who they are. I was thinking about some of the people
we teach who really struggle to keep commitments. They like what they learn but
they don't act. However I know it's
important to remember to look at the potential of others. I was thinking about
how much I hope (and I know he does) that Heavenly Father looks at my potential,
and not how I am now. And I want to do that for others!
The church is true. Even Eminem knows it. I love you all and hope you have a good great
greater than great week.
Vi voglio bene
Sorella Brunson
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