How is everyone doing this week?? We have had a super solid week. We were expecting to have 5 investigators in church this past week but none of them showed up unfortunatly. This is a problem that we deal with a lot here. Lots of things are said but not a whole lot is followed up on by actions but it's okay because the Lord's plan is perfect and it will all work out.
We went to visit this African member named F****r this week. He just got back from a trip to Ghana and it was the first time that he had been back in 8 years. He hadn't seen his son that entire time because he was born a few months after he left to come here. He left to come to Italy because he had a preacher from the Pentacostal church tell him that his mission to God would be served in other parts of the world. So he picked up everything a left because of a desire to serve God and while here he found the read for the first time the book of Mormon. Since that time he has helped 20 other African friends in this area be Baptized. He is really amazing. He made this crazy food that is super famous in Africa called Fu Fu. They make a thing they call the stew(which is made different every time) but for us he put in Chicken, Gizard, buffalo, dry fish, ginger, peanut butter, lots of spicy peppers, two onions, garlic and water and a normal pasta red sauce all together and lets it boil. Then when that is about to be finished he makes this dough type mixture called Fu Fu. You eat it with your fingers and dip your fingers in the stew, then grab the dough mixture and dip that in as well. It is super good but pretty spicey. Then after you just eat the stew like a stew. They say this is why all africans are super strong and have good teeth because they eat the bones as well. Pretty Crazy!! I thought Anziano S**** was going to pass out before he even tried it just watching Foster make it but he ended up liking it.
That was a big highlight of the week but we also were able to teach a little bit more than usual. All of our all day finding is starting to pay off a little bit so we are looking forward to the future and all that we are doing. Another little funny story of the week is that because we are a half English speaking and half Italian speaking ward I get to do the translation every week for most meetings becuase there are only newer missionaries here and then one other that doesn't feel 100% confident because sometimes some of the members get frustrated if the translation isn't super good. It's been a good experience for me for the past 3 transfers though. Anyway, during the meeting yesterday a new greenie started quoting Shakespeare from Elder Christofferson's talk during Sacrament Meeting and it was quite the ordeal trying to translate something I barely understand in English let alone Italian having to translate it back into English in Shakespeares way of speaking hahaha. At one point I just said in the translator speaker that I may speak English and some Italian too but I don't speak Shakespeare and I got quite the laugh from the congregation and the speaker had no idea what was going on. haha Luckily the speaker was a newly arrived missionary. I just decided to give a summery of what he was saying and it turned out alright haha. It was a funny story anyway haha maybe I shouldn't have said anything:)
Well we've had a good week work wise as well. The other elders should be having a baptism in the next few weeks so we are happy for them and their success! I love it in Italy. Sometimes I find myself just stop and realize that I'm Italy and it makes all the troubles go away. Anziano Scott is improving in every aspect and I am really proud of the progress he is making. He is just a great person! Well Hope you all have a great week! Love you all!!
Anziano Passantino
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