Merry Christmas!

 -This week has been great and crazy! Last P-day we got to go to Castello Sardo which is this beautiful city by the sea with a huge castle on top. It was the most beautifulest thing I have ever seen. Wow I am so lucky to be here! 

 

I've turned into a mean old Italian lady here.

REPENT YE ITALIANS! PENTITEVI ITALIANI

Castle Sardo

 -This week we got a little creative with our finding techniques and stopped by the cemetery to comfort people and tell them the plan of salvation. It didn't really work too well...no one wanted to be bugged. We did have this great conversation with this one lady and we asked for her phone number she said she didn't have it memorized (that's normal, no one knows their numbers here haha) and left her phone at home...when all of the sudden it went off! Hahaha! So funny. And she was so embarrassed...”oh I thought I didn't have it!”

-We have this investigator family who lives right above us named the Dore family. They are awesome! The dad is death, but reads lips so well that it's not a problem. We go visit them all the time and they make us food. They are great. If only they will come to church.

Dore Family

-Speaking of church...so for most Italians...they go to church for Christmas and Easter and that's it. People don't like the idea of having to go to church every week. But guess what this means! A ton of our in-actives came to church! It was awesome! Everyone gave them a huge warm welcome and I think a lot of them realized what they were missing and want to come back again!

-This week I had a scambio with the sisters here...and guess who I was with...Sorella Mistura!!! My cute little Italian mom! Except it was kind of a fail. We were a supposed to meet the sisters in the middle of the island, switch, and then I come back to Sassari with Mistura...but they really didn't think it through and there was no train coming back to Sassari that night so I got to go to Cagliari! Without any stuff haha! But I'm sure it was meant to be because we saw so many miracles with them and they let me borrow a lot of items.  

-Also we had zone conference! And I got one of your packages! I had my companion open it and wrap it up for Christmas so I don't know what it is yet. I probably won't get the other package for six weeks...haha oh well. Also, I got something from the Stewarts...slla Felice opened it and said it was so cute that it had to be wrapped and put under the tree. Idk what it is...but thank you so much Stewarts!

Zone conference

  Christmas party with the ward. Us and the Elders that I serve with!

 -Also. I changed my name. Knudsen is just too hard for Italians to say...One time in Pescara this member went on this huge rant on how ugly my name is. So I made a new name tag with...CANUZZEN. So I am now Sorella Canuzzen. It's the strangest thing because...EVERYONE can say my name now! I might actually be known among these people! Yeah! Haha! I'll probably switch back and forth so people can see how you say it and how it's written.

Wow Chantel is married!!!!!!! Thank you for the pictures! I wish I was there, but it's okay. I'm glad everything well! You need to send me more pictures and details! :)  Well I am so excited to talk to you guys on Christmas!!! I hope everything will work out!!! BUON NATALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

                                                          Love Sorella Knudsen