Pink fiats, Cookies, patience, creepers, and Italians

Hello my dear family and friends ️ come andate le vostre

settimana?? spero che era bene

Wow another week already....happy almost march

So as my subject line says.....I think I've decided I want a pink

fiat;) I've seen so many this week and they are kinda rubbing off on

me

-at a dinner appointment...I asked what kind of blood (sangue) we were

having instead of sauce (sugo)...haha ya that went well

- patience....my sweet companion is full of it and I'm so grateful

because just when I thought I knew a shortcut to a member's house...we

literally ended up in the middle of NOWHERE and were completely lost!

We ended up being 40 min late...and luckily the members laughed about

my bad sense of directions, and Gave me a hard time the entire

nightdinner was good and so was the spiritual thought, so it ended

up being okay;)

So me and Sorella Meager have been pretty busy this week, and I love

love working with her! We are always laughing so much, and honestly I

think I've almost died cough choking a few times from laughing so

hard.....don't drink water and talk to Sorella Meager at the same

time...it never ends up good

-We saw cute monopoly man again walking his dog, and were running late

to catch our bus, but next time we are gonna stop and talk to him:)

plus I really wanna find out how old his dog is

-we made around 120 cookies this week and bring them to every

appointment, and made it a goal to visit everyone in our apartment

complex this transfer, so we take cookies to each home. It's been fun

meeting our neighbors, and share a spiritual message with them if they

let us in. :)

-we had a lesson with Bertha this week (an investigator who has been

canceling on us the last 10 weeks) but I saw her son on the bus, and

asked how she was doing...after him telling me it was her bday, I knew

we had to call her and bring her cookies:) she let us come over, and

we sang happy bday, then actually ended up teaching the restoration

and her friend was there who wanted to listen and asked for a Book Of

Mormon at the end:) super cool!! Miracles

-Sunday we went to visit Grazia Vicedomini who is a less active along

with her son. Her husband comes to church every week, and guys it was

such an awesome lesson if you haven't seen mountains to climb (the

Mormon message) go watch it!!! It's so so good and brings tears to my

eyes every time! We all have struggles and problems in our life...our

mountains we each need to climb, but through Christ and his atonement,

through the peace that reading the scriptures and prayer brings, we

can each climb these mountains and become stronger. Grazia was

sobbing, I was crying...ha we were all a bit teary eyed, and it was

just such a special spirit in the room.  I then asked her husband the

importance of the sabbath...what makes him want to come to church

every week...and he brought up the right point.... to take the

sacrament! So me and Sorella Meager bore our testimonies on the

importance of the sacrament, and invited Grazia and her son to church

this week. They both haven't been forever, but miracles can

happen.

-also at their house, her husband poured coke in with his

water...please no  me and Sorella Meager just thought that was so

odd and then she starts laughing, which includes her wheezing, and it

gets me going anytime something funny happens at appointments she

starts kicking me under the table and I can never keep it together

Haha another example...always laughing with her laughing is good,

makes you happy:) so everyone laugh a little more this week...It's

good for your soul

-speaking of mountains to climb, only my family really knows, but for

the past month I have been sick with different things, and for so long

my sleep was really bad and getting worse....lots of other symptoms

starting arising too, but after going to the doctor, talking to my

mission mom, and other people, the conclusion came down to gluten

intolerance. I went back to the dr. For blood tests yesterday and

today I have an ultrasound to make sure my insides are okay, but I

have to cut gluten out of my diet, and I'm in the Land Of GLUTEN...lol

almost everything they eat here has it, but I have a sure testimony

that god gives us exactly what we need when we need it, and this may

be my mountain I have to climb right now, but my faith is stronger

than my doubts, and although I don't know the why's of this happening,

especially while I'm here in Italy, I have faith that one day I will

look back and understand. Instead, the members just feed me lots of

rice at dinner appointments, so it all works out okay although I

will say...gluten free bread is  So thank you for all the

prayers I sure have felt them!!!

-we went to visit Sorella Miele Sunday night as well, and Sunday I

just could not speak, and think...haha long day she told me to send

her a text when I know the language and We just laughed together cause

ya....I have a longggg ways to go! Lol just when I thought things were

coming along, i get shut down it's okay, it's humbling, and I know I

will be able to speak and understand when God needs me too:)

-creepers...yes let me tell you guys...the men here...oh we have some

crazy storiesI'll just sum it up with the other day I guess I

agreed to go on a date with this olderish man and his friend who

followed us in the library...nodding your head when you don't

understand the lingua and saying "si" to everything is not always the

best idea

-I had no idea public restrooms cost money...so paid a whole euro for

that the things we take for granted!

-we had family night with Barbara and her little boys Zachy and Omar

some of my most favorite people in the entire world! I could literally

spend everyday with them we watched a little Mormon message, and

talked about the importance of service, and examples of how we can

serve others. Even just a simple smile can change someone's day:)

-a lesson with the sassi family this week, Sorella sassi just pulls

down Francesco's pants as we are all talking and starts rubbing aloe

on his bottom....haha these Italians love them to pieces!!!

-we had another awesome lesson with Silvana last night, and talked

about the importance of families and shared with her the proclamation

on the family. It was awesome, and just makes me so excited one day to

have my own family:)

-and lastly, I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! Seriously it's such a blessing

everyday to wake up and know that I get to be in a tool in the lord's

hands in helping his children anyway I can:) it definitely has been

some of the most challenging days in my life thus far, but also some

of the happiest too! The mission is such a life changing experience

and I'm grateful everyday for this time I have here in Italy to learn,

grow, and serve all around me. I hope you all have a great week, and

take the opportunity to serve someone this week...even just a smile or

a text...every little thing counts!

Love sorella Rindlisbacher

Quote of the week:

Choosing how we react to challenges, President Monson says, "we can't

direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." "To expect perfection

now would only mean denying ourselves the opportunity for growth."

Pictures:

-Mom sent us peanut butter and lots of treats!! Thank you mom

-dominos exsist here and even better...they deliver on MOPEDS!!!!! 

-Sorella Meager trying to lure a cat into our apartment....

-cool church...but literally they are everywhere!

-2 elders in my district and so cool/random but Anziano harris (harry

potter man) lives right next to my cabin...and Anziano Beujeu went to

school with me small world!!