Cool little experiences

Hosford Family,

Instead of being a day late this time I am a day ahead. It’s not often that I find time to crack out a letter.  However, I found time now. We didn’t do anything really for p-day last week.  This week we have apartment check at 9:30 then we are going to go to the La Fiera which almost would be a farmer’s market, then to a Greek theater, then to a Chinese buffet. This is with the sisters and our senior couple. I am glad that I got into BYU. I just don’t know if I should go summer or fall or should I come here. I am thinking a lot about summer just so I can start getting things organized. Then I would go next year.  New stuff.  I sent a quad to get rebound in Florence and it finally jus t got back to me. It’s very nice and I can’t wait to show it to you when I get home. Work here has been going pretty well.  We are waiting for like 6 investigators to get answers to their prayers. I just hope they get them soon. We are getting a good routine here. Shorter lessons and more of them. Anna, Massimo, and Mario are doing well. We are really trying to get them to church and an answer. We are also teaching them about fasting tomorrow.  The Zappala family is another family that we are waiting on. They are so ready and we are waiting and praying so much. She has almost finished Second Nephi and is reading lots of stuff.  I would really love to see these two families baptized. Then we are working with Emanuele.  We had a good lesson with him and he came to church.  He is our little figo 9 year old. I would love to see his baptism as well.  After that we are going to be able to see the family whose grandfather just died. We will see them this week and another family we might be picking up next week.  I will tell you more as it happens.  We are losing one investigator because he is moving to Toscana, but it’s okay. We are really trying to teach more simple and more often.  We are very busy, but we are enjoying the work very much. We also have had some cool experiences finding people. On Monday we had a district meeting in the church. It’s very rare that we have it there, but while we were in the church we met this guy named Giovanni who is pretty much a much older Joseph Smith.  It just so happened that he came while we were there and we hope that he comes on Sunday. After that we were putting up English course flyers and we generally talk to people while we do it. This one older couple was talking to us and we left them a passalong card.  Usually people don’t read them but this lady read the Book of Mormon card and then asked for the book. I usually like bringing books to people’s homes, but I gave one to her as a gift for being awake (in the mind) and that’s really what the church needs.  We just have cool little experiences like that all the time.  I now have 8 little trees that are growing here. I am also growing tomatoes and peppers.  Some are starting to spring up. I really like seeing things grow.  Okay.  Well only 8 weeks or so left.  Love you all much and talk to everyone soon.  Anziano Hosford