Ciao
Famiglia Mia!
TRANSFERS –
and yep, that’s right. I’M TRAINING AGAIN, hahahaha. So I’m staying here in Busto
for my last transfer and training for my third time in a row. And it gets
better, Sorella Nilsen, my first greenie, is now training too! Ha, so I’m going
to be a "Grandma" in the mission too! Haha, I’m seriously going to
have like the biggest posterity ever by the time i go home. It’s so great. But
sadly, this means that Sorella Hawks and I are being split up. We are soooooo sad.
But she is going to Trieste, with Sorella Burt, Becca's roommate! so cool
:)
President
Dibb called us on Saturday morning with the transfer news and he was so funny,
he was just like "Hey Sorella Yost, I have great news for you! You get to
stay in Busto as a sister training leader! Oh and also . . . I need you to be
training again." And at this point, I’m so excited because I get to stay
in Busto, and then I realized what he said and I was like "I’m training
AGAIN??" and he just started laughing and was like "yeah again!"
haha. And I was like "so... for my third time?" and he just laughed
and was like "yeah, for your third time! you know Sorella Woods can’t be
the only one that trains three times, I need you doing it too." haha so
yeah. Baby #3! I’m super excited! I loveeeee training. It’s been one of my
favorite parts of my mission.
So I couldn’t
be happier. I will definitely miss Sorella Hawks though, we think President
knew how bad we wanted to stay together a third transfer, because when he was
telling Sorella Hawks that she was getting transferred, he was like “so, Sorella
Hawks, I’m sure you’ve heard by now that it is very, very rare for companions
to be together for 3 transfers, and I know you and Sorella Yost have done
amazing things together but these happy days are going to be coming to an end
soon because I need you in Trieste."
We were
almost crying the whole time he was talking to her, haha, but I’m so excited
for her, she is going to absolutely love Trieste and just going to kill it
there :) Also, other exciting news is that our new convert is going to receive
the Priesthood on Sunday! He is doing so well; we are just so excited for him
and his family. They are progressing, piano
piano. We just love them so much and know that he is such a good example
for them all.
I did a
scambio in Como last week that was super fun. Funny story from it though, we were
at an appointment with the Sorelle's baptismal date, and we got there and it
was this lady with the baptismal date and her 16 year old son named Ricky. They
were soooo sweet. So we get there and turns out it was a dinner appointment. I
had no idea. Ha, so we sit down and it’s like 8pm, and this family lives like
on the top of a hill in Como, like a bus ride and a walk, and we have to be home
by 9:30. So naturally, I start freaking out a little inside. So it takes a
little time before the food was all ready and then we finally start eating,
(and the food was amazing by the way). Then we finish and are eating panettone
and get to start the lesson, it was on the prophet. So we taught a good lesson,
the spirit was super strong and we think they really liked it.
So the
lesson ends and we say a prayer and we tell them we have to scamp because we
have to make the bus. So at this point I would say that I was really freaking
out because I didn’t know the city or how long it would take to get home or
when the buses came. So the 16 year old son tells us to wait and that the will
grab his coat and walk us down the hill to the bus stop. So I’m like in the
door way like "okaaaaay we just have to hurry..." and then he comes
and Sorella Ince just start booking it down the stairs, and out of the palazzo
and then start heading down the hill. As we are going we tell Ricky to look up
the bus times on his phone. which he does and then he was like” oh no...."
and we were like "what Ricky!?!?!" and he said" well...there’s
one that comes in 5 minutes....and then the next one isn’t for another
hour..." (cioè we would get home at 11pm or later) so I just look at them both and am like
"we have to run, literally." So I just take off and start running as
fast as I can and Sorella Ince is leading the way and we are just booking it
down this hill and Ricky is just running right with us saying "are you
sure we have to run?!" and I’m just like "RUN RICKY!" hahaha, it
was so funny. Moral of the story, we made the bus and made it home by like 9:55
so we just had to call our zone leaders. But still, it was hilarious. But now
Sorella Ince, Ricky and I are the best of friends. It was a great bonding experience.
haha so funny.
I gave a
talk in church on Sunday on missionary work and miracles I’ve see on the
mission. Well I think that’s all for this week. Hope all is well back home! I love
and miss you!
Stammi Bene!
(Take Care)
Sorella Yost
