The Best Birthday of My Life!!

This week was a combination of days that were really difficult, and some of the greatest miracles I have seen on my entire mission. There were a lot of days where we didn't have anything scheduled and we spent the whole day doing finding in the rain, with no success but there were also some very beautiful moments.

Thursday night we had English course and we taught it on attending church, and one of the words was home teacher, so Sorella Fossa (we do scambis for english course) and I explained home teaching. Our english course loved the idea of home teaching and we talked about it for a little bit. Then after class I jokingly asked an English course student of nine years if he would like to be a home teacher, and he responded very well to the idea. So I explained to him that he would have to be baptized first, and he told me that he would have to pray about it, but he was super excited. This guy has been to church several times, and has taken the lessons multiple times. Sorella Marquis and I have put a lot of thought, and prayers into what is going to make this time different. We have a FHE (family home evening) with him tonight, and we are going to try to focus with him on how the church needs him and how he can serve the Lord, because we don't think that he is looking for a church that will serve him, but one that he can serve.

Also Sunday was the best Birthday of my life. Sorella Marquis made me a delicious French toast breakfast out of a Colomba (a traditional Italian easter cake) and then we went to church. After church we met with three contacts (which made up half of our numbers). Two are friends from Romania and they seem to have been very prepared. They agreed to read the Book of Mormon, and they radiate with the light of Christ. We are a little concerned about their smoking habit, (they are chain smokers) but we will get there.

The other was a dad with two little kids and he also agreed to read the Book of Mormon. Then we went to have dinner with my favorite less active in the world. She is named Sorella Carubba and she is a tease. We called her to set up the appointment, and she responded very cooly. She told us we could come if we wanted. Then we got there, did the spiritual thought, and after we finished she asked us if we had another appointment or if we could stay for dinner. We told her that we could and she went into the kitchen "to throw on some pasta" and she came out with a 5 course meal. Then her husband comes out and he's like who's birthday is it today? He also kept telling us that he only eats this much on "occasions." It made me feel super special.

Also I found out today that Michael and Lizbeth were not baptized yesterday but that Michael had his baptismal interview and he passed and Lizbeth is waiting two weeks so that Michael

 can baptize her.

All in all, best birthday of my life.

Sorella Spencer